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The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn't, and Get Stuff Done

by Kendra Adachi (Goodreads Author)

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Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones

by James Clear (Goodreads Author)

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Book cover for The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba

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The Namesake

by Jhumpa Lahiri

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“Anything mentionable is manageable," he would say, inviting me to share further. Or he would paraphrase his good friend, the Roman Catholic priest and celebrated author Henri Nouwen, by saying, “That which is most personal is most universal.”
― Tim Madigan, I'm Proud of You

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