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Cry for Me, Argentina by Tamara Yajia

Cry for Me, Argentina

Tamara Yajia

Bloomsbury presents Cry for Me, Argentina written and read by Tamara Yajia "Tamara is one of the funniest people I know and her memoir is as hilarious as she is."—Cecily Strong "Tamara's life story is fascinating." —Taika Waititi For readers of Samantha Irby...

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Disney Adults by AJ Wolfe

Disney Adults

AJ Wolfe

A fascinating and enlightening deep dive into the infamous Disney adult community from the woman behind the popular website The Disney Food Blog . Disney Adults are grown-ups who derive singular, almost obsessive, joy from all things Disney. They devote...

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A Flower Traveled in My Blood by Haley Cohen. Gilliland

A Flower Traveled in My Blood

Haley Cohen. Gilliland

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "[An] astonishing story...Powerful...Harrowing...Absorbing and lucid...You would have to harden your heart to be unmoved by the Abuelas' quest." —Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times "Inspiring...A triumphant saga of ordinary people doing...

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Cloud Warriors by Thomas E. Weber

Cloud Warriors

Thomas E. Weber

For millennia, humans have tried to understand and predict the weather. The Space Age helped usher in satellites and radar, while computers made it possible to plug all that data into complex equations that anticipated the atmosphere's future behavior. Now a...

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Change the Recipe by José Andrés

Change the Recipe

José Andrés

A unique collection of life lessons from renowned chef and humanitarian José Andrés José Andrés is a chef, an entrepreneur, an author, a television host, and a tireless humanitarian leader across the globe. A Michelin-starred chef with more than forty...

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Fight by Jonathan Allen

Fight

Jonathan Allen

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER ""Brutal."" —Huffington Post ""Scathing."" —New York Post ""[D]epicts Biden's decline in vivid detail."" —Politico "So many revelations." —Joe Scarborough, co-host of MSNBC's Morning Joe...

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Everything But Money by Jessica Moorhouse

Everything But Money

Jessica Moorhouse

Money therapy that goes beyond the budget and gets to the root of your relationship with money from accredited financial counsellor and host of the popular More Money Podcast, Jessica Moorhouse Why is money the #1 stress in my life? How do I keep getting into...

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Healing with DMSO by Amandha Dawn. Vollmer

Healing with DMSO

Amandha Dawn. Vollmer

Discover the benefits that DMSO can bring to your first-aid kit, from safely soothing headaches to easing arthritis pain, in this easy-to-use, fact-filled handbook. This science-backed guide will help you understand how DMSO works, why it works, and the many...

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Become Unstoppable by Gilbert Enoka

Become Unstoppable

Gilbert Enoka

In a career spanning almost three decades, visionary psychological coach, Gilbert Enoka, changed the way the All Blacks played their game. With a 77% winning record in test match rugby, the highest of any professional sports team, they are the only...

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In the Temple of Wolves by Rick Lamplugh

In the Temple of Wolves

Rick Lamplugh

When Rick Lamplugh reports for work at the historic Lamar Buffalo Ranch on New Year's Eve, he has one goal: to learn as much as possible about the ecology of the Lamar Valley and how wolves fit in. He has three frigid months to explore on skis and snowshoes,...

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Health Communism by Beatrice Adler-Bolton

Health Communism

Beatrice Adler-Bolton

A searing analysis of health and illness under capitalism from hosts of the hit podcast Death Panel Written by cohosts of the hit Death Panel podcast and longtime disability justice and healthcare activists Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie, Health Communism...

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Helping Your Anxious Child by PhD Rapee

Helping Your Anxious Child

PhD Rapee

At least ten percent of children have excessive fears and worries—phobias, separation anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive-disorder—that can hold them back and keep them from fully enjoying childhood. If your child suffers from any...

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The Heroine with 1001 Faces by Maria Tatar

The Heroine with 1001 Faces

Maria Tatar

World-renowned folklorist Maria Tatar reveals an astonishing but long buried history of heroines, taking us from Cassandra and Scheherazade to Nancy Drew and Wonder Woman. How do we explain our newfound cultural investment in empathy and social justice? For...

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The Genealogical Adam and Eve by S. Joshua. Swamidass

The Genealogical Adam and Eve

S. Joshua. Swamidass

Evolutionary science teaches that humans arose as a population, sharing common ancestors with other animals. Most readers of the book of Genesis in the past understood all humans descended from Adam and Eve, a couple specially created by God. These two...

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Golden Gulag by Ruth Wilson. Gilmore

Golden Gulag

Ruth Wilson. Gilmore

Since 1980, the number of people in US prisons has increased more than 450%. Despite a crime rate that has been falling steadily for decades, California has led the way in this explosion, with what a state analyst called "the biggest prison building project in...

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The Fantasy Fiction Formula by Deborah Chester

The Fantasy Fiction Formula

Deborah Chester

There's more to writing a successful fantasy story than building a unique world or inventing a new type of magic. From the writing of strong, action-packed scenes to the creation of dynamic, multi-dimensional characters, fantasy author Deborah Chester guides...

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Forgive for Love by Fred Luskin

Forgive for Love

Fred Luskin

Finding the love of your life and holding onto that relationship is more difficult than ever. The problem hasn't gone unnoticed. From relationship therapists to speed-dating, self-help books to online matchmaking, an entire industry has developed to help us...

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Free-Range Kids by Lenore Skenazy

Free-Range Kids

Lenore Skenazy

In the newly revised and expanded second edition of Free-Range Kids , New York columnist-turned-movement leader Lenore Skenazy delivers a compelling and entertaining look at how we got so worried about everything our kids do, see, eat, read, wear, watch, and...

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Gender by Susan Kingsley. Kent

Gender

Susan Kingsley. Kent

Gender exists in almost every society as a way of organizing its people. Gender is used to assign certain responsibilities, obligations, and privileges to some, and to deny them to others. In Gender: A World History , Susan Kingsley Kent tells the story of...

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Atlas of AI by Kate Crawford

Atlas of AI

Kate Crawford

The hidden costs of artificial intelligence—from natural resources and labor to privacy, equality, and freedom What happens when artificial intelligence saturates political life and depletes the planet? How is AI shaping our understanding of ourselves and our...

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Balkan Ghosts by Robert D. Kaplan

Balkan Ghosts

Robert D. Kaplan

From the assassination that triggered World War I to the ethnic warfare in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the twentieth century, the place where terrorism and genocide first became tools of policy. Chosen as one of the Best...

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Botanical Curses and Poisons by Fez Inkwright

Botanical Curses and Poisons

Fez Inkwright

Discover the folklore and history of our most toxic plants. "If you drink much from a bottle marked 'poison,' it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later."—Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland In both history and fiction, some of the most...

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A Burning in My Bones by Winn Collier

A Burning in My Bones

Winn Collier

This essential authorized biography of Eugene Peterson offers unique insights into the experiences and spiritual convictions of the iconic American pastor and beloved translator of The Message. “In the time of a generation-wide breakdown in trust with leaders...

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How to Make Good Things Happen by Marian Rojas Estapé

How to Make Good Things Happen

Marian Rojas Estapé

An empowering journey through the mechanisms of the mind from one of the world’s leading mental health experts. For those in pursuit of a better life, psychiatrist Marian Rojas Estapé presents the essential guide to neuroscience-driven mindfulness....

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Next Level by Stacy T. Sims

Next Level

Stacy T. Sims

A comprehensive, physiology-based guide to peak performance for active women approaching or experiencing menopause—from the author of Roar , renowned exercise and nutrition scientist Dr. Stacy Sims For active women, menopause hits hard. Overnight, your body...

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Pulphead by John Jeremiah. Sullivan

Pulphead

John Jeremiah. Sullivan

One of The New York Times ’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • Named a Best Book of the Year by Time, The Boston Globe, and Entertainment Weekly A sharp-eyed, uniquely humane tour of America's cultural landscape―from high to low to lower than low―by the...

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Read This to Get Smarter by Blair Imani

Read This to Get Smarter

Blair Imani

An approachable guide to being an informed, compassionate, and socially conscious person today—from discussions of race, gender, and sexual orientation to disability, class, and beyond—from critically-acclaimed historian, educator, and author Blair Imani. We...

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12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD by PhD Barkley

12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD

PhD Barkley

Over decades of research and work with thousands of families, Russell A. Barkley has become a leading authority on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in kids and teens. He has learned what a huge difference parents can make in supporting their...

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Fast Minds by Craig Surman

Fast Minds

Craig Surman

FAST MINDS is an acronym for common symptoms that are often seen in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Millions of adults have ADHD or some of its traits, but they are under-recognized, under-treated, and often under-supported. This book empowers...

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The Practice  of Groundedness by Brad Stulberg

The Practice of Groundedness

Brad Stulberg

“This book gets to the heart of the matter.” —Ryan Holiday, New York Times bestselling author of Stillness Is the Key and Ego Is the Enemy “This book taps into something that so many of us feel but can’t articulate.” —Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive...

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What You Think of Me Is None of My Business by Terry Cole-Whittaker

What You Think of Me Is None of My Business

Terry Cole-Whittaker

You have a God-given right to happiness, wealth, and success. In this dynamic book by Reverend Terry Cole-Whittaker, you’ll learn how to cast off the shackles of fear and false beliefs to discover your own inner path—the route to your inborn talents and...

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The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles Eisenstein

The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible

Charles Eisenstein

As seen on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday A beacon of hope in the face of our current world crises, this uplifting book demonstrates how embracing our interconnectedness is key to world transformation In a time of social and ecological crisis, what can we as...

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Everyday Sisu by Katja Pantzar

Everyday Sisu

Katja Pantzar

Discover how the happiest people on earth survive—and thrive—through tough times using inner strength and courage. Sisu is a powerful mindset that makes Finland one of the happiest countries in the world, despite long winters, social isolation, and a history...

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The Menopause Reset by Mindy Pelz

The Menopause Reset

Mindy Pelz

A transformational plan for women who find themselves struggling through their menopausal years and who may be experiencing sudden symptoms such as sleepless nights, irritable moods, unexplained anxiety, trouble retrieving words, weight gain, and hot flashes....

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Transcending the Levels of Consciousness by David R. Hawkins

Transcending the Levels of Consciousness

David R. Hawkins

Discover how to transcend the limitations of the ego, relieve suffering, and advance your consciousness in this masterpiece from world-renowned author, psychiatrist, clinician, and spiritual teacher, David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. The now widely known Map of...

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Turn Austism Around by Mary Lynch. Barbera

Turn Austism Around

Mary Lynch. Barbera

Developmental delays and signs of autism usually show up before 18 months of age, yet children are often not diagnosed until they are 4 or 5 years old. In Turn Autism Around, Dr. Mary Barbera explains why parents can't afford to worry and wait in long lines...

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Decode Your Fatigue by Alex Howard

Decode Your Fatigue

Alex Howard

Get to the root cause of your chronic fatigue diagnosis and discover a clinically proven 12-step plan to healing, recovery and transformation. Living with fatigue can feel hopeless and confusing, with traditional medical approaches focusing on managing...

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Life in the Fasting Lane by Jason Fung

Life in the Fasting Lane

Jason Fung

Fasting is emerging as one of the most exciting medical advancements in recent memory. Its list of benefits extends far beyond weight loss and includes improved cardiovascular health, lower blood pressure, protection against cancer and better cognitive...

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How to Tell When We Will Die by Johanna Hedva

How to Tell When We Will Die

Johanna Hedva

The long-awaited essay collection from one of the most influential voices in disability activism that detonates a bomb in our collective understanding of care and illness, showing us that sickness is a fact of life. In the wake of the 2014 Ferguson riots, and...

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Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming

Death in the Jungle

Candace Fleming

How did Jim Jones, the leader of Peoples Temple, convince more than 900 of his followers to commit "revolutionary suicide" by drinking cyanide-laced punch? From a master of narrative nonfiction comes a chilling chronicle of one of the most notorious cults in...

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Invest Like a Girl by Jessica Spangler

Invest Like a Girl

Jessica Spangler

“If you’re looking for advice that will help you start investing right away, Invest Like a Girl delivers this and more. Jessica’s engaging guide will help women close the wealth gap, start important conversations, and finance their biggest dreams.”—Tiffany...

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Raising Securely Attached Kids by Eli Harwood

Raising Securely Attached Kids

Eli Harwood

“A comprehensive road map for parents who want to raise securely attached, emotionally healthy children. A parenting must-read.” —Alyssa Blask Campbell, M.Ed., author of Tiny Humans, Big Emotions ______ Learn how to create a lifetime of connection, trust, and...

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Things Become Other Things by Craig Mod

Things Become Other Things

Craig Mod

A transformative 300-mile walk along Japan’s ancient pilgrimage routes and through depopulating villages inspires a heartrending remembrance of a long-lost friend, documented in poignant, imaginative prose and remarkable photography. “An epic, exquisitely...

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Democracy or Else by Jon Favreau

Democracy or Else

Jon Favreau

From your friends at Pod Save America comes a useful guide to saving American democracy just in time for the 2024 election and 2025 insurrection If you’re looking to navigate the chaotic, dunce-infested waters of American politics, Democracy or Else is here to...

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Wild Life by Rae Wynn-Grant

Wild Life

Rae Wynn-Grant

In this vulnerable and urgent memoir, Rae Wynn-Grant explores the ever-shifting relationship between humans, animals, and the earth through her personal journey to becoming a wildlife ecologist. Growing up in the diverse and bustling California Bay Area,...

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10x Is Easier Than 2x by Dan Sullivan

10x Is Easier Than 2x

Dan Sullivan

Expanding upon one of his high-level foundational teachings: Strategic Coach co-founder Dan Sullivan explains why achieving 10X growth is easier than going for 2X growth. Dan Sullivan, the world's leading coach for highly successful entrepreneurs, wants you to...

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Bliss Brain by Dawson Church

Bliss Brain

Dawson Church

Neural plasticity-the discovery that the brain is capable of rewiring itself-is now widely understood. But what few people have grasped yet is how quickly this is happening, how extensive brain changes can be, and how much control each of us has over the...

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Fast Like a Girl by Mindy Pelz

Fast Like a Girl

Mindy Pelz

A go-to fasting manual created specifically to address women's needs based on their hormones and menstrual cycle by Dr. Mindy Pelz, a well-known expert on women and fasting, whose fast-growing YouTube channel has become the destination for women who want to...

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Heal Yourself with Fasting by Mindy Pelz

Heal Yourself with Fasting

Mindy Pelz

Fasting is an ancient form of reviving our body's healing systems and new scientific research is describing why we heal when fasting. Join best-selling author Dr. Mindy Pelz to learn about six fasts of different lengths that are science-backed and accessible...

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Mastering a Fasting Lifestyle in 30 Days by Mindy Pelz

Mastering a Fasting Lifestyle in 30 Days

Mindy Pelz

Fasting is the gateway to optimal health. Join best-selling author and super motivator Dr. Mindy Pelz as she guides you through a 3-day program to master fasting, so it becomes a lifestyle. Dr. Mindy knows there is not a one-size-fits-all system, and she...

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Befriending Your Nervous System by Deb Dana

Befriending Your Nervous System

Deb Dana

Harness the power of your nervous system to support healthy relationships and personal well-being. Why is it that when you have a tense conversation with a boss, coworker, or partner, you feel like you're staring down a charging rhinoceros? How is it that both...

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Amp It Up by Frank Slootman

Amp It Up

Frank Slootman

Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman is one of the tech world's most accomplished executives in enterprise growth, having led Snowflake to the largest software IPO ever after leading Data Domain and ServiceNow to exponential growth and the public market before that....

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Breakfast with Seneca by David Fideler

Breakfast with Seneca

David Fideler

The first clear and faithful guide to the timeless, practical teachings of the Stoic philosopher Seneca. Stoicism, the most influential philosophy of the Roman Empire, offers refreshingly modern ways to strengthen our inner character in the face of an...

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Confessions of a Recovering Engineer by Charles L. Marohn

Confessions of a Recovering Engineer

Charles L. Marohn

In Confessions of a Recovering Engineer , renowned speaker and author of Strong Towns Charles L. Marohn, Jr., delivers an accessible and engaging exploration of America's transportation system, laying bare the reasons why it no longer works as it once did, and...

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Think Remarkable by Guy Kawasaki

Think Remarkable

Guy Kawasaki

In Think Remarkable , tech titan and creator of the Remarkable People podcast Guy Kawasaki delivers a practical, tactical, and sometimes radical discussion of how to make a difference in the world and live a fulfilling life. By synthesizing knowledge from more...

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The Upside of Uncertainty by Nathan Furr

The Upside of Uncertainty

Nathan Furr

Whether you're searching for courage to start a new project, change careers, launch a business, develop an idea, or reinvent yourself after a disappointment or life change, you will face uncertainty—that ambiguous and uncomfortable state that often makes us...

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They Ask You Answer by Marcus Sheridan

They Ask You Answer

Marcus Sheridan

They Ask You Answer is a straightforward guide to fixing your current marketing strategy. Regardless of your budget, you are almost certainly overspending on television, radio, and print ads, yet neglecting the number-one resource you have at your disposal:...

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You Become What You Think About by Vic Johnson

You Become What You Think About

Vic Johnson

Buddha declared that, "The mind is everything. What you think you become." "You become what you think about all day long" is how Ralph Waldo Emerson expressed it. In The Strangest Secret, the only personal development recording ever to receive a Gold Record,...

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Mean Little deaf Queer by Terry Galloway

Mean Little deaf Queer

Terry Galloway

In 1959, the year Terry Galloway turned nine, the voices of everyone she loved began to disappear. No one yet knew that an experimental antibiotic given to her mother had wreaked havoc on her fetal nervous system, eventually causing her to go deaf. As a...

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Hitler's Willing Executioners by Daniel Jonah. Goldhagen

Hitler's Willing Executioners

Daniel Jonah. Goldhagen

This groundbreaking international bestseller lays to rest many myths about the Holocaust: that Germans were ignorant of the mass destruction of Jews, that the killers were all SS men, and that those who slaughtered Jews did so reluctantly. Hitler's Willing...

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The Complete Audio Holy Bible, King James Version

The Complete Audio Holy Bible, King James Version

James Earl Jones (New Testament reading) and Jon Sherberg (Old Testament) combine their incredible vocal talents in one of the most critically acclaimed Holy Bible recordings ever. These two lush baritone vocals are the perfect complement to one another. Mr....

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Unf*ck Your Anger by Faith G. Harper

Unf*ck Your Anger

Faith G. Harper

If you've ever been so pissed off that you did things that you regretted, or ruined your own day and some other people's too, this book is for you. Or if you feel angry every single day and it's affecting your health and sleep and love of life. Or if you have...

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Unf*ck Your Boundaries by Faith G. Harper

Unf*ck Your Boundaries

Faith G. Harper

Stand up for yourself even if you're conflict avoidant. Boundaries are the ways we communicate our needs. They are what allow us to feel safe among strangers, in everyday interactions, and in our closest relationships. When we have healthy boundaries, we have...

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Killing JonBenét Ramsey by Dylan Howard

Killing JonBenét Ramsey

Dylan Howard

Resolving for the murder of a child beauty queen and a botched investigation The killing of six-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey—found in the basement of her family home in Boulder, Colorado, with a smashed skull and a garrote placed around her...

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Black Rednecks and White Liberals by Thomas Sowell

Black Rednecks and White Liberals

Thomas Sowell

Black Rednecks and White Liberals is the capstone of decades of outstanding research and writing on racial and cultural issues by Thomas Sowell. This explosive new book challenges many of the long-held assumptions about blacks, Jews, Germans and Nazis,...

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Lisbon by Neill Lochery

Lisbon

Neill Lochery

Throughout the Second World War, Lisbon was at the very center of the world's attention and was the only European city in which both the Allies and the Axis powers openly operated. Portugal was frantically trying to hold on to its self-proclaimed wartime...

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The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes

The Ultimate Sales Machine

Chet Holmes

NEWLY REVISED AND UPDATED The bestselling business playbook for turbocharging any organization, updated for modern audiences with new and never-before-seen material Every single day 3,076 businesses shut their doors. But what if you could create the finest,...

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Every Woman a Theologian by Phylicia Masonheimer

Every Woman a Theologian

Phylicia Masonheimer

Know what you believe and live it boldly! Phylicia Masonheimer believes that every woman should be a theologian and a student of the heart of God. Learn the basics of Christian theology and why it's so important to continue your biblical education to grow...

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Radiant by Brad Gooch

Radiant

Brad Gooch

New York Times Book Critics Favorite Book of the Year · Washington Post Notable Book of the Year "It's all here: the grade school Walt Disney and Dr. Seuss; the adolescent acid trips; the fondness for Post-it notes and flying saucers; the long tails of...

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Many Happy Returns by Mary Holm

Many Happy Returns

Mary Holm

Many Happy Returns has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

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Rich Enough? by Mary Holm

Rich Enough?

Mary Holm

Read this one book, set up your money, and get on with your life! Find out what many in the financial world don't want you to know. Laid-back investing is not only easier, it can actually make you richer. Learn how to kill off debt, curb spending, find your...

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The Art Spy by Michelle Young

The Art Spy

Michelle Young

* Publishers Weekly Best Books of Summer 2025 * Bookbub Best Non-Fiction Release of the Season * MSNBC/Afar Magazine 10 Best Books for the Summer Traveler * Newsday's Top Must-Read Book for Summer * Christian Science Monitor Best Book of May 2025 * Longlisted...

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I Finally Bought Some Jordans by Michael Arceneaux

I Finally Bought Some Jordans

Michael Arceneaux

""Very good writers have an ability to make you understand what they're feeling. But the very best writers have an ability to make you understand what you're feeling. And that's where Michael Arceneaux sits, and that's what he does in this new book. It's like...

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You Never Know by Tom Selleck

You Never Know

Tom Selleck

A Waterstones Best Book of 2024There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern California to 50 million viewers for the final episode of a TV show called Magnum P.I. Tom Selleck has lived every one of those...

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The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell

The Age of Magical Overthinking

Amanda Montell

In the modern information age, our brain's coping mechanisms have been overloaded, and our irrationality turned up to eleven. Amanda Montell blends cultural criticism and personal narrative to explore our modern cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages...

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The CIA Book Club by Charlie English

The CIA Book Club

Charlie English

'Entertaining and vivid... This is a gripping account of an intriguing and little-known Cold War moment' OBSERVER 'Reads like a thriller' THE SUN The astonishing story of the ten million books that were smuggled across the Iron Curtain during the Cold War. For...

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The New Geography of Innovation by Mehran Gul

The New Geography of Innovation

Mehran Gul

The US is the source of just about all the technologies that define modern life: personal computers, operating systems, smartphones, e-commerce, web browsers, email, search engines, social networks, electric cars and the rest. And most of the tech companies...

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Life in Three Dimensions by Shigehiro Oishi

Life in Three Dimensions

Shigehiro Oishi

Brought to you by Penguin. A groundbreaking new understanding of happiness to help us build a fuller, more authentic life. We all want a good life. But do the simple, predictable pleasures we call happiness lead to complacency and regret? Does a life of...

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Reset by Dan Heath

Reset

Dan Heath

Brought to you by Penguin. All of us hit a wall sometimes, in our life and in our jobs. What is getting in the way of your ability to make progress and do good work? We're accustomed to thinking that we can only pivot in response to an emergency or an...

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Alive by Gabriel Weston

Alive

Gabriel Weston

Brought to you by Penguin. A profound and provocative journey through the human body from the award-winning writer, broadcaster and surgeon. What does it mean to live in a body? What stories can our organs tell? For Gabriel Weston, there was always something...

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Fearless and Free by Josephine Baker

Fearless and Free

Josephine Baker

Brought to you by Penguin. This is the iconic Josephine Baker in her own words. Funny, candid and unconventional: the wildly famous but elusive Josephine Baker tells her own story in this enchanting memoir. Baker took Paris by storm in the 1920s, dazzling...

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The World After Gaza by Pankaj Mishra

The World After Gaza

Pankaj Mishra

Brought to you by Penguin. From the award-winning writer and thinker, an essential reckoning with the war in Gaza, its historical conditions, and moral and geopolitical ramifications Memory of the Holocaust, the ultimate atrocity of Europe's civil wars and the...

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I'm Rich, You're Poor by Shabaz Ali

I'm Rich, You're Poor

Shabaz Ali

Razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud satire of social media's mega-rich from 'The Voice of the Cost-of-Living Crisis' @ShabazSays The world is full of books about how to be rich. This is not one of them. Today, many of us are feeling the pinch - and being bombarded...

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My Girl by Michelle Hadaway

My Girl

Michelle Hadaway

Brought to you by Penguin. On Thursday 9th October, Michelle Hadaway's worst fears came true. After watching her daughter Karen playing in the neighbour's garden with her best friend Nicola, Michelle returned to cook dinner for her family. Unbeknownst to her,...

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The Next Conversation by Jefferson Fisher

The Next Conversation

Jefferson Fisher

Brought to you by Penguin. FROM COMMUNICATION EXPERT JEFFERSON FISHER: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO MAKING YOUR NEXT CONVERSATION THE ONE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING. What's the best way to handle a heated conversation? How do I stand my ground with confidence? Is...

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The North Pole by Erling Kagge

The North Pole

Erling Kagge

Brought to you by Penguin. Throughout recorded human time, few places on Earth have inspired as much fascination as the North Pole. This is an otherworldly place where the sun rises and stays aloft for six whole months before setting, plunging the expanse of...

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Source Code by Bill Gates

Source Code

Bill Gates

Brought to you by Penguin. Bill Gates is one of the most transformative figures of our age. In Source Code he takes us back to his beginnings. He describes with candour his childhood in Seattle, the centrality of family – his close relationship with his...

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You Didn't Hear This From Me by Kelsey McKinney

You Didn't Hear This From Me

Kelsey McKinney

Brought to you by Penguin. A deliciously insightful exploration of why we are so obsessed with gossip, and what it can tell us about humans and their search for truth. "Can you keep a secret?" It's harder than it seems – after all, it's only human to thirst...

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The Tell by Amy Griffin

The Tell

Amy Griffin

Brought to you by Penguin. 'For such a long time, people discussed my running. It took up so much space in my life. And yet nobody ever thought to ask: What are you running from?' For decades, Amy ran. Through the dirt roads of Amarillo, Texas, where she grew...

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Adaptable by Herman Pontzer

Adaptable

Herman Pontzer

Brought to you by Penguin. A groundbreaking tour of the overlooked science of human diversity Real diversity isn't skin deep. Over the past 100,000 years, as humans expanded into every biome on the planet, our bodies have been fine-tuned to our local...

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The Lives of the Caesars by Suetonius

The Lives of the Caesars

Suetonius

Brought to you by Penguin. A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detail The ancient Roman empire was the supreme arena, where emperors had no...

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Love in Exile by Shon Faye

Love in Exile

Shon Faye

Brought to you by Penguin. 'We ache for love, but love eludes us. Out of this crisis comes so much of what it means to be human' Shon Faye grew up quietly obsessed with the feeling that love was not for her. Not just romantic love: the secret fear of her own...

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The Ageless Brain by Dale Bredesen

The Ageless Brain

Dale Bredesen

Brought to you by Penguin. From the bestselling author of The End of Alzheimer's comes a revolutionary new approach to preserve brain health, for life. Ask people what they fear most about ageing, and memory loss is likely to be top of their list. Whether...

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How to Love Better by Yung Pueblo

How to Love Better

Yung Pueblo

Brought to you by Penguin. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lighter offers a blueprint for deepening your compassion, kindness and gratitude so you can truly grow in harmony with another person and build stronger connections in all your...

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How to Thrive with Adult ADHD by James Kustow

How to Thrive with Adult ADHD

James Kustow

Brought to you by Penguin. Don't just manage your ADHD – thrive with it If you have, or suspect you have, ADHD, or you simply feel stuck – drowning in half-finished tasks, unhelpful habits and a perpetual feeling that you can't seem to 'get it together' – then...

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Keep Love by Paul Brunson

Keep Love

Paul Brunson

Brought to you by Penguin. FROM THE HOST OF THE #1 WE NEED TO TALK PODCAST 'This book is for anyone who wants to keep love by sustaining a long-term partnership. That could be a marriage, or it could be that you're just cohabiting with someone. Or perhaps...

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Mind Your Body by Nicole J. Sachs

Mind Your Body

Nicole J. Sachs

Brought to you by Penguin. Does it feel like your body is failing you? It doesn't have to be this way. The thread that binds us is chronic pain, and conditions that limit us in countless ways. We live a shadow life, isolated by our pain. This struggle impacts...

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The New Menopause by Mary Claire. Haver

The New Menopause

Mary Claire. Haver

Brought to you by Penguin. THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Menopause is inevitable. Suffering through it is not. This is the empowering approach that pioneering women's health advocate Dr Mary Claire Haver takes for women in the midst of...

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Scorpions by Tuppence Middleton

Scorpions

Tuppence Middleton

Brought to you by Penguin. My mind is full of scorpions. A cerebral itch, impossible to scratch. I know these creatures well, but they know me better. They answer to another name, this nest of scorpions, the writhing black mass that lives inside my head... For...

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Shift by Ethan Kross

Shift

Ethan Kross

Brought to you by Penguin. Whether it's anxiety about the dentist, boiling rage when we're stuck in traffic or devastation after a painful break-up, our lives are filled with situations that send us spiralling. But as difficult as our emotions can be, they are...

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