Irresistible: How Cuteness Wired our Brains and Conquered the World
By: Joshua Paul Dale
3.52
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Why are some things cute, and others not? What happens to our brains when we see something cute? An…
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1. Fight Like a Girl
By: Clementine Ford
3.98
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
Personal and fearless - a call to arms for feminists new, old and as yet unrealised by one of our m… read more
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- nonfiction
- sociology
- audiobook
"A friend of mine once said to me that feminism helped to figure out a way of being a girl that doesn't hurt."-Clementine Ford, Fight Like a Girl
"Boys are given the universe in which to carve out their identities, the promise of infinite space for them to expand into and contract upon. Girls are allowed only enough room to be stars, and they m…"-Clementine Ford, Fight Like a Girl
"-no matter what we do, we'll never succeed in attaining the 'perfect' body or the 'perfect' face. This isn't just because perfection is an unattainable goal; it's because capitalism relies on people …"-Clementine Ford, Fight Like a Girl
"We know how unsafe the world is for us. We are like cliffs staring down at a raging sea, battered by winds and salt and spray and unable to wrench ourselves away from the supposed inevitability of it…"-Clementine Ford, Fight Like a Girl
2. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
By: Douglas Stone , Bruce Patton , Sheila Heen
3.93
Format: 592 pages,
Whether you're dealing with an under performing employee, disagreeing with your spouse about money … read more
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3. All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome
By: Kathy Hoopmann
3.29
Format: None pages, Hardcover
All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome takes a playful look at Asperger Syndrome (AS), drawing inspiration… read more
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4. Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
By: Charles T. Munger , None
4.42
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
EXPANDED THIRD EDITION includes Charlie's 2007 USC Law School Commencement address. Edited by Peter… read more
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- nonfiction
"What are the secret of success? -one word answer :"rational"-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
"The best armour of old age is a well spent life preceding it."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
"The best armour of old age is a well spent life perfecting it."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
"How to find a good spouse? -the best single way is to deserve a good spouse."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
5. A House Full of Daughters: A Memoir of Seven Generations
By: Juliet Nicolson
4.30
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A family memoir that traces the myths, legends, and secrets of seven generations of remarkable wome… read more
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6. Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne
By: Katherine Rundell
4.18
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From standout scholar Katherine Rundell, Super-Infinite presents a sparkling and very modern biogra… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"To adore and to devour and to be devoured is its own kind of focus: a gasp of a different kind of oxygen."-Katherine Rundell, Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne
7. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
4.25
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the … read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- sociology
- audiobook
"I’m being diplomatic. Many readers will know of the “replication crisis"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"Obviously, imposing these classifications on determinism, free will, and moral responsibility is wildly simplified. A key simplification is pretending that most people have clean “yes"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"You cannot decide all the sensory stimuli in your environment, your hormone levels this morning, whether something traumatic happened to you in the past, the socioeconomic status of your parents, you…"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
8. More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2)
By: Satoshi Yagisawa
3.87
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
In this charming and emotionally resonant follow up to the internationally bestselling Days at the … read more
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- japan
- audiobook
9. Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future
By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis
4.44
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning investigative journalist takes a deep dive into the global waste crisis, exposing … read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Cleaning up is expensive; arson is cheap."-Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future
"As modern agriculture and supply chains have made food cheap, diverse, and plentiful, it can also sometimes feel that we have forgotten to value the food we do eat, or understand the environmental or…"-Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future
"Nuclear waste is unlike other wastes. It is not only the danger…but the timescale. Trash inside a landfill might decay over decades, plastics over hundreds or thousands of years - the truth is we don…"-Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future
10. Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life
By: Anna Funder
4.13
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
This is the story of the marriage behind some of the most famous literary works of the 20th century… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
11. Stone Yard Devotional
By: Charlotte Wood
3.68
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
A deeply moving novel about forgiveness, grief, and what it means to be 'good', from the award-winn… read more
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- audiobook
12. The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
By: Hisashi Kashiwai
3.70
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
The Kamogawa Food Detectives is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese series f… read more
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- japan
- audiobook
"Ah, Setchubai. "Plum Blossoms in the Snow." Perfect, and not just because of the name. It's a little sweet, but it'll go very well with the hotpot."-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
"We get used to things too easily. You think something's tasty the first time you eat it, but then you start taking it for granted. Never forget your first impressions."-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
"It's Swatow lace, I believe-- beautiful, isn't it? The design is titled "The Disc of the Moon"-- apparently it was inspired by the poem "Midnight Song" by the Tang-era poet Li Bai. I looked it up, an…"-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
"Miyajima oysters, simmered Kurama-style, miso-glazed baked butterburs with millet cake, bracken and bamboo shoot stew, chargrilled moroko, breast of Kyoto-reared chicken with a wasabi dressing, and v…"-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
13. Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year
By: Susie Dent
4.30
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to a year of wonder through the English language with Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordina… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- audiobook
14. Dropbear
By: Evelyn Araluen
4.13
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
I told you this was a thirst so great it could carve rivers. This fierce debut from award-winnin… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
15. A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing
By: Jessie Tu
3.19
Format: 293 pages, Paperback
Growing up is always hard, but especially when so many think you're a washed-up has-been at twenty-… read more
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- audiobook
16. The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even: Stories of Espionage and Revenge
By: Alexander McCall Smith
3.63
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
From the beloved author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes a new short story half … read more
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- audiobook
17. Food for Life: The New Science of Eating Well
By: Tim Spector
4.27
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
From the bestselling author of Spoon-Fed and The Diet Myth , a comprehensive guide to the new scien… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. The Lantern of Lost Memories
By: Sanaka Hiiragi
4.05
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed Japanese author Sanaka Hiigari comes a heartwarming, life-affirming novel about a ma… read more
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- japan
19. The Full Moon Coffee Shop (The Full Moon Coffee Shop, #1)
By: Mai Mochizuki
3.67
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Translated from the Japanese bestseller, this charming and magical novel, inspired by the myth of c… read more
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- japan
20. A Magical Girl Retires
By: Park Seolyeon
3.63
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt in this delightful… read more
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"The person I loved and respected the most in the world called me a genius; therefore, I was a genius."-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires
"If I could become a magical girl at twenty-nine, then surely it was never too late to become a watchmaker."-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires
"Grandfather, I just love watches. When I look at them, I just... It's like they're a whole universe. The universe itself. Even the smallest watch."-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires
"She had a point. I mean, when did my own girlhood begin and end, exactly? I couldn't quite circle a lasso around it, but I knew, at least, when it had ended. Three years ago, when Grandfather died."-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires
21. Before We Forget Kindness (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #5)
By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
3.79
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In the fifth book in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series translated from Japanese, t… read more
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- japan
22. There Are Rivers in the Sky
By: Elif Shafak
4.58
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
From the Booker Prize finalist author of The Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new tale about … read more
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- audiobook
"Books, like paper lanterns, provide us with a light amidst the fog."-Elif Shafak, There Are Rivers in the Sky
23. All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother
By: Danielle Teller
3.73
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
We all know the story of Cinderella. Or do we? As rumors about the cruel upbringing of beautiful… read more
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- audiobook
"Get on, then," he said. "Make me beautiful."-Danielle Teller, All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother
"The stories we tell ourselves have great power."-Danielle Teller, All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother
"Compelling fiction often obscures the humble truth."-Danielle Teller, All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother
"Being strong does not disqualify you from being beautiful."-Danielle Teller, All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother
24. How to Be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty & Female Creativity
By: Jill Burke
3.94
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Beauty, make up, power: plunge into the intimate history of cosmetics *A Waterstones Best Book o… read more
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- nonfiction
25. How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler
By: Peter Pomerantsev
4.13
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From one of our leading experts on disinformation, this inventive biography of the rogue WWII propa… read more
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- nonfiction
26. The Race to the Future: 8,000 Miles to Paris―The Adventure That Accelerated the Twentieth Century
By: Kassia St. Clair
3.78
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The rise of the automobile as told through its Rubicon moment—a sensational, high-risk race across … read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
27. Heretic: The Many Lives and Deaths of Jesus Christ
By: Catherine Nixey
4.11
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From a celebrated classicist and author of The Darkening Age (“[a] ballista-bolt of a book”— New Yo… read more
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- sociology
- audiobook
28. Crimes of the Cross: The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle, Its Protectors and the Man Who Fought for Justice
By: Anne Manne
4.68
Format: 438 pages, Kindle Edition
A searing expose of institutional child abuse, and the remarkable story of the survivors who would … read more
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- audiobook
29. Irresistible: How Cuteness Wired our Brains and Conquered the World
By: Joshua Paul Dale
3.52
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Why are some things cute, and others not? What happens to our brains when we see something cute? An… read more
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- audiobook
- nonfiction
- japan
- sociology
- science
30. The Ledge
By: Christian White
4.39
Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition
When human remains are discovered in the forests of regional Victoria, the police are baffled, the … read more
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31. The Greatest Nobodies of History: Minor Characters from Major Moments
By: Adrian Bliss
4.06
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
History belongs to the heroes. But to get the full story, sometimes you have to ask the side charac… read more
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