The Power of Hope: How the Science of Well-Being Can Save Us from Despair
By: Carol Graham
3.16
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
Why hope matters as a metric of economic and social well-being In a society marked by extreme ineq…
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1. The Happiness Industry: How the Government and Big Business Sold us Well-Being
By: William Davies , Chiara Melloni
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
When Jeremy Bentham proposed that government should run "for the greatest benefit of the greatest n… read more
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2. Saqiyuq: Stories from the Lives of Three Inuit Women
By: Nancy Wachowich , Apphia Agalakti Awa , Rhoda Kaukjak Katsak , Sandra Pikujak Katsak
4.00
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A grandmother, daughter, and granddaughter take us on a remarkable journey in which the cycles of l… read more
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3. Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
By: Mark Miodownik
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
A New York TimesBestseller An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surroun… read more
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4. The Marrow Thieves
By: Cherie Dimaline
3.97
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
In a futuristic world ravaged by global warming, people have lost the ability to dream, and the dre… read more
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"When we heal our land, we are healed also."-Cherie Dimaline, The Marrow Thieves
"I did have the longest hair of any of the boys... I braided it myself each morning, to keep it out of the way and to remind myself of things I couldn’t quite remember but that, nevertheless, I knew t…"-Cherie Dimaline, The Marrow Thieves
"We go to the schools and they leach the dreams from where our ancestors hid them, in the honeycombs of slushy marrow buried in our bones. And us? Well, we join our ancestors, hoping we left enough dr…"-Cherie Dimaline, The Marrow Thieves
"And I understood that as long as there are dreamers left, there will never be want for a dream. And I understood just what we would do for each other, just what we would do for the ebb and pull of th…"-Cherie Dimaline, The Marrow Thieves
5. Aloha Wanderwell: The Border-Smashing, Record-Setting Life of the World's Youngest Explorer
By: None , None
3.76
Format: 360 pages, Paperback
In 1922, a 15-year-old girl, fed up with life in a French convent school, answered an ad for a trav… read more
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6. The Magic of Thinking Big
By: David J. Schwartz
4.20
Format: None pages,
The Magic of Thinking Biggives you useful methods, not empty promises. Dr. Schwartz presents a care… read more
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7. The Hollow Tree: Fighting Addiction with Traditional Native Healing
By: None
3.99
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
Before discovering native healing methods, Herb Nabigon could not imagine a life without alcohol. H… read more
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8. The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening
By: Ari Shapiro
4.05
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the beloved host of NPR's All Things Considered, a stirring memoir-in-essays that is also a lo… read more
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"We'd drive west to the fog of the coast. In Oregon, nobody calls it the beach, maybe to discourage false hopes of warm and sun."-Ari Shapiro, The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening
9. Beautyland
By: Marie-Helene Bertino
4.15
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Parakeet, Marie-Helene Bertino’s Beautyland is a wise, tender novel ab… read more
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10. We Deserve Monuments
By: Jas Hammonds
4.30
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, a … read more
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"Home to the richest soil on Earth. A Great Place to Grow!"-Jas Hammonds, We Deserve Monuments
11. The Future
By: Naomi Alderman
3.86
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling, award-winning author of The Power delivers a dazzling tour de force where a handfu… read more
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"There’s a beautiful world on the far shore,"-Naomi Alderman, The Future
"The day was new now, as it is new every morning."-Naomi Alderman, The Future
"There was fog, but behind the fog there was morning."-Naomi Alderman, The Future
"The most persistent hauntings are the ghosts of lost futures."-Naomi Alderman, The Future
12. The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season That Defined the American West
By: Chris Wimmer
3.95
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the creator of the "Legends of the Old West" podcast, a book exploring the overlapping narrati… read more
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13. The Labors of Hercules Beal
By: Gary D. Schmidt
4.53
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more
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"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal
"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal
14. Family Lore
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
3.53
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling, National Book Award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first novel for ad… read more
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15. 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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"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
16. You Are Here: Connecting Flights
By: Ellen Oh
4.26
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more
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"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights
17. Once in a Blue Moon
By: Sharon G. Flake
3.83
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A beautiful and uplifting novel in verse about family, friendship, journeys that take us far from h… read more
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18. The Shadow Sister
By: Lily Meade
3.81
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Sutton going missing is the worst thing to happen to Casey, to their family. She’s trying to help f… read more
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19. Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)
By: Alexandra Bracken
3.90
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the critically acclaimed author of Lore comes a stunnin… read more
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"I raised my head and began to walk, letting the chaos in my chest settle and new calmness take hold."-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)
"You do not have to keep the thought of him from your heart, but do not let the love in you harden because of him. He was not worthy."-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)
"Why? I know you think I'm too trusting-too softhearted, or whatever-but where's the bravery in pushing everyone away the second they get too close?"-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)
"That was a very moving speech, Trust Fund," I said. He flinched at the name. "But I'd prefer you tell me why you took this job, and why you're so worried about Daddy Dearest finding out about it?"-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)
20. Give Me a Sign
By: Anna Sortino
4.11
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
Lilah is stuck in the middle. At least, that’s what having a hearing loss seems like sometimes—when… read more
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21. Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)
By: Olivia A. Cole
4.30
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
This searing and intimate novel in verse follows a sixteen-year-old girl coping with sexual abuse a… read more
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"I remember the thing that I saw on Tumblr, how people with trauma will sometimes reexpose themselves to it, salt in the wound to stay alive. I am tired of salting the wound - I am ready to salt the e…"-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)
"My hair is the color of a dart frog: generations of death adapting into this exact shade of poison ...bright red and orange, the colors of pain, I WILL MAKE YOU SICK I WILL KILL YOU FROM INSIDE YOUR …"-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)
"The last barbecue I went to was at Sarah's house and I almost text her to tell her how when you have so many memories with one person, it's like a crime scene after they're gone. Fingerprints everywh…"-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)
"My mother thinks I’ve dyed my hair red for attention— How can I explain to her the ways that she is right and wrong. As of last night, my hair is the color of a brick the moment before it goes throug…"-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)
22. You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory
By: Ruta Sepetys
4.24
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Life is story in motion. Each day, you add to your story, revise it, and view it from a different a… read more
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23. From Here
By: Luma Mufleh
4.51
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In her coming-of-age memoir, refugee advocate Luma Mufleh writes of her tumultuous journey to recon… read more
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24. Homelessness Is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns
By: Gregg Colburn
4.23
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
Using rich and detailed data, this groundbreaking book explains why homelessness has become a crisi… read more
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25. Enter the Body
By: Joy McCullough
4.00
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
“At once tender, poetic and ferocious, Enter The Body breathes new life into the Bard’s most tragic… read more
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"Broken people can be loved."-Joy McCullough, Enter the Body
"The telling of stories holds back the weight of time."-Joy McCullough, Enter the Body
"Each considers how these acts of violence against their bodies were acceptable to the world, while their desires were not."-Joy McCullough, Enter the Body
"Not all stories can be told. Some are so dark and twisted, their telling would undo the world. But just because she doesn't speak doesn't mean Lavinia can't share who she is, what she's been through,…"-Joy McCullough, Enter the Body
26. Nature Meets Nurture: Science-Based Strategies for Raising Resilient Kids
By: Stacey N. Doan
3.96
Format: None pages, Unknown Binding
Every parent has pondered "nature vs. nurture" questions. How much of my child's personality and be… read more
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27. An Appetite for Miracles
By: Laekan Zea Kemp
4.14
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Laekan Zea Kemp’s heart-wrenching novel-in-verse follows two teens who must co… read more
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"...Faith doesn't work without common sense."-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles
"Dear God. I know our relationship is not supposed to be transactional. But, You are the one who invented an eye for an eye, so, maybe I can entice you with a good deal."-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles
"Because there are people in our lives; rare unexpected people who don't just walk beside us through life; they witness our lives too. They hold our memories in their DNA. So that when one body forget…"-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles
28. Reconnect: Building School Culture for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging
By: Doug Lemov
4.03
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Practical solutions to counter the isolation felt by K-12 students in a resource-challenged educati… read more
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29. The Jump
By: Brittney Morris
3.60
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of SLAY and The Cost of Knowing comes an action-driven, high-octane “thri… read more
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30. The Vibes You Feel: What I’ve Learned about Life and Relationships through the Holy Spirit
By: Kierra Sheard-Kelly
4.36
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
This inspiring book for teens and young women explores what it means to listen to God’s voice, bett… read more
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31. The Power of Hope: How the Science of Well-Being Can Save Us from Despair
By: Carol Graham
3.16
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
Why hope matters as a metric of economic and social well-being In a society marked by extreme ineq… read more
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