Pottering: A Cure for Modern Life
By: Anna McGovern
3.76
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
This little book is both a discussion and practical guide to one of the most British of pastimes - …
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1. Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
By: John J. Ratey , Edward M. Hallowell
4.12
Format: 319 pages, Paperback
Through vivid stories of the experiences of their patients (both adults and children), Drs. Hallowe… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
"Families, by and large, like most groups, resist change. If one member of a family wants to move away, this is regarded as a betrayal, for example. If one member of a family is fat and tries to lose …"-John J. Ratey, Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
2. Cold Tangerines: Celebrating the Extraordinary Nature of Everyday Life
By: Shauna Niequist
3.76
Format: None pages,
Cold Tangerinesis a collection of stories that celebrate the extraordinary moments hidden in our ev… read more
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3. Ban This Book
By: Alan Gratz
4.41
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
-Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero.... Sta… read more
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"Probably because for all the amazing things books can do, they can't make you into a bad person"-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book
"She was disappointed, I could tell, and suddenly the only thing I wanted in the world was to please her."-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book
4. Elizabeth and Her German Garden
By: Elizabeth von Arnim
3.73
Format: 207 pages, Paperback
An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here. "Elizabeth and Her German Garden," a novel… read more
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"I shall not let myself be frightened away by the sarcasm of owls."-Elizabeth von Arnim, Elizabeth and Her German Garden
"We are none of us ever thankful enough, and yet we each get so much, so very much, more than we deserve."-Elizabeth von Arnim, Elizabeth and Her German Garden
", and there were days last winter when I danced for sheer joy out in my frost-bound garden, in spite of my years and children."-Elizabeth von Arnim, Elizabeth and Her German Garden
"Oh, I thought of calling it Journeyings in Germany. It sounds well, and would be correct. Or Jottings from German Journeyings--I haven't quite decided yet..."-Elizabeth von Arnim, Elizabeth and Her German Garden
5. The Beatryce Prophecy
By: Kate DiCamillo
4.30
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
A magical medieval tale from two masters, Newbery Medal-winning Kate DiCamillo and Caldecott Medal-… read more
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"Once there was a mermaid."-Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy
"Let her have her dangerous will."-Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy
"Nothing is more terrifying to evil than joy."-Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy
"Mark that it is dangerous. Trouble has a very long tail."-Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy
6. Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions
By: Steve Martin
3.72
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Number One Is Walking is Steve Martin’s cinematic legacy―an illustrated memoir of his legendary act… read more
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- nonfiction
7. Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
By: Maureen Johnson
4.01
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Thinking of a foray to a quaint English village? You'll think twice after reading this tongue-in-ch… read more
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- nonfiction
8. Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
By: Jonathan Kennedy
3.94
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An account of how the major transformations in history—from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth o… read more
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- nonfiction
"Pathogens thrive on inequality and injustice."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"Across the whole of the Americas, the introduction of infectious diseases from Europe resulted in a 90 percent fall in the population, from about 60.5 million in 1500 to 6 million a century later."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"There is one universally incorrect choice: do nothing. This didn't work when humans thought that plagues were a punishment sent by angry gods. Nor does a laissez-faire approach help stop disease when…"-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
9. The Light in the Dark: A Winter Journal
By: Horatio Clare
3.79
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
As November stubs out the glow of autumn and the days tighten into shorter hours, winter’s occupati… read more
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- nonfiction
10. The Open-Air Life: Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Embrace Nature Every Day
By: Linda Åkeson McGurk
3.90
Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition
A complete guide to Friluftsliv, the Nordic secret to unplugging and connecting more deeply with na… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
11. I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
By: Anne Bogel
4.02
Format: 156 pages, Hardcover
For so many people, reading isn't just a hobby or a way to pass the time--it's a lifestyle. Our boo… read more
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- nonfiction
"Just as I’m all the ages I have been, I’m all the readers I have been."-Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
"For everyone who’s ever finished a book under the covers with a flashlight when they were supposed to be sleeping."-Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
"A good book, when we return to it, will always have something new to say. It's not the same book, and we're not the same reader"-Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
"With apologies to Kathleen Kelly, what I've come to learn is this: if my real life reminds me of something I read in a book , I'm reading well -- and I'm probably living well, too."-Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
12. The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves
By: J.B. MacKinnon
4.20
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Consuming less is our best strategy for saving the planet—but can we do it? In this thoughtful and … read more
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- nonfiction
"We can't stop shopping, we must stop shopping. It isn't only that consumption is distorting the climate, felling the forests, cluttering out lives, filling our heads with a throwaway mindset, even st…"-J.B. MacKinnon, The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves
13. Teatime Discipleship: Sharing Faith One Cup at a Time
By: Sally Clarkson
4.50
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Cultivate Friendship, Feasting, and Fellowship As a mother, friend, and traveler, Sally Clarkson h… read more
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14. The Farmer's Wife: My Life in Days
By: Helen Rebanks
3.89
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
A portrait of life at Helen Rebanks' Lake District farmhouse that beautifully captures the unsung w… read more
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- nonfiction
15. Dogtown (Dogtown, #1)
By: Katherine Applegate
4.22
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have … read more
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16. The Cottage Fairy Companion: A Cottagecore Guide to Slow Living, Connecting to Nature, and Becoming Enchanted Again
By: Paola Merrill
4.32
Format: 180 pages, Paperback
The Cottage Fairy Companion is your accessible and beautiful guide to mindful living. It teaches th… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
"I believe that peace of mind is not only achievable but grows in abundance once we begin to nourish it. I see it as a life long journey of letting go of unnecessary burdens, again and again, casting …"-Paola Merrill, The Cottage Fairy Companion: A Cottagecore Guide to Slow Living, Connecting to Nature, and Becoming Enchanted Again
17. The Highly Sensitive Parent: Be Brilliant in Your Role, Even When the World Overwhelms You
By: Elaine N. Aron
3.51
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Parenting is the most valuable and rewarding job in the world, and also one of the most challenging… read more
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- self help
18. Pottering: A Cure for Modern Life
By: Anna McGovern
3.76
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
This little book is both a discussion and practical guide to one of the most British of pastimes - … read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
19. Beverly Hills Spy: The Double-Agent War Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbor
By: Ronald Drabkin
3.89
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In the spirit of Ben Macintyre’s greatest spy nonfiction, the truly unbelievable and untold story o… read more
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- nonfiction
20. One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America
By: Gene Weingarten
3.94
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
On New Year's Day 2013, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Gene Weingarten asked three strangers to, li… read more
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- nonfiction
"Life is essentially a fatal disease of indeterminate duration."-Gene Weingarten, One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America
21. Swimming with Seals
By: Victoria Whitworth
3.77
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Victoria Whitworth began swimming in the cold waters of Orkney as a means of temporary escape from … read more
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