In the final episode of 'The Books That Made Me' series one, Ben Keene (Co-founder of Rebel Book Club) talks to ⁠Ruby Warrington about the nonfiction books that have had a massive impact on her to date and how they have shaped her life leading up to her most recent nonfiction title, Women Without Kids.

Ruby also shares her personal wisdom on the decision so many people grapple with, whether or not to have children. And, the fascinating insights from her cultural and historical research for 'Women Without Kids', that has sparked a much-needed global conversation...

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Ruby Warrington is the creator of the term Sober Curious. Author of the 2018 book of the same title, her work has spearheaded a global movement to reevaluate our relationship with alcohol. Other works include Material Girl, Mystical World (2017), The Numinous Astro Deck (June 2019), and The Sober Curious Reset (Dec 2020).

With 20+ years’ experience as a lifestyle journalist and editor, Ruby is also the founder of self-publishing imprint Numinous Books, and is known as a true innovator in the “Now Age” space. Her latest book, Women Without Kids, was published in by Orion Spring in the UK in April 2023.

 @RubyWarrington

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1. Selfish, Shallow, Self-Absorbed by Meghan Daum

2. You're A Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero

3. Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Maree Brown
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In this episode of 'The Books That Made Me', Ben Keene (Co-founder of Rebel Book Club) talks to ⁠Tim Marshall⁠ about the nonfiction books that have had a massive impact on him to date, including why it's important to read books that take us outside of our comfort zones and political leanings.

Tim also shares the background to his latest book 'The Future of Geography' and how the solutions to some of our climate challenges could be in space, or more specifically on the moon...

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⁠Tim Marshall is a leading authority on foreign affairs with more than thirty years of reporting experience. He was diplomatic editor at Sky News and before that worked for the BBC and LBC/IRN radio. He has reported from forty countries and covered conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.

He is the author of Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World; The Age of Walls: How Barriers Between Nations Are Changing Our World; and A Flag Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of National Symbols.

He is founder and editor of the current affairs site TheWhatandtheWhy.com.

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Tim's choices were*:

1. Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order by Robert Kagen

2. Milestones by Sayyid Qutb

3. Cosmos: The Story of Cosmic Evolution, Science and Civilisation by Carl Sagan

*Please note due to some technical issues, the episode only features Tim's comments on book one, 'Paradise + Power'.

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In this episode of 'The Books That Made Me', Ben Keene (Co-founder of Rebel Book Club) talks to Sophie Morgan about 3 nonfiction books that have had a massive impact on her to date. Sophie describes one book as a catalyst for a huge adventure and another that has such deep resonance with her, 'it feels like coming home'.

Sophie also shares with us her activism around Rights on Flights + why she feels bookshops should be curating disabled writers within their own section in bookstores. Watch this space for a Rebel Book Club backed campaign on that one...

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Sophie Morgan is one of the first female TV presenters in the world with a physical disability. Best known for presenting the Paralympics, Sophie also reports on hard-hitting documentaries, live-event broadcasting and most recently, fronting her prime-time travel series whilst appearing as a regular panelist on a popular daytime talk show. She is one of the first female wheelchair users to become a T.V. personality in the U.K. and the world.

Sophie is co-founder of Rights on Flights, a campaign & member organisation which provides educational resources for the airline industry and empowers disabled travellers. Global Ambassador for Can-Am, Airbnb and PADI, Sophie is an avid traveler and writes about inclusive travel in her brand-new monthly column for Condé Nast Traveler.

Her first book, a bestselling memoir, “Driving Forwards”, was published in 2023 by Little Brown.

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Sophie's choices were: 

1. Lone Rider: The First British Woman to Motorcycle Around the World by Elspeth Beard (Michael O'Mara | 2017)

2. Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert (Bloomsbury Publishing | 2015)

3. Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig (HarperOne | 2020)

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