A Forest of Doors: An Orphan's Quest
By: L.A. Muse
4.02
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
About the A young child, orphaned by addiction and isolated from her siblings, dreams of reuniting…
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1. The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness
By: Karen Armstrong
3.94
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The New York Times bestselling author of A History of God delivers the grippi… read more
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"I had failed to make a gift of myself to God."-Karen Armstrong, The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness
"Compassion has been advocated by all the great faiths because it has been found to be the safest and surest means of attaining enlightenment."-Karen Armstrong, The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness
"If your understanding of the divine made you kinder, more empathetic, and impelled you to express sympathy in concrete acts of loving-kindness, this was good theology. But if your notion of God made …"-Karen Armstrong, The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness
"I discovered that I felt at home and alive in the silence, which compelled me to enter my interior world and around there. Without the distraction of constant conversation, the words on the page bega…"-Karen Armstrong, The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness
2. Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
By: Mary McCarthy
3.72
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
This unique autobiography begins with McCarthy’s recollections of an indulgent, idyllic childhood t… read more
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"I really tried, or so I thought, to avoid lying, but it seemed to me that they forced it on me by the difference in their vision of things, so that I was always transposing reality for them into some…"-Mary McCarthy, Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
"I have sometimes thought that Catholicism is a religion not suited to the laity, or not suited, at any rate, to the American laity, in whom it seems to bring out some of the worst traits in human nat…"-Mary McCarthy, Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
"I felt caught in a dilemma that was new to me then but which since has become horribly familiar: the trap of adult life, in which you are held, wriggling, powerless to act because you can see both si…"-Mary McCarthy, Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
"I came back [to school] in the fall, as a full-time boarder, with a certain set to my jaw, determined to go it alone. A summer passed in thoughtful isolation, rowing on a mountain lake, diving from a…"-Mary McCarthy, Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
3. The White Masai
By: Peter Millar , Corinne Hofmann
3.54
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The four-million-copy international bestseller of the incredible love story between a European woma… read more
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"I climb behind the steering wheel... I drive off immediately without once looking back; it's a long journey but it leads to freedom."-Peter Millar, The White Masai
"From that day on I go to each door in turn and sing the three songs that I remember from school. Within a few days I'm overwhelmed how happy they appear to be when they hear or recognize me."-Peter Millar, The White Masai
4. Caramelo
By: Sandra Cisneros
3.63
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Every year, Ceyala "Lala" Reyes' family--aunts, uncles, mothers, fathers, and Lala's six older brot… read more
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5. Red Azalea: A Memoir
By: Anchee Min
3.84
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
A revelatory and disturbing portrait of China, this is Anchee Min’s celebrated memoir of growing up… read more
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"If you can't go back to your mother's womb, you'd better learn to be a good fighter."-Anchee Min, Red Azalea: A Memoir
"I led my schoolmates in collecting pennies. We wanted to donate the pennies to the starving children in America."-Anchee Min, Red Azalea: A Memoir
"Imi spuse ca era adevarat ca nici una dintre operele exemplare nu vorbea despre dragoste. I-am spus: Eu nu cred ca eroii nu au deloc iubiti in vietile lor. Nu cred ca o minte omeneasca ar putea raman…"-Anchee Min, Red Azalea: A Memoir
6. Lark Rise to Candleford
By: Richard Mabey , Flora Thompson
3.88
Format: 588 pages, Paperback
Flora Thompson's immortal trilogy, containing "Lark Rise", "Over To Candleford" and "Candleford Gre… read more
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7. Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface
By: Martha Manning
3.97
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
This is the memoir of an ordinary woman—a mother, a daughter, a psychologist, a wife—who tells the … read more
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"Depression is such a cruel punishment. There are no fevers, no rashes, no blood tests to send people scurrying in concern, just the slow erosion of self, as insidious as cancer. And like cancer, it i…"-Martha Manning, Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface
8. The Girl with the White Flag: A Spellbinding Account of Love and Courage in Wartime Okinawa
By: Tomiko Higa , Dorothy Britton
3.76
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
New York Newsdaycalled this memoir of a warhood childhood in Japan "one of the saddest and yet most… read more
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9. Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son
By: Neil Patrick Harris , None , None
4.00
Format: 274 pages, Paperback
Raising My Rainbow is Lori Duron's frank, heartfelt, and brutally funny account of her and her fami… read more
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10. A Backward Glance
By: Edith Wharton , Louis Auchincloss
3.88
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Edith Wharton, the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, vividly reflects on her public and privat… read more
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11. The Cost of Hope: A Memoir
By: Amanda Bennett
3.86
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From Pulitzer Prize winner Amanda Bennett comes a moving, eye-opening, and beautifully written memo… read more
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14. The Three Witches and The Master
By: Max Nowaz
4.30
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
When a beautiful naked woman Eve, unexpectedly turns up at his back door, Adam, an amateur wizard, … read more
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"Where’s my uncle?"-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master
"You can’t escape me, I’m coming for you soon,"-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master
"I haven’t got a clue why his bones disintegrated, but look at the bright side,"-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master
"He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession. "-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master
15. Taming Flame
By: Therisa Peimer
4.30
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more
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"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
16. Move to Millions: The Proven Framework to Become a Million Dollar CEO with Grace & Ease Instead of Hustle & Grind
By: Darnyelle Jervey Harmon
4.29
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
Ready to break through the six-figure plateau? Discover an actionable strategy to cross over the mi… read more
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17. Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
By: Anne Michaud
4.29
Format: 199 pages, Kindle Edition
Why do good women stay with bad men? What if political wives are just as calculating as their in… read more
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"The political wife came forward and publicly vouched for her straying man. If she could continue to trust and believe in him, the public could too – or so the script went."-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
"For each of these women, the fear of the unknown — of leaving a marriage and casting off alone — may have bound them to a marriage where there is insensitivity, neglect, or even outright abuse. Peopl…"-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
"What we witness playing out in the relationships of our public figures we risk finding acceptable in our private lives. Feminists have connected women’s sexual subordination to their unequal status i…"-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
"To leave the marriage behind is to step out of the spotlight. It means fading into normalcy, returning to ordinary life, perhaps an impossible admission for women who have built their egos on being o…"-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
18. Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love
By: Aimee Cabo Nikolov
4.30
Format: 150 pages, Paperback
Her family secrets burst in the spotlight when Aimee and her sister went to the authorities. In thi… read more
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"#metooasachild"-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love
"We can be beacons of light"-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love
"Unconditional Love conquers all!"-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love
"God is the Cure, Love is the Answer"-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love
19. A Forest of Doors: An Orphan's Quest
By: L.A. Muse
4.02
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
About the A young child, orphaned by addiction and isolated from her siblings, dreams of reuniting… read more
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20. Auspicious Good Fortune: One woman's inspirational journey from Western disillusionment to Eastern spiritual fulfilment
By: Sumangali Morhall
3.98
Format: 246 pages, Paperback
Has your life ever flashed before you? Sumangali Morhall chased everything Western society taught h… read more
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"There have been bleak nights along my way, many of my own making, but life is all the brighter for them now. To the human eye, without the darkness there are no stars."-Sumangali Morhall, Auspicious Good Fortune: One woman's inspirational journey from Western disillusionment to Eastern spiritual fulfilment
"Meditation is like hearing a voice on the telephone: there might be slight delays if the line is not perfect, but it is otherwise direct and requires no effort other than listening"-Sumangali Morhall, Auspicious Good Fortune: One woman's inspirational journey from Western disillusionment to Eastern spiritual fulfilment
"When first discovering a night sky, the eyes may pick out a few tiny stars. Waiting and watching reveals thousands, until it seems there is yet more light than empty blackness. So my life has been, a…"-Sumangali Morhall, Auspicious Good Fortune: One woman's inspirational journey from Western disillusionment to Eastern spiritual fulfilment
"I remembered the taste of good Italian coffee in my London flat, brewed at the expense of time and a good deal of mess, compared to the sort that came out of machines in the office at the press of a …"-Sumangali Morhall, Auspicious Good Fortune: One woman's inspirational journey from Western disillusionment to Eastern spiritual fulfilment
21. Alone in Wonderland
By: Christine Reed
3.95
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
Alone in Wonderland is a story about backpacking. But it's also a story about Independence, Love, G… read more
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