How do people who were like two peas in a pond are now hell-bent on ruining each other? Contrary to what novels and movies often depict, nobody is pure evil. Our best intentions, love, needs, fears, wants, and circumstances can veer us into unexpected paths. This could be a big blunder we’ve made or several small wrong choices over a while.

The author takes a bruising, no-holds-barred approach in narrating the nitty-gritty of tumultuous relationships – from affectionate pillow talks to traversing through one of the most intimate things lovers do – FIGHTING!
The novel is based on true events that have been dramatized for the kicks and giggles. It might hit too close to home for some and be an eye-opener about our interactions with the people we love.

Read With Eyes Wide Closed Novel Full Synopsis.

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If you’re having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn’t you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don’t want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you’ll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.

Learn how to:

• make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy);
• overcome a lack of motivation and willpower;
• design your environment to make success easier;
•  get back on track when you fall off course;
• …and much more.

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Type: Paperback

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By use of inspirational anecdotes, Dr. Laibuta confronts the realities of life in marriage without pretense or evasive glamour, and takes the reader beyond those euphoric feelings of love and obsession by which the newly-wed are often overwhelmed in their newly-found wonderland.

In doing so, the book reveals the conflicting languages of love and desire and takes the reader through the ensuing phases of enduring love. It lays bare the fears of every spouse when the children have gone, and in times of want and loneliness in separation or divorce, or when death strikes.

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Not only is its rate increasing but people are bottling up their emotions with drugs and social media more and more and people need to see that it’s okay to openly talk about those ‘ugly parts’ of us. They still make us the beautiful people we are now who deserve love and whose legacy , at least in part, should be about the freedom brought about from the cages of the mind broken free that once suffocated our human experience.

It’s divided into three chapters; freedom, rebellion and the war. Freedom is a section of poems that joyfully celebrate love and intimacy and highlight the madness drunk in the cup of love.

In rebellion, the poems rebel against mistreatment in love and appreciation of oneself as enough as a source of love rebelling against the societal idea of love.

Lastly, the war is composed of difficult poems written during the height of the said depression. They show the clear different mental states of a depressed person when in love and, of a self-loving person when in love. They give more life to the right to experience love in all its flames by showing a contrast of the life lived before and telling the story of that life in rhyme.

That is why, to summaries, the book talks about passion and depression as written on the cover.

About The Author

Kendi Karimi is a professional journalist with rich experience in writing. She graduated top of her class with first-class honors in Mass Communication. She has worked in and written for media houses, newspapers, blogs, magazines, and creative institutions and is currently a full-time writer.

Her short story, ‘What Does It Mean To Be Kind Anyway’ was shortlisted for the Wakini Kuria prize for children’s literature. Kendi has also been awarded a certificate of recognition by BIC group and participated in various international anthologies. She is a poet who writes about love and life in a tragically beautiful manner, and adds a poeticism deeply rooted in philosophy and well-being to her stories.

She is also an artist who enjoys the occasional play with canvas and music composition. Curious? Watch her music video ‘Let You Go’ on YouTube. Kendi hopes to become a fully-fledged creative entrepreneur and live a life of open expression through her art.

I’m a poet for the lovers, dreamers and believers. For the hope give-ups and the heart beat ups.

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Read With Eyes Wide Open Novel Synopsis and Introduction

Set in the heart of Africa and inspired by life itself, the author vividly captures the messy human experience that might hit too close to home.

• Author: Erick B. Gichuru
• Genre: Literary Fiction; Romance
• Type: Print Paperback
• Length: 273 Pages
• Publisher: Thelocco Publishers

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