Death: The End of Self-Improvement
By: Joan Tollifson
4.57
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
This book celebrates the great stripping process of aging, dying and spiritual awakening. Beautiful…
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1. When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
By: Pema Chödrön
4.28
Format: 148 pages, Paperback
The beautiful practicality of her teaching has made Pema Chödrön one of the most beloved of contemp… read more
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- nonfiction
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"Pointing directly at your own heart, you find Buddha."-Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
"Without giving up hope—that there’s somewhere better to be, that there’s someone better to be—we will never relax with where we are or who we are."-Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
"Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of shit and not be squeamish about taking a good look."-Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
"Birth is painful and delightful. Death is painful and delightful. Everything that ends is also the beginning of something else. Pain is not a punishment; pleasure is not a reward."-Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
2. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple, #9)
By: Agatha Christie
4.01
Format: 560 pages, Paperback
One minute, silly Heather Badcock had been gabbling on at her movie idol, the glamorous Marina Greg… read more
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3. A Pocket Full of Rye (Miss Marple, #7)
By: Agatha Christie
3.72
Format: 395 pages, Paperback
A handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman! Rex Fortescue, king of a finan… read more
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4. A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #10)
By: Agatha Christie
3.68
Format: None pages, Paperback
There is no rest or relaxation for Miss Marple. Miss Jane Marple, Agatha Christie's most appealing… read more
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5. Out of Your Mind
By: Alan W. Watts
3.75
Format: None pages, Audio CD
In order to come to your senses, Alan Watts often said, you sometimes need to go out of your mind. … read more
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6. Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
By: Daniel Klein
3.11
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
A humorous and philosophical trip through life, from the New York Times-bestselling coauthor of Pla… read more
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7. The Silent Companions
By: Laura Purcell
4.46
Format: 170 pages, Paperback
When newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband's crumbling country e… read more
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8. Blue Horses
By: Mary Oliver
4.24
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
In this stunning collection of new poems, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has defined her l… read more
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9. Torto Arado
By: Itamar Vieira Junior
4.49
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
Vencedor dos prémios LeYa (2018) e Jabuti, finalista do Oceanos (2020). Um livro comovente que traz… read more
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"Olha, dona"-Itamar Vieira Junior, Torto Arado
"Durante algum tempo, pensei que pudesse haver uma ruptura entre nossas famílias, mas o perdão aflorava da bênção que poderia ser o retorno de alguém de qual somos parte."-Itamar Vieira Junior, Torto Arado
"Você incutiu naquelas vidas um respeito grande por suas próprias histórias. Mas agora nem você conseguia mais se iluminar com a esperança de que a mudança fosse possível, muito menos acreditava que a…"-Itamar Vieira Junior, Torto Arado
10. Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life
By: Jill Bolte Taylor
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times best-selling author of My Stroke of Insight blends neuroanatomy with psychology … read more
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11. All Fours
By: Miranda July
3.81
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times–bestselling author of The First Bad Man returns with an irreverently sexy, tende… read more
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"But maybe the road split between: a life spent longing vs. a life that was continually surprising"-Miranda July, All Fours
"Maybe we shouldn't do that," Jordi said. "Flatten ourselves like that. Erratic doesn't have to mean crazy or irresponsible. Shouldn't we be normalizing change?"-Miranda July, All Fours
"I guess any calling, no mater what it is, is a kind of unresolved ache," I said, giving in to knowing more than him. "It's a problem that you can't fix, but there is some relief in knowing you will c…"-Miranda July, All Fours
"For me lying created just the right amount of problems and what you saw was just one of my four or five faces- each real, each with different needs. The only dangerous lie was one that asked me to co…"-Miranda July, All Fours
12. Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography
By: Billy Connolly
4.42
Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition
In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals … read more
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"Blessed are those who yodel - for they shall never be troubled by offers of work."-Billy Connolly, Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography
13. Very Cold People
By: Sarah Manguso
3.38
Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition
No-one is watching Ruth. She, however, watches everyone and everything, and waits, growing up on th… read more
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"I like to visit with the exhausted girl who once was me"-Sarah Manguso, Very Cold People
"My life felt unreal and I felt half-invested. I felt indistinct, like someone else's dream."-Sarah Manguso, Very Cold People
"I thought I'd die of it, but I didn't die. You can learn to eat violence. There is pleasure in not resisting. I dedicated myself to teaching my bully just how much a person can consume."-Sarah Manguso, Very Cold People
"In fourth grade we played hard. The fifth-grade girls played four square, too, but they didn't jeer at each other when they played, and they hit the ball gently from square to square. Their slowness …"-Sarah Manguso, Very Cold People
14. So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men
By: Claire Keegan
3.99
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Librarian's Note: This is the entry for the short story collection. Please don't combine it with th… read more
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"You know what is at the heart of misogyny? When it comes down to it?’ ‘So I’m a misogynist now?’ ‘It’s simply about not giving,’ she said."-Claire Keegan, So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men
15. Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life
By: Alan Cumming
3.95
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An intimate look at the making of a man, an actor, an advocate--and most importantly--a happy human… read more
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16. The Stranding
By: Kate Sawyer
4.21
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Ruth lives in the heart of the city. Working, drinking, falling in love: the rhythm of her vivid an… read more
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17. How to Be the Love You Seek: Break Cycles, Find Peace, and Heal Your Relationships
By: Nicole LePera
3.92
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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18. Death: The End of Self-Improvement
By: Joan Tollifson
4.57
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
This book celebrates the great stripping process of aging, dying and spiritual awakening. Beautiful… read more
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19. Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
By: Oliver Burkeman
4.51
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From Oliver Burkeman, author of the New York Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks, a four-week jour… read more
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