There Is Never Anything but the Present: And Other Inspiring Words of Wisdom
By: Alan W. Watts
4.02
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
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1. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
By: Shunryu Suzuki , Huston Smith , Trudy Dixon , Richard Baker
4.21
Format: 138 pages, Paperback
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” So begins… read more
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"Waves are the practice of the water."-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
"Sincerity itself is the railroad track."-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
"You do not say, “This is enlightenment,"-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
"Zen practice is to open up our small mind."-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
2. Living Buddha, Living Christ
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
4.37
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
When you are a truly happy Christian, you are also a Buddhist. And vice versa." -- Thich Nhat Hanh … read more
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- religion
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3. The Flick
By: Annie Baker
3.98
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
In a rundown movie theater in central Massachusetts, three underpaid employees sweep up popcorn in … read more
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4. The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self-Mastery
By: Miguel Ruiz , None
4.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Since 1997, The Four Agreementshas transformed the lives of millions of people around the world wit… read more
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5. The Rigor of Angels: Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality
By: William Egginton
4.28
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A poet, a physicist, and a philosopher explored the greatest enigmas in the universe—the nature of … read more
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6. The Journey (Big Panda & Tiny Dragon, #2)
By: James Norbury
4.45
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
The journey of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon continues with an inspiring story of friendship and discov… read more
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7. The Comfort Book
By: Matt Haig
4.07
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The new uplifting book from Matt Haig, the New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Librar… read more
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"Time disproves the lies depression tells."-Matt Haig, The Comfort Book
"Check your emotional armour is actually protecting you, and not so heavy you can't move."-Matt Haig, The Comfort Book
"Language gives us the power to voice our experience, to reconnect with the world, and to change our own and other people's lives"-Matt Haig, The Comfort Book
"Continually looking for the meaning of life is like looking for the meaning of toast. It is sometimes better just to eat the toast."-Matt Haig, The Comfort Book
8. Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
By: Sean Carroll
4.07
Format: 347 pages, Hardcover
As you read these words, copies of you are being created. Sean Carroll, theoretical physicist a… read more
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"Don't play Quantum Russian Roulette."-Sean Carroll, Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
"As far as quantum field theory is concerned, a human being or the center of a star isn’t all that different from empty space."-Sean Carroll, Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
"The enigma at the heart of quantum reality can be summed up in a single motto: what we see when we look at the world seems to be fundamentally different from what actually is."-Sean Carroll, Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
"If there were some nefarious conspiracy to make the world look quantum-mechanical, it had to have been set up hundreds of years ago, when the light left those stars. It's possible, but doesn't seem l…"-Sean Carroll, Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
9. The Creative Act: A Way of Being
By: Rick Rubin
4.04
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their… read more
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"Find the sustainable rituals that best support your work."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"When it comes to the creative process, patience is accepting that the majority of the work we do is out of our control."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"Turning something from an idea into a reality can make it seem smaller. It changes from unearthly to earthly. The imagination has no limits. The physical world does. The work exists in both."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
10. Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
By: Kevin Kelly
4.23
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
“I love aphorisms, proverbs, and Secrets of Adulthood . . . Excellent Advice for Living includes wi… read more
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"The end is almost always the beginning of something better."-Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
"When you keep people waiting they begin to think of all your flaws."-Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
"The very best thing you can do for your kids is to love your spouse."-Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
"Don’t treat people as bad as they are. Treat them as good as you are."-Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
11. The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way
By: Héctor García
3.94
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Learn to make every moment a once-in-a-lifetime experience with this definitive guide to the Japane… read more
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"You are a miracle, and there has never been-- nor will there ever be--anyone like you - Pau (Pablo) Casals"-Héctor García, The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way
12. Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change
By: Maggie Smith
3.89
Format: 214 pages, Hardcover
Marie Claire’s The 2020 Books You Should Pre-Order Now The Washington Post’s What to Read in 2020 B… read more
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- self help
"Do not be ashamed of the intensity of your emotion. That's your humanity. Grief can be feral, wild, frightening. Give it a safe place to live."-Maggie Smith, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change
"Everything is temporary. You can't keep a white-knuckled hold on what you love or on what has hurt you. Loosen your grip on your grief today, if only a bit."-Maggie Smith, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change
"It is not your job to make other people comfortable with who you are. Be wary of those who don't want you to change or grow. Grow anyway--there is no alternative."-Maggie Smith, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change
"Stop calling your heart broken; your heart works just fine. If you are feeling--love, anger, gratitude, grief--it is because your heart is doing its work. Let it."-Maggie Smith, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change
13. Goldenrod: Poems
By: Maggie Smith
3.94
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning poet and bestselling author of Keep Moving and Good Bones, a stunning poetry… read more
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"I am offering the only thing I have. I am holding out my hand, feeding myself to the hungry future."-Maggie Smith, Goldenrod: Poems
14. Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee
By: Shannon Lee
4.18
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Bruce Lee’s daughter illuminates her father’s most powerful life philosophies―demonstrating how mar… read more
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"Life is not a competition; it's a cocreation."-Shannon Lee, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee
"Life is not a competition, it's a cocreation."-Shannon Lee, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee
"Водата може да тече бързо, може да тече и бавно, но целта й е неизменна, а съдбата сигурна."-Shannon Lee, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee
"It is not to be without emotion or feeling but to be one in whom feeling is not sticky or blocked."-Shannon Lee, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee
15. This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances
By: Eric LaRocca
3.67
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A brand-new collection of four intense, claustrophobic and terrifying horror tales from the Bram St… read more
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"The worst thing a person can do to you after they've hurt you is let you live."-Eric LaRocca, This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances
16. 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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- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
"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
17. Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself
By: Mark Epstein
3.81
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
"Most people will never find a great psychiatrist or a great Buddhist teacher, but Mark Epstein is … read more
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"The ego's instinctive favoring of itself is eroded by a sense of the infinite"-Mark Epstein, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself
"There is much self-esteem to be gained from learning how and when to surrender."-Mark Epstein, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself
"The most important events in our lives, from falling in love to giving birth to facing death, all require the ego to let go."-Mark Epstein, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself
"We are already equipped to meet whatever befalls us. Life's challenges are challenging, but there is room for faith, for confidence, even for optimism."-Mark Epstein, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself
18. The Way Forward (The Inward Trilogy)
By: Yung Pueblo
4.42
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
The #1 New York Times bestselling poet returns with his most inspiring collection yet. In this thir… read more
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- spirituality
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19. How to Be an Artist
By: Jerry Saltz
3.94
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
"Inspiration leaps off the pages from Jerry Saltz's new book on creativity. . . . This book is for … read more
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"Bad art teaches you as much as good art, maybe more."-Jerry Saltz, How to Be an Artist
"Surely, your crappy art can fake out twelve stupid people. I've seen it done with one or two."-Jerry Saltz, How to Be an Artist
"For now, make something, learn something, and move on. Or you’ll be buried waist-deep in the big muddy of perfectionism."-Jerry Saltz, How to Be an Artist
"But doubt is a sign of faith: it tests and humbles you, allows newness into your life. Best of all, doubt banishes the stifling effect of certainty. Certainty kills curiosity and change."-Jerry Saltz, How to Be an Artist
20. Salt Water
By: Brianna Wiest
3.97
Format: 171 pages, Paperback
In her debut poetry collection, Brianna Wiest pioneers a new cross-genre of writing. Through her fr… read more
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21. Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk
By: Shunmyō Masuno
3.69
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Discover why 90% of your worries won't come true in this highly practical, internationally bestsell… read more
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22. Why? The Purpose of the Universe
By: Philip Goff
3.77
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Why are we here? What's the point of existence? On the 'big questions' of meaning and purpose, West… read more
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23. The Way of Nagomi: How to Find Peace & Harmony in Your Life
By: Ken Mogi
3.42
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
NAGOMI is the Japanese ideology that advocates embracing everything life throws at us so we can liv… read more
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24. LVOE. Volume II
By: Atticus Poetry
4.22
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
In the highly anticipated follow-up to last year’s Poems, Epigrams & Aphorisms , three-time New Yo… read more
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"The greatest secret of love is that the more vulnerable we become the safer we will be."-Atticus Poetry, LVOE. Volume II
"The greatest mistake in love is to expect our partners to be everything for us that we are not."-Atticus Poetry, LVOE. Volume II
"She was my muse. an endless fountain of beautiful colors and words— and all she ever did was exist as so effortlessly herself."-Atticus Poetry, LVOE. Volume II
"Her life was a tapestry woven together with stories of joy and sadness moments of pain but also hope— and within those threads of life she created herself in every stitch of colored string."-Atticus Poetry, LVOE. Volume II
25. Feel Better In 5: Your Daily Plan to Feel Great for Life
By: Rangan Chatterjee
4.12
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
'One of the most influential doctors in the country' Chris Evans_______It only takes 5 minutes to s… read more
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26. Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State
By: Byron Tau
4.40
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping exposé of the U.S. government’s alliance with data brokers, tech companies, and advertis… read more
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"Dating back to 2019, Premise had a network of more than 1,000 gig workers in the country (Ukraine) that were being asked to do tasks that they believed were innocuous market research or corporate dat…"-Byron Tau, Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State
27. There Is Never Anything but the Present: And Other Inspiring Words of Wisdom
By: Alan W. Watts
4.02
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
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28. Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida
By: Mikita Brottman
3.54
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the critically acclaimed author of the “enthralling” ( San Francisco Book Review ) An Unexplai… read more
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29. On Eating
By: Susie Orbach
3.76
Format: None pages, Paperback
'Eating is pleasurable, eating is delicious, eating is sensual' says Susie. But for so many of us e… read more
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- self help
30. Addicted to Drama: Healing Dependency on Crisis and Chaos in Yourself and Others
By: Scott Lyons
3.89
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
With empathy, humor, and unique insight, a psychologist examines drama addiction and charts a path … read more
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31. Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs
By: Luis Elizondo
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as unid… read more
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