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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,670,476 ratings — published 1988
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 367,244 ratings — published 180
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life 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 — 1,453,550 ratings — published 2016
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 911,758 ratings — published 1946
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The Gifts of Imperfection The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 227,204 ratings — published 2010
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 297,191 ratings — published 2014
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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 464,515 ratings — published 1997
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.31 — 1,369,569 ratings — published 2018
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as introspection)
avg rating 4.09 — 897,633 ratings — published 1922
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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 149,808 ratings — published 2007
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 537,086 ratings — published 1997
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 604,081 ratings — published 2011
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 481,105 ratings — published 2012
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,571,703 ratings — published 2020
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,174,035 ratings — published 1936
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The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 152,025 ratings — published 2013
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.41 — 832,875 ratings — published 2016
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 90,280 ratings — published 1990
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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead 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 — 246,835 ratings — published 2012
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,546,359 ratings — published 1943
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Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.05 — 97,746 ratings — published 2019
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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 98,223 ratings — published 2015
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All About Love: New Visions All About Love: New Visions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 145,807 ratings — published 1999
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Stumbling on Happiness Stumbling on Happiness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 64,091 ratings — published 2006
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as introspection)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,238,374 ratings — published 1997
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 973,071 ratings — published 2015
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,491,842 ratings — published 1915
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Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 24,772 ratings — published 2021
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The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.04 — 127,940 ratings — published 2020
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Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 134,838 ratings — published 2021
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Letters to a Young Poet Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 128,472 ratings — published 1929
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How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 57,058 ratings — published 2019
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 416,264 ratings — published 2019
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,298,539 ratings — published 2011
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Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 16,518 ratings — published 1990
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Dare to Lead Dare to Lead (ebook)
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avg rating 4.17 — 130,450 ratings — published 2018
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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 138,187 ratings — published 1995
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Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
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avg rating 4.17 — 122,663 ratings — published 2017
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Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 238,277 ratings — published 2015
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,271,802 ratings — published 1963
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Giovanni’s Room Giovanni’s Room (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 275,488 ratings — published 1956
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The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 45,885 ratings — published 2006
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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 50,914 ratings — published 1999
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,945,758 ratings — published 1890
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 145,510 ratings — published 2016
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Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 51,248 ratings — published 1986
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Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 79,343 ratings — published 2020
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Letters from a Stoic Letters from a Stoic (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 59,127 ratings — published 64
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,267,947 ratings — published 1947
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Women Who Run With the Wolves Women Who Run With the Wolves (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 99,711 ratings — published 1992
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Robert Hughes
“The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize."

[Modernism's Patriarch (Time Magazine, June 10, 1996)]”
Robert Hughes

Albert Camus
“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion."

[The Minotaur]”
Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

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