The Oxford Book of Aphorisms
By: John Gross
4.16
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
The dictionary defines "aphorism" as "a short pithy statement or maxim," but beneath this definitio…
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1. The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
By: Raymond Chandler
3.95
Format: 231 pages, Paperback
When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troubleso… read more
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"Parecía más muerto que muchos cadáveres"-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
"Dead men are heavier than broken hearts."-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
"I was as empty of life as a scarecrow's pockets."-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
"Just keep your nose clean and everything will be jake."-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
2. Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?
By: Gary L. Thomas
4.25
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Happy is good. Holy is better. Your marriage is more than a sacred covenant with another person. I… read more
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"Any mature, spiritually sensitive view of marriage must be built on the foundation of mature love rather than romanticism. But this immediately casts us into a countercultural pursuit."-Gary L. Thomas, Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?
"Heloise learned to love Abelard solely for who he was. That forbidden love brought her nothing but pain, but she would rather have shame and pain with Abelard than peace and happiness without him."-Gary L. Thomas, Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?
"Contempt is born when we fixate on our spouse’s weaknesses. Every spouse has these sore points. If you want to find them, without a doubt you will. If you want to obsess about them, they’ll grow – bu…"-Gary L. Thomas, Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?
"The mature response, however, is not to leave; it's to change -- ourselves. Whenever marital dissatisfaction rears its head in my marriage -- as it does in virtually every marriage -- I simply check …"-Gary L. Thomas, Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?
3. Fragments
By: James Hillman , Heraclitus , Brooks Haxton
4.18
Format: 97 pages, Paperback
Fragments of wisdom from the ancient world In the sixth century b.c.—twenty-five hundred years b… read more
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"All is flux"-James Hillman, Fragments
"Character is destiny"-James Hillman, Fragments
"I went in search of myself."-James Hillman, Fragments
"Man's character is his fate."-James Hillman, Fragments
4. Ikigai
By: Francesc Miralles , Héctor García
3.75
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
"Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years." --Japanese proverb According to t… read more
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5. Discourses and Selected Writings
By: Epictetus , Robert F. Dobbin , Robert Dobbin
3.84
Format: 135 pages, Paperback
A new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopher DESPITE BEING BORN in… read more
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6. The Bible Jesus Read
By: Philip Yancey
3.88
Format: 0 pages,
An 8-Session Exploration of the Old Testament hosted by author Philip Yancey--with video sessions b… read more
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7. The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
3.33
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The Bed of Procrustes is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an i… read more
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- nonfiction
8. Bird by Bird
By: Anne Lamott
4.24
Format: 238 pages, Paperback
A newer edition of this title can be found here. "Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten… read more
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"Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird."-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
"A writer paradoxically seeks the truth and tells lies every step of the way."-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
"You don't always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too."-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
"If your wife locks you out of the house, you don't have a problem with your door."-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
9. On the Shortness of Life
By: Seneca , Charles Desmond Nuttall Costa
0.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Stoic writings of the philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into the art of living, the im… read more
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10. Walking with God through Pain and Suffering
By: Timothy J. Keller
4.60
Format: 645 pages, Hardcover
New York Timesbestselling author of The Songs of JesusTimothy Keller--whose books have sold million… read more
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11. Jonathan Livingston Seagull
By: Richard Bach , Russell Munson
3.85
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
This is a story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules...people who get specia… read more
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"Why is it,"-Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull
"Keep working on love."-Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull
"Imagination is an old soul."-Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull
"The gull sees farthest who flies highest"-Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull
12. The Roman Republic: A Very Short Introduction
By: David M. Gwynn
3.66
Format: None pages,
The rise and fall of the Roman Republic occupies a special place in the history of Western civiliza… read more
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13. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
4.02
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
A short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky written in 1877. It begins with a man walking St. Petersburg's … read more
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"I want to suffer so that I may love."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
"How anxiously I yearned for those I had forsake"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
"how anxiously I yearned for those I had forsaken."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
"أصبحت فجأة لا أغضب من الناس، بل ما عدت ألاحظ وجودهم."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
14. Letters from a Stoic
By: Seneca , Robin Campbell
4.75
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
The power and wealth which Seneca the Younger (c.4 B.C. - A.D. 65) acquired as Nero's minister were… read more
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15. Letters to a Young Contrarian
By: Christopher Hitchens
4.62
Format: None pages, Paperback
In the book that he was born to write, provocateur and best-selling author Christopher Hitchens ins… read more
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16. Philosophy of Law: A Very Short Introduction
By: Raymond Wacks
4.42
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
This lively and accessible introduction to the social, moral, and cultural foundations of law takes… read more
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17. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
3.67
Format: 363 pages, Paperback
Fooled by Randomness is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an in… read more
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18. The Consolations of Philosophy
By: Alain de Botton
3.64
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Alain de Botton's The Consolations of Philosophytakes the discipline of logic and the mind back to … read more
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19. The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex/Oedipus at Colonus/Antigone (The Theban Plays, #1–3)
By: Sophocles , Robert Fitzgerald , Dudley Fitts , None
5.00
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
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20. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams
By: Deepak Chopra
3.51
Format: 383 pages, Hardcover
This is a book you will cherish for a lifetime, for within is pages are the secrets of making all y… read more
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21. Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe
By: Voddie T. Baucham Jr.
4.45
Format: 270 pages, ebook
The Ground Is Moving The death of George Floyd at the hands of police in the summer of 2020 shocked… read more
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22. Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
By: Susan Cain
3.98
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
In her new masterpiece, the author of the bestselling phenomenon Quiet reveals the power of a bitte… read more
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"Everything that you love, you will eventually lose. But in the end, love will return in a different form."-Susan Cain, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
"The place you suffer is the place you care. You hurt because you care. Therefore, the best response to pain is to dive deeper into your caring."-Susan Cain, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
"The third answer is the most difficult one to grasp, but it's also the one that can save you. The love you lost, or the love you wished for and never had: That love exists eternally. It shifts its sh…"-Susan Cain, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
23. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
By: Eric Jorgenson
4.44
Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition
Getting rich is not just about luck; Happiness is not just a trait we are born with. These aspirati… read more
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"No one in the world is going to beat you at being you."-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
"Intentions don’t matter. Actions do. That’s why being ethical is hard."-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
"An old boss once warned: “You’ll never be rich since you’re obviously smart, and someone will always offer you a job that’s just good enough."-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
"I don’t buy the everlasting afterlife answers because it’s insane to me, with absolutely no evidence, to believe because of how you live seventy years here on this planet, you’re going to spend etern…"-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
24. The Laws of Human Nature
By: Robert Greene
4.37
Format: 624 pages, Kindle Edition
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power comes the definitive new book… read more
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"Fo each weakness there is a corresponding strength."-Robert Greene, The Laws of Human Nature
"Results are important, but the way they are achieved, the process, is equally important."-Robert Greene, The Laws of Human Nature
"Rationality is not a power you are born with but one you acquire through training and practice."-Robert Greene, The Laws of Human Nature
"So often we think that power has changed people, when in fact it simply reveals more of who they are."-Robert Greene, The Laws of Human Nature
25. Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
By: Kevin Kelly
4.23
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
“I love aphorisms, proverbs, and Secrets of Adulthood . . . Excellent Advice for Living includes wi… read more
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"The end is almost always the beginning of something better."-Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
"When you keep people waiting they begin to think of all your flaws."-Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
"The very best thing you can do for your kids is to love your spouse."-Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
"Don’t treat people as bad as they are. Treat them as good as you are."-Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
26. The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
By: George Stephanopoulos
4.45
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years anchor… read more
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27. The Age of AI and Our Human Future
By: Henry Kissinger
3.46
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Three of the world’s most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intell… read more
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28. Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
By: Will Guidara
4.45
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
National Bestseller Essential lessons in hospitality for every business, from the former co-owner … read more
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29. Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy
By: James B. Stewart
3.76
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The shocking inside story of the struggle for power and control at Paramount Global, the multibilli… read more
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30. The Oxford Book of Aphorisms
By: John Gross
4.16
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
The dictionary defines "aphorism" as "a short pithy statement or maxim," but beneath this definitio… read more
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