What We Keep: 150 People Share the One Object that Brings Them Joy, Magic, and Meaning
By: Bill Shapiro
3.91
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Everyone has that one object that holds deep meaning -- some relic that speaks to their past, that …
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1. The Leavers
By: Lisa Ko
3.86
Format: 568 pages, Hardcover
One morning, Deming Guo's mother, an undocumented Chinese immigrant named Polly, goes to her job at… read more
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- adult
2. Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
By: Lindy West
2.62
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Coming of age in a culture that demands women be as small, quiet, and compliant as possible--like a… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- essays
3. Perfect Little World
By: Kevin Wilson
3.71
Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition
When Isabelle Poole meets Dr. Preston Grind, she's just about out of options. She recently graduate… read more
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- adult
4. The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)
By: Jon Klassen , Maryrose Wood
3.94
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place are no ordinary children, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordi… read more
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"All books are judged by their covers until they are read."-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)
"I will have the children read Hamlet as soon as it is practical. There are some useful cautions against eavesdropping to be gleaned from that."-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)
"It makes no difference what you wear, really. I'll put you in a dark grey. I believe I have some left over from a funeral." says the dressmaker."-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)
"If you have ever opened a can of worms, boxed yourself into a corner, ended up in hot water, or found yourself in a pretty pickle, you already know that life is rarely (if ever) just a bowl of cherri…"-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)
5. Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
By: Fumio Sasaki , None
3.89
Format: 202 pages, Hardcover
Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert; he's just a regular guy who was stressed at w… read more
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6. The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man
By: David von Drehle
4.00
Format: 194 pages, Hardcover
One of our nation’s most prominent writers finds the truth about how to live a long and happy life … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- memoir
7. The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening
By: Ari Shapiro
4.05
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the beloved host of NPR's All Things Considered, a stirring memoir-in-essays that is also a lo… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- essays
"We'd drive west to the fog of the coast. In Oregon, nobody calls it the beach, maybe to discourage false hopes of warm and sun."-Ari Shapiro, The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening
8. Shubeik Lubeik
By: Deena Mohamed
4.50
Format: 528 pages, ebook
A brilliant and imaginative debut graphic novel that brings to life a fantastical Cairo where wishe… read more
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- adult
9. Freewater
By: Amina Luqman-Dawson
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more
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"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater
10. A Grandmother Begins the Story
By: Michelle Porter
3.84
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Michelle Porter makes her fiction debut with an enchanting and original story … read more
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- adult
"Different ways to tell a story. Some tellers make a noise to announce the coming of the story for get someone else to call everyone's attention. Some wait for people to gather around, for the quiet t…"-Michelle Porter, A Grandmother Begins the Story
"People get themselves ready to die. They start going through their memories and bringing out their stories one by one as if there was a photo album in their head and they've got to get through it bef…"-Michelle Porter, A Grandmother Begins the Story
11. Miss Morgan's Book Brigade
By: Janet Skeslien Charles
4.02
Format: 318 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the “captivating, richly drawn” (Woman… read more
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- adult
12. Community Board
By: Tara Conklin
3.34
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Last Romantics delivers a wise, timely, big-hearted no… read more
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- adult
13. Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection
By: Haemin Sunim
4.22
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A #1 internationally bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about learning to love ourselves, with al… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
"You were rushing to lick honey off a razor’s edge."-Haemin Sunim, Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection
"Ware vrijheid is vrij zijn van de angst om niet perfect te zijn"-Haemin Sunim, Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection
"Our True self can never be lost, even for a single moment. Just like the present can never be lost- it is always here and now, wether or not we pay attention to it"-Haemin Sunim, Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection
"Because I have experienced pain, I am able to embrace the pain of others. Because I have made mistakes, I am able to forgive others their mistakes. May my suffering become the seed of compassion"-Haemin Sunim, Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection
14. The Stories We Tell: Every Piece of Your Story Matters
By: Joanna Gaines
3.48
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
We all have a story to tell. This happens to be mine—every chapter a window into who I am, the jour… read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
- memoir
15. Out of Left Field
By: Jonah Newman
3.78
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A nerdy gay teenager jumps headfirst into the bro-y world of high school baseball in this semi-auto… read more
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"I'm gay"-Jonah Newman, Out of Left Field
16. Above Ground
By: Clint Smith
4.56
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
A remarkable poetry collection with "inextinguishable generosity and abundant wisdom" (Monica Youn)… read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
17. The Lights of Sugarberry Cove
By: Heather Webber
4.07
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The Lights of Sugarberry Cove is a charming, delightful story of family, healing, love, and small t… read more
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"As soon as I stepped outside, the scent of the lake hit me full force – twisting something deep within me – something that recognized this place as home. Home is where your heart is. I'd never been a…"-Heather Webber, The Lights of Sugarberry Cove
18. Midnight at the Blackbird Café
By: Heather Webber
4.06
Format: 336 pages, ebook
Heather Webber's Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe is a captivating blend of magical realism, heartwar… read more
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- adult
"But sweetie, letting go is the only way you can fly."-Heather Webber, Midnight at the Blackbird Café
"I’d been called ma’am at least two dozen times in the past week, and despite learning the term was a southern courtesy used on any woman, it still set my teeth on edge. Unless you were geriatric, no …"-Heather Webber, Midnight at the Blackbird Café
19. A Place for Us: A Memoir
By: Brandon J. Wolf
4.32
Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition
From one of the most vital and passionate LGBTQ+ activists comes a powerful memoir about self-disco… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- memoir
20. The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism
By: Jen Gunter
4.09
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Just as she did in her groundbreaking bestseller The Vagina Bible, Dr. Jen Gunter, the internet’s m… read more
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- nonfiction
21. We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
By: Laura McKowen
4.33
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
"A masterpiece. The truest, most generous, honest, and helpful sobriety memoir I’ve read. It’s goin… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- psychology
"Maybe it’s helpful to linger there for a minute, in the terrible and the necessary. To start to see them as the same. Maybe in this way, pain is not such a problem"-Laura McKowen, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
"The typical question is, Is this bad enough for me to have to change? The question we should be asking is, Is this good enough for me to stay the same? And the real question underneath it all is, Am …"-Laura McKowen, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
"The truest story - the one that will always be truest - is that I am a human being, being human. Sometimes, I am my best self. Sometimes, not so much. But goddamn, I am trying to do better. I am alwa…"-Laura McKowen, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
"Lying and withholding is the cheapest, easiest way to control others. You control their perception, control their response to you, control who you need them to be, In telling the truth, I was surrend…"-Laura McKowen, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
22. Brave
By: Rose McGowan
3.86
Format: 272 pages, ebook
Rose McGowan was born in one cult and came of age in another, more visible cult: Hollywood. In a… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
"It's time men realized their semen isn't all that."-Rose McGowan, Brave
"Don't gaslight me motherfucker. My vagina remembers. My body remembers."-Rose McGowan, Brave
"Women have interests, hopes, dreams, aspirations. Beyond being fuckable."-Rose McGowan, Brave
"Being brave doesn't mean you are not scared, it just means you do the scary thing anyway."-Rose McGowan, Brave
23. Such Kindness
By: Andre Dubus III
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Tom Lowe’s identity and his pride are invested in the work he does with his back and his hands. He … read more
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- adult
24. Be Mine
By: Richard Ford
3.99
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford: the final novel in the world of Frank Bascombe, one of the… read more
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25. Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir About Body Image
By: Siobhan Gallagher
4.33
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Author and illustrator Siobhán Gallagher’s humorous and heartfelt graphic memoir details her journe… read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
- memoir
26. Travel Light: Spiritual Minimalism to Live a More Fulfilled Life
By: Light Watkins
3.84
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Discover Spiritual the “inside-out” path to getting rid of inner clutter and living a more fulfill… read more
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- nonfiction
"You have the opportunity to do something today that can change the direction of the rest of your life. Today, you can establish a boundary around what you are no longer willing to tolerate."-Light Watkins, Travel Light: Spiritual Minimalism to Live a More Fulfilled Life
27. Kaleidoscope
By: Cecily Wong
3.53
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling and heartfelt novel about two sisters caught in their parents' ambition, the accident th… read more
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28. Mercy House
By: Alena Dillon
3.94
Format: 354 pages, Paperback
A powerful debut novel of a refuge in Brooklyn for women in trouble—and the one woman who will risk… read more
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- adult
29. The Alcohol Experiment: A 30-day, Alcohol-Free Challenge to Interrupt Your Habits and Help You Take Control
By: Annie Grace
4.31
Format: 239 pages, Paperback
Now complete with daily prompts to reflect on each day of a month-long, alcohol-free plan, the auth… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- psychology
30. What We Keep: 150 People Share the One Object that Brings Them Joy, Magic, and Meaning
By: Bill Shapiro
3.91
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Everyone has that one object that holds deep meaning -- some relic that speaks to their past, that … read more
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- cultural
- art
- history
- memoir
- photography
- psychology
- short stories
- nonfiction
- essays
- adult
31. Minimal : pour un mode de vie durable
By: Laurie Barrette
3.78
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
Minimal : pour un mode de vie durable est un guide pratique inspirant destiné à ceux et celles qui … read more
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- nonfiction
