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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 462,734 ratings — published 1997
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The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 25,139 ratings — published 1966
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Being and Nothingness Being and Nothingness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 35,503 ratings — published 1943
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 555,610 ratings — published 1984
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Being and Time Being and Time (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 28,288 ratings — published 1927
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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 122,005 ratings — published 2002
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 1,448,155 ratings — published 2016
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 895,008 ratings — published 1922
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The Tao of Pooh The Tao of Pooh (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 132,110 ratings — published 1982
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Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 54,916 ratings — published 1994
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,657,787 ratings — published 1988
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Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 100,219 ratings — published 2021
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Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 9,568 ratings — published 2019
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 480,352 ratings — published 2012
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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 222,552 ratings — published 2005
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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 246,345 ratings — published 2012
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The Way of Zen The Way of Zen (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 23,733 ratings — published
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Being Being (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.62 — 3,044 ratings — published 2007
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Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 8,937 ratings — published 1973
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Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 47,862 ratings — published 1992
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 50,571 ratings — published 1970
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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 66,258 ratings — published 1996
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Tao Te Ching Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 185,407 ratings — published -350
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Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 2,689 ratings — published 1958
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Schooled Schooled (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 30,629 ratings — published 2007
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,458,238 ratings — published 1942
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,608,536 ratings — published 1948
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Speaking with Nature: Awakening to the Deep Wisdom of the Earth Speaking with Nature: Awakening to the Deep Wisdom of the Earth (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 296 ratings — published 2015
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Mountain Rain: A Biography of James O. Fraser, Pioneer Missionary to China Mountain Rain: A Biography of James O. Fraser, Pioneer Missionary to China (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 614 ratings — published 1982
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Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 32,907 ratings — published 1939
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What Are People For? What Are People For? (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 2,920 ratings — published 1990
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How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.03 — 42,424 ratings — published 2023
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The Great Divorce The Great Divorce (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 188,963 ratings — published 1946
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Steppenwolf Steppenwolf (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 220,635 ratings — published 1927
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,910,890 ratings — published 1953
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,117,282 ratings — published 1866
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The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 76,819 ratings — published 1956
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Till We Have Faces Till We Have Faces (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 83,435 ratings — published 1956
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A Confession A Confession (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 20,560 ratings — published 1880
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Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 5,787 ratings — published 2019
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 91,469 ratings — published 2023
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Confessions Confessions (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 76,157 ratings — published 400
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Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 66,686 ratings — published 2019
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Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 87,477 ratings — published 2020
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A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 280 ratings — published 2003
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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 119,796 ratings — published 2020
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A Gentle Reminder A Gentle Reminder (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 22,062 ratings — published 2021
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The Human Condition The Human Condition (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 9,879 ratings — published 1958
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Mrs. Dalloway Mrs. Dalloway (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 365,210 ratings — published 1925
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Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2) Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2)
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avg rating 4.32 — 88,832 ratings — published 1998
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Milan Kundera
“Living, there is no happiness in that. Living: carrying one’s painful self through the world.
But being, being is happiness. Being: Becoming a fountain, a fountain on which the universe falls like warm rain.”
Milan Kundera, Immortality

John Stuart Mill
“I will call no being good who is not what I mean when I apply that epithet to my fellow creatures; and if such a creature can sentence me to hell for not so calling him, to hell I will go .”
John Stuart Mill, An examination of Sir William Hamilton's philosophy, and of the principal philosophical questions discussed in his writings

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