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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 396,103 ratings — published 2010
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 150 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.34 — 322,254 ratings — published 2000
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 114 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,354,553 ratings — published 2018
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,168,204 ratings — published 1936
Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.28 — 10,059 ratings — published
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.24 — 112,514 ratings — published 1994
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.98 — 28,376 ratings — published 1940
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.00 — 169,059 ratings — published 2001
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 76 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,558 ratings — published 1918
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.16 — 831,405 ratings — published 1989
How to Keep House While Drowning (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 66 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.20 — 81,701 ratings — published 2022
Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.88 — 44,419 ratings — published 2012
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,443,526 ratings — published 2016
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.96 — 342,575 ratings — published 2012
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.42 — 34,258 ratings — published 2017
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.87 — 382,927 ratings — published 1979
Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code—Socialism with a Human Face: A New World Order (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 53 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.29 — 16,647 ratings — published 2017
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.16 — 193,555 ratings — published 2016
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.21 — 32,082 ratings — published 1986
The Art of War (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 582,782 ratings — published -500
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.96 — 121,750 ratings — published 2002
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,205 ratings — published 1976
The 4-Hour Workweek (ebook)
by (shelved 48 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.91 — 337,935 ratings — published 2007
The Happiness Project (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.65 — 182,490 ratings — published 2009
The Bullet Journal Method: Track Your Past, Order Your Present, Plan Your Future (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 47 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.06 — 33,234 ratings — published 2018
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.34 — 218,695 ratings — published 2016
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.13 — 568,965 ratings — published 2012
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.85 — 105,989 ratings — published 2003
The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.77 — 116,152 ratings — published 2016
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 43 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.27 — 486,207 ratings — published 1990
Rich Dad, Poor Dad (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.09 — 741,723 ratings — published 1997
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.63 — 4,325 ratings — published 1999
The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.22 — 97,954 ratings — published 1994
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.96 — 120,872 ratings — published 2002
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.17 — 133,014 ratings — published 2021
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 37 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.06 — 133,817 ratings — published 2011
All New Square Foot Gardening (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.16 — 8,798 ratings — published 1981
Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff (ebook)
by (shelved 36 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.10 — 19,795 ratings — published 2018
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.17 — 600,356 ratings — published 2011
AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 34 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.28 — 7,125 ratings — published
Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps
by (shelved 34 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.70 — 14,460 ratings — published 2013
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,260 ratings — published 2005
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.96 — 237,326 ratings — published 2015
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.95 — 292,386 ratings — published 2013
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.29 — 245,939 ratings — published 2012
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.04 — 76,350 ratings — published 2009
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.88 — 94,762 ratings — published 2011
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as how-to)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,673 ratings — published 2003
Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.08 — 13,433 ratings — published 2014
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as how-to)
avg rating 4.21 — 180,117 ratings — published 1984
“The picture is the recipe.”
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“She hadn't had a bite of her dinner. I'd even curled the pasta into a little linguine nest in the center of each bowl.
My mother's was still perfect and round and cold. The sauce had darkened.
"This is delish," she said. "But it needs red wine. I tell you because I love you and you should know for the future."
She went on about deglazing and how it brings out the earthy taste of the onions and never use wine you wouldn't drink yourself and a young, robust wine is what you use in red sauces, nothing fortified or dry, for example.”
― Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots
My mother's was still perfect and round and cold. The sauce had darkened.
"This is delish," she said. "But it needs red wine. I tell you because I love you and you should know for the future."
She went on about deglazing and how it brings out the earthy taste of the onions and never use wine you wouldn't drink yourself and a young, robust wine is what you use in red sauces, nothing fortified or dry, for example.”
― Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots
