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The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton · 2020
The Age of Innocence, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton, is a classic love story set in late 19th century New York City. It tells the story of Newland Archer, a young lawyer, and his struggle between his arranged marriage to a beautiful but conventional woman and his passionate love for her cousin, the scandalous Countess Ellen Olenska. This novel explores the complexities of life in a society bound by rigid rules and expectations. Through the eyes of Newland Archer, readers gain insight into the hypocrisy, snobbery, and pretense of the Gilded Age. The Age of Innocence is a timeless classic that provides an honest, humorous, and often painful look at the human condition.<br/><br/>Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Literature in 1921 for her novel, The Age of Innocence. Wharton’s works are known for their meticulous attention to detail and her penetrating insight into the lives of the American upper class. Born into a prominent New York family, Wharton was educated at home and in Europe. She began writing in her teens and mostly kept her work to herself until she published her first collection of stories, The Greater Inclination, in 1899. Her first novel, The House of Mirth, was published in 1905 and met with huge success in both the US and abroad. Wharton went on to write over 40 novels and short stories, including Ethan Frome (1911), The Custom of the Country (1913), and Summer (1917). Wharton was a tireless advocate for social reform. She wrote extensively about the plight of women and the working class in America and founded the first school for underprivileged children in New York. Wharton was also a passionate traveler and designer. She wrote travel books about her travels throughout Europe and the Middle East, and was known for her elegant and luxurious interiors. Wharton’s works remain popular to this day and she is widely considered to be one of the greatest American writers of her time. Her works are still widely read, discussed, and studied in academic circles.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel
Gabrielle Zevin · 2022
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne · 2020
La Metamorfosis
Franz Kafka • 1915
Selected Poems of Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton · 2000
Anne Frank's The Diary of Anne Frank
Harold Bloom · 2010
The Construction of Social Reality
John R. Searle · 2010
So Good They Can''t Ignore You
Cal Newport · 2012
Atomic Habits
James Clear · 2018
being yourself
Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
Dr. Joe Dispenza · 2013
Discover how to reprogram your biology and thinking, and break the habit of being yourself so you can truly change your mind and life.<br/><br/>Best-selling author, international speaker, chiropractor, and renowned researcher of epigenetics, quantum physics, and neuroscience, Dr. Joe Dispenza shares that you are not doomed by your genes and hardwired to be a certain way for the rest of your life.<br/><br/>New science is emerging that empowers all human beings to create the reality they choose.<br/><br/>In Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself, Dr. Joe Dispenza combines the fields of quantum physics, neuroscience, brain chemistry, biology, and genetics to show you what is truly possible and how to recondition the body and create better health.<br/><br/>Not only will you be given the necessary knowledge to change your energy and any aspect of yourself, but you will be taught the step-by-step tools to apply what you learn in order to make measurable changes in any area of your life.<br/><br/>Chapters include:<br/><br/>Foreword by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.<br/>Introduction: The Greatest Habit You Can Ever Break Is the Habit of Being Yourself<br/><br/>PART I: The Science of You<br/>The Quantum You<br/>Overcoming Your Environment<br/>Overcoming Your Body<br/>Overcoming Time<br/>Survival vs. Creation<br/><br/>PART II: Your Brain and Meditation<br/>Three Brains: Thinking to Doing to Being<br/>The Gap<br/>Meditation, Demystifying the Mystical, and Waves of Your Future<br/><br/>PART III: Stepping Toward Your New Destiny<br/>The Meditative Process: Introduction and Preparation<br/>Open the Door to Your Creative State<br/>Step 1: Induction<br/>Prune Away the Habit of Being Yourself (Week Two)<br/>Step 2: Recognizing<br/>Step 3: Admitting and Declaring<br/>Step 4: Surrendering<br/><br/>Dismantle the Memory of the Old You (Week Three)<br/>Step 5: Observing and Reminding<br/>Step 6: Redirecting<br/><br/>Create a New Mind for Your New Future (Week Four)<br/>Step 7: Creating and Rehearsing<br/><br/>Demonstrating and Being Transparent: Living Your New Reality<br/><br/>Dr. Joe demystifies consciousness and ancient understandings to bridge the gap between science and spirituality. Through his powerful healing workshops and lectures, thousands of people in 24 different countries have used these principles to change from the inside out. Once you break the habit of being yourself and truly change your mind, your life will never be the same!<br/><br/>“In this book, I want to share some of what I learned along the way and show you, by exploring how mind and matter are interrelated, how you can apply these principles not only to your body, but to any aspect of your life.”<br/>— Dr. Joe Dispenza<br/><br/>“Anyone who reads this book and applies the steps will benefit from their efforts. Its cutting-edge content is explained in a simple language that is accessible to anyone, and provides a user-friendly guide for sustained change from the inside out.”<br/>— Rollin McCraty, Ph.D., Director of Research, HeartMath Research Center
