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15 Books That Informed My Thinking in 2021

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on January 26, 2022

There are many reasons why we should read. We read to learn: Mortimer J Adler…

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What to Read During a Lockdown

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 24, 2021February 25, 2021

Victorians have recently experienced a third COVID 19 lockdown. The same restrictions were applied to…

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2020 Reading Challenge

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on January 13, 2021

Many people love reading books. Reading gives them pleasure and allows them to see the…

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To Learn To Read Is To Light A Fire

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on January 14, 2020May 5, 2021

With bushfires raging across the vast continent of Australia the words of Victor Hugo take…

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To Kill A Mockingbird

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on August 13, 2019January 2, 2021

Looking to fiction for insights on suicide: There is a paperback edition of To Kill…

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My Favourite Books for 2018

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on January 13, 2019November 11, 2019

Alagappa Rammohan, 79, lives in Chicago having immigrated from Chennai, India in 1962. He has…

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Top Ten Reads in 2016

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on January 7, 2017August 19, 2019

Why read? Anne Lamott suggests, “Books help us understand who we are and how we…

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Bruce Rickard

Bruce Rickard

Reflections on Suicide and Staying Alive: My son's suicide changed everything. I felt an obligation to understand why anyone would want to end their life. My regular blog posts explore the causes and prevalence of suicide and what is needed to sustain a healthy mind and a hope-filled future.

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