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Sara Learns the Secret about the Law of Attraction by Esther Hicks, Jerry Hicks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis book offers you, the reader, a thoughtful and inspired formula for generating appreciation, happiness, and good feelings—deftly blended into the uplifting story of a plucky, inquisitive girl named Sara; and her teacher, an ethereal owl named Solomon.There’s something in Sara for any child, adult, or teen pursuing joy and meaning . . -
![Before the Law by Franz Kafka]()
Before the Law by Franz Kafka
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBefore the Law (German: Vor dem Gesetz) is a parable contained in the novel The Trial (German: Der Prozess), by Franz Kafka. Before the Law was published in Kafka's lifetime, first in the 1915 New Year's edition of the independent Jewish weekly Selbstwehr, then in 1919 as part of the collection Ein Landarzt (A Country Doctor)... -
![Judge on Trial by Ivan Klíma]()
Judge on Trial by Ivan Klíma
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn epic novel about those who stayed in Prague after 1968. When middle-aged judge Adam Kindl is asked not only to try a double murder case but is also expected to find the accused guilty, it is his own shattered faith in the political system that is put on trial... -
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The House by Danielle Steel
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe restoration of a majestic old home provides the exhilarating backdrop for Danielle Steel’s 66th bestselling novel, the story of a young woman’s dream, an old man’s gift, and the surprises that await us behind every closed door... Perched on a hill overlooking San Francisco, the house was magnificent, built in 1923 by a wealthy man for the woman he adored... -
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![Agent of Chaos by Norman Spinrad, Barry N. Malzberg]()
Agent of Chaos by Norman Spinrad, Barry N. Malzberg
Rated: 3.49 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHumanity has colonized the nearest planets of the solar system. One government unifies the billions of citizens scattered across three different worlds: the Hegemony, supervising a new age of peace and prosperity. Conflict between nations no longer exists.But a price has been paid. The Hegemony tolerates no opposition. It imposes its rule by force...Categorized as:
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![Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi]()
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn this deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti–Black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history. Stamped from the Beginning uses the lives of five major American intellectuals to offer a window into the contentious debates between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and anti-racists...Categorized as:
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![Annihilation of Caste by B.R. Ambedkar]()
Annihilation of Caste by B.R. Ambedkar
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPlease Read Notes: Brand New, International Softcover Edition, Printed in black and white pages, minor self wear on the cover or pages, Sale restriction may be printed on the book, but Book name, contents, and author are exactly same as Hardcover Edition. Fast delivery through DHL/FedEx express... -
![Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement by John Lewis, Michael D'Orso]()
Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement by John Lewis, Michael D'Orso
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn eloquent, epic firsthand account of the civil rights movement by a man who lived it-an American hero whose courage, vision, and dedication helped change history. The son of an Alabama sharecropper, and now a sixth-term United States Congressman, John Lewis has led an extraordinary life, one that found him at the epicenter of the civil rights movement in the late '50s and '60s... -
![The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein, Adam Grupper]()
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein, Adam Grupper
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsRichard Rothstein has painstakingly documented how American cities, from San Francisco to Boston, became so racially divided...Categorized as:
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![From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000 by Lee Kuan Yew, Henry Kissinger]()
From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000 by Lee Kuan Yew, Henry Kissinger
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFew gave tiny Singapore much chance of survival when it was granted independence in 1965... -
![The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease]()
The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEvery child can become an avid reader, and this beloved, classic guide - now in its fourth edition, with an up-to-date treasury of more than 1,200 children's books, from picture books to novels, that are great for reading aloud - will show you how to make it happen...Categorized as:
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![The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig]()
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsMore than one million hardcovers soldNow available for the first time in paperback!The Classic Text Annotated to Update Graham's Timeless Wisdom for Today's Market ConditionsThe greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham taught and inspired people worldwide...Categorized as:
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![Kingdom Man: Every Man's Destiny, Every Woman's Dream by Tony Evans]()
Kingdom Man: Every Man's Destiny, Every Woman's Dream by Tony Evans
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a man follows the principles of biblical manhood, those around him benefit from his leadership and care. Kingdom Man challenges and equips men to fully understand their position under God as well as their position over what God has given them...Categorized as:
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![Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki]()
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 31 ratings"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few." So begins this most beloved of all American Zen books. Seldom has such a small handful of words provided a teaching as rich as has this famous opening line of Shunryu Suzuki's classic...Categorized as:
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![Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky]()
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn this pathbreaking work, Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky show that, contrary to the usual image of the news media as cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitous in their search for truth and defense of justice, in their actual practice they defend the economic, social, and political agendas of the privileged groups that dominate domestic society, the state, and the global order...Categorized as:
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![Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind by V.S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee]()
Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind by V.S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNeuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran is internationally renowned for uncovering answers to the deep and quirky questions of human nature that few scientists have dared to address. His bold insights about the brain are matched only by the stunning simplicity of his experiments -- using such low-tech tools as cotton swabs, glasses of water and dime-store mirrors. In Phantoms in the Brain, Dr...Categorized as:
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![The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman by Richard P. Feynman]()
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman by Richard P. Feynman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman,from interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. A sweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an intimate and fascinating view of a life in science-a life like no other...Categorized as:
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![Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee]()
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsRobert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. Quincy Jones, Diane Keaton, Gloria Steinem, Julia Roberts, John Cleese and David Bowie are just a few of his celebrity alumni...Categorized as:
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![How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with People by Les Giblin]()
How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with People by Les Giblin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTaking a brass tacks approach to communication, How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing With People explains how to interact with others as they really are, not as you would like them to be. The goal is to get what you want from them successfully - be it cooperation, goodwill, love or security...Categorized as:
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![A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles by Thomas Sowell]()
A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles by Thomas Sowell
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsControversies in politics arise from many sources, but the conflicts that endure for generations or centuries show a remarkably consistent pattern. In this classic work, Thomas Sowell analyzes this pattern...Categorized as:
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![Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough, John Helyar]()
Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough, John Helyar
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 28 ratings“One of the finest, most compelling accounts of what happened to corporate America and Wall Street in the 1980’s.” —New York Times Book ReviewA #1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at the Gate is the classic account of the fall of RJR Nabisco... -
![Stein on Writing by Sol Stein, Christopher Lane]()
Stein on Writing by Sol Stein, Christopher Lane
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsYour future as a writer is in your hands. Whether you are a newcomer or an accomplished professional, a novelist, story writer, or a writer of nonfiction, you will find this book a wealth of immediately useful guidance not available anywhere else. As Sol Stein, renowned editor, author, and instructor, explains, "This is not a book of theory... -
![On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century graphic edition by Timothy Snyder]()
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century graphic edition by Timothy Snyder
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAn historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America’s turn towards authoritarianism.On November 9th, millions of Americans woke up to the impossible: the election of Donald Trump as president...Categorized as:
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![The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIV, Howard C. Cutler]()
The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIV, Howard C. Cutler
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsNearly every time you see him, he's laughing, or at least smiling. And he makes everyone else around him feel like smiling. He's the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet, a Nobel Prize winner, and an increasingly popular speaker and statesman. What's more, he'll tell you that happiness is the purpose of life, and that "the very motion of our life is towards happiness...Categorized as:
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![The Elements of Style, Annotated and Updated for Present-Day Use by William Strunk Jr., Stanford Pritchard]()
The Elements of Style, Annotated and Updated for Present-Day Use by William Strunk Jr., Stanford Pritchard
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsABOUT THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE: UPDATED FOR PRESENT-DAY USE “The ancients wrote at a time when the great art of writing badly had not yet been invented. In those days to write at all meant to write well.” – Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. I was originally born in Ohio.... Well, that's interesting, I thought, as I absentmindedly listened to the sports announcer on the radio...Categorized as:
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![Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights by Karen Blumenthal]()
Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights by Karen Blumenthal
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom award-winning author Karen Blumenthal, comes a deep and passionate look at the riveting history of the fight for reproductive rights in the United States.Tracing the path to the landmark decision in Roe v...Categorized as:
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![On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser]()
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOn Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet...Categorized as:
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![Means of Ascent by Robert A. Caro]()
Means of Ascent by Robert A. Caro
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratings‘The greatest biography of our era … Essential reading for those who want to comprehend power and politics’ The TimesRobert A. Caro’s legendary, multi-award-winning biography of US President Lyndon Johnson is a uniquely riveting and revelatory account of power, political genius and the shaping of twentieth-century America... -
![Psycho Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz]()
Psycho Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsPositive wisdom and helpful insights on how to be a successful person Happiness and success are habits. So are failure and misery...Categorized as:
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![Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg]()
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFor more than twenty years Natalie Goldberg has been challenging and cheering on writers with her books and workshops. In her groundbreaking first book, she brings together Zen meditation and writing in a new way. Writing practice, as she calls it, is no different from other forms of Zen practice--"it is backed by two thousand years of studying the mind...Categorized as:
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