6 must-read magic books like Crystal Clear: Reflections on Extraordinary Talismans For Everyday Life by Jaya Saxena

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Crystal Clear: Reflections on Extraordinary Talismans For Everyday Life

By: Jaya Saxena

3.88

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From amethyst to obsidian, Basic Witches author Jaya Saxena explores the multi-faceted meanings and…

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1. The Halloween Tree

By: Ray Bradbury

3.78

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

A fast-moving, eerie tale set on Halloween night... Eight costumed boys running to meet their fr… read more

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"Because of this one brave, new-thinking man, summer lives in the winter cave."

-Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree

"When you reach the stars, boy, yes, and live there forever, all the fears will go, and Death himself will die."

-Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree

"Night and day. Summer and winter, boys. Seedtime and harvest. Life and death. That's what Halloween is, all rolled up in one."

-Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree

"The day Joe Pipkin was born all the Orange Crush and Nehi soda bottles in the world fizzed over; and joyful bees swarmed countrysides to sting maiden ladies."

-Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree

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2. On Palestine

By: Noam Chomsky , Ilan Pappé

4.25

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Operation Protective Edge, Israel's most recent assault on Gaza, left thousands of Palestinians dea… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • essays
"It's quite standard for those who hold the clubs to say: "Forget about everything that happened and let's just go on from here." In other words, "I've got what I want, and out forget about what your …"

-Noam Chomsky, On Palestine

"How, then, does one become an activist? The easy answer would be to say that we do not become activists; we simply forget that we are. We are all born with compassion, generosity, and love for others…"

-Noam Chomsky, On Palestine

3. Princess Princess Ever After

By: Kay O'Neill

3.65

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

When the heroic princess Amira rescues the kind-hearted princess Sadie from her tower prison, neith… read more

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4. Scarborough

By: Catherine Hernandez

4.19

Format: 208 pages,

Scarborough is a low-income, culturally diverse neighborhood east of Toronto, the fourth largest ci… read more

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5. Geekerella

By: Ashley Poston

3.93

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Anything can happen once upon a con... When geek girl Elle Wittimer sees a cosplay contest sponsore… read more

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6. Broken Monsters

By: Lauren Beukes

4.21

Format: None pages, Paperback

Detective Gabriella Versado has seen a lot of bodies, but this one is unique even by Detroit's stan… read more

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7. Thr3e

By: Ted Dekker

4.16

Format: 200 pages,

By all accounts seminary student Kevin Parsins is leading a good, if not virtuous, life. But like a… read more

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8. Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

By: Tara Brach

4.16

Format: 355 pages, Paperback

For many of us, feelings of deficiency are right around the corner. It doesn’t take much--just hear… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom."

-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

"I found myself praying: "May I love and accept myself just as I am."

-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

"Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live."

-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

"What would it be like if I could accept life--accept this moment--exactly as it is?"

-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

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9. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

By: Kevin Noble Maillard

4.42

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brin… read more

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  • nonfiction
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10. Cryptid Club

By: Sarah Andersen

4.27

Format: 112 pages, ebook

Do you hate social gatherings? Dodge cameras? Enjoy staying up just a little too late at night? You… read more

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11. Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts

By: Jennie Allen

4.08

Format: 223 pages, Hardcover

You can choose hope in the midst of chaos. The visionary behind the million-strong IF:Gathering cha… read more

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  • nonfiction
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12. Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

By: Amanda Montell

3.85

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultis… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Without language, there are no "cults"."

-Amanda Montell, Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

"Some say people who join cults are “lost."

-Amanda Montell, Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

"With words, we breathe reality into being."

-Amanda Montell, Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

"The nimble direct sales industry always finds a way to reinvent itself - the capitalist cockroach that just won't stop reincarnating."

-Amanda Montell, Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

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13. Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution

By: Rainn Wilson

3.83

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

**New York Times  Bestseller** Comedic actor, producer, and writer Rainn Wilson, cofounder of th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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14. The Night & Its Moon (The Night & Its Moon, #1)

By: Piper C.J.

3.56

Format: 540 pages, Paperback

Farleigh is just an orphanage. At least, that’s what the church would have the people believe, but … read more

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"Tous les enfants méritaient de bénéficier de l’amour inconditionnel d’une famille, pour ce qu’ils étaient et pas pour répondre aux attentes de leurs parents."

-Piper C.J., The Night & Its Moon (The Night & Its Moon, #1)

"Quelle meilleure manière de duper les hommes que de leur faire croire qu'ils menaient la danse ? Qu'ils avaient le pouvoir ? Leur tête était si creuse, leur cœur, si noir, qu'ils imaginaient qu'ils d…"

-Piper C.J., The Night & Its Moon (The Night & Its Moon, #1)

"Il ne s’était pas soucié de retenir le nom de l’enfant. Son identité ne signifiait rien. Elle n’était qu’un pion dans le jeu auquel s’adonnaient les puissants pour démontrer qu’ils avaient le droit d…"

-Piper C.J., The Night & Its Moon (The Night & Its Moon, #1)

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15. Delicates (Sheets, #2)

By: Brenna Thummler

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Following the events of the bestselling graphic novel Sheets, Delicates brings Brenna Thummler’s be… read more

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"Everyone has ghosts. I think we all need to learn that there's no shame in letting them out."

-Brenna Thummler, Delicates (Sheets, #2)

"Humans are delicate too. The teensiest mistake can ruin them, even if you do everything else right. Just because mistakes seem small and insignificant doesn’t mean they are."

-Brenna Thummler, Delicates (Sheets, #2)

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16. Lost in the Never Woods

By: Aiden Thomas

3.71

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

When children go missing in the small coastal town of Astoria, people look to Wendy for answers. … read more

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"I think people are more frightening than the dark," he said. "A person can stand right in front of you and be dangerous without you even knowing it."

-Aiden Thomas, Lost in the Never Woods

"The mind is a complicated thing," Mrs. Darling said, considering her words as she spoke. "Sometimes it acts on its own, and quite often it controls us against our will. And I think, sometimes... It t…"

-Aiden Thomas, Lost in the Never Woods

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17. Threadneedle (The Language of Magic, #1)

By: Cari Thomas

3.97

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

Within the boroughs of London, nestled among its streets, hides another city, filled with magic. … read more

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  • magic
"She wasn't sure what to do next. They were so close. The room so hot. Their anger alive and temporarily frozen like the sparks of only moments ago; Attis's breath fast and heavy and the scent of him …"

-Cari Thomas, Threadneedle (The Language of Magic, #1)

"She could feel his breath on her neck, the heat of him. Her legs were stuck to the floor. The dress hung on her, open. She turned around slowly. It was like losing her free will again, only this time…"

-Cari Thomas, Threadneedle (The Language of Magic, #1)

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18. Ripe

By: Sarah Rose Etter

3.63

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A year into her dream job at a cutthroat Silicon Valley startup, Cassie finds herself trapped in a … read more

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"The open office floor plan is a form of strangulation."

-Sarah Rose Etter, Ripe

"Maybe there must always be two of us—our real selves and the ones we create to survive in the world as it is."

-Sarah Rose Etter, Ripe

"When you're young, every part of life seems big and monumental. Once older you can see it for what it is: smaller pieces of a larger game you have no choice but to play."

-Sarah Rose Etter, Ripe

"If the brain is elastic and memory is faulty, maybe all of these stories are wrong. Maybe it happened a different way altogether. Maybe I was happy and I just forget that now."

-Sarah Rose Etter, Ripe

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19. What You Need to Be Warm

By: Neil Gaiman

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

During the coldest season, when the world feels scary—what do you remember about being warm? Baked … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont by Shawn Levy

20. The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont

By: Shawn Levy

3.67

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Since 1929, Hollywood’s brightest stars have flocked to the Chateau Marmont as if it were a second … read more

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  • nonfiction
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21. How to Find Love in a Bookshop

By: Veronica Henry

3.87

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

"Absolutely delightful." --People The enchanting story of a bookshop, its grieving owner, a sup… read more

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"You have to have cake while you’re reading. It’s the law."

-Veronica Henry, How to Find Love in a Bookshop

"After all, a town without a bookshop was a town without a heart."

-Veronica Henry, How to Find Love in a Bookshop

"I don't know anyone who can't learn something from The Little Prince."

-Veronica Henry, How to Find Love in a Bookshop

"There's a book for everyone, even if they don't think there is. A book that reaches in and grabs your soul."

-Veronica Henry, How to Find Love in a Bookshop

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22. The Shadow Cabinet (Her Majesty's Royal Coven, #2)

By: Juno Dawson

4.25

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

In the second installment of Juno Dawson's irresistable fantasy trilogy (Lana Harper), a group of c… read more

Similar categories in Juno Dawson's The Shadow Cabinet (Her Majesty's Royal Coven, #2) book and Jaya Saxena's Crystal Clear: Reflections on Extraordinary Talismans For Everyday Life

  • magic
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23. Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power (Witchcraft Bestseller)

By: Pam Grossman

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A whip-smart and illuminating exploration of the world’s fascination with witches from podcast host… read more

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  • witchcraft
  • nonfiction
  • magic
  • spirituality
"Magic is made in the margins."

-Pam Grossman, Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power (Witchcraft Bestseller)

"Books were my broomstick. They allowed me to fly to other realms where anything was possible."

-Pam Grossman, Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power (Witchcraft Bestseller)

"How do you know if it is spirit or nature who answers? Maybe there is no difference at all. Maybe grace is green."

-Pam Grossman, Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power (Witchcraft Bestseller)

"The witch is the ultimate feminist icon because she is a fully rounded symbol of female oppression and liberation."

-Pam Grossman, Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power (Witchcraft Bestseller)

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24. Fat Chance, Charlie Vega

By: Crystal Maldonado

3.98

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Coming of age as a Fat brown girl in a white Connecticut suburb is hard. Harder when your whole lif… read more

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"Right! You see me as superhuman! That’s some serious pressure."

-Crystal Maldonado, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega

"Just—promise me girls you won't devalue yourselves for anyone. And I mean anyone. You can't. You have to really be kind to yourself and look out for yourself because the world can be cold and cruel. …"

-Crystal Maldonado, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega

"Sometimes I didn't get it [jokes] at all, but that didn't stop him from going out of his way to make me laugh. He was always just trying his best, and that's what I loved. I know I will never replace…"

-Crystal Maldonado, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega

"You need to believe in your value for you, even if you’re not some flawless ethereal being, even if not everyone will see what makes you special, even if your story is a little chaotic. We’re all mes…"

-Crystal Maldonado, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega

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25. Dungeons and Drama (Dungeons and Drama, #1)

By: Kristy Boyce

4.17

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When it comes to romance, sometimes it doesn't hurt to play games. A fun YA romcom full of fake dat… read more

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26. A Holly Jolly Diwali

By: Sonya Lalli

3.55

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

One type-A data analyst discovers her free-spirited side on an impulsive journey from bustling Mumb… read more

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"All we can do is stand up for what we believe in, be a good person, and do our best not to harm anyone in the process."

-Sonya Lalli, A Holly Jolly Diwali

"But I was old enough to have learned that sometimes lies—very small ones—weren’t wrong. They were important. Sometimes lies were what held a family together."

-Sonya Lalli, A Holly Jolly Diwali

Cover of The Hemlock Queen (The Nightshade Crown, #2) by Hannah F. Whitten

27. The Hemlock Queen (The Nightshade Crown, #2)

By: Hannah F. Whitten

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the second installment of New York Times bestselling author Hannah Whitten's lush, romantic epic… read more

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  • magic
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28. Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

By: T.J. Alexander

3.69

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

A high-strung pastry chef’s professional goals are interrupted by an unexpected career transition a… read more

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29. Moon Magic: A Handbook of Lunar Cycles, Lore, and Mystical Energies (Volume 3) (Mystical Handbook, 3)

By: Aurora Kane

3.91

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Harness the power of the magical, mystical, glorious Moon with more than 100 spells, chants, and ri… read more

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  • witchcraft
  • nonfiction
  • magic
  • spirituality
Cover of Crystal Clear: Reflections on Extraordinary Talismans For Everyday Life by Jaya Saxena

30. Crystal Clear: Reflections on Extraordinary Talismans For Everyday Life

By: Jaya Saxena

3.88

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From amethyst to obsidian, Basic Witches author Jaya Saxena explores the multi-faceted meanings and… read more

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  • magic
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • essays
  • witchcraft
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31. Reading the Stars: Astrology for Book Lovers

By: Book Riot

3.29

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

An original and entertaining mash-up of literature and astrology for book lovers and star watchers … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality

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4.25

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Tara Brach

4.16

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Kevin Noble Maillard

4.42

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4.08

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4.14

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4.05

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3.77

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