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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
Mark Manson • 2022
The Art of Being Alone: Loneliness Was My Cage, Solitude Is My Home
Renuka Gavrani • 2024
Ikigai The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
Héctor García • 2017
<b><b>INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • <b>2 MILLION+ COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE</b></b><br><br>“Workers looking for more fulfilling positions should start by identifying their ikigai.” ―<i>Business Insider</i><br> <br> “One of the unintended—yet positive—consequences of the [pandemic] is that it is forcing people to reevaluate their jobs, careers, and lives. Use this time wisely, find your personal ikigai, and live your best life.” ―<i>Forbes</i><br><br>Find your <i>ikigai</i> <b>(pronounced <i>ee-key-guy</i>) to live longer and bring more meaning and joy to all your days.</b></b><br><br><b><i>“Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years.” —Japanese proverb </i></b><br> <br> According to the Japanese, everyone has an <i>ikigai</i>—a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world’s longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. Having a strong sense of <i>ikigai</i>—where what you love, what you’re good at, what you can get paid for, and what the world needs all overlap—means that each day is infused with meaning. It’s the reason we get up in the morning. It’s also the reason many Japanese never really retire (in fact there’s no word in Japanese that means <i>retire</i> in the sense it does in English): They remain active and work at what they enjoy, because they’ve found a real purpose in life—the happiness of always being busy.<br><br> In researching this book, the authors interviewed the residents of the Japanese village with the highest percentage of 100-year-olds—one of the world’s Blue Zones. <i>Ikigai</i> reveals the secrets to their longevity and happiness: how they eat, how they move, how they work, how they foster collaboration and community, and—their best-kept secret—how they find the <i>ikigai</i> that brings satisfaction to their lives. And it provides practical tools to help you discover your own <i>ikigai.</i> Because who doesn’t want to find happiness in every day?<br><br><b>What’s your <i>ikigai</i>?</b>
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny
Robin Sharma • 1999
Attitude is Everything Change Your Attitude-- Change Your Life!
Jeff Keller • 2012
Steal Like an Artist 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
Austin Kleon • 2012
The Metamorphosis Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka • 2024
Animal Farm 75th Anniversary Edition
George Orwell • 2004
Shiva Trilogy 3 Books Collection Set By Amish Tripathi (The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of The Nagas, The Oath of The Vayuputras)
Amish Tripathi • 2023
Ram - Scion Of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra Series Book 1)
Ram - Scion Of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra Series Book 1)
Eleven Minutes
Paulo Coelho • 2006
The 3 Mistakes Of My Life
Chetan Bhagat • 2009
One Indian Girl
Chetan Bhagat • 2016
Roads and Tales
Vazhipokkan • 2022
SINCE 1894: Captain Jeon
Aniya Kushwaha • 2024
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop A Novel
Satoshi Yagisawa • 2023
Revolution 2020
Revolution 2020
Half Girlfriend
Half Girlfriend
2 States: The Story Of My Marriage
2 States: The Story Of My Marriage
Twisted Games (Twisted, 2)
Twisted Games (Twisted, 2)
Twisted Love
Twisted Love
<p>From New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang comes a billionaire brother's best friend romance!</p> <p>He has a heart of ice...but for her, he'd burn the world</p> <p>A diverse new adult steamy romance from Tiktok sensation and USA Today bestselling author Ana Huang.</p> <p>Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can't escape.</p> <p>Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart.</p> <p>But when he's forced to look after his best friend's sister, he starts to feel something in his chest:</p> <p>A crack.</p> <p>A melt.</p> <p>A fire that could end his world as he knew it.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can't remember.</p> <p>But despite her broken past, she's never stopped seeing the beauty in the world...including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn't want.</p> <p>Her brother's best friend.</p> <p>Her neighbor.</p> <p>Her savior and her downfall.</p> <p>Theirs is a love that was never supposed to happen-but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both...and everything they hold dear.</p> <p>Twisted Love is a contemporary brother's best friend/grumpy sunshine romance. It's book one in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone.</p>
Reading
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop: A Novel (Morisaki Bookshop)
Satoshi Yagisawa • 2024
Sita Warrior of Mithila
Sita Warrior of Mithila
Twisted Lies (Twisted, 4)
Twisted Lies (Twisted, 4)
<p>A fake-dating billionaire romance from New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang.</p> <p>Charming, deadly, and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman.</p> <p>He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can't deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him.</p> <p>She's the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can't solve. And when the opportunity to get closer to her arises, he breaks his own rules to offer her a deal she can't refuse.</p> <p>Every monster has their weakness. She's his.</p> <p>His obsession.</p> <p>His addiction.</p> <p>His only exception.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Sweet, shy, and introverted despite her social media fame, Stella Alonso is a romantic who keeps her heart in a cage.</p> <p>Between her two jobs, she has little time or desire for a relationship.</p> <p>But when a threat from her past drives her into the arms--and house--of the most dangerous man she's ever met, she's tempted to let herself feel something for the first time in a long time.</p> <p>Because despite Christian's cold nature, he makes her feel everything when she's with him.</p> <p>Passionate.</p> <p>Protected.</p> <p>Truly wanted.</p> <p>Theirs is a love twisted with secrets and tainted by lies...and when the truths are finally revealed, they could shatter everything.</p>
To Read
Dead Poets Society
N.H. Kleinbaum · 2012
Todd Anderson and his friends at Welton Academy can hardly believe how different life is since their new English professor, the flamboyant John Keating, has challenged them to "make your lives extraordinary! Inspired by Keating, the boys resurrect the Dead Poets Society--a secret club where, free from the constraints and expectations of school and parents, they let their passions run wild. As Keating turns the boys on to the great words of Byron, Shelley, and Keats, they discover not only the beauty of language, but the importance of making each moment count. Can the club and the individuality it inspires survive the pressure from authorities determined to destroy their dreams? But the Dead Poets pledges soon realize that their newfound freedom can have tragic consequences. Can the club and the individuality it inspires survive the pressure from authorities determined to destroy their dreams?
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (The Folk of the Air, 3.5)
Holly Black · 2020
The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, 3)
Holly Black · 2019
The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, 2)
Holly Black · 2019
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, 1)
Holly Black · 2018
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari · 2025
Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
Mark Fisher · 2022
Loving
Hugh Nini, Neal Treadwell · 2020
Are We Human?
Beatriz Colomina, Mark Wigley
Have you ever wondered why that 13-digit number on the back of a book costs $125 in the United States but is completely free in Canada and India? This book, The Global ISBN Handbook, is your 2025 guide to the International Standard Book Number. It explains everything about this global "fingerprint" for books. The ISBN is the most important cornerstone of the publishing industry. It started as a simple warehouse tool in the 1960s. Now, it is a complex digital identifier used in over 200 countries. This handbook deconstructs the entire system. It uses 15 distinct national case studies to do this. You will learn how the old 10-digit system changed to the new 13-digit one. We break down the five parts of the ISBN, from the "Bookland" prefix to the final check digit. The book explores the global governance framework, starting with the International ISBN Agency. Then, it dives deep into how different countries run their systems. You'll see the privatized, high-cost model in the United States. You'll compare it to Canada's free, government-run system. We explore the industry-led models in Brazil and Germany. We look at government-run systems in Mexico and India. We even cover the unique case of China, where the ISBN is not a simple identifier but a state-controlled publication license. The book also examines the systems in the UK , France , Russia , Japan , Australia , South Africa , Nigeria , and Egypt. Many books and websites can tell you how to get an ISBN. This handbook is the only resource that explains why the process is so different everywhere you look. It moves beyond a simple "how-to" and provides a true global analysis. It directly compares the privatized, for-profit models in the US and UK against the free, public-good systems in Canada and South Africa. You won't just learn the price; you will understand the cultural policies, market structures, and legal philosophies that shape that price. This book shows how the ISBN is a "global mirror". It reveals how a simple number can be a commercial product in one nation , a tool of cultural policy in another , and an instrument of state control in a third. This comparative insight is the missing piece for any author, publisher, or researcher trying to navigate the complex international publishing market. Disclaimer: This handbook is an independently produced resource for commentary and analysis. The author has no affiliation with the International ISBN Agency, R.R. Bowker, Library and Archives Canada, the National Press and Publication Administration, or any other national ISBN agency. This work is independently produced under the principle of nominative fair use.
Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross 2023
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott 1926
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, 2)
Rebecca Yarros · 2023
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, 1)
Rebecca Yarros · 2023
A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 4)
Sarah J. Maas · 2020
A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 5)
Sarah J. Maas · 2022
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 3)
Sarah J. Maas · 2020
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 2)
Sarah J. Maas · 2020
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 1)
Sarah J. Maas · 2020
<p><b>The sexy, action-packed first book in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series from </b><b>global phenomenon</b><b> Sarah J. Maas.</b><br><br>When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world. <br><br>At least, he's not a beast all the time. <br><br>As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin-and his world-forever.<br><br>From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.</p>
Caraval (Caraval, 1)
Caraval (Caraval, 1)
<p><b>Welcome, welcome to <i>CARAVAL</i>, Stephanie Garber’s enchanting, <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> bestselling fantasy debut about two sisters swept up in a mysterious competition filled with magic, heartbreak, and danger</b><br><br>Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful and cruel father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over.<br><br> But this year, Scarlett's long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to attend. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season's Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner. <br><br>Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But whether Caraval is real or not, she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over, and her sister disappears forever.<br><br>Continue the adventure in <i>Legendary </i>and <i>Finale—</i>out now!</p>
the cruel prince
Holly Black · 2018
the seven husbands of evelyn hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid · 2017
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories
Ghassan Kanafani · 1999
The Vegetarian
Han Kang · 2016
White Nights
Fyodor Dostoevsky · 2024
No Longer Human
Osamu Dazai • 1973
