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The Hunters (Brotherband Chronicles, #3)

by John Flanagan

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― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

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― Adam M. Grant, Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success

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“An emotionally intelligent person has a skilled rider who knows how to distract and coax the elephant without having to engage in a direct contest of wills.”
― Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

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