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THE AMALFI CURSE by Sarah Penner
Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast.
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THEO OF GOLDEN Allen Levi
BEAUTY IN THE STILLNESS Karin Hadadam
WEST WITH GIRAFFES Linda Rutledge
Golden of Theo is an inspiring book about the power of compassion and the spontaneity of Random Acts of Kindness. Great for book club picks.
WEST WITH GIRAFFES Linda Rutledge
BEAUTY IN THE STILLNESS Karin Hadadam
WEST WITH GIRAFFES Linda Rutledge
Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave.
BEAUTY IN THE STILLNESS Karin Hadadam
BEAUTY IN THE STILLNESS Karin Hadadam
BEAUTY IN THE STILLNESS Karin Hadadam
For those who yearn to live in the present moment, who seek reflection through heartbreak, comfort during times of loneliness, or guidance while healing, this book provides the words you need to read right now. Poetry and prose, paperback book.
AMERICAN DIRT by Jeanine Cummins
THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS Sy Montgomery
BEAUTY IN THE STILLNESS Karin Hadadam
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins is a gripping novel that follows the harrowing journey of a Mexican woman and her son as they flee cartel violence and attempt to cross the border into the United States. It offers a powerful and emotional perspective on the realities of immigration.
THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS Sy Montgomery
THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS Sy Montgomery
THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS Sy Montgomery
Naturalist Sy Montgomery shares the emotional and physical world of the octopus, the remarkable connections it makes with people and the vibrant community that arises around the complex, intelligent, and spirited creature.
LEFT TO TELL Immaculee Ilibagiza
THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS Sy Montgomery
THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS Sy Montgomery
Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Genocide" is an incredible, inspiring story by Immaculee Ilibagiza. Amidst the horrors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Immaculee uncovered God's love and protection through the power of prayer. Surviving 91 days in hiding, she emerged with a profound faith, able to offer forgiveness to her family's murderers. This 256-page paperback is a testament to hope and divine love.
FOREST BATHING. Dr. Qing Li
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt
In this beautiful book--featuring more than 100 color photographs from forests around the world, including the forest therapy trails that criss-cross Japan--Dr. Qing Li, the world's foremost expert in forest medicine, shows how forest bathing can reduce your stress levels and blood pressure, strengthen your immune and cardiovascular systems, boost your energy, mood, creativity, and concentration, and even help you lose weight and live longer.
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt
Animal lovers will absolutely adore this lovely exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope, which traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.
IN THE SHADOW OF A MAN by Jane Goodall
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt
THE BOOK OF JOY by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
Immerse yourself in Jane's life among the wild chimpanzees of Gombe. Accompanied only by her mother and an African assistant, she set up camp in the remote Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in Tanzania.
THE BOOK OF JOY by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
THE BOOK OF JOY by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
THE BOOK OF JOY by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
In this joyful book, the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu trade intimate stories, tease each other continually, and share their spiritual practices. It is a pleasure to listen to them explore.
THE NATURE FIX by Florence Williams
THE BOOK OF JOY by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
THE NATURE FIX by Florence Williams
Florence Williams explores the positive effects of nature on the brain, examining various environments such as forest trails in Korea, islands in Finland, and eucalyptus groves in California. By delving into new research, she reveals how the natural world can enhance our health, foster reflection and innovation, and strengthen our relationships.
LIGHTER by Yung Puebol
THE BOOK OF JOY by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
THE NATURE FIX by Florence Williams
.A compassionate approach to turning inward and alleviating the burdens that hinder our healing, both personally and globally.
JOYFUL by Ingrid Fetell Lee
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA by Arthur Golden
THE WAY FORWARD by Yung Pueblo
In Joyful, designer Ingrid Fetell Lee explores how the seemingly mundane spaces and objects we interact with every day have surprising and powerful effects on our mood. Drawing on insights from neuroscience and psychology, she explains why one setting makes us feel anxious or competitive, while another fosters acceptance and delight—and, most importantly, she reveals how we can harness the power of our surroundings to live fuller, healthier, and truly joyful lives.
THE WAY FORWARD by Yung Pueblo
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA by Arthur Golden
THE WAY FORWARD by Yung Pueblo
In these rapidly changing times, it is more important than ever to know ourselves well and fully, even and especially in the face of turmoil. The Way Forward encourages readers to connect more deeply to their intuition, using it to remain focused and grounded amidst a world in constant flux.
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA by Arthur Golden
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA by Arthur Golden
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA by Arthur Golden
In Memoirs of a Geisha, we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl's virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where women are trained to beguile the most powerful men; and where love is scorned as illusion. It is a unique and triumphant work of fiction—at once romantic, erotic, suspenseful—and completely unforgettable.
Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Midnight Library by Matt Haig
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA by Arthur Golden
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig is a thought-provoking novel about Nora Seed, a woman struggling with regret and despair who finds herself in a magical library between life and death. Each book in the library represents a different version of her life, showing how things could have been if she had made different choices.
Guided by the librarian, Mrs. Elm, Nora explores these alternate lives, experiencing successes and failures while learning profound lessons about the value of her own life. Ultimately, she discovers that happiness comes not from perfection but from embracing the beauty of the present and the possibilities it holds. The novel is a heartfelt celebration of hope, self-discovery, and second chances.
GEEK LOVE by Katherine Dunn
Midnight Library by Matt Haig
FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros
As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.
FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros
Midnight Library by Matt Haig
FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.
The Girl with Seven Names
The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
A wonderful book club pic for the month of March. As a child Hyeonseo Lee was one of millions indoctrinated in North Korea by the world's most secretive and brutal regime. And yet, having survived the chaos, starvation and repression of the Great Famine, she dared to escape to China in 1997, aged just seventeen.
The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
Julian Jessop, an eccentric, lonely artist and septuagenarian, believes that most people aren't really honest with each other. But what if they were? And so he writes—in a plain, green journal—the truth about his own life and leaves it in his local café. It's run by the incredibly tidy and efficient Monica, who furtively adds her own entry and leaves the book in the wine bar across the street. Before long, the others who find the green notebook add the truths about their own deepest selves—and soon find each other In Real Life at Monica's Café.
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated with where you are, the problem isn't you. The problem is the power you give to other people. Two simple words—Let Them—will set you free. Free from the opinions, drama, and judgments of others. Free from the exhausting cycle of trying to manage everything and everyone around you. The Let Them Theory puts the power to create a life you love back in your hands—and this book will show you exactly how to do it.
The Year of Less by Cait Flanders
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
A fascinating look into a living experiment that we can all learn from.
THE STOLEN QUEEN by Fiona Davis
The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis is a captivating historical fiction novel that is written on two timelines. Egypt, 1936, follows Charlotte Cross, an American anthropology student who seizes the opportunity to join an archaeological dig in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
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