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  • The 2023 Reading Challenge

    The 2023 Reading Challenge

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWe are one month into 2023 and so far I have read four books in four weeks. The aim of reading one book a week, so far is going well. I have read Last Book to Woodstock, A Man Called Trent and Riders of the Dawn as well as The Hunt for…

  • The DI Barton Series

    The DI Barton Series

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently I have read three out of four DI Barton books and I enjoy them. One of the things that I enjoyed about these books is that I’m interested in both sides of the story, rather than reading about character A but being frustrated when reading about character B. With these books…

  • YouTube and the Million Follower type

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI used to really like YouTube. It was a place where normal people could share videos of their normal lives, for normal people to enjoy, and to discover organically. Today YouTube is a way of forcing people to watch adverts before watching content that has been seen half a million to a…

  • The Walking Paradox

    The Walking Paradox

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I noticed how quiet the world, or at least the area in which I was walking, was. I saw very few cars, very few people walking, and very little noise from other people. This doesn’t mean that people weren’t out and about. Although my route was for the most part deserted…

  • Audible books and Kindle Unlimited

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThis year I have set myself the goal of reading 30 books. I am currently on track to reaching that goal. Most of my reading material comes from two sources. Audible.com and amazon.de. What I like about reading books via Audible.com is the freedom it gives me to do something at the same time…