Shelley and Rowena are looking back at 2022 and highlighting seven standout non-fiction books that they’ve read this year.
So if you’re looking for ideas to add to your TBR list for the holidays and into 2023, you’re in the right place!
Listen in for why each of the books made it onto each bookworms’ lists — and, for your convenience, here’s a list of the books for you to check out.
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Rowena’s favourite non-fiction reads;
- From Strength to Strength by Arthur C Brooks
- Things that Matter; overcoming distraction to pursue a more meaningful life by Joshua Becker
- Four Thousand Weeks; time management for mortals by Oliver Burkeman
- Burnout; the secret to solving the stress cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski
- Into the Rip; how the Australian way of risk made my family stronger, happier … and less American by Damien Cave
- The Space Between The Stars by Indira Naidoo
- The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku
Shelley’s favourite non-fiction reads;
- Better Than Before, by Gretchen Rubin
- Soundtracks, Jon Acuff
- I am, I am, I am: 17 Brushes with Death, Maggie O’Farrell
- How to Write One Song, Jeff Tweedy
- Why You Should Read Children’s Books (Even Though You Are So Old and Wise), Katherine Rundell
- Uncovering the Logic of English: A Common-Sense Approach to Teaching Reading, Spelling, and Literacy by Denise Eide
- Teaching from Rest, A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace by Sarah Mackenzie
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