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The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg Fascinating exploration of how habits are formed and how we can manipulate them.

Sapiens - A brief history of humankind by Professor Yuval Noah Harari A non-fiction page turner about us.

Atonement by Ian McKewan. One of my favourite films so I'm surprised to say that the book is far better. Great writer, beautiful prose, tense voyeuristic story. Superb.

Being Dead by Jim Crace. If you like his prose style you'll love this. A couple are found semi-clothed, murdered on a beach. In a couple of hundred pages Crace explores their relationship and how nature treats them in the six days it takes to find them. It's utterly engaging - more like a long...

Whole series is brilliant. I'm reading "To The River" by Olivia Laing. She described her walk along the length of the river Ouse in ten days following her break-up with her partner. Lovely prose (almost poetry really) and a very engaging read. SHe's also a naturalist, so she describes the...

On and Off the field by Ed Smith (a season long diary from 2003) - excellent And I read Charlie Oatways book in bed last night. More like a long essay - but well worth the read. Waiting in the wings - Map of a Nation: A Biography of the Ordnance Survey (looks great) and would recommend Map...

London - Edward Rutherfurd Superb (but lengthy)