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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 4.30 — 1,441,358 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 848,287 ratings — published 1989
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,202,423 ratings — published 1936
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.36 — 10,340,548 ratings — published 2008
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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 3.85 — 1,499,460 ratings — published 2016
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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avg rating 4.47 — 11,892,838 ratings — published 1997
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,782,149 ratings — published 1988
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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 — 487,580 ratings — published 2012
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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avg rating 4.37 — 4,366,949 ratings — published 2009
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 580,167 ratings — published 2012
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 621,551 ratings — published 2011
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
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avg rating 4.13 — 3,903,794 ratings — published 2010
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Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 10,116 ratings — published
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 949,086 ratings — published 1946
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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avg rating 4.58 — 5,084,038 ratings — published 1999
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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avg rating 4.57 — 4,382,598 ratings — published 2000
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 5,814,096 ratings — published 1949
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 5,043,101 ratings — published 1813
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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avg rating 4.43 — 4,702,450 ratings — published 1998
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 894,510 ratings — published 2008
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,908,013 ratings — published 2012
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 7,158,551 ratings — published 1960
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 555,424 ratings — published 1997
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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avg rating 4.50 — 3,954,907 ratings — published 2003
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,994,259 ratings — published 2018
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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avg rating 4.62 — 4,259,874 ratings — published 2007
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 6,177,117 ratings — published 1925
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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avg rating 4.58 — 3,802,481 ratings — published 2005
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 632,789 ratings — published 2005
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 183,670 ratings — published 2006
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,660,864 ratings — published 1937
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 201,033 ratings — published 2016
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,994,932 ratings — published 2005
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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 — 478,297 ratings — published
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 4,851,690 ratings — published 1945
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The 4-Hour Workweek The 4-Hour Workweek (ebook)
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avg rating 3.90 — 345,708 ratings — published 2007
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The 48 Laws of Power The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 248,048 ratings — published 1999
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
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avg rating 4.41 — 3,251,912 ratings — published 1954
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Think and Grow Rich Think and Grow Rich (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 397,563 ratings — published 1937
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,712,672 ratings — published 2020
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
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avg rating 4.18 — 3,541,272 ratings — published 2005
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12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 279,131 ratings — published 2018
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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.05 — 137,736 ratings — published 2011
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The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.27 — 494,476 ratings — published 1990
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
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avg rating 3.68 — 7,546,128 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 — 250,760 ratings — published 2012
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 401,149 ratings — published 2010
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
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avg rating 4.22 — 2,086,923 ratings — published 1979
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,253,534 ratings — published 2018
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 4,031,388 ratings — published 1951
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A.W. Tozer
“Jesus Christ came not to condemn you but to save you, knowing your name, knowing all about you, knowing your weight right now, knowing your age, knowing what you do, knowing where you live, knowing what you ate for supper and what you will eat for breakfast, where you will sleep tonight, how much your clothing cost, who your parents were. He knows you individually as though there were not another person in the entire world. He died for you as certainly as if you had been the only lost one. He knows the worst about you and is the One who loves you the most.
If you are out of the fold and away from God, put your name in the words of John 3:16 and say, “Lord, it is I. I’m the cause and reason why Thou didst on earth come to die.” That kind of positive, personal faith and a personal Redeemer is what saves you. If you will just rush in there, you do not have to know all the theology and all the right words. You can say, “I am the one He came to die for.” Write it down in your heart and say, “Jesus, this is me—Thee and me,” as though there were no others. Have that kind of personalized belief in a personal Lord and Savior.”
― A.W. Tozer, And He Dwelt Among Us: Teachings from the Gospel of John

Anita Shreve
“Sometimes I think that if it were possible to tell a story often enough to make the hurt ease up, to make the words slide down my arms and away from me like water, I would tell that story a thousand times.”
― Anita Shreve, The Weight of Water

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