Books like 'Let's Talk: ...About Making Your Life Exciting, Easier, And Exceptional'
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Fireproof by Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsINSIDE BURNING BUILDINGS, Captain Caleb Holt lives by the firefighter's adage: NEVER LEAVE YOUR PARTNER. Yet at home, in the cooling embers of his marriage, he lives by his own rules.Growing up, his wife Catherine always dreamed of marrying a loving, brave firefighter . . . just like her father.Now, after seven years of marriage, she wonders when she stopped being "good enough... -
![Lato, gdy mama miała zielone oczy by Tatiana Țîbuleac]()
Lato, gdy mama miała zielone oczy by Tatiana Țîbuleac
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAleksy, kipiący gniewem nastolatek, po ukończeniu szkoły zamierza pojechać z kolegami do Amsterdamu, zamiast tego jednak udaje się z matką na wieś do Francji. Mają spędzić razem lato. Ich trudna relacja powoli się odmienia, aż w końcu – na krótko – przechodzi w autentyczną bliskość... -
![Next to Normal by Brian Yorkey, Tom Kitt]()
Next to Normal by Brian Yorkey, Tom Kitt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"A brave and breathtaking musical... -
![A filha primitiva by Vanessa Passos]()
A filha primitiva by Vanessa Passos
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVencedor do Prêmio Kindle de Literatura (2021) e Prêmio Jacarandá (2022)Uma história de amor e ódio, violência e redenção. Ambientada em Fortaleza, A filha primitiva traz luz e sombra para uma geração de avó, mãe e filha – unidas pela dor e pelo abandono, separadas pela fé, pelo ceticismo e pelos segredos que guardam. Uma avó negra que esconde quem é o pai da filha... -
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![The Mustachioed Woman of Shanghai by Isham Cook]()
The Mustachioed Woman of Shanghai by Isham Cook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWant to know what's really going on with relationships in China today? It is the Shanghai of courtesans and concubines, danger and decadence, updated to 2020. American expat author Isham Cook has disappeared... -
![Memento & Following by Christopher J. Nolan]()
Memento & Following by Christopher J. Nolan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristopher Nolan's Memento is an intricate, original, fascinating thriller, hailed by Philip French of the Observer as 'one of the year's most exciting pictures'. Its protagonist Leonard (Guy Pearce) is a puzzle, even to himself. He sports the trappings of an expensive lifestyle, yet he lives in seedy motels, and seems to be on a desperate mission of revenge to find the man who murdered his wife... -
![The House of Gazes by Daniele Mencarelli]()
The House of Gazes by Daniele Mencarelli
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWinner of the 2019 John Fante First Novel Prize The critically acclaimed novel from the author of Everything Calls for Salvation , adapted into a Netflix Original series, is a powerful coming-of-age story about loss, identity, and rebirth Daniele is a young poet plagued by an unknown darkness, “an invisible disease of the heart, or of the mind...Categorized as:
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![My Husband's Secret by Kiersten Modglin]()
My Husband's Secret by Kiersten Modglin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy husband liked his secrets. On the day of his funeral, I found out just how much. As it turns out, there were three of us. Three women he loved. Three secrets he had to keep. But Lucas wasn’t the only one with secrets. The three of us have a few of our own, and we’d do anything to keep them. If you look close enough, we each had a motive. We all had an opportunity... -
![Invisible Love by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt]()
Invisible Love by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEric-Emmanuel Schmitt is the author of three luminous collections of short stories published by Europa Editions, including the bestselling Most Beautiful Book in the World, and one novel, Three Women in a Mirror... -
![Lying on the Couch by Irvin D. Yalom]()
Lying on the Couch by Irvin D. Yalom
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Love's Executioner and When Nietzsche Wept comes a provocative exploration of the unusual relationships three therapists form with their patients. Seymour is a therapist of the old school who blurs the boundary of sexual propriety with one of his clients... -
![Everything Like Before: Stories by Kjell Askildsen]()
Everything Like Before: Stories by Kjell Askildsen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpare, taut and told with flashes of pitch-black humour, the short stories of Norwegian master Kjell Askildsen capture all the strangeness of modern existence. In this selection of tales, spanning the whole of his brilliant career, unnerving encounters occur, lonely individuals try to connect, families and relationships are fractured, and we are confronted by the fragility and absurdity of life...Categorized as:
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![No matarás by Ana Sofía González]()
No matarás by Ana Sofía González
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings«—Vicky, ven, acércate, te voy a decir un el infierno no existe, son los papás—le susurró al oído y se partió de risa.»Alejandra, una adolescente frívola, vive en un fraccionamiento de clase alta. Su vida se ve afectada por el abandono de su madre y la dureza de un padre estricto... -
![Love You Gone by Rona Halsall]()
Love You Gone by Rona Halsall
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratings‘Hello? Police? My husband and our children… they’re gone.’ When Mel arrives at the holiday cottage in the Lake District, she expects to find the heating on and her husband Luke and the two children waiting for her. Maybe a bottle of wine open… Instead, there is just a note on the side, saying they’ve gone out for a walk... -
![Controle by Natalia Borges Polesso]()
Controle by Natalia Borges Polesso
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNatalia Borges Polesso apresenta, em Controle, uma narrativa impactante sobre relações homoafetivas entre mulheres, o poder do desafio e, acima de tudo, as escolhas que precisam ser feitas para que as pessoas se tornem quem elas querem ser.A protagonista, Nanda, é epilética. Cercada de cuidado pelos pais, ela evita ao máximo o contato humano — exceto pela amiga, Joana... -
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![All the Little Animals by Walker Hamilton]()
All the Little Animals by Walker Hamilton
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA beguiling, unsettling and ultimately moving modern fable set on the byways of rural Cornwall; a story about running away, the search for acceptance and burying road-kill.Bobby is a 31 year old man with the mind of a small, frightened boy. He has run away from his privileged but abusive London home to rural Cornwall...Categorized as:
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![Khokkiri by Lia Indra Andriana, O. Lydia Panduwinata]()
Khokkiri by Lia Indra Andriana, O. Lydia Panduwinata
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Kusimpan seuntai kenangan abadi tentangmu" Becca. Adriel Jo. Richard. Della. TOP. Lucie. Penulis. Fotografer. Dokter. Penerjemah. Blogger. Teman. Saudara. Kekasih. Tunangan Mereka telah mengikrarkan kesetiaan untuk tak saling melupakan. Namun, kenyataan bahwa mereka hanyalah manusia biasa yang memiliki keterbatasan memori, tak dapat diubah... -
![Life Without Summer: A Novel by Lynne Griffin, Tanya Eby]()
Life Without Summer: A Novel by Lynne Griffin, Tanya Eby
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTessa Gray’s life changes forever when she loses her four-year-old daughter, Abby, in a hit-and-run accident outside her preschool. Once a vivacious, joyful mother and wife, Tessa now spends her days holed up in Abby’s room, sleeping in her bed, clutching Abby’s Tootsie Rabbit stuffed animal—anything to keep her memories close... -
![Tom at the Farm by Michel Marc Bouchard]()
Tom at the Farm by Michel Marc Bouchard
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs an unexpected guest at his recently deceased lover's funeral, Tom is blindsided by the man's legacy of untruth. With the mother expecting a chain-smoking girlfriend, and the older brother hell-bent on preserving a facade of normalcy, Tom is coerced into participating in the dishonesty until, at last, he confronts the torment that drove his lover to live in the shadows of deceit... -
![Goodbye, Earl: A Bad Girl Creek Novel by Jo-Ann Mapson]()
Goodbye, Earl: A Bad Girl Creek Novel by Jo-Ann Mapson
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFive challenging years have passed in the lives of the ladies of Bad Girl Creek. Beryl, Nance, Ness, and Phoebe have experienced their share of hardship and heartache, but also much happiness. Beryl now lives with Earl in Alaska, where the fissures in their relationship have started to spread... -
![Finding Her Feet - Drama. Tragedy. Family. Life. by Jams N. Roses, James Ross]()
Finding Her Feet - Drama. Tragedy. Family. Life. by Jams N. Roses, James Ross
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDrama. Tragedy. Family. Life.FINDING HER FEET by Jams N. RosesThe tragedy begins as Amanda watches her sister fall through the broken ice. Heartbreakingly, Samantha doesn’t reappear until the following day, when her lifeless body is pulled from the water. The devastation continues as the family falls apart under the weight of emotional pain and unfair blame... -
![The Secretary by Britney King]()
The Secretary by Britney King
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of The Social Affair and HER comes a new mind-bending thriller about a young woman whose life takes a wicked turn when she lands her dream job. The job comes with a lot of perks. A mysterious new boss is one of them. His deep pockets don’t hurt... -
![Learning to Lose: A Novel by David Trueba]()
Learning to Lose: A Novel by David Trueba
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt is Sylvia’s sixteenth birthday, and her life as an adult is about to begin—not with the party she had been planning, but with a car accident and a broken leg. Behind the wheel is a talented young soccer player, just arrived from Buenos Aires and set for stardom on and off the field... -
![No Kiss Goodbye by Janelle Harris]()
No Kiss Goodbye by Janelle Harris
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsKids change your life, they said. Things will never be the same again, they said. Isn't it wonderful, they said. But no one knows what to say now. My husband wants to take the kids. My husband thinks the accident was my fault. My husband thinks I need help. But I think he wants rid of me... -
![She's Not There by Tamsin Grey]()
She's Not There by Tamsin Grey
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Jonah and Raff wake up on Monday, their mother Lucy isn’t there.Although Jonah is only nine, he is the big brother, and knows enough about the world to keep her absence a secret. If anyone found out she’d left them alone, it could be disastrous for him and Raff; and she'll be back, he’s nearly sure.With growing unease, he puzzles over the clues she’s left behind... -
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![The Memory Artists by Jeffrey Moore]()
The Memory Artists by Jeffrey Moore
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWinner of the Canadian Authors Association Award for Best NovelNoel Burun has synesthesia and hypermnesia: he sees words in vibrant explosions of colors and shapes, which collide and commingle to form a memory so bitingly perfect that he can remember everything, from the 1001 stories of The Arabian Nights to the color of his bib as a toddler... -
![Hector and the Search for Lost Time by François Lelord]()
Hector and the Search for Lost Time by François Lelord
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe delightful third book in the multimillion-copy internationally bestselling seriesBeing up against the clock was a real problem for so many people, thought Hector. What could he possibly do to help them?First he tackled happiness. Then he took on love. And now Hector, our endearing young French psychiatrist, confronts the persistent march of time... -
![The Man on the Mountaintop by Susan Trott, Libby Spurrier]()
The Man on the Mountaintop by Susan Trott, Libby Spurrier
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Man on the Mountaintop tells the story of Holy Man Joe, an ageing and unassuming man who lives in a hermitage on top of a mountain. During the summer months, thousands of hopefuls line the single-file path leading to his door, seeking his wisdom...Categorized as:
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![Flights of Love: Stories by Bernhard Schlink]()
Flights of Love: Stories by Bernhard Schlink
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA collection of stories that weave themselves around the idea of love---love to seek and love to flee; love as desire, as guilt, as confusion or self-betrayal; love as habit, as affair, and as life-changing rebellion... -
![Traps by MacKenzie Bezos]()
Traps by MacKenzie Bezos
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe story of four very different women whose paths intersect--briefly, but significantly--in ways that will transform each of their lives forever: a propulsive reading experience that delivers the most abundant emotional satisfaction, in prose that is intelligent, nuanced, and riveting from first to last... -
![Exotic Neurotic by Kenneth Jarrett Singleton]()
Exotic Neurotic by Kenneth Jarrett Singleton
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSYNOPSIS Exotic Neurotic is a book of poetry which involves subject matter such as depression, imbalance within one's personal self, angst, frustration, youthfulness, antisocial behavior, and violence. In addition, many of Exotic Neurotic's thematic properties also pertain to love, illness, death, human anatomy, physical deformities, elimination, birth, and abortion... -
![The Lighter Side of Large by Becky Siame]()
The Lighter Side of Large by Becky Siame
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when an overweight single mother finds out her ex-husband is getting married to her gorgeous sister in nine months? She orders a double mocacchino and plots her revenge. Isabella "Bella" White plans to lose weight, get a career, and find the perfect man in time for the wedding, but proving there's more to her than fat is a heavyweight task... -
![Tangled Lives by Hilary Boyd]()
Tangled Lives by Hilary Boyd
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Thursdays in the Park comes a tense, emotional drama about what happens to a family when a secret is kept hidden, and a stranger is suddenly introduced into the dynamic.Annie Delancey is happily married, in her early 50s, with three grown children. But Annie guards a secret. At age nineteen she had a baby boy and gave him up for adoption... -
![The Cure for Modern Life by Lisa Tucker]()
The Cure for Modern Life by Lisa Tucker
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBestselling author Lisa Tucker's new novel tells the story of three old friends who are forced to confront what they truly believe in when a 10 year-old homeless boy disrupts their carefully organised lives... -
![Embrace on Brooklyn Bridge by Ezzedine C. Fishere]()
Embrace on Brooklyn Bridge by Ezzedine C. Fishere
Rated: 3.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOn the eve of Salma's twenty-first birthday, scattered friends and family converge on New York for a celebration organized by Darwish, her obstinate grandfather... -
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![عائشة تنزل إلى العالم السفلي by بثينة العيسى]()
عائشة تنزل إلى العالم السفلي by بثينة العيسى
Rated: 3.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsأنا عائشة. سأموتُ خلال سبعةِ أيّام.وحتى ذلك الحين قرّرتُ أن أكتب. لا أعرف كيف يفترض بالكتابة أن تبدأ، الأرجح من مكانٍ كهذا.. حيث يورقُ كلّ شيءٍ بالشك. تبدو الكتابة وكأنّها الشيءُ الوحيدُ الذي أستطيع فعله. أريدُ أن أضع نقطةً أخيرة في السّطر الأخير، قبل أن يبتلعني الغياب. لقد قررتُ أن تكون أيامي الأخيرة على هذه الشاكلة. أقصد: على شاكلة الكتابة. الكلمةُ كائنٌ هشٌ ومتهافت، إنها تشبهني. وأنا.
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