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The Gifts of Imperfection - Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Author: Brene Brown
Book Description: In The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown, a leading expert on shame, authenticity, and belonging, shares ten guideposts on the power of Wholehearted living—a way of engaging with the world from a place of worthiness.
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The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail — but Some Don’t
Author: Nate Silver
Book Description: Silver observes that the most accurate forecasters tend to have a superior command of probability, and they tend to be both humble and hardworking. They distinguish the predictable from the unpredictable, and they notice a thousand little details that lead them closer to the truth. Because of their appreciation of probability, they can distinguish the signal from the noise. With everything from the health of the global economy to our ability to fight terrorism dependent on the quality of our predictions, Nate Silver’s insights are an essential read.
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Bring Up the Bodies.
Author: Hilary Mantel
Book Description: The sequel to Hilary Mantel’s 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Wolf Hall delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice. At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. Over three terrifying weeks, Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour stands waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle. Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies follows the dramatic trial of the queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally with his natural enemies, the papist aristocracy. What price will he pay for Anne’s head?
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A Christmas Carol
Author: Charles Dickens
Well, there had to be at least one Christmas book, right?! And considering how busy this time of year get’s for everyone, why not having it read to you by Jim Dale himself (if you don’t know his famous work on the Harry Potter Audiobooks, go get them now!) while doing your holiday preparations? Dickens’ tale of the grumpy old Scrooge and the three ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future has been around for almost 170 years now, but we keep coming back to it every year for its quintessential message: That there is an inherent goodness in every human being, which, however lost we are, can be regained. Whether you find this idea grounded in socialist or merely romantic world views, it’s this firm belief in humankind’s possible path of redemption which is appealing to every one of us at least on some level. It’s what make’s it a timeless classic to be read and listened to again and again without fear of ever losing it’s audience because some messages will never get old. So let yourself be swept away by Dickens’ magnificent storytelling and Dale’s vivid narration to a sometimes grim but never entirely hopeless 19th-century London on one magic Christmas Eve.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is available as audiobook on Amazon.com
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Son - Book Recommendation
Author: Lois Lowry
In this thrilling series finale, the startling and long-awaited conclusion to Lois Lowry’s epic tale culminates in a final clash between good and evil.
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Defending Jacob
Author: William Landay
Award-winning author William Landay has written the consummate novel of an embattled family in crisis—a suspenseful, character-driven mystery that is also a spellbinding tale of guilt, betrayal, and the terrifying speed at which our lives can spin out of control.
The book is available on Amazon.com
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Franz Kafka - The Complete Stories
Author: Franz Kafka
Book Description: The Complete Stories brings together all of Kafka’s stories, from the classic tales such as “The Metamorphosis,” “In the Penal Colony,” and “A Hunger Artist” to shorter pieces and fragments that Max Brod, Kafka’s literary executor, released after Kafka’s death. With the exception of his three novels, the whole of Kafka’s narrative work is included in this volume.
The Time Keeper
Author: Mitch Albom
Book Description: In Mitch Albom’s newest work of fiction, the inventor of the world’s first clock is punished for trying to measure God’s greatest gift. He is banished to a cave for centuries and forced to listen to the voices of all who come after him seeking more days, more years. Eventually, with his soul nearly broken, Father Time is granted his freedom, along with a magical hourglass and a mission: a chance to redeem himself by teaching two earthly people the true meaning of time. He returns to our world—now dominated by the hour-counting he so innocently began—and commences a journey with two unlikely partners: one a teenage girl who is about to give up on life, the other a wealthy old businessman who wants to live forever. To save himself, he must save them both. And stop the world to do so. Told in Albom’s signature spare, evocative prose, this remarkably original tale will inspire readers everywhere to reconsider their own notions of time, how they spend it and how precious it truly is.
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This Is How You Lose Her.
Author: Junot Diaz
A new book by Junot Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ‘The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao’. This Is How You Lose Her includes nine stories. In the focus of the stories is Yunior, a young man with macho attitudes but also with the longing desire to be loved.
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The Dog Stars
Peter Heller
Hig, the narrator is a sad man who lives in the hangar of an abandoned airport with his dog. He survived a flu that killed his wife and all his friends. Bangley, his only neighbor is armed to the teeth and well versed to protect himself from marauders. On a flight with his old Cessna, Hig gets a random transmission on his radio. Driven by the hope for a better life beyond the airport, he follows the broken voice on the radio with his plane and the faithful dog on his side.
The Dog Stars is such a lovely, poetic, funny but also very sad post apocalyptic story. If you loved to read “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy you will love “The Dog Stars” as well. The hardcover version includes 336 pages and is published by Knopf (August 7, 2012).
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Dare Me
Author: Megan Abbott
The two best friends Addy Hanlon and Beth Cassidy lead their cheer squad until the young new coach Colette French arrives. The new coach has big ambitions with the team and at first she dethrones Beth as the cheer captain. Beth is on the outside, while Colette French transformes the squad into a top team. Addy’s new best friend seems to be Coach French. Just before an important game there happened a mysterious suicide that affects the coach and the team. Addy tries to uncover the truth behind the death and finds herself into a net of lies, loyalty and love.
This brilliantly novel by award-winning author Megan Abbott is full of passion, darkness and lies.
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The Light Between Oceans
Author: ML Stedman
The Light Between Oceans is a heartbreaking and deeply moving story with extraordinarily compelling characters, written by ML Stedman. On Janus Rock, a remote Australian island, Tom Sherbourne the lighthouse keeper and his wife Isabel made a choice that shattered their lives.
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The Glass Castle
Author: Jeannette Walls
Book Description: Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children’s imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and above all, how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary, who painted and wrote and couldn’t stand the responsibility of providing for her family, called herself an “excitement addict.” Cooking a meal that would be consumed in fifteen minutes had no appeal when she could make a painting that might last forever.
Later, when the money ran out, or the romance of the wandering life faded, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town — and the family — Rex Walls had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they weathered their parents’ betrayals and, finally, found the resources and will to leave home.
What is so astonishing about Jeannette Walls is not just that she had the guts and tenacity and intelligence to get out, but that she describes her parents with such deep affection and generosity. Hers is a story of triumph against all odds, but also a tender, moving tale of unconditional love in a family that despite its profound flaws gave her the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms.
For two decades, Jeannette Walls hid her roots. Now she tells her own story. A regular contributor to MSNBC.com, she lives in New York and Long Island and is married to the writer John Taylor.
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Book Recommendation: Gold
Author: Chris Cleave
Echoing the adrenaline-fueled rush of a race around the Velodrome track, Gold is a triumph of superbly paced, heart-in-throat storytelling. With great humanity and glorious prose, Chris Cleave examines the values that lie at the heart of our most intimate relationships, and the choices we make when lives are at stake and everything is on the line.
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