Modern: Genius, Madness, and One Tumultuous Decade That Changed Art Forever
By: Philip Hook
4.33
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A revelatory, fast-paced account of the most exciting, frenzied, and revolutionary decade in art hi…
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1. The Vicious Vet (Agatha Raisin, #2)
By: M.C. Beaton
3.73
Format: 198 pages, Paperback
Feisty Agatha Raisin, former London PR exec, retired to quiet Cotswold village. Handsome vet Paul B… read more
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"I don't like children, said Lord Pendlebury petulantly. 'Too many of them. Go away."-M.C. Beaton, The Vicious Vet (Agatha Raisin, #2)
2. The Art Of Living
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
4.43
Format: 206 pages, Paperback
Master the art of living from one of the world’s most revered spiritual leaders. Thich Nhat Hanh… read more
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- nonfiction
"I think (too much), therefore I am (not there to live my life)."-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art Of Living
"Whether this moment is happy or not depends on you. It`s you who makes the moment happy, not the moment that makes you happy. With mindfulness, concentration, and insight, any moment can become a hap…"-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art Of Living
"Breathing in, I see all my ancestors in me: my mineral ancestors, plant ancestors, mammal ancestors, and human ancestors. My ancestors are always present, alive in every cell of my body, and I play a…"-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art Of Living
"I see that this body—made of the four elements—is not really me, and I am not limited by this body. I am the whole of the river of life, of blood ancestors and spiritual ancestors, that has been cont…"-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art Of Living
3. Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
By: John J. Ratey , Edward M. Hallowell
4.12
Format: 380 pages, Paperback
“If you read only one book about attention deficit disorder, it should be Delivered from Distractio… read more
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- nonfiction
"For all the hoopla you read and hear about the overdiagnosis of ADD and the overuse of medication-indeed, serious problems in certain places—the more costly problem is the opposite: millions of peopl…"-John J. Ratey, Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
4. Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior
By: Leonard Mlodinow
3.69
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Leonard Mlodinow, the best-selling author of The Drunkard's Walkand coauthor of The Grand Design(wi… read more
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- nonfiction
5. The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin, #1)
By: M.C. Beaton
3.93
Format: 233 pages, Paperback
Putting all her eggs in one basket, Agatha Raisin gives up her successful PR firm, sells her London… read more
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6. Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
By: Mary Roach
4.36
Format: 352 pages,
"Equal parts Groucho Marx & Stephen Jay Gould, both enlightening & entertaining."--Sunday Denver Po… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
7. Holy Ghost Girl: A Memoir
By: Donna Johnson
3.92
Format: 314 pages,
A compassionate, humorous story of faith, betrayal, and coming of age on the sawdust trail. Only th… read more
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8. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
By: Rachel Maddow
4.45
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"One big appeal of fascism, if nothing else, was its unapologetic embrace of cruelty. Cruelty towards others, coupled with hypersensitivity towards any slight to oneself."-Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
9. The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
By: Olga Ravn
3.67
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
A workplace novel of the 22nd century The near-distant future. Millions of kilometres from Earth… read more
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"This is not a human, but a coworker."-Olga Ravn, The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
"Cada ação encerra em si um elemento de caos."-Olga Ravn, The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
"Tudo precisa atravessar enormes distâncias para se tornar o que é."-Olga Ravn, The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
"Eu também tenho em mim palavras apagadas que deveria ter dito e já não sei mais o que significam."-Olga Ravn, The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
10. Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind
By: Mike Jay
3.94
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
A provocative and original history of the scientists and writers, artists and philosophers who took… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
11. Nuclear War: A Scenario
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
12. Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
By: Judi Dench
4.56
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Discover the work of the greatest writer in the English language as you've never encountered it bef… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"There's magic to be mined in mistakes."-Judi Dench, Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
"[Judi Dench, referring to departed colleagues] Where are all those people? Can't believe it. How can it happen? They were so alive and -- so present, so vital. That's why we have to love the now, hav…"-Judi Dench, Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
13. The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
By: Ned Blackhawk
4.18
Format: 596 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history that recognizes that Native Americans are essentia… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
14. The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything
By: Mike Rothschild
3.84
Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition
This is the real story of QAnon—what it is, what it means, and where it goes. And be warned—none of… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
15. Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers
By: Faith G. Harper
3.32
Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition
Our brains do their best to help us out, but every so often they can be real assholes--having melt … read more
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- nonfiction
"We either win or we learn. So take the fuck-ups as new ways of getting good information about yourself."-Faith G. Harper, Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers
16. A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
By: David Attenborough
4.51
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
See the world. Then make it better. I am 94. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"Give and take, that is the essence of what balance is all about."-David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
"It seems that, however grave our mistakes, nature will be able to overcome them, given the chance."-David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
"We often talk of saving the planet, but the truth is that we must do these things to save ourselves."-David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
"We often talk of saving the planet, but the truth is that we must do these things to save ourselves. With or without us, the wild will return."-David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
17. The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works
By: Helen Czerski
4.23
Format: 446 pages, Hardcover
A scientist’s exploration of the "ocean engine"―the physics behind the ocean’s systems―and why it m… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
18. Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks
By: Scott J. Shapiro
3.96
Format: 420 pages, Hardcover
An entertaining account of the philosophy and technology of hacking--and why we all need to underst… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"The problem with solutionism... It assumes that rationality has the tools to solve every problem. ... We think problems are decidable because we only see the decidable ones. We don't see the infinite…"-Scott J. Shapiro, Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks
19. When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era
By: Donovan X. Ramsey
4.36
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A kaleidoscopic account of the crack cocaine era and a community’s ultimate resilience, told throug… read more
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- nonfiction
20. These Are the Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs—and Wrecks—America
By: Gretchen Morgenson
3.70
Format: 400 pages, ebook
WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times bestselling financial jour… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
21. Picasso's War: How Modern Art Came to America
By: Hugh Eakin
4.36
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
A riveting story of how dueling ambitions and the power of prodigy made America the cultural center… read more
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- art
- history
- nonfiction
22. Empty Cauldrons: Navigating Depression Through Magic and Ritual
By: Terence P. Ward
3.58
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
A Pagan Guide to Coping with Depression Whether is it impacting you or a loved one, depression can … read more
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- nonfiction
23. Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation
By: Christopher Kemp
4.02
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
How the brain helps us to understand and navigate space—and why, sometimes, it doesn’t work the way… read more
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- nonfiction
24. Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love
By: Jonathan Van Ness
4.19
Format: 6 pages, Audiobook
Who gave Jonathan Van Ness permission to be the radiant human he is today? No one, honey. The tr… read more
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"At the end of the day, the people we let in our space affect our ability to get to where we want to go, so if they're in the way of realizing your potential, it's okay to disconnect because you must …"-Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love
"I hope culturally we can continue to normalize the idea that being a survivor is so much more common than anyone realizes and we all deserve to be heard, but more importantly are deserving of a recov…"-Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love
"My joy and my accomplishments existed, and so did the pain from my abuse. How can we feel one without the other? Joyful accomplishments exist next to painful memories. I found a lot of my healing whe…"-Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love
"You know those plants that are always trying to find the light? Maybe they were planted in a location that didn’t necessarily facilitate growth, but inexplicably they make a circuitous route to not o…"-Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love
25. God Themselves
By: Jae Nichelle
4.09
Format: None pages, None
Let this book be a celebration of queerness, Blackness, and love. Let these words be a modern churc… read more
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26. Into the Forest: The Secret Language of Trees
By: Susan Hitchcock
4.23
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
For millennia, trees have offered renewal and inspiration. They have provided for humanity on every… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
27. Culture: The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop
By: Martin Puchner
3.80
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In Culture, acclaimed author, professor, and public intellectual Martin Puchner takes us on a break… read more
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- art
- history
- nonfiction
28. Electable: Why America Hasn't Put a Woman in the White House ... Yet
By: Ali Vitali
3.98
Format: 576 pages, Paperback
A fearless deep dive into the 2020 election from former MSNBC "Road Warrior" and now NBC Capitol Hi… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
29. Modern: Genius, Madness, and One Tumultuous Decade That Changed Art Forever
By: Philip Hook
4.33
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A revelatory, fast-paced account of the most exciting, frenzied, and revolutionary decade in art hi… read more
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- art
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- nonfiction
30. Tiny & Wild: Build a Small-Scale Meadow Anywhere
By: Graham Laird Gardner
4.30
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Go low-maintenance and no-mow while supporting nature and biodiversity by planting a mini wildflowe… read more
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31. A Lantern in The Dark: Navigate Life's Crossroads with Story, Ritual and Sacred Astrology
By: Danielle Blackwood
4.38
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Meditations, Stories & Rituals for Life's Crossroads All too often, when we find ourselves at a cro… read more
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