Book Review | One Beats The Bush by Riall Nolan - The First in the Max Donovan Adventure Series

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One Beats The Bush is a well-paced action thriller that ticks multiple boxes; page-turning twists, fight scenes, a lot of crime and, more importantly, a main character you cannot help but love. Vietnam veteran Max Donovan is in Bangkok, and very hungover, when his friend “Fat” Freddie Fields is arrested in San Francisco for the murder of an Australian diplomat. He knows his old buddy would never hurt a fly, so he rushes back to the Bay Area to help. Suspecting Freddie is being framed, Donovan tries to rustle up some cash to bail him out, but only succeeds in getting into trouble with the local mob.  He’ll have to solve the case on his own. Unfortunately, the only clue he has suggest the answer lies in the jungle-covered mountains of Papua New Guinea. As he comes face-to-face with smugglers, hostile tribesmen, insurgents, and a web of corruption and deception, can Donovan achieve what is seemingly impossible? Nolan has managed to achieve a page-turning action thriller that doesn’t feel
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A Life on Our Plant by David Attenborough - Truly Life Changing.

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 I grew up watching every David Attenborough documentary there is and he has always been an ideal to me, so buying this book was a no brainer. What I didn’t expect was the impact this book would have on my every day life. 

I have always wanted to read more into our impact on the planet but everything I found online was either too complicated or contained terminology I just didn’t understand, however this book wrote it out plain and simple. We as humans are destroying the planet and the way Attenborough described it in this book made it sit with me differently, and honestly made me re-think everything. I loved the way he not only explained what would happen to the planet over the coming decades if we continued, but what realistic things we can do now to change this path. 

The BEST thing about this book is the way it has made me more sustainable and environmentally aware. I have started shopping in charity shops / second hand shops more and more, finding new uses for empty containers and jars etc, recycling more, cutting down on my meat intake, switching over to oat milk and simply being cautious about the items I’m buying and trying to find environment friendly options. And I can truly say this was all a knock-on effect from reading this book. 

If you are a fan of David Attenborough, wanting to learn more about how humans are directly impacting the earth or just want to expand your knowledge, this is the book for you.

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