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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 454,301 ratings — published 1997
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 24,682 ratings — published 1966
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 547,532 ratings — published 1984
Being and Time (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 27,982 ratings — published 1927
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 120,626 ratings — published 2002
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 1,420,757 ratings — published 2016
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 882,447 ratings — published 1922
The Tao of Pooh (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 130,966 ratings — published 1982
Being and Nothingness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 35,195 ratings — published 1943
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 54,125 ratings — published 1994
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 98,133 ratings — published 2021
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 9,447 ratings — published 2019
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 476,714 ratings — published 2012
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 220,461 ratings — published 2005
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 145,202 ratings — published 2007
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 243,927 ratings — published 2012
The Way of Zen (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 23,489 ratings — published
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 8,893 ratings — published 1973
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 47,163 ratings — published 1992
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 50,008 ratings — published 1970
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 64,799 ratings — published 1996
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 89,028 ratings — published 1990
Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 183,332 ratings — published -350
Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 2,664 ratings — published 1958
Schooled (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 30,433 ratings — published 2007
The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,417,965 ratings — published 1942
Walden or, Life in the Woods (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 204,858 ratings — published 1854
Speaking with Nature: Awakening to the Deep Wisdom of the Earth (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 293 ratings — published 2015
Mountain Rain: A Biography of James O. Fraser, Pioneer Missionary to China (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 603 ratings — published 1982
Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 32,525 ratings — published 1939
What Are People For? (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 2,893 ratings — published 1990
How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.03 — 40,073 ratings — published 2023
The Great Divorce (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 185,106 ratings — published 1946
Steppenwolf (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 217,006 ratings — published 1927
Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,859,789 ratings — published 1953
Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,091,634 ratings — published 1866
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 75,988 ratings — published 1956
A Confession (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 20,019 ratings — published 1880
The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 86,024 ratings — published 2023
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,318,847 ratings — published 2018
The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,595,572 ratings — published 1988
Confessions (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 74,719 ratings — published 400
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 65,431 ratings — published 2019
The Living Mountain (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 9,333 ratings — published 1977
Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 86,235 ratings — published 2020
A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 281 ratings — published 2003
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 116,881 ratings — published 2020
A Gentle Reminder (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 21,660 ratings — published 2021
“If the whole world is in a rush and people are out of step with themselves, they fail to catch that quirky aura and that special quality of life that feeds our soul-searching frame of mind and that builds a coveted haven, giving recognition and self-reliance. ("The unbearable heaviness of being”)”
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“A person who is truly cool is a work of art. And remember, original works of art cost exponentially higher than imitations. Just take a look at the the coolest people in history. They will always be a part of history for being extremely original individuals, not imitations.”
― Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
― Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem














