How Not to Be Afraid: Seven Ways to Live When Everything Seems Terrifying
By: Gareth Higgins
4.39
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
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1. Death in a Strange Country (Commissario Brunetti, #2)
By: Donna Leon
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
In Death in a Strange CountryCommissario Guido Brunetti confronts a grisly sight when the body of a… read more
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2. The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins
By: Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
4.58
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
Matsutake is the most valuable mushroom in the world--and a weed that grows in human-disturbed fore… read more
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3. The Bees
By: Laline Paull
4.20
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
The Handmaid's Talemeets The Hunger Gamesin this brilliantly imagined debut. Born into the lowest c… read more
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4. Home (Gilead, #2)
By: Marilynne Robinson
3.84
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Home parallels the story told in Robinson's Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead. It is a moving and heali… read more
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5. The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
By: Stephen Greenblatt
4.34
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Stephen Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work… read more
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6. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
By: David Brooks
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more
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- audiobook
"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
7. 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
8. Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally
By: Emily Ladau
4.41
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
An approachable guide to being a thoughtful, informed ally to disabled people, with actionable step… read more
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- audiobook
9. This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
By: Cole Arthur Riley
4.63
Format: 203 pages, Hardcover
In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her … read more
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"Anxiety is not a passive predator."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"Rest is an act of defiance, and it cannot be predicated on apology."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"Those who believe love is a scarcity are less likely to give it away freely."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"In community, we can push back on the expectation that we exhaust ourselves."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
10. The Untitled Books (Glass Library, #3)
By: C.J. Archer
4.12
Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition
A curated collection of magic…and murder.When a set of bound manuscripts written on magician-made p… read more
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11. Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart
By: Brian D. McLaren
4.17
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
A highly readable, deeply insightful exploration of how to live with wisdom, resilience and love in… read more
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12. Consent: A Memoir
By: Jill Ciment
3.96
Format: 145 pages, Hardcover
In this unflinching account of the ardent love affair between the author and her painting teacher, … read more
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13. For the Culture: The Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do, and Who We Want to Be
By: Marcus Collins
4.01
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The architect of some of the most famous ad campaigns of the last decade argues that culture is the… read more
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14. What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman
By: Lerita Coleman Brown
4.58
Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition
"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the worl… read more
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15. When the World Tips Over
By: Jandy Nelson
4.18
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
An explosive new novel brimming with love, secrets, and enchantment The Fall siblings live in h… read more
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"He liked trees more than people."-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over
"Why won’t you ever tell me about your parents?"-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over
"Sometimes platonic loves are the most profound."-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over
"Desiderium, n. an ardent desire for something lost."-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over
16. Book Boyfriend (Book Boyfriends #1)
By: Claire Kingsley
3.91
Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition
Alex Lawson might as well be the hottest book boyfriend imaginable. A gorgeous, fun, romantic, poss… read more
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17. Beautiful and Terrible Things: Faith, Doubt, and Discovering a Way Back to Each Other
By: Amy Butler
4.32
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From the first female senior minister at New York's historic Riverside Church, a deeply personal me… read more
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18. How Not to Be Afraid: Seven Ways to Live When Everything Seems Terrifying
By: Gareth Higgins
4.39
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
"Higgins points us toward tenderness, empathy, and gentle encounter with each other and with our de… read more
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- spirituality
- self help
19. Temptation Trails (The Haven Brothers #3)
By: Claire Kingsley
4.25
Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition
He’s hunting a killer so she won’t be next.Single dad Garrett Haven doesn’t have time for dating. W… read more
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20. The Mighty Red
By: Louise Erdrich
4.01
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In this stunning novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author Louise Erdrich tells … read more
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21. The Night Lake: A Young Priest Maps the Topography of Grief
By: Liz Tichenor
4.22
Format: 289 pages, Hardcover
Called "such a sad, tough story, but finally so life-affirming, filled with spirit and love" by Ann… read more
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"Have you heard a grown man wail? It could carve caverns in stone, it could almost pull the dead up from their graves."-Liz Tichenor, The Night Lake: A Young Priest Maps the Topography of Grief
"I needed to stop fighting my own broken heart. It was all right that I was broken, and I could settle there, stop punishing myself for it. I needed to just survive like that, -broken-. That's what I …"-Liz Tichenor, The Night Lake: A Young Priest Maps the Topography of Grief
