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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 4.35 — 203,573 ratings — published 2018
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.51 — 1,409,467 ratings — published 2021
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
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avg rating 4.21 — 193,528 ratings — published 2021
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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot, #2) A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot, #2)
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avg rating 4.37 — 90,004 ratings — published 2022
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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 — 1,343,736 ratings — published 2018
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Humankind: A Hopeful History Humankind: A Hopeful History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 82,064 ratings — published 2019
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,019,734 ratings — published 2020
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 1,314,124 ratings — published 2011
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The Last Lecture The Last Lecture (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.26 — 365,455 ratings — published 2008
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Owner's Share  (Golden Age of the Solar Clipper, #6) Owner's Share (Golden Age of the Solar Clipper, #6)
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avg rating 4.44 — 5,738 ratings — published 2010
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
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avg rating 4.16 — 189,135 ratings — published 2014
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 898,120 ratings — published 1946
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 359,993 ratings — published 180
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.55 — 243,778 ratings — published 2019
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,528,100 ratings — published 2020
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Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1) Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1)
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avg rating 4.10 — 251,082 ratings — published 1994
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 3,481,254 ratings — published 2005
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The Goblin Emperor (The Chronicles of Osreth, #1) The Goblin Emperor (The Chronicles of Osreth, #1)
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avg rating 4.06 — 55,684 ratings — published 2014
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A Dragon of a Different Color (Heartstrikers, #4) A Dragon of a Different Color (Heartstrikers, #4)
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avg rating 4.24 — 5,906 ratings — published 2017
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No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished (Heartstrikers, #3) No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished (Heartstrikers, #3)
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avg rating 4.29 — 7,226 ratings — published 2016
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One Good Dragon Deserves Another (Heartstrikers, #2) One Good Dragon Deserves Another (Heartstrikers, #2)
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avg rating 4.31 — 9,727 ratings — published 2015
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Are You Ready to Play Outside? (Elephant & Piggie, #7) Are You Ready to Play Outside? (Elephant & Piggie, #7)
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avg rating 4.38 — 6,888 ratings — published 2008
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Nice Dragons Finish Last (Heartstrikers, #1) Nice Dragons Finish Last (Heartstrikers, #1)
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avg rating 4.11 — 14,464 ratings — published 2014
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The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.73 — 11,214 ratings — published 2009
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Cowpuppy: An Unexpected Friendship and a Scientist’s Journey into the Secret World of Cows Cowpuppy: An Unexpected Friendship and a Scientist’s Journey into the Secret World of Cows (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 236 ratings — published 2024
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The End of Average: How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness The End of Average: How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 4,615 ratings — published 2016
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The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1) The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)
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avg rating 4.17 — 286,025 ratings — published 2019
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Big Little Lies (Big Little Lies, #1) Big Little Lies (Big Little Lies, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 1,127,262 ratings — published 2014
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Atlas Shrugged Atlas Shrugged (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 408,801 ratings — published 1957
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The Undercover Economist The Undercover Economist (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 29,684 ratings — published 2005
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Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 7,194 ratings — published 2024
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The Celestine Vision: Living the New Spiritual Awareness The Celestine Vision: Living the New Spiritual Awareness (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 7,926 ratings — published 1997
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Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.96 — 991 ratings — published 2023
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The Wolf Den (Wolf Den Trilogy, #1) The Wolf Den (Wolf Den Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 4.02 — 48,677 ratings — published 2021
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Rebuilding Tomorrow Rebuilding Tomorrow (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.42 — 88 ratings — published 2020
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Tara Road Tara Road (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 82,954 ratings — published 1998
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The Courage to Create The Courage to Create (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 4,396 ratings — published 1975
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Anxious People Anxious People (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 832,901 ratings — published 2019
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Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 12,159 ratings — published 2024
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The American Creed The American Creed (Sheet music)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2010
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Humankind: Changing the World One Small Act At a Time Humankind: Changing the World One Small Act At a Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,388 ratings — published 2020
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Six Conversations We're Scared to Have Six Conversations We're Scared to Have (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 426 ratings — published
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This Charming Man (Stranger Times, #2) This Charming Man (Stranger Times, #2)
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avg rating 4.33 — 8,311 ratings — published 2022
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The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1 The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1 (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.54 — 1,779 ratings — published
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A Little Princess A Little Princess (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 332,169 ratings — published 1905
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Faebound (Faebound, #1) Faebound (Faebound, #1)
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avg rating 3.53 — 29,265 ratings — published 2024
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Kahden veren tytär (Moorna, #1) Kahden veren tytär (Moorna, #1)
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avg rating 3.69 — 1,890 ratings — published 2024
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Wakenhyrst Wakenhyrst (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 18,829 ratings — published 2019
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,127,858 ratings — published 1908
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Roy T. Bennett
“Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone.”
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

Roy T. Bennett
“Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.”
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

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