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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,343,321 ratings — published 2018
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,163,973 ratings — published 1936
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 — 1,436,212 ratings — published 2016
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 567,507 ratings — published 2012
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 395,418 ratings — published 2010
How I Grew My Penis And Other Porn Industry Secrets (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 4.11 — 1,027 ratings — published
A Gentle Reminder (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 21,887 ratings — published 2021
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 290,485 ratings — published 2014
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 478,763 ratings — published 2012
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 625,286 ratings — published 2005
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.28 — 485,049 ratings — published 1990
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 597,713 ratings — published 2011
The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 225,260 ratings — published 2010
The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 147,051 ratings — published 2013
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 95,402 ratings — published 2015
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 530,185 ratings — published 1997
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 192,602 ratings — published 2016
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 178,074 ratings — published 2006
Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 874,903 ratings — published 2008
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 — 245,261 ratings — published 2012
The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,630,802 ratings — published 1988
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 458,935 ratings — published 1997
The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 54,875 ratings — published 1996
The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.04 — 124,364 ratings — published 2020
101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.72 — 75,574 ratings — published 2016
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 230,772 ratings — published 2017
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 897,880 ratings — published 1946
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 341,103 ratings — published 2012
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 121,397 ratings — published 2002
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 829,267 ratings — published 1989
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 50,509 ratings — published 2022
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 131,584 ratings — published 2021
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 291,715 ratings — published 2013
Why Men Love Bitches (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.81 — 68,993 ratings — published 2009
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 194,820 ratings — published 2024
The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,527,388 ratings — published 2020
The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 335,874 ratings — published 2020
How to Keep House While Drowning (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.20 — 81,013 ratings — published 2022
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Audiobook)
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avg rating 4.16 — 172,963 ratings — published 2018
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 339,581 ratings — published 2019
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 37,867 ratings — published 1997
10% Happier (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 115,781 ratings — published 2014
How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships (ebook)
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avg rating 3.66 — 45,979 ratings — published 1998
The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 232,107 ratings — published 1999
The 4-Hour Workweek (ebook)
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avg rating 3.91 — 336,973 ratings — published 2007
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence (ebook)
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avg rating 3.88 — 89,561 ratings — published 2021
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 126,114 ratings — published 2010
Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 19,031 ratings — published 2019
Rich Dad, Poor Dad (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 738,400 ratings — published 1997
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 88,112 ratings — published 2015
“It's a recipe for agrumato," he says, sounding surprised.
I roll the unfamiliar name in Italian around on my tongue. "Agrumato? What's that?"
Nicolo's brow is furrowed. "I don't exactly know," he admits. "I've heard Violetta use the word." We turn expectantly to Nonna.
She explains, "It's the term for olive oil that is combined with other things," she says. "When the olives are crushed, sometimes whole fresh fruits, herbs, or vegetables are crushed alongside the olives. It gives the oil the rich flavor of whatever is crushed with it, more so than infusing the oil with other things after it is pressed."
I scan the page with interest. "What does the recipe call for?"
Nicolo reads silently. "It uses Casaliva olives," he says.
"That's the type we grow," I exclaim.
Nonna leans between us and peers at the recipe. "And cedro di Salò citron," she says.
Nicolo and I exchange an astonished glance. "That's the citron we grow on our terraces," he says slowly. "It's extremely rare."
"Violetta's prized citron and our olives," I reply. A recipe that combines the fruits of both our lands. Interesting.”
― The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake
I roll the unfamiliar name in Italian around on my tongue. "Agrumato? What's that?"
Nicolo's brow is furrowed. "I don't exactly know," he admits. "I've heard Violetta use the word." We turn expectantly to Nonna.
She explains, "It's the term for olive oil that is combined with other things," she says. "When the olives are crushed, sometimes whole fresh fruits, herbs, or vegetables are crushed alongside the olives. It gives the oil the rich flavor of whatever is crushed with it, more so than infusing the oil with other things after it is pressed."
I scan the page with interest. "What does the recipe call for?"
Nicolo reads silently. "It uses Casaliva olives," he says.
"That's the type we grow," I exclaim.
Nonna leans between us and peers at the recipe. "And cedro di Salò citron," she says.
Nicolo and I exchange an astonished glance. "That's the citron we grow on our terraces," he says slowly. "It's extremely rare."
"Violetta's prized citron and our olives," I reply. A recipe that combines the fruits of both our lands. Interesting.”
― The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake
“Gardening is easier and quicker when spacings are correct for different plants.”
― Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
― Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
