Relaxing Books

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Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)
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avg rating 4.03 — 348,386 ratings — published 2022
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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 — 11,651,963 ratings — published 1997
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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 4.20 — 200,119 ratings — published 2021
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The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 116,601 ratings — published 2016
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
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avg rating 3.65 — 743,062 ratings — published 2015
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Red, White & Royal Blue (Red, White & Royal Blue, #1) Red, White & Royal Blue (Red, White & Royal Blue, #1)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,260,510 ratings — published 2019
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Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1) Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)
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avg rating 3.63 — 208,309 ratings — published 2010
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,931,598 ratings — published 1813
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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 4.35 — 1,055,648 ratings — published 2020
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Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)
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avg rating 4.34 — 241,712 ratings — published 1989
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The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 245,456 ratings — published 1908
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,772,023 ratings — published 2005
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Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
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avg rating 3.67 — 2,904,334 ratings — published 2011
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,680,912 ratings — published 1988
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Remarkably Bright Creatures Remarkably Bright Creatures (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,456,048 ratings — published 2022
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.51 — 1,672,666 ratings — published 2021
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What You Are Looking for Is in the Library What You Are Looking for Is in the Library (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 133,319 ratings — published 2020
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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 4.36 — 93,164 ratings — published 2022
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Book Lovers Book Lovers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 1,638,964 ratings — published 2022
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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avg rating 4.18 — 2,510,934 ratings — published 1868
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Kiki's Delivery Service (Kiki's Delivery Service, #1) Kiki's Delivery Service (Kiki's Delivery Service, #1)
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avg rating 4.15 — 27,187 ratings — published 1985
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Strange Weather in Tokyo Strange Weather in Tokyo (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 55,154 ratings — published 2001
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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 — 1,139,375 ratings — published 1908
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The Little Book of Lykke: The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People The Little Book of Lykke: The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 20,416 ratings — published 2017
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
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avg rating 3.78 — 248,682 ratings — published 1974
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
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avg rating 4.30 — 592,159 ratings — published 1969
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,563,546 ratings — published 2003
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Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1) Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1)
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avg rating 3.83 — 81,886 ratings — published 1889
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The Deal (Off-Campus, #1) The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)
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avg rating 4.19 — 1,271,390 ratings — published 2015
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 1,675,243 ratings — published 1939
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Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2) Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2)
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avg rating 3.83 — 984,509 ratings — published 2011
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Beauty from Pain (Beauty, #1) Beauty from Pain (Beauty, #1)
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avg rating 4.21 — 57,144 ratings — published 2013
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White Nights White Nights (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 404,880 ratings — published 1848
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Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 95,273 ratings — published 2022
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The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1) The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
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avg rating 3.65 — 50,267 ratings — published 2013
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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 187,833 ratings — published 2021
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
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avg rating 4.07 — 4,752,699 ratings — published 2016
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Cold Clay (Shady Hollow, #2) Cold Clay (Shady Hollow, #2)
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avg rating 3.88 — 13,536 ratings — published 2017
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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1) Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1)
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avg rating 4.02 — 225,234 ratings — published 2023
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Before We Were Yours Before We Were Yours (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 746,986 ratings — published 2017
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I've Got You Under My Skin (Under Suspicion, #1) I've Got You Under My Skin (Under Suspicion, #1)
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avg rating 3.85 — 27,925 ratings — published 2014
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Charlotte’s Web Charlotte’s Web (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 2,083,322 ratings — published 1952
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.41 — 835,463 ratings — published 2016
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
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avg rating 4.37 — 3,729,959 ratings — published 2018
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Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
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avg rating 3.96 — 3,435,658 ratings — published 2000
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
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avg rating 3.81 — 278,298 ratings — published 1998
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The Comfort Book The Comfort Book (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 76,175 ratings — published 2021
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Mooncakes Mooncakes (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 48,563 ratings — published 2019
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The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1) The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)
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avg rating 4.33 — 71,372 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 192,746 ratings — published 2014
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Kenneth S. Cohen
“We need to regard relaxation as a process of surrendering to a deeper wisdom, rather than acquiring, through effort, a new ability.”
Kenneth S. Cohen, The Way of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing

Michael Finkel
“It's possible that Knight believed he was one of the few sane people left. He was confounded by the idea that passing the prime of your life in a cubicle, spending hours a day at a computer, in exchange for money, was considered acceptable, but relaxing in a tent in the woods was disturbed. Observing the trees was indolent; cutting them down was enterprising. What did Knight do for a living? He lived for a living.”
Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

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