Lessons from an American Stoic: How Emerson Can Change Your Life
By: Mark Matousek
3.79
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road
By: Neil Peart
4.11
Format: 460 pages, Paperback
This bold narrative written by the drummer and lyricist for the band Rush shows how Peart tried to … read more
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3. The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
By: Matt Ridley
3.76
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Life is getting better--and at an accelerating rate. Food availability, income, and life span are u… read more
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- philosophy
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4. Sometimes a Great Notion
By: Ken Kesey
4.26
Format: 628 pages, Paperback
The magnificent second novel from the legendary author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest... Follo… read more
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"Man is certain of nothing but his ability to fail"-Ken Kesey, Sometimes a Great Notion
"He couldn't seem to get his teeth into anything. Except books. The things in books was darn near more real to him than the things breathing and eating."-Ken Kesey, Sometimes a Great Notion
"Cafe Owners are more frustrated than the common laborer," Draeger writes. "The common laborer answers only to the foreman; the cafe owner answers to every patron who stops in"-Ken Kesey, Sometimes a Great Notion
". . .sometimes reading the same page over and over, until one sleepy afternoon something clicked, like a lock unlocking, and she saw those printed doors swing open on a vast house of words."-Ken Kesey, Sometimes a Great Notion
5. Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter
By: Dan Ariely , None
4.15
Format: None pages, ebook
Why is paying for things painful? Why are we comfortable overpaying for something in the present ju… read more
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6. Self-Reliance and Other Essays
By: Ralph Waldo Emerson
0.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Essayist, poet, and philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) propounded a transcendental ideali… read more
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7. Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood
By: Ed Zwick
4.03
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
This heartfelt and wry career memoir from the director of Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai, Legends … read more
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"One of Patsy Broderick's choicer comments was to describe my writing as ' limp as a penis ."-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood
"I called Matthew Broderick. The radiophone was working again. 'Hi, Matthew, I hear you want to talk about the script. Over .' 'Yeah, well, I have a lot of notes…' He neglected to say “ over ."-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood
"From the moment we met Patsy Broderick was contemptuous, demeaning, and volatile. As Matthew sat in opaque silence, I was forced to defend, in excruciating detail, my rationale for every line in ever…"-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood
8. Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
By: Charles Duhigg
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780593243916. Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the … read more
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"Strong leaders didn't help people align. In fact, groups with a dominant leader had the least amount of neural synchrony."-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
"To communicate with someone, we must connect with them. When we absorb what someone is saying and they comprehend what we say, it's because our brains have, to some degree, aligned."-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
9. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
10. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
By: Morgan Housel
4.19
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more
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11. Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier
By: Arthur C. Brooks
3.79
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
You can get happier. And getting there will be the adventure of your lifetime. In Build the Life… read more
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- philosophy
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"feel the feel, then take the wheel pg30"-Arthur C. Brooks, Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier
"When you learn, teach. When you get, give."-Arthur C. Brooks, Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier
12. The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration
By: Jake Bittle
4.28
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
“The Great Displacement is closely observed, compassionate, and far-sighted.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, P… read more
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13. Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir
By: Werner Herzog
4.25
Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition
Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of … read more
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14. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
By: Cal Newport
3.73
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more
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"What are we really doing here?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
15. Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery
By: Scott H. Young
3.70
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Ultralearning explores why it’s so difficult for p… read more
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16. The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams
By: Seth Godin
3.85
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A soulful re-envisioning of what work and leadership can be, from the visionary mind of renowned au… read more
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17. Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
By: Shane Parrish
4.21
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFew things will change your trajectory in life or business as m… read more
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"Our desire to feel right overpowers our desire to be right."-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
"The social rewards for going with the crowd are felt long before the benefits of going against it are gained."-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
"Most people go through life assuming that we’re right about everything all the time and that people who don’t see things our way are wrong. We mistake how we want the world to be with how it actually…"-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
18. Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough
By: Michael Easter
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Reveals the biological and evolutionary foundations behind your brain’… read more
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"Embrace short-term discomfort to find a long-term benefit."-Michael Easter, Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough
19. Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
By: Rainn Wilson
3.83
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
**New York Times Bestseller** Comedic actor, producer, and writer Rainn Wilson, cofounder of th… read more
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20. Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You
By: Brad Stulberg
4.05
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A revelatory book on rethinking change, creating a rugged and flexible mindset … read more
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21. Forever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well
By: Gabrielle Lyon
3.75
Format: 368 pages, ebook
Learn how to reboot your metabolism, build strength, and extend your life with this accessible new … read more
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22. In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
By: Sebastian Junger
3.92
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by t… read more
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- audiobook
"Everyone has a relationship with death whether they want one or not; refusing to think about death is its own kind of relationship. When we hear about another person's death, we are hearing a version…"-Sebastian Junger, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
23. First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
By: Thomas E. Ricks
4.08
Format: 416 pages, ebook
New York Times BestsellerEditors' Choice —New York Times Book Review "Ricks knocks it out of the p… read more
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"It is a cliché, and a bad one, that generals try to “fight the last war"-Thomas E. Ricks, First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
"...Populism tends to look good from a distance, but close up it can be frightening."-Thomas E. Ricks, First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
"As an inhabitant of a Mississippi River town happily shouts out in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , “You pays your money and you makes your choice!"-Thomas E. Ricks, First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
"More than anything else, I have learned in researching this book that America is a moving target, a goal that must always be pursued but never quite reached."-Thomas E. Ricks, First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
24. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World
By: Ryan Holiday
4.21
Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition
In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for… read more
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25. The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: A Scientist's Warning
By: Peter J. Hotez
3.89
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
Dr. Peter Hotez discusses how an anti-vaccine movement became a dangerous political campaign promot… read more
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26. Reasons Not to Worry: How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times: A Practical Guide to Stoicism for Self-Improvement and Personal Growth
By: Brigid Delaney
4.01
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In this heartfelt and soul-searching work, brimming with warmth, humor, and insight, the beloved Gu… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
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"You are more likely to feel an inner disturbance if you set your heart and mind on something that is beyond your control to obtain."-Brigid Delaney, Reasons Not to Worry: How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times: A Practical Guide to Stoicism for Self-Improvement and Personal Growth
27. Lessons from an American Stoic: How Emerson Can Change Your Life
By: Mark Matousek
3.79
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
"This is a beautiful book, full of ideas that could help restore America’s genius for freedom and p… read more
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28. Sonic Boom: The Impossible Rise of Warner Bros. Records, from Hendrix to Fleetwood Mac to Madonna to Prince
By: Peter Ames Carlin
3.88
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From journalist Peter Ames Carlin, Sonic Boom captures the rollicking story of the most successful … read more
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- audiobook
29. The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America
By: Jeffrey Rosen
4.36
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating examination of what “the pursuit of happiness” meant to our nation’s Founders and how… read more
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"If you had to sum it up in one sentence, the classical definition of the pursuit of happiness meant being a lifelong learner, with a commitment to practicing the daily habits that lead to character i…"-Jeffrey Rosen, The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America
30. On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything
By: Nate Silver
3.84
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our… read more
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