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The Diving-Bell & the Butterfly

I seem to be drawn to these kind of books right now. The kind that, perhaps, give you some kind of insight into life, and how to deal with hardship. The author, Parisian Jean-Dominique Bauby, has certainly experienced one of the most awful kinds of torture you could ever imagine, yet he manages to retain a sense of humour and perspective, that you simply have to admire.

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Life

A mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam

I absolutely love this. What a way to put some perspective into your life. And whoever said a scientist couldn’t be a poet had obviously never heard Carl Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’. You’re in for a treat if you’ve never heard this before – and if you have, you know you’re going to enjoy listening to it again.

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