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Macbeth: Moment by Moment (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,058,545 ratings — published 1623
Carrie Soto Is Back (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.19 — 786,132 ratings — published 2022
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,457,444 ratings — published 2017
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.27 — 996,297 ratings — published 2014
A Ladder to the Sky (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.20 — 44,478 ratings — published 2018
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.15 — 40,334 ratings — published 1998
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,156,750 ratings — published 1925
The White Tiger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.77 — 207,063 ratings — published 2008
Frankenstein (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,011,416 ratings — published 1818
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,880,416 ratings — published 2018
What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.89 — 5,632 ratings — published 1994
Middlemarch (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.05 — 188,213 ratings — published 1872
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,088,431 ratings — published 2006
Status Anxiety (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.89 — 22,566 ratings — published 2004
The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.11 — 9,452 ratings — published 2012
Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.64 — 1,623 ratings — published 2011
Paths of Glory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.03 — 20,846 ratings — published 2009
Katabasis (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.71 — 210,369 ratings — published 2025
Yellowface (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.71 — 1,177,410 ratings — published 2023
Death of a Salesman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.60 — 267,335 ratings — published 1949
Sister Carrie (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.78 — 42,393 ratings — published 1900
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,475,369 ratings — published 2022
Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.55 — 503,709 ratings — published 2016
Madame Bovary (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.71 — 390,990 ratings — published 1856
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,311,564 ratings — published 2020
Rescuing Ambition (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.96 — 649 ratings — published 2010
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.17 — 198,595 ratings — published 2019
The 4-Hour Workweek (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.90 — 344,342 ratings — published 2007
The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,164,949 ratings — published 2019
After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back up Again (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.38 — 11,851 ratings — published 2017
A Wizard of Earthsea (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.01 — 378,160 ratings — published 1968
Pachinko (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.34 — 697,802 ratings — published 2017
Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny! (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.15 — 77,179 ratings — published 1992
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.11 — 457,827 ratings — published 2015
Bel-Ami (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.87 — 51,851 ratings — published 1885
Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles, #3.5)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.93 — 159,609 ratings — published 2015
Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.07 — 64,411 ratings — published 2014
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.94 — 599,783 ratings — published -500
The Kid Stays in the Picture (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.97 — 5,627 ratings — published 1994
Great Expectations (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.80 — 896,853 ratings — published 1861
The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.07 — 246,144 ratings — published 1999
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,823,717 ratings — published 1996
The Red and the Black (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.86 — 87,606 ratings — published 1830
Bad Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,122 ratings — published 2026
The Shadow of Dreams (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.89 — 9 ratings — published
Atmosphere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,059,956 ratings — published 2025
Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.76 — 14,433 ratings — published 2024
Spectacular Things (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.03 — 68,868 ratings — published 2025
Immortal Consequences (The Souls of Blackwood Academy, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as ambition)
avg rating 3.71 — 29,451 ratings — published 2025
Martin Eden (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ambition)
avg rating 4.48 — 60,091 ratings — published 1909
“By faithfully working eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.”
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“Surround Yourself with Positive People Who Believe in Your Dreams
Distance yourself from negative people who try to lower your motivation and decrease your ambition. Create space for positive people to come into your life.
Surround yourself with positive people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you.”
― The Light in the Heart: Inspirational Thoughts for Living Your Best Life
Distance yourself from negative people who try to lower your motivation and decrease your ambition. Create space for positive people to come into your life.
Surround yourself with positive people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you.”
― The Light in the Heart: Inspirational Thoughts for Living Your Best Life
