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Post by Shirls on Oct 7, 2015 15:20:35 GMT
Pease enter book title, author and then a brief comment, opinion or description.
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Post by milliej on Oct 7, 2015 22:42:48 GMT
The Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela - autobiographical
A truly remarkable man,statesman and generous spirit who suffered 27 years in prison yet showed no bitterness or hatred on his release.
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Post by milliej on Oct 7, 2015 22:47:18 GMT
No Future without Forgiveness by Archbishop Desmond Tutu
South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the remarkable yet harrowing attempt by South Africans to come to terms with the gross violations of human rights committed throughout the apartheid era by offering amnesty and forgiveness rather than punishment and dismissal.
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Post by Shirls on Oct 8, 2015 6:53:56 GMT
A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen
Brilliant true story for cat lovers and children.
Edit: Perhaps not children as writer was a drug user.
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Post by milliej on Oct 8, 2015 15:38:07 GMT
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
I thought this was a children's book as Michael Morpurog is known for writing books for children but this book is for anybody. Made even more famous by the film it tells the exploits of a horse during world war one, from his first home as a young colt to his adult years. Heart wretching but beautifully written and gripping to the last page.
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Post by Hezz on Oct 10, 2015 0:00:39 GMT
April Fool's Day by Bryce Courtney
A tear-jerker; in my opinion the best book he wrote. It is about his haemophiliac son, the troubles involved being the parent of such and then his contracting of AIDS through contaminated blood clotting transfusions.
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Post by Hezz on Dec 21, 2015 7:20:48 GMT
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841. He spent the next 12 years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation, and during this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. This is his detailed description of slave life and plantation society.
Not a big book, but certainly packs a punch, for those interested in the wrongs humans are capable of perpetrating on their fellow man.
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Post by Hezz on Apr 1, 2016 9:40:05 GMT
I might add this book to a couple of sections, just because it does deserve to be there. I have only just started, but already have had a ..... humph ...... tear ..... or two .... it's called Penguin Bloom, but Penguin isn't a penguin, she is a magpie. By Cameron Bloom and Bradley Greive.
It has been described as "the magpie that saved a family" ............................
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