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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,257,488 ratings — published 2018
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 1,241,103 ratings — published 2011
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,520,551 ratings — published 1988
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The Midnight Library The Midnight Library (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as insightful)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,398,051 ratings — published 2020
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as insightful)
avg rating 4.37 — 861,779 ratings — published 1946
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 4,480,724 ratings — published 1945
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,378,726 ratings — published 1949
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as insightful)
avg rating 4.17 — 580,491 ratings — published 2011
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The Psychology of Money The Psychology of Money (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 308,152 ratings — published 2020
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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 3.87 — 1,381,465 ratings — published 2016
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,667,348 ratings — published 2012
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 859,095 ratings — published 2008
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as insightful)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,810,283 ratings — published 1960
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as insightful)
avg rating 4.41 — 794,105 ratings — published 2016
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,794,170 ratings — published 1953
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 867,570 ratings — published 1922
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 1,184,063 ratings — published 1997
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I’m Glad My Mom Died I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as insightful)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,423,644 ratings — published 2022
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 398,936 ratings — published 2019
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as insightful)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,850,578 ratings — published 2005
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,148,307 ratings — published 1947
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as insightful)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,530,152 ratings — published 2016
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,135,936 ratings — published 1936
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 1,587,079 ratings — published 2003
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Meditations Meditations (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as insightful)
avg rating 4.28 — 337,766 ratings — published 180
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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 223,129 ratings — published 2017
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
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avg rating 4.19 — 285,008 ratings — published 2015
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,744,207 ratings — published 2001
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 1,982,048 ratings — published 1999
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The Last Lecture The Last Lecture (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.26 — 362,222 ratings — published 2008
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 2,056,862 ratings — published 1932
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,186,427 ratings — published 2012
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 1,830,371 ratings — published 2018
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 200,397 ratings — published 2018
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad Rich Dad, Poor Dad (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 714,306 ratings — published 1997
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,718,051 ratings — published 2007
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as insightful)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,323,059 ratings — published 2022
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,199,348 ratings — published 1963
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,439,477 ratings — published 1943
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 164,850 ratings — published 2019
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 176,180 ratings — published 2018
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,371,631 ratings — published 1942
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The Humans The Humans (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 156,570 ratings — published 2013
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 814,622 ratings — published 1989
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 893,428 ratings — published 2005
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 2,804,375 ratings — published 1937
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Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,100,706 ratings — published 1997
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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)
by (shelved 7 times as insightful)
avg rating 4.08 — 472,041 ratings — published 2012
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as insightful)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,846,246 ratings — published 1925
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 538,052 ratings — published 1984
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Yvonne Korshak
“We had old architects and were working with what we had on hand. You’ve hired this new, young architect now, and, Pericles, I’m going to build you a statue of Athena—all gold and ivory, think of that, Pericles—and taller than our city walls.” Pericles raised his eyes toward the birds.”
Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

Brandon Sanderson
“He saw it in her eyes. The anguish, the frustration. The terrible nothing that clawed inside and sought to smother her. She knew. It was there, inside. She had been broken.

Then she smiled. Oh, storms. She smiled anyway.

It was the single most beautiful thing he’d seen in his entire life.”
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

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