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Aquí no es Miami by Fernanda Melchor

Aquí no es Miami

Fernanda Melchor

Las crónicas de Fernanda Melchor dan cuenta de la degradación humana en uno de sus aspectos más sórdidos. Lo que su libro hace es manifestar la ignominia en toda esta rudeza. En una época de límites borrosos entre la verdad y la mentira, el caos y el orden, el...

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Elena Garro by Laura Ramos

Elena Garro

Laura Ramos

Retratos de dolor, rabia y añoranza de los últimos años de una escritora inolvidable Pasan los años y la figura de Elena Garro crece por su grandeza literaria, por sus personajes apasionados y llenos de ternura inscritos en historias memorables con enorme...

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Ara by Dr Hinemoa. Elder

Ara

Dr Hinemoa. Elder

Dr Hinemoa Elder introduces us to a profound journey guided by Hinengaro, Maori goddess of the mind, leading us through 23 specific rua, caves, into the unfamiliar depths of Papatuanuku, our earth mother, and back to the surface again. Hinengaro offers us a...

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Artists, Siblings, Visionaries by Judith Mackrell

Artists, Siblings, Visionaries

Judith Mackrell

'Judith Mackrell has done an incredible job in bringing to life the stories of these two great artists' - Anthony D'Offay 'This is a must read . . . a deeply moving account of a family bursting with talent' - Anne Sebba In Artists, Siblings, Visionaries ,...

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Awake by Jen Hatmaker

Awake

Jen Hatmaker

' I cannot think of a single person who wouldn't find hope and inspiration in these pages.' – Mel Robbins 'This book doesn't just speak to your heart, it revives it.' – Jenna Kutcher Perfect for fans of Untamed , Awake is a powerful memoir of self-discovery,...

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Between the Waves by Tom McTague

Between the Waves

Tom McTague

'Between the Waves is powerful, precise, morally engaged, wonderfully alert to character, context and the greater purpose of political life' Rory Stewart, author of Politics on the Edge 'Britain's best political writer' Sebastian Payne This is the definitive...

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Clean & Green by Nancy Birtwhistle

Clean & Green

Nancy Birtwhistle

Simple swaps and innovative ideas for cleaning and maintaining your home that won't cost the Earth. Learn how easy it is to make simple swaps in your cleaning and tidying methods for a more eco-friendly home. This beautifully illustrated black and white guide...

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How Babies Sleep by Helen L. Ball

How Babies Sleep

Helen L. Ball

Brought to you by Penguin. How babies sleep is both exceedingly simple and excruciatingly complex. It is simple because it is based on a few straightforward biological principles that affect all babies the world over. It is complex because we have made it so....

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Sceptred Isle by Helen Carr

Sceptred Isle

Helen Carr

Brought to you by Penguin. THE TIMES BOOKS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2025 The death of Edward I in 1307 marked the beginning of a period of intense turmoil and change in England. The fourteenth century ushered in the beginning of the bloody Hundred Years' War with...

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Thomas More by Joanne Paul

Thomas More

Joanne Paul

Brought to you by Penguin. Discover a story 400 years in the making - the definitive biography of the man who dominated England in the first half of the sixteenth century Born into the English Wars of the Roses, educated in the European Renaissance, enthralled...

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The Stitch-Up by Emma Szewczak

The Stitch-Up

Emma Szewczak

Brought to you by Penguin. Got endometriosis? You should have a baby! Painful post-birth prolapse? Well, you had a baby. Let down by doctors? Try our wellness candle! Episiotomy scar? Why not trim your labia too? It's a stitch-up. And we demand better. As Emma...

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The Unexpected Journey by Emma Heming Willis

The Unexpected Journey

Emma Heming Willis

"This book is a game changer for caregivers of loved ones with dementia. This book will help millions of families, like hers, like yours, like mine, like everyone's. It's a book for our time." – Maria ShriverFrom Emma Heming Willis, wife of Bruce Willis, a...

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Nobody's Girl by Virginia Roberts. Giuffre

Nobody's Girl

Virginia Roberts. Giuffre

The unforgettable memoir by the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the woman who dared to take on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell The world knows Virginia Roberts Giuffre as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s most outspoken victim: the woman whose...

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Changeover by Giri Nathan

Changeover

Giri Nathan

The story of Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and their epic new rivalry, as told by "the best tennis writer in America" (Brian Phillips, The Ringer ). For more than two decades, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer dominated men's tennis so...

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차의 역사: 동서양을 잇는 음료 (The History of Tea: the Beverage That Bridges East and West) by 이민아

차의 역사: 동서양을 잇는 음료 (The History of Tea: the Beverage That Bridges East and West)

이민아

인류의 오랜 친구인 차의 여정을 따라가는 교양 에세이. 중국에서 시작된 차 문화가 각 문화권에서 어떻게 받아들여지고 변화했는지를 살펴본다.-A liberal arts essay that follows the journey of mankind's oldest friend, tea. Examines how tea...

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Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass by Dave Barry

Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass

Dave Barry

America's most beloved wiseass finally tells his life story with all the humor you'd expect from a man who made a career out of making fun of pretty much everything. How does the son of a Presbyterian minister wind up winning a Pulitzer Prize for writing a...

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Stop Letting Everything Affect You by Daniel Chidiac

Stop Letting Everything Affect You

Daniel Chidiac

STOP LETTING EVERYTHING AFFECT YOU is a transformative guide for anyone who overthinks every interaction, gets stuck in emotional chaos, and finds themselves trapped in cycles of self-sabotage. With raw honesty and practical wisdom, Daniel Chidiac reveals why...

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Live Forever? by John Tregoning

Live Forever?

John Tregoning

Time wants you dead. Not just you, but your friends, family, pets – everyone you've ever met... With over 17,000 known diseases affecting humans, and countless poisons, carcinogens and toxins in our environment, it's a miracle that our bodies manage to keep us...

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Stop Chasing Happiness by Frank Martela

Stop Chasing Happiness

Frank Martela

The secret to happiness? Stop trying to find it - it's not all it's cracked up to be. Finding happiness is less about learning new tricks and more about unlearning ways of thinking holding you back: Stop chasing happiness, stop obsessing over what others...

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Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything by Alyson Stoner

Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything

Alyson Stoner

Actor-dancer Alyson Stoner narrates their revelatory and incisive memoir—from family violence and betrayal, to eating disorders and religious trauma—may begin in Hollywood, but its chilling relatability will resonate with anyone navigating identity, privacy,...

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The ADHD Brain Buddy by Matilda Boseley

The ADHD Brain Buddy

Matilda Boseley

From the bestselling author of The Year I Met My Brain comes a practical and empowering workbook of handy tools for daily life, designed specifically for adults with ADHD. As an ADHDer, sometimes you feel stuck – and the unrelenting demands of adult life in a...

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Dinner with King Tut by Sam Kean

Dinner with King Tut

Sam Kean

From "one of America's smartest and most charming writers" (NPR), an archaeological romp through the entire history of humankind—and through all five senses—from tropical Polynesian islands to forbidding arctic ice floes, and everywhere in between. Whether...

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Body confident you, body confident kid by Charlotte Ord

Body confident you, body confident kid

Charlotte Ord

A practical seven-step plan for protecting children from harmful diet culture, and helping parents make peace with their own body image. Too many of us have grown up feeling unhappy with our bodies, harmed by society's rigid and often unrealistic 'beauty'...

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Frankly by Nicola Sturgeon

Frankly

Nicola Sturgeon

Frankly is no ordinary political memoir. Remarkable for its honesty and self-reflection, this is the story of Nicola Sturgeon, one of our most influential and successful leaders. The enduring popularity of Nicola Sturgeon, the first female and longest-serving...

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Gung Gung's Garden (Cantonese) by Sheun Lee

Gung Gung's Garden (Cantonese)

Sheun Lee

Discover the magic of homegrown garden treasures with lucky little Jade and her Gung Gung. The two work side by side, planting and harvesting yummy fruits and veggies. From fuzzy melons to strawberries, they grow the tastiest treats in their Canadian home!...

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Delizia! by John Dickie

Delizia!

John Dickie

Buon appetito! Everyone loves Italian food. But how did the Italians come to eat so well? The answer lies amid the vibrant beauty of Italy's historic cities. For a thousand years, they have been magnets for everything that makes for great eating: ingredients,...

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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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Sister Wife by Christine Brown Woolley

Sister Wife

Christine Brown Woolley

From TLC's Sister Wives star Christine Brown Woolley, a groundbreaking and heartfelt memoir about living in a family like no other and finding the strength to leave polygamy—and the only life she's known—behind. Christine Brown Woolley had always dreamed of...

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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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The Carpool Detectives by Chuck Hogan

The Carpool Detectives

Chuck Hogan

The incredible true story of a group of moms who, united by a search for new purpose, attempt to solve a fifteen-year-old double murder. “A true crime mystery that reads like a novel . . . It can be easy to forget that the underlying case is based on real, not...

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Nice Girls Don't Win by Parvati Shallow

Nice Girls Don't Win

Parvati Shallow

“A bible for badass women.”—SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR “Gripping and liberating.”—ADAM GRANT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential and Think Again “ Survivor legend and gay icon, Parvati Shallow has won my heart all over again.”—BOWEN YANG...

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Manifest Your True Essence by Estelle Bingham

Manifest Your True Essence

Estelle Bingham

Highly acclaimed holistic therapist Estelle Bingham distils decades of wisdom on metaphysical teachings to help readers unlock the healing and affirming possibilities of Embodied Heart Energy. ‘There is only one word for Estelle Bingham’s practice:...

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The Neverending Empire by Aldo Cazzullo

The Neverending Empire

Aldo Cazzullo

From the international bestselling author and notable journalist Aldo Cazzullo comes a brilliantly researched and extremely accessible journey through the history and legacy of the Roman Empire."The only way to narrate over a thousand years of history is to...

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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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Raise Your Roof by Karl Subban

Raise Your Roof

Karl Subban

Unlock the often-overlooked key to making positive and lasting change For over three decades, Karl Subban has been honing his proven approach to resilience, perseverance and goal-setting—and bringing the best out of everyone. Every year we get bigger, but not...

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Breadwinners by Melissa Hogenboom

Breadwinners

Melissa Hogenboom

Huge social changes occurring in real time are leading us to rethink traditional roles in our homes, workplaces and in society. So why do women who outearn their male partners still tend to do more housework and childcare? Why are unemployed men generally...

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Strangers and intimates by Tiffany Jenkins

Strangers and intimates

Tiffany Jenkins

What does it mean to have a private life? From ancient times to our digital present, Strangers and Intimates traces the dramatic emergence of private life, uncovering how it became a protected domain, cherished as a space for intimacy, self-discovery and...

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Judgement by Tulisa Contostavlos

Judgement

Tulisa Contostavlos

THE BRUTALLY HONEST AND REDEMPTIVE MEMOIR FROM N-DUBZ STAR, TULISA More than a memoir, Judgement is a real-time chronicle of a life under siege. Written by Tulisa through a series of raw, unfiltered journals during the most turbulent year of her life, Tulisa...

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Peaky Blinders by Carl Chinn

Peaky Blinders

Carl Chinn

You know who the Peaky Blinders are ... It's time to see where they began. At the turn of the twentieth century, Birmingham was seemingly transforming into a wealthy, bustling metropolis, celebrated for its manufacturing and local government. Yet behind this...

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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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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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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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