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Average rating: 4.09 · 210 ratings · 10 reviews · 44 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Minimalist Wardrobe: Bu...

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Downsize Now: The Joy of De...

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Comfortable Minimalism: Cre...

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The Daily Minimalist: Hundr...

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Simple Money: Achieve Finan...

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The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time. A schedule is a mock-up of reason and order—willed, faked, and so brought into being; it is a peace and a haven set into the wreck of time; it is a lifeboat on which you find yourself, decades later, still living.”
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The First Gentleman by Bill Clinton
The First Gentleman
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A bit predictable

I had the truth figured out long before it was revealed, but the book was a quick, entertaining read. The super-short chapters keep you moving along. I actually found the political solutions to some of our country's most difficult pr
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Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman
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James by Percival Everett
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I'm ready to reread it immediately

An amazing work. Totally engrossing. James is a right-thinking, self-aware man making his way in a world that holds no justice for him. Huck is smart, lovable, and on the cusp of choosing who he will be in the world.
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The Every by Dave Eggers
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The Door in the Hedge and Other Stories by Robin McKinley
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All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
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A must read

This great book starts a little slowly, but give it a chance. It is grim, poetic, hard, true, tender, unforgettable. Even if you’ve seen the amazing movie, there is so much more to this book. It’s unsentimental, but so moving. You will cry
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“Manage your things and love your people.”
Karen Trefzger, Goodbye, Clutter: Say Hello to the Freedom of Minimalism

“real joy doesn’t come from things.  It comes from people”
Karen Trefzger, Goodbye, Clutter: Say Hello to the Freedom of Minimalism

“Gretchen Rubin explains it clearly:  “Outer order contributes to inner calm.”
Karen Trefzger, Downsize Now: The Joy of Decluttering for a Fresh Start

“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time. A schedule is a mock-up of reason and order—willed, faked, and so brought into being; it is a peace and a haven set into the wreck of time; it is a lifeboat on which you find yourself, decades later, still living.”
Annie Dillard, The Writing Life

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