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• The Age of Magical Overthinking

  Notes on Modern Irrationality

  Montell, Amanda

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  Stepping readers through several psychological missteps our human brains often make, using vivid personal examples to colour her explanations Amanda Montell shows how easy it is especially now with technology in our hands for us to be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dust

  Vieceli, Emma

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  One year after a storm destroyed Arcadia Bay, (the ending to the original life is strange video game), fan-favourite characters Max and Chloe have a new life together but timelines are starting to tangle. The weight of confronting the past…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Uproar

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  A young Maori boy who doesn't feel connected to his ancestry witnesses the uproar as protesters stand against the 1981 Springbok rugby tour. Seeing people come together for something they believe in starts Josh thinking about what he wants…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The First Binding

  Virdi, R. R.

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  I really enjoyed this book. Its one of the most interesting new novels I have read in a long time, the storytelling aspect of the narrative adds a lot of flavour, and before you say ‘all books are storytelling in some way’ I want to make…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Great Alone

  Hannah, Kristin, 1960-

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  Ernt a Vietnam war veteran returns from service a changed man, making the impulsive choice to move his family to Alaska, one of the last frontiers. As winter beings to settle giving them 18 hour nights Ernt's wife and daughter, Cora and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

  Chandran, Shankari

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  Chai time at cinnamon gardens is about a lovingly restored nursing home and the people that have been impacted by it. Multiple character perspectives tied together through the rare thread of community of the home and the connecting forces…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret

  Blume, Judy, 1938-

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  Margaret with parents from two different religions grows up being told that she should decide what she believes by herself when she is old enough. Often talking to God, she tries to find which religion is the right one and in doing so…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sandman. Book One

  Gaiman, Neil, 1960-

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  When the lord of dreams encounters troubles of their own the dreamers are affected by this absence. With Sandman seeking to restore the dream space and the dreamers effected as soon as possible. - Ashlin

• Catholica

  the Visual Culture of Catholicism

  Ivanič, Suzanna (Professor of early modern european history)

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  A fascinating overview of how art, architecture, ritual objects, jewellery, and artefacts are an integral part of the Catholic faith and culture. I particularly liked how specific symbols were highlighted and explained. - Vanessa