Ghik's bookshelf: all en-US Fri, 03 Sep 2021 07:26:35 -0700 60 Ghik's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Cosmic Ordering Connection: Change your life within minutes!]]> 818556 Stephen Richards 1902578155 Ghik 0 to-read 4.16 2006 Cosmic Ordering Connection: Change your life within minutes!
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<![CDATA[101 Quotes and Sayings From Maya Angelou: Inspirational Quotes From Phenomenal Woman]]> 23211760 ]]> 18 Ronda Buckley Ghik 0 to-read 4.39 2014 101 Quotes and Sayings From Maya Angelou: Inspirational Quotes From Phenomenal Woman
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<![CDATA[The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith]]> 28956892 The Universe Has Your Back, New York Times best-selling author Gabrielle Bernstein teaches readers how to transform their fear into faith in order to live a divinely guided life. Each story and lesson in the book guides readers to release the blocks to what they most long for: happiness, security and clear direction. The lessons help readers relinquish the need to control so they can relax into a sense of certainty and freedom. Readers will learn to stop chasing life and truly live.

Making the shift from fear to faith will give readers a sense of power in a world that all too often makes them feel utterly powerless. When the tragedies of the world seem overwhelming, this book will help guide them back to their true power.

Gabrielle says, “My commitment with this book is to wake up as many people as possible to their connection to faith and joy. In that connection, we can be guided to our true purpose: to be love and spread love. These words can no longer be cute buzz phrases that we merely post on social media. Rather, these words must be our mission. The happiness, safety, and security we long for lies in our commitment to love.�

When readers follow this path, they’ll begin to feel a swell of energy move through them. They will find strength when they are down, synchronicity and support when they’re lost, safety in the face of uncertainty, and joy when they are otherwise in pain. Follow the secrets revealed in this book to unleash the presence of your power and know always that The Universe Has Your Back.]]>
200 Gabrielle Bernstein 1401946542 Ghik 0 to-read 3.97 2016 The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith
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Eat, Pray, Love 19501
Around the time Elizabeth Gilbert turned thirty, she went through an early-onslaught midlife crisis. She had everything an educated, ambitious American woman was supposed to want—a husband, a house, a successful career. But instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed with panic, grief, and confusion. She went through a divorce, a crushing depression, another failed love, and the eradication of everything she ever thought she was supposed to be.

To recover from all this, Gilbert took a radical step. In order to give herself the time and space to find out who she really was and what she really wanted, she got rid of her belongings, quit her job, and undertook a yearlong journey around the world—all alone. Eat, Pray, Love is the absorbing chronicle of that year. Her aim was to visit three places where she could examine one aspect of her own nature set against the backdrop of a culture that has traditionally done that one thing very well. In Rome, she studied the art of pleasure, learning to speak Italian and gaining the twenty-three happiest pounds of her life. India was for the art of devotion, and with the help of a native guru and a surprisingly wise cowboy from Texas, she embarked on four uninterrupted months of spiritual exploration. In Bali, she studied the art of balance between worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence. She became the pupil of an elderly medicine man and also fell in love the best way—unexpectedly.

An intensely articulate and moving memoir of self-discovery, Eat, Pray, Love is about what can happen when you claim responsibility for your own contentment and stop trying to live in imitation of society’s ideals. It is certain to touch anyone who has ever woken up to the unrelenting need for change.]]>
368 Elizabeth Gilbert 0143038419 Ghik 5 currently-reading 3.64 2006 Eat, Pray, Love
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<![CDATA[Semi-Psychic Life (Glimmer Lake, #2)]]> 52250039 Who says you can’t live the rock and roll life after forty?
You just need a lot more vitamins and a bigger bottle of aspirin.

Valerie Costa was pretty sure she was rocking her forties. She had an amazing coffee shop, two cool teenagers, and a new superpower that gave her insight into any random object she touched.

Okay, she wasn’t thrilled about that last one.

Ever since Val and her two best friends had driven their car off the edge and into Glimmer Lake the year before, Val has struggled with her new abilities. She’s not exactly sure she wants to be psychic, she could live without her newfound glove addiction, and honestly no one wants to know that much about their teenage sons.

But when Val’s ex-husband goes missing, and police show up at her door with questions she can’t answer, Val, Robin, and Monica are going to have to use their sudden psychic abilities to solve a mystery none of them saw coming.

Semi-Psychic Life is a standalone paranormal women’s fiction novel in the Glimmer Lake series by USA Today bestseller, Elizabeth Hunter, author of the Elemental Mysteries and the Irin Chronicles.]]>
290 Elizabeth Hunter 1941674526 Ghik 0 to-read 4.41 2020 Semi-Psychic Life (Glimmer Lake, #2)
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Death: An Inside Story 50273386 Death is a taboo in most societies in the world. But what if we have got this completely wrong? What if death was not the catastrophe it is made out to be but an essential aspect of life, rife with spiritual possibilities for transcendence? For the first time, someone is saying just that.

In this unique treatise-like exposition, Sadhguru dwells extensively upon his inner experience as he expounds on the more profound aspects of death that are rarely spoken about. From a practical standpoint, he elaborates on what preparations one can make for one’s death, how best we can assist someone who is dying and how we can continue to support their journey even after death.

Whether a believer or not, a devotee or an agnostic, an accomplished seeker or a simpleton, this is truly a book for all those who shall die!>

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376 Sadhguru 0143450832 Ghik 0 to-read 4.25 Death: An Inside Story
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The Anti-Boyfriend 54543311 From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel.

At first, my neighbor Deacon frustrated me.

Sure, he was great-looking and friendly.

But our walls were thin, and on occasion, he’d bring women to his place and keep me awake while he “entertained� them.

As a single mother to an infant, I didn’t appreciate it.

So, finally it was my turn.

When my daughter wouldn’t stop wailing one night, Mr. Manwhore came knocking on my door.

Miraculously, at the sound of his voice, Sunny stopped crying. And when he held her…she eventually fell asleep in his arms.

Deacon was rough on the exterior, but apparently on the inside? Mr. Single-and-Ready-to-Mingle was a baby whisperer.

After that night, we became friends.

He’d go for coffee runs. Come over to chat. Normal friend stuff.

But over time, our conversations ran deeper. We got closer.

Until one night we crossed the line.

Our friendship turned into a complicated mess.

I’d gone and fallen for a guy who’d sworn off commitment and kids.

I knew Deacon was starting to care for me too, even though Sunny and I didn’t fit into any plan he’d ever imagined for himself.

He was wrong for me—so wrong that I’d dubbed him the “anti-boyfriend.�

Then why did I wish more than anything that I could be the one woman to change him?]]>
282 Penelope Ward 195104536X Ghik 0 to-read 3.79 2020 The Anti-Boyfriend
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<![CDATA[The Empowered Empath: A Simple Guide on Setting Boundaries, Controlling Your Emotions, and Making Life Easier]]> 45443015
Are you tired of feeling drained and lethargic?

Do you feel as if being an empath has become more of a curse than a blessing?

The joys and pains of the world can be overwhelming, especially if you have the gifts of being able to feel the emotions of others.

Judy Dyer brings you her transformative journey to becoming an Empowered Empath. After reading and applying the principles laid out in this book, you will awaken everything that has been lying dormant within you and no longer feel the need to shy away from it or hide it. Emotional freedom, happiness and joy belong to you and its time to claim it.

Do you want to feel confident in your day to day interactions with people?

This book delivers to you numerous step by step takes on how you can discover your true potential and what you are meant to do with your amazing life. It can train an unskilled Empath to go from a state of turmoil and frustration, to become comfortable and free in their skin. With The Empowered Empath, you’ll discover:

How to become an assertive empath
How to set boundaries
How to make the best career decisions for you as an Empath
New ways to find peace living in a cruel world
How your health can impact your gifts as an Empath
How you can raise an Empath child in a gentle and understanding way
A strategic plan to take control of your overwhelming emotions and live your best life now

Whatever your desires as an Empath are, you can achieve it once you realize how to develop your gifts with this powerful guide. Discover your leadership, creativity, and other strengths to fulfill your destiny along with the rest of the Empath community.

Won’t you want to discover how to truly master your gift and become all who you were destined to be? Get your copy of this fantastic guide to unlock your true potential today!

Click the link below to view the book on Amazon!

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137 Judy Dyer Ghik 0 to-read 3.93 2019 The Empowered Empath: A Simple Guide on Setting Boundaries, Controlling Your Emotions, and Making Life Easier
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<![CDATA[Why Twin Flames Run: Reasons for Twin Flame Separation]]> 23003075 12 Karen Burness Ghik 0 to-read 3.90 2014 Why Twin Flames Run: Reasons for Twin Flame Separation
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<![CDATA[Twin Flames and Soul Mates: How to Find, Create, and Sustain Awakened Relationships]]> 52355496
In this breakthrough book, spiritual counselors and twin flames Aletheia Luna and Mateo Sol, dive deeper than ever before into the fiery world of twin flame and soul mate love. With notoriously down-to-earth and crystal clear insight, Luna and Sol explore how to find, create, and sustain real awakened relationships in an increasingly fragmented world.

Chapters in this book include:

1. Love and the Spiritual Awakening Process
2. What is a Soul Mate?
3. What is a Twin Flame?
4. The Story of Luna and Sol
5. How to Find Your Soul Mate and Twin Flame
6. Harmful Myths About Soul Mate and Twin Flame Relationships
7. The Five Levels of Relationships
8. Are You in a Healthy Relationship?
9. What to Do When Your Relationship Falls Apart
10. The Shadow Side of Seeking Love
11. How to Use Your Relationship as a Spiritual Catalyst

This book covers an extensive number of topics including the complex areas of false twin flames and soul mates, twin flame separation, the runner/chaser dynamic, and how to create a harmonious spiritual Union.

You’ll also discover how to fulfill the ultimate purpose of twin flame and soul mate relationships: to awaken yourself and the world around you to deep levels of love, joy, and interconnectedness.

Twin Flames and Soul Mates is an eye-opening psychospiritual guide that will have an earth-shaking, life-changing effect on your relationships for years to come.

(Note: this book is composed of various articles published on lonerwolf.com in the past. Extra information and guidance have been added to help illuminate your path and guide you through this sacred path of love.)]]>
289 Aletheia Luna Ghik 0 to-read 4.30 Twin Flames and Soul Mates: How to Find, Create, and Sustain Awakened Relationships
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<![CDATA[Quiet Strength: Embracing, Empowering and Honoring Yourself as an Introvert]]> 25014318
If you are born with a temperament that craves to be alone, delights in meaningful connections, thinks before speaking and observes before approaching, you are an introvert. If you thrive in the inner sanctuary of the mind, heart and spirit, but shrink in the external world of noise, drama and chaos, you are an introvert.

Written for the quiet and sensitive people of life, transformational mentor and holistic writer Aletheia Luna takes us on an inspiring journey of self-rediscovery and empowerment, asserting that it is not necessary to change who we are, or to fight our reserved natures to live fulfilling lives. We no longer have to face being overlooked, underestimated, forgotten and taken for granted in life as introverts. Despite what our friends, family members, and societies tell us: we are valuable and worthy. Despite what WE think about ourselves: we are phenomenal. It’s about time that we woke up and recognized this!

Written with compassion and insight, Quiet Strength is divided into six unique and profoundly transformative Journeys focusing on the topics of Personal Power, Authenticity, Assertiveness and Deep Connection. Designed to help us reunite with our quiet strength, each chapter is written to target different aspects of our lives that create fatigue, frustration and dissatisfaction, replacing these sources of disempowerment with understanding, acceptance and reconnection with our deep wellsprings of quiet vitality.

Topics in the book include:

- How to live an energized life by identifying your "energy triggers."
- How to feel more healthy, happy and whole by identifying and fulfilling your hidden needs.
- How to live a life of meaning and purpose by identifying and respecting your deeply held values.
- How to completely accept and develop unconditional love for yourself by identifying and embracing your strengths and weaknesses as an introvert.
- How to overcome anxiety by challenging and replacing self-sabotaging thought processes.
- How to assertively deal with conflict as an introvert.
- How to be heard and understood by learning to identify your needs and desires in conversations.
- How to be recognized for the gifts and talents you have to offer by reflecting your quiet strength at work.
- How to connect deeply with friends, family members, and colleagues.
- How to befriend OTHER introverts.

.... and much more.]]>
197 Aletheia Luna Ghik 0 to-read 4.17 2015 Quiet Strength: Embracing, Empowering and Honoring Yourself as an Introvert
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<![CDATA[Old Souls: The Sages and Mystics of Our World]]> 18714129
Chapters in the book

- "It's no big deal." A Profile Of The Old Soul Character.
- "You do your thing, and I'll do mine." The Old Soul's Relationship With Family.
- "Just go with the flow." The Old Soul's Relationship With People And The World.
- Soul Ages, Reincarnation and Abraham Maslow.
- "Why do I feel older than old?" The Seven Levels Of Feeling Old.
- Are You A Sage Or A Mystic?
- "Just let me be." The Old Soul Child.

... and more.]]>
134 Aletheia Luna 1628904305 Ghik 0 to-read 4.07 2013 Old Souls: The Sages and Mystics of Our World
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<![CDATA[Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)]]> 44421460 What would you change if you could go back in time?

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time.

In Before the Coffee Gets Cold, we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the café’s time-travelling offer, in order to: confront the man who left them, receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by early onset Alzheimer's, to see their sister one last time, and to meet the daughter they never got the chance to know.

But the journey into the past does not come without risks: customers must sit in a particular seat, they cannot leave the café, and finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold . . .

Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s beautiful, moving story explores the age-old question: what would you change if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?]]>
213 Toshikazu Kawaguchi 1529029589 Ghik 0 to-read 3.66 2015 Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
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<![CDATA[How To Un-F*ck Your Vibration The Twin Flame Edition]]> 35392592
The reason for the Twin Flame connection: To face your own unresolved issues and reach your soul’s highest potential so that you can shine love and light onto the world. Physical union may or may not be part of your personal Twin journey. Every Twin couple has a different trajectory and life mission they are on. The love you share with your Twin is the highest form of love you may ever experience, however with that said, freewill choices determine a relationship. A life partner is something each person has the freewill to choose for themselves.]]>
108 Kris Embrey Ghik 0 to-read 4.34 2017 How To Un-F*ck Your Vibration The Twin Flame Edition
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<![CDATA[The Quantum Moment: How Planck, Bohr, Einstein, and Heisenberg Taught Us to Love Uncertainty]]> 20663690 352 Robert P. Crease 0393067920 Ghik 0 to-read 3.60 2014 The Quantum Moment: How Planck, Bohr, Einstein, and Heisenberg Taught Us to Love Uncertainty
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<![CDATA[The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds, #1)]]> 43301353 An outsider who can travel between worlds discovers a secret that threatens her new home and her fragile place in it, in a stunning sci-fi debut that’s both a cross-dimensional adventure and a powerful examination of identity, privilege, and belonging.

Multiverse travel is finally possible, but there’s just one catch: No one can visit a world where their counterpart is still alive. Enter Cara, whose parallel selves happen to be exceptionally good at dying—from disease, turf wars, or vendettas they couldn’t outrun. Cara’s life has been cut short on 372 worlds in total.

On this Earth, however, Cara has survived. Identified as an outlier and therefore a perfect candidate for multiverse travel, Cara is plucked from the dirt of the wastelands. Now she has a nice apartment on the lower levels of the wealthy and walled-off Wiley City. She works—and shamelessly flirts—with her enticing yet aloof handler, Dell, as the two women collect off-world data for the Eldridge Institute. She even occasionally leaves the city to visit her family in the wastes, though she struggles to feel at home in either place. So long as she can keep her head down and avoid trouble, Cara is on a sure path to citizenship and security.

But trouble finds Cara when one of her eight remaining doppelgängers dies under mysterious circumstances, plunging her into a new world with an old secret. What she discovers will connect her past and her future in ways she could have never imagined—and reveal her own role in a plot that endangers not just her world, but the entire multiverse.]]>
336 Micaiah Johnson Ghik 0 to-read 3.90 2020 The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds, #1)
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<![CDATA[Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America]]> 52274929 From New York Times bestselling author Sarah Kendzior comes the bitingly honest examination of the erosion of American liberty and the calculated rise to power of Donald Trump.

The rise of Donald Trump may have shocked Americans, but it should not have surprised them. His anti-democratic movement is the culmination of a decades-long breakdown of U.S. institutions. The same blindness to U.S. decline � particularly the loss of economic stability for the majority of the population and opportunity-hoarding by the few � is reflected in an unwillingness to accept that authoritarianism can indeed thrive in the so-called “home of the free�.

As Americans struggle to reconcile the gulf between a flagrant aspiring autocrat and the democratic precepts they had been told were sacred and immutable, the inherent fragility of American democracy has been revealed. Hiding in Plain Sight exposes this continual loss of freedom, the rise of consolidated corruption, and the secrets behind a burgeoning autocratic United States that have been hiding in plain sight for decades. In Kendzior’s signature and celebrated style, she expertly outlines Trump’s meteoric rise from the 1980s until today, interlinking key moments of his life with the degradation of the American political system and the continual erosion of our civil liberties by foreign powers.

Kendzior also offers a never-before-seen look at her personal life and her lifelong tendency to be in the wrong place at the wrong time � living in New York through 9/11 and in St. Louis during the Ferguson uprising, and researching media and authoritarianism when Trump emerged using the same tactics as the post-Soviet dictatorships she had long studied.

Hiding in Plain Sight is about confronting injustice � an often agonizing process, but an honest and necessary one � as the only way that offers the possibility of ending it.

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320 Sarah Kendzior Ghik 0 to-read 4.42 2020 Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America
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<![CDATA[The Empath and the Archetypal Drama Triangle (The Empath as Archetype Book 1)]]> 18819079
The author, Elaine La Joie, has spent ten years as a shaman and certified life coach specifically helping Empaths with their personal transformation so they can create happier, more fulfilled lives and relationships. The Empath and the Archetypal Drama Triangle is the first in the series, Empath as Archetype, in which Elaine shows her clients how overarching patterns common to Empaths as described by the Enneagram Type Four can change using shamanic perspectives and energy healing techniques including Soul Retrieval and Shadow Work.

Other volumes in this The Empath and Shamanic Energy Work, Motivations of the Empath, The Empath and Shadow Work, and The Empath and the Fan-Hero Family System. Each volume builds on the previous volumes. Visit Elaine's website at for more resources for Empaths.]]>
66 Elaine La Joie Ghik 0 to-read 4.01 2012 The Empath and the Archetypal Drama Triangle (The Empath as Archetype Book 1)
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The Power of Solitude 32622490 Solitude is one of the most undervalued, forgotten, and misunderstood spiritual tools known to humankind. However, at the same time, solitude is one of the easiest, most accessible paths out there to profound self-insight and liberation.In solitude, we descend into the womb of our souls to reconnect to the truth of who we are. Yet, to most people, solitude is avoided because it reveals to us the emptiness, fear, and sadness we carry inside.In this book, you will be taken on a journey through nine of the greatest gifts solitude can enrich your life with and how these virtues help you to fulfill your destiny. These gifts include aloneness, awareness, introspection, gratitude, courage, acceptance, joy, and self-fulfillment. You will also discover how to create a personal solitude practice.The Power of Solitude is a book that is composed of various articles that we have published on our website in the past. We have also added extra content to help illuminate your path and guide you through the sacred process of self-discovery and inner transformation.]]> 91 Mateo Sol 137035942X Ghik 0 to-read 4.27 The Power of Solitude
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<![CDATA[Mindtouch (The Dreamhealers, #1)]]> 19455735
Book 1 of the Dreamhealers Duology.]]>
426 M.C.A. Hogarth Ghik 0 to-read 4.27 2013 Mindtouch (The Dreamhealers, #1)
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<![CDATA[Dreamhearth (The Dreamhealers, #3)]]> 35624216 350 M.C.A. Hogarth Ghik 0 to-read 4.38 2017 Dreamhearth (The Dreamhealers, #3)
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<![CDATA[Self-Care for the Self-Aware: A Guide for Highly Sensitive People, Empaths, Intuitives, and Healers]]> 19028186 The needs of the self-aware are different. Many of us are overly empathic, and many are extra sensitive to certain foods, medicines, situations, and people.
If you have physical or emotional ailments, are overweight, have allergies, or are inexplicably lethargic, unfocused, or feeling lost, there is a reason. Your energetic sensitivities likely have caused you to take on the pain, unhappiness, and other disease of the people around you. Self-Care for the Self-Aware provides a solution specifically tailored for you and your uncommon healing needs.
If you've done way too many traditional, alternative, or complementary healing modalities and at best have only achieved temporary relief, Self-Care for the Self-Aware is for you. You'll learn a process specific to the self-aware to heal ourselves, so we can better serve others.
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108 Dave Markowitz Ghik 0 to-read 3.78 2013 Self-Care for the Self-Aware: A Guide for Highly Sensitive People, Empaths, Intuitives, and Healers
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<![CDATA[Mindline (The Dreamhealers, #2)]]> 19493243 358 M.C.A. Hogarth Ghik 0 to-read 4.46 2013 Mindline (The Dreamhealers, #2)
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<![CDATA[The Spiritual Awakening Process]]> 32052100
The Spiritual Awakening Process is a book that walks you through the beginning stages of reconnecting with the loving and eternally wise place within you known as your Soul.

In these pages, you will

1. What is happening to you,
2. Why you’re experiencing a spiritual awakening,
3. The three internal spiritual worlds to explore,
4. How to retrieve and integrate any fragmented pieces of your psyche,
5. What spiritual “traps� you need to be mindful of, and
6. How to communicate with your soul.

Through the Soulwork practices of Inner Child Work, Self-Love and Shadow Work, this book helps you to personally initiate deep psychological healing. By removing the blocks and walls that surround your Soul, you will be able to access deep levels of joy, creativity, energy, courage, peace, fulfillment, freedom, and love.

The Spiritual Awakening Process is a psychospiritual manual that is composed of various articles that we have published on this website in the past. We have also added extra content to help illuminate your path and guide you through this sacred time of life.



Introduction
Chapter 1 � Is Your Life Crisis Really a Spiritual Calling in Disguise?
Chapter 2 � Spiritual Awakening Symptoms
Chapter 3 � The Three Worlds of the Spiritual Journey
Chapter 4 � How to Connect With Your Soul
Chapter 5 � Are You Experiencing Soul Loss?
Chapter 6 � How to Practice Soul Retrieval
Chapter 7 � Inner Child Work
Chapter 8 � Self-Love
Chapter 9 � Shadow Work
Chapter 10 � Common Traps on the Spiritual Awakening Journey
Chapter 11 � Soul Communication
Conclusion
Closing Prayer
About the Authors
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<![CDATA[The Empath's Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People]]> 30962218 The Empath's Survival Guide is an invaluable resource for empaths and anyone who wants to nurture their empathy and develop coping skills in our high-stimulus world—while fully embracing their gifts of intuition, compassion, creativity, and spiritual connection.

This practical, empowering, and loving book was created to support empaths through their unique challenges and help loved ones better understand the empath's needs and gifts. Dr. Orloff offers crucial practices, including:

� Exercises to help you identify your empath type and where you are on the empathy spectrum;
� Tools for protecting yourself from sensory overload, exhaustion, addictions, and compassion fatigue while replenishing your vital energy;
� Simple, effective strategies to stop absorbing stress and physical symptoms from others and protect yourself from narcissists and other energy vampires;
� How to find the right work that feeds you;
� How to navigate intimate relationships without feeling overwhelmed;
� Guidance for parenting and raising empathic children;
� Awakening the empath's gift of intuition and deepening your spiritual connection to all living beings.

For any sensitive person who's been told to "grow a thick skin," here is a lifelong guide for staying fully open while building resilience, exploring your gifts of depth and compassion, and feeling welcome and valued by a world that desperately needs what you have to offer.]]>
245 Judith Orloff 1622036573 Ghik 0 to-read 3.79 2017 The Empath's Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People
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<![CDATA[Empath: A Complete Guide for Developing Your Gift and Finding Your Sense of Self]]> 36618537 Have you ever felt the weight of the world on your shoulders?

Do you live through your every day feeling waves of others� emotions crashing into you?

You may or may not have realized � but you carry the great blessing and power of being an Empath.

Often, Empaths who are new to the understanding of their gift, find it difficult to control the sources of overwhelming feelings. The constant reception of other people’s emotions can cause a roller coaster of stress and anxiety. Due to the high sensitivity of feelings of those around them, an Empath can end up caring for the needs of everyone else but their own.

So where do you start in understanding how to embrace your gift and channel this hypersensitivity into something beautiful?

In Empath: A Complete Guide for Developing Your Gift and Finding Your Sense of Self, you will find the loving and gentle ways Judy Dyer offers to guide a new Empath through their journey. This book will usher your spirit to embrace the many blessings of being an Empath. It will also open new doors of opportunity for you to live your life abundantly. You will learn strategies and coping skills such as:

How to embrace your gift fully
Understanding the potentials of your energy and abilities
Coping with spiritual hypersensitivity
Utilizing spiritual healing tools
Healing from negative energies that lead to insomnia, exhaustion, and adrenal fatigue
Protecting yourself from draining your energy
Normalizing the day-to-days with your gift

You will be given a set of practical solutions that you can try out immediately. In doing so, you gain the grounded knowledge of this book which will allow you to fully thrive through your journey.

Won’t you want to start living with a much better understanding of the blessing you have at hand? Get your copy of this fantastic guide as a part of your commitment to improving today!]]>
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<![CDATA[Awakened Empath: The Ultimate Guide to Emotional, Psychological and Spiritual Healing]]> 36403859
Do you experience chronic exhaustion in social settings? Has anyone ever told you that you’re “too sensitive� for this world? If so, you may be an empath.

An empath is a person who absorbs the emotions of others like a sponge and experiences these emotions as their own. While empaths are warm, intuitive, and compassionate people, their high level of sensitivity makes them prone to experiencing issues such as anxiety, depression, and crippling physical illnesses.

Do you tend to attract toxic people and set poor boundaries? If so, this book will help you. Do you feel overwhelmed by negative energy and feel like you can’t cope anymore? This book will support you. Do you want to heal yourself and find inner peace? This book will show you the path.

Written for the highly sensitive and empathic people of life, Awakened Empath is a comprehensive map for helping you to develop physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual balance on every level.

Under the loving guidance of empaths and spiritual mentors Luna and Sol, you will discover how to awaken to your highest potential and access the strength, love, and wisdom found within your soul.]]>
429 Aletheia Luna Ghik 5 to-read 4.41 Awakened Empath: The Ultimate Guide to Emotional, Psychological and Spiritual Healing
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The Fault in Our Stars 11870085
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.]]>
313 John Green Ghik 5 4.13 2012 The Fault in Our Stars
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<![CDATA[The Aftermath (The Hurricane, #2)]]> 25974239 Cormac "The Hurricane" O'Connell's star is on the rise. Billed as the most promising young boxer of his generation, his new career is taking him to places he never dreamed. But O'Connell only needs one thing in his wife. In her final year of college, Em cannot follow him around the world but together they make it work. Just when everything they ever wanted is on the horizon, the past resurfaces to haunt them, and O'Connell realizes that justice might not be a part of his happy ever after. He couldn't protect Em once before, but in the aftermath of the hurricane, he will make sure that never happens again.
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353 R.J. Prescott 1455593109 Ghik 0 to-read 4.15 2015 The Aftermath (The Hurricane, #2)
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<![CDATA[Real Men Don't Text: A New Approach to Dating]]> 17714300
Welcome to dating in the digital world—where phone conversations followed by dinner and a movie have been replaced by last-minute texts, ambiguous relationships, and vague group hangouts.

While technology makes it faster and easier to connect than ever before, it has also created confusion . . . and heartbreak. Ruthie and Michael Dean have heard the same story from thousands of women: the disappearing men, the cryptic messages, the disappointing relationships, and the false intimacy of on-screen connection.

In a no-holds-barred narrative style, the husband-and-wife team chronicles their dating mishaps, hilarious attempts to find love, and many mistakes—helping women understand just what men are thinking and how to attract Mr. Right.

Real Men Don’t Text offers game-changing perspectives, bringing a fresh approach to love, sex, and dating. You don’t need to spend one more night staring at a phone screen. It’s time to take back your love life!]]>
240 Ruthie Dean 1414386672 Ghik 0 to-read 4.05 2013 Real Men Don't Text: A New Approach to Dating
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<![CDATA[The Single Woman's Sassy Survival Guide: Letting Go and Moving On]]> 13451563

“How do you know so much about letting go and moving on?� You might ask. “What makes you the expert?�


Well, I’m not an expert. Let’s get that straight. I’m not a guru. I’m not a psychologist or a psychiatrist or a counselor or a fortune teller or the Great and Powerful Oz.


I am a single woman. Just like you.


Maybe you’re not a single woman � or even a woman. Maybe you’re just someone who needs to release someone or something that’s holding you back from being your best self and living your best life. And that’s okay, too. As I say on my Twitter page and on my website on a regular basis, anyone looking for inspiration and motivation is welcome here. Anyone looking to leave the past behind and shine is welcome here. And anyone who holds out for the best and refuses to settle for less is welcome here. Married, single, female, male, old, young, gay, straight. Come one, come all!


Just like you - I am a friend. A sister. A daughter. An aunt.


I have loved and lost. I have grieved and clung. I have let go and moved on.


Sneakers or stilettos, I’ve been in your shoes…and I know every step of the journey. Perhaps even better than any guru or expert or counselor or fortune teller.


I am the best friend who will tell you what you NEED to hear and not what you WANT to hear. I am the big sister with the shoulder to cry on when it seems like the rest of the world has turned away. I hope to be the Cruise Director who guides you full steam ahead through the often choppy and turbulent waters of letting go and moving on directly to the white sandy beach of life AFTER letting go and moving on. Do you see me? I’m waiting for you there, fruity drink with the little umbrella in hand.


So what does this actually look like, this “letting go and moving on� thing? What are the steps? What does it mean? And how do you know when it’s time to throw in the towel…call it a day…and walk away? In “The Single Woman’s Sassy Survival Guide to Letting Go & Moving On,� we’ll cover the five major areas of life that we often find ourselves needing to let go Relationships, Friendships, Jobs, Opportunities, and Grievances. How are we going to do it? By examining the five benchmarks for letting go and moving the Who, the What, the Why, the When, and the How. At the end of each chapter, we’ll review the Five Fabulous Finds from that section for you to take away as daily affirmations, pick-me-ups, or sassy reminders to get you off of “What Might Have Been� Highway and back on the road to letting go and moving on.


So sit down with your computer, your iPhone, your iPad, or whatever other technological device you happen to be reading from and let’s have some good old-fashioned girl talk. Kick off your shoes, grab a glass of wine…and let’s turn the page and leave the past behind.


Shall we?]]>
72 Mandy Hale 1937698696 Ghik 0 to-read 4.13 2012 The Single Woman's Sassy Survival Guide: Letting Go and Moving On
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Beautiful Uncertainty 26067369
Starting with relationships, but going beyond into areas like career, friendships, faith, and life, Mandy guides readers through what you can achieve if you look beyond your current circumstances, never settle for less than what God has for you, and find beauty and purpose in the waiting.

Says "Whether you're walking in seeming never-ending singleness, stuck in a cycle of questioning 'what's next?' or living with any sort of Waiting for love, waiting for babies, waiting for marriage, waiting for a cure, or a miracle, or a sign, or for GOD . . . I hope my journey will make the wait a little easier and the uncertainty a little bit more beautiful."]]>
197 Mandy Hale 0718076087 Ghik 0 to-read 4.14 2015 Beautiful Uncertainty
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<![CDATA[It Ain't Over... Till It's over: Reinventing Your Life - and Realizing Your Dreams - Anytime, at Any Age]]> 18143991 “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.�
“Where there’s a will, there’s a way.�
“When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.�

But anyone who has ever tried to make a big life change knows it can be a bit more complicated � and frightening � than that. How do you get up the nerve and confidence to actually take the leap? No one knows better than the women profiled in this powerful book by actress, activist, and bestselling author Marlo Thomas.

It Ain’t Over... Till It’s Over introduces us to sixty amazing women who are proving that it’s never too late to live out a dream—to launch a business, travel the world, get a PhD, indulge a creative impulse, make a family recipe famous, escape danger, find love, or fill a void in life with a challenging new experience. Meet a graphic artist who fulfilled a childhood ambition by going to med school at age forty-two; a suburban mom whose innovative snack recipe for her daughter’s lunchbox turned into a multimillion-dollar business; a private-practice psychiatrist who convinced her husband that they should quit their jobs and take off on an exciting, open-ended, cross-country adventure—in a giant bus, no less!; and a middle-aged English teacher who, devastated to discover that her husband was cheating on her, refused to be a victim, filed for divorce, and began the challenging journey of rebuilding her life.

Brimming with anecdotes that will inspire smiles, tears, and � most of all � hope, It Ain’t Over speaks to women of all ages with an empowering message: The best is yet to come!]]>
400 Marlo Thomas 1476739919 Ghik 0 to-read 3.53 2014 It Ain't Over... Till It's over: Reinventing Your Life - and Realizing Your Dreams - Anytime, at Any Age
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<![CDATA[The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1)]]> 2429135
An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel.]]>
480 Stieg Larsson 0670069019 Ghik 0 to-read 4.17 2005 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1)
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<![CDATA[The Girl Who Played With Fire (Millennium #2)]]> 5060378 Millenium publisher Mikael Blomkvist has made his reputation exposing corrupt establishment figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with an investigation into sex trafficking, Blomkvist cannot resist waging war on the powerful figures who control this lucrative industry.

The Murder
When a young couple is found dead in their Stockholm apartment, it's a straightforward job for Inspector Bublanski and his team. The killer left the weapon at the scene - and the fingerprints on the gun point in only one direction.

The Girl Who Played with Fire
Ex-security analyst Lisbeth Salander is wanted for murder. Her history of unpredictable and vengeful behaviour makes her an official danger to society - but no-one can find her. The only way Salander can be reached is by computer. But she can break into almost any network she chooses...]]>
503 Stieg Larsson 0307269981 Ghik 0 to-read 4.25 2006 The Girl Who Played With Fire (Millennium #2)
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Beautiful Chaos 23434371 181 Robert M. Drake Ghik 0 to-read 3.90 2014 Beautiful Chaos
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<![CDATA[Coming in from the Cold (Gravity, #1)]]> 24917521 He can't have her. And he can't tell anyone why.

Ski racer Dane "Danger" Hollister does not do relationships, though he keeps his reason a secret. The real-life curse he's inherited from his mother will eventually cost him everything: his place on the Olympic ski team, his endorsement income, and his ability to fly downhill at top speed.

Reluctant country girl Willow Reade meets Dane by accident. Literally. Her skidding truck forces him off the road during a blizzard. Stranded together in his Jeep as night falls, the two loneliest people in Vermont find themselves sharing more than they'd planned. And not just conversation.

Yet neither can guess how their unlikely tryst will threaten Dane's frightening secret and Willow's tentative peace with her own choices. Only mutual trust and understanding can end their pain and give them a hard won shot at love.]]>
208 Sarina Bowen Ghik 0 to-read 3.59 2014 Coming in from the Cold (Gravity, #1)
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<![CDATA[Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]]> 386187
The story is peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the "soul of pampered self-absorption"; the uproarious black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else.]]>
386 John Berendt 0679751521 Ghik 0 to-read 3.91 1994 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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Cruel Beauty 15839984
With no choice but to fulfill her duty, Nyx resents her family for never trying to save her and hates herself for wanting to escape her fate. Still, on her seventeenth birthday, Nyx abandons everything she's ever known to marry the all-powerful, immortal Ignifex. Her plan? Seduce him, destroy his enchanted castle, and break the nine-hundred-year-old curse he put on her people.

But Ignifex is not at all what Nyx expected. The strangely charming lord beguiles her, and his castle—a shifting maze of magical rooms—enthralls her.

As Nyx searches for a way to free her homeland by uncovering Ignifex's secrets, she finds herself unwillingly drawn to him. Even if she could bring herself to love her sworn enemy, how can she refuse her duty to kill him? With time running out, Nyx must decide what is more important: the future of her kingdom, or the man she was never supposed to love.]]>
346 Rosamund Hodge 0062224735 Ghik 0 to-read 3.65 2014 Cruel Beauty
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<![CDATA[Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 1]]> 6218007 for a horror movie. With striking similarities to a haunting movie character--jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanor--she's mistakenly called Sadako by those around her. But behind her scary façade is a very misunderstood teenager. Too shy to fit in, all she wants to do is make some friends. But when the most popular boy in class befriends her, she's sure to make more than just that--she's about to make some enemies too!]]> 205 Karuho Shiina 1421527553 Ghik 0 to-read 4.30 2006 Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 1
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<![CDATA[The Treasure Principle: Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving (LifeChange Books)]]> 34600
Bestselling author Randy Alcorn introduced readers to a revolution in material freedom and radical generosity with the release of the original The Treasure Principle in 2001. Now the revision to the compact, perennial bestseller includes a provocative new concluding chapter depicting God asking a believer questions about his stewardship over material resources. Readers are moved from the realms of thoughtful Bible exposition into the highly personal arena of everyday life. Because when Jesus told His followers to “lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,� He intended that they discover an astounding secret: how joyful giving brings God maximum glory and His children maximum pleasure. Discover a joy more precious than gold!

Priceless treasure is within your reach. And with it, liberating joy .

In Randy Alcorn ’s The Treasure Principle, you’ll unearth a radical teaching of Jesus—a secret wrapped up in giving. Once you discover this secret, life will never look the same. And you won’t want it to!

“Supercharged with stunning, divine truth! Lightning struck over and over as I read it.�
-John Piper , Senior Pastor, Bethlehem Baptist Church , Minneapolis

“The Treasure Principle will change your life! This book is destined to become a classic.�
-Howard Dayton , Co-CEO, Crown Financial Ministries

“The Scripture passages and illustrations really ring true. Just what I needed!�
-Hugh Maclellan , President, The Maclellan Foundation

“I enthusiastically endorse The Treasure Principle . I hope millions will read it.�
-Ronald W. Blue , Founder and CEO, Ronald Blue & Company

Story Behind the Book
After years of writing and teaching on the theme “God owns everything,� in 1990 Randy Alcorn was sued by an abortion clinic (for peaceful, nonviolent intervention for the unborn). Suddenly he had to resign as a pastor and was restricted to making minimum wage. Legally unable to own anything, Randy gave all his book royalties to missions work and need-meeting ministries. He and his family have experienced the reality of The Treasure Principle—that God really does own everything, takes care of us, and graciously puts assets into our hands that we might have the joy and privilege of investing in what will last for eternity.]]>
120 Randy Alcorn 1590525086 Ghik 0 to-read 4.07 2001 The Treasure Principle: Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving (LifeChange Books)
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<![CDATA[The Inspirational Atheist: Wise Words on the Wonder and Meaning of Life]]> 22521551 256 Buzzy Jackson 0142181420 Ghik 0 to-read 4.29 2014 The Inspirational Atheist: Wise Words on the Wonder and Meaning of Life
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Howl and Other Poems 6295
Howl and Other Poems is a collection of Ginsberg's finest work, including "Howl," one of the principal works of the Beat Generation as well as "A Supermarket in California," "Transcription of Organ Music," "Sunflower Sutra," "America," "In the Baggage Room at Greyhound," and some of his earlier works.]]>
56 Allen Ginsberg 0872863107 Ghik 0 to-read 4.14 1956 Howl and Other Poems
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The Zombie Room 13568322

But when they stumble upon a sophisticated sex-trafficking operation, they soon realise that they are in mortal danger. The disappearance of a family member and the murder of a dear friend lead the three to delve deeper into a world of violence and deception. In their quest for retribution and justice, they put their lives on the line.

Their paths cross with that of Tatiana, who has left her home country for a better life in the West - or so she thinks. She soon realises she is in the hands of ruthless, violent people, who run an operation supplying girls to meet the most deviant desires of rich and powerful men.

Will she survive the horrors of The Zombie Room? Are Mangle, Decker and Tazeem brave enough to follow her there, in an attempt to set her free?

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248 R.D. Ronald 1846247195 Ghik 0 to-read 3.61 2012 The Zombie Room
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<![CDATA[Alice (The Chronicles of Alice, #1)]]> 23398606 A mind-bending new novel inspired by the twisted and wondrous works of Lewis Carroll...

In a warren of crumbling buildings and desperate people called the Old City, there stands a hospital with cinderblock walls which echo the screams of the poor souls inside.

In the hospital, there is a woman. Her hair, once blond, hangs in tangles down her back. She doesn’t remember why she’s in such a terrible place. Just a tea party long ago, and long ears, and blood�

Then, one night, a fire at the hospital gives the woman a chance to escape, tumbling out of the hole that imprisoned her, leaving her free to uncover the truth about what happened to her all those years ago.

Only something else has escaped with her. Something dark. Something powerful.

And to find the truth, she will have to track this beast to the very heart of the Old City, where the rabbit waits for his Alice.]]>
291 Christina Henry 0425266796 Ghik 0 to-read 3.84 2015 Alice (The Chronicles of Alice, #1)
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Van Gogh: The Life 10677213 Jackson Pollock: An American Saga, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for biography, a book acclaimed for its miraculous research and overwhelming narrative power. Now Naifeh and Smith have written another tour de force—an exquisitely detailed, compellingly readable, and ultimately heartbreaking portrait of creative genius Vincent van Gogh.

Working with the full cooperation of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Naifeh and Smith have accessed a wealth of previously untapped materials. While drawing liberally from the artist’s famously eloquent letters, they have also delved into hundreds of unpublished family correspondences, illuminating with poignancy the wanderings of Van Gogh’s troubled, restless soul. Naifeh and Smith bring a crucial understanding to the larger-than-life mythology of this great artist—his early struggles to find his place in the world; his intense relationship with his brother Theo; his impetus for turning to brush and canvas; and his move to Provence, where in a brief burst of incandescent productivity he painted some of the best-loved works in Western art.

The authors also shed new light on many unexplored aspects of Van Gogh’s inner world: his deep immersion in literature and art; his erratic and tumultuous romantic life; and his bouts of depression and mental illness.

Though countless books have been written about Van Gogh, and though the broad outlines of his tragedy have long inhabited popular culture, no serious, ambitious examination of his life has been attempted in more than seventy years. Naifeh and Smith have re-created Van Gogh’s life with an astounding vividness and psychological acuity that bring a completely new and sympathetic understanding to this unique artistic genius whose signature images of sunflowers and starry nights have won a permanent place in the human imagination.

868 pages of text, 953 pages with notes]]>
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A House in the Sky 18039963 The dramatic and redemptive memoir of a woman whose curiosity led her to the world’s most beautiful and remote places, its most imperiled and perilous countries, and then into fifteen months of harrowing captivity—an exquisitely written story of courage, resilience, and grace.

As a child, Amanda Lindhout escaped a violent household by paging through issues of National Geographic and imagining herself in its exotic locales. At the age of nineteen, working as a cocktail waitress in Calgary, Alberta, she began saving her tips so she could travel the globe. Aspiring to understand the world and live a significant life, she backpacked through Latin America, Laos, Bangladesh, and India, and emboldened by each adventure, went on to Sudan, Syria, and Pakistan. In war-ridden Afghanistan and Iraq she carved out a fledgling career as a television reporter. And then, in August 2008, she traveled to Somalia—“the most dangerous place on earth.� On her fourth day, she was abducted by a group of masked men along a dusty road.

Held hostage for 460 days, Amanda converts to Islam as a survival tactic, receives “wife lessons� from one of her captors, and risks a daring escape. Moved between a series of abandoned houses in the desert, she survives on memory—every lush detail of the world she experienced in her life before captivity—and on strategy, fortitude, and hope. When she is most desperate, she visits a house in the sky, high above the woman kept in chains, in the dark, being tortured.

Vivid and suspenseful, as artfully written as the finest novel, A House in the Sky is the searingly intimate story of an intrepid young woman and her search for compassion in the face of unimaginable adversity.]]>
373 Amanda Lindhout 1451651694 Ghik 0 to-read 4.26 2013 A House in the Sky
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Felicity 24611522 Mary Oliver, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, celebrates love in her new collection of poems

“If I have any secret stash of poems, anywhere, it might be about love, not anger,� Mary Oliver once said in an interview. Finally, in her stunning new collection, Felicity, we can immerse ourselves in Oliver’s love poems. Here, great happiness abounds.

Our most delicate chronicler of physical landscape, Oliver has described her work as loving the world. With Felicity she examines what it means to love another person. She opens our eyes again to the territory within our own hearts; to the wild and to the quiet. In these poems, she describes—with joy—the strangeness and wonder of human connection.

As in Blue Horses, Dog Songs, and A Thousand Mornings, with Felicity Oliver honors love, life, and beauty.]]>
85 Mary Oliver 1594206767 Ghik 0 to-read 4.28 2015 Felicity
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<![CDATA[Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems]]> 15798111 The first volume of New and Selected poetry in twelve years from the two-time Poet Laureate of the United States.

Aimless Love gives the reader an opportunity to assess the rich scope of Collins' gifts. Containing more than fifty new poems and a generous gathering from his collections of the past decade-Horoscopes for the Dead, Ballistics, The Trouble with Poetry, and Nine Horses-Aimless Love showcases the best of his poetic maneuvers: the everyday ends in the infinite, playfulness is paired with empathy, irony gives way to wonder. Possessed of a unique voice that is at once plain and melodic, Billy Collins has managed to enrich American poetry while greatly widening the circle of its audience.]]>
261 Billy Collins 0679644059 Ghik 0 to-read 4.16 2013 Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems
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<![CDATA[Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana]]> 104961 Nevermind, whose thunderous sound and indelible melodies embodied the confusion, frustration and passion of the emerging Generation X.

As one of the greatest music biographies of all time, Come As You Are is the up-close, intimate story of Nirvana, with exclusive in-depth interviews with band members Kurt Cobain, Chris Novoselic and Dave Grohl, as well as friends, relatives, former band members and associates. A final chapter details the last year of Kurt Cobain's life.

From their early days in rural Aberdeen, Washington, to their domination of the world music scene in the early 90's, Come As You Are tells the Nirvana story as no other book does, candidly and first-hand: the allegations of heroin use; the soul-crushing pressures of sudden success; the burden of their unasked-for role as spokesman for a generation; and the tragic spiral that culminated in Kurt Cobain's death in April 1994.

With close analyses of every song on each of the band's three major albums, a comprehensive discography and more than one hundred rare and never before-seen photographs, posters and original lyric sheets, Come As You Are is by far the most intimate look ever at one of rock's most influential and significant groups.]]>
355 Michael Azerrad 0385471998 Ghik 0 to-read 4.07 1993 Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana
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<![CDATA[Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation]]> 8600 209 Lynne Truss 1592402038 Ghik 0 to-read 3.86 2003 Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
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<![CDATA[Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery]]> 21086818
In neurosurgery, more than in any other branch of medicine, the doctor's oath to "do no harm" holds a bitter irony. Operations on the brain carry grave risks. Every day, leading neurosurgeon Henry Marsh must make agonizing decisions, often in the face of great urgency and uncertainty.

If you believe that brain surgery is a precise and exquisite craft, practiced by calm and detached doctors, this gripping, brutally honest account will make you think again. With astonishing compassion and candor, Marsh reveals the fierce joy of operating, the profoundly moving triumphs, the harrowing disasters, the haunting regrets, and the moments of black humor that characterize a brain surgeon's life.

Do No Harm provides unforgettable insight into the countless human dramas that take place in a busy modern hospital. Above all, it is a lesson in the need for hope when faced with life's most difficult decisions.]]>
278 Henry Marsh 0297869876 Ghik 0 to-read 4.23 2014 Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery
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The House 24885831
After seven years tucked away at an East coast boarding school, Delilah Blue returns to her small Kansas hometown to find that not much has changed. Her parents are still uptight and disinterested, her bedroom is exactly the way she left it, and the outcast Gavin Timothy still looks like he’s crawled out of one of her dark, twisted drawings.

Delilah is instantly smitten.

Gavin has always lived in the strange house: an odd building isolated in a stand of trees where the town gives in to mild wilderness. The house is an irresistible lure for Delilah, but the tall fence surrounding it exists for good reason, and Gavin urges Delilah to be careful. Whatever lives with him there isn’t human, and isn’t afraid of hurting her to keep her away.]]>
384 Christina Lauren 1481413716 Ghik 0 currently-reading 3.46 2015 The House
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Love & Misadventure 18003300
Beautifully illustrated and thoughtfully conceived, Love and Misadventure will take you on a roller-coaster ride through an ill-fated love affair—from the initial butterflies to the soaring heights—through to the devastating plunge. Lang Leav has an unnerving ability to see inside the hearts and minds of her readers. Her talent for translating complex emotions with astonishing simplicity has won her a cult following of devoted fans from all over the world.]]>
176 Lang Leav 0473235501 Ghik 0 to-read 3.94 2013 Love & Misadventure
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Memoirs of a Geisha 930
In "Memoirs of a Geisha," we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl's virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where women are trained to beguile the most powerful men; and where love is scorned as illusion. It is a unique and triumphant work of fiction - at once romantic, erotic, suspenseful - and completely unforgettable.]]>
434 Arthur Golden 0739326228 Ghik 0 to-read 4.07 1997 Memoirs of a Geisha
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Nights in Rodanthe 15926

Did You Know?---
The main characters' names were Christmas presents to Nicholas's in-laws (Paul and Adrienne)?
This was Nicholas's first book to debut at #1?
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222 Nicholas Sparks 0446612707 Ghik 0 to-read 3.86 2002 Nights in Rodanthe
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Three Weeks with My Brother 3465
Did You Know?---

Three Weeks With My Brother is Nicholas's second work of non-fiction? (The first was Wokini, written with Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills.)

Nicholas and Micah Sparks wrote the book together from separate coasts by talking on the phone and faxing drafts back and forth?

The trip around the world was part of a Notre Dame alumni package?
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368 Nicholas Sparks 0446694851 Ghik 0 to-read 4.02 2004 Three Weeks with My Brother
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<![CDATA[At First Sight (Jeremy Marsh & Lexie Darnell, #2)]]> 15924 204 Nicholas Sparks 0446698466 Ghik 0 to-read 3.83 2006 At First Sight (Jeremy Marsh & Lexie Darnell, #2)
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<![CDATA[True Believer (Jeremy Marsh & Lexie Darnell, #1)]]> 3464 Scientific American, he's just made his first appearance on national TV. When he receives a letter from the tiny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, about ghostly lights that appear in a legend-shrouded cemetery, he can't resist driving down to investigate. Here, in this tightly knit community, Lexie Darnell runs the town's library, just as her mother did before the accident that left Lexie an orphan. Disappointed by past relationships, including one that lured her away from home, she is sure of one thing: her future is in Boone Creek, close to her grandmother and all the other people she loves. Jeremy expects to spend a quick week in "the sticks" before speeding back to the city. But from the moment he sets eyes on Lexie, he is intrigued and attracted to this beautiful woman who speaks with a soft drawl and confounding honesty. And Lexie, while hesitating to trust this outsider, finds herself thinking of Jeremy more than she cares to admit. Now, if they are to be together, Jeremy Marsh must make a difficult choice: return to the life he knows, or do something he's never done before--take a giant leap of faith. A story about taking chances and following your heart, True Believer will make you, too, believe in the miracle of love.]]> 465 Nicholas Sparks 044669651X Ghik 0 to-read 3.80 2003 True Believer (Jeremy Marsh & Lexie Darnell, #1)
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The Longest Ride 17407748
A few miles away, at a local rodeo, a Wake Forest College senior’s life is about to change. Recovering from a recent break-up, Sophia Danko meets a young cowboy named Luke, who bears little resemblance to the privileged frat boys she has encountered at school. Through Luke, Sophia is introduced to a world in which the stakes of survival and success, ruin and reward -- even life and death � loom large in everyday life. As she and Luke fall in love, Sophia finds herself imagining a future far removed from her plans -- a future that Luke has the power to rewrite . . . if the secret he’s keeping doesn’t destroy it first.

Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples who have little in common, and who are separated by years and experience. Yet their lives will converge with unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys: beyond despair, beyond death, to the farthest reaches of the human heart.]]>
398 Nicholas Sparks Ghik 0 to-read 4.15 2012 The Longest Ride
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The Best of Me 10766509
Now, twenty-five years later, Amanda and Dawson are summoned back to Oriental for the funeral of Tuck Hostetler, the mentor who once gave shelter to their high school romance. Neither has lived the life they imagined.

As Amanda and Dawson carry out the instructions Tuck left behind for them, they realize that everything they thought they knew was not as it seemed. Forced to confront painful memories, the two former lovers will discover undeniable truths about the choices they have made. And in the course of a single, searing weekend, they will ask of the living, and the dead: Can love truly rewrite the past?]]>
292 Nicholas Sparks 0446547654 Ghik 0 to-read 3.97 2010 The Best of Me
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A Bend in the Road 3463 341 Nicholas Sparks 0446696137 Ghik 0 to-read 4.04 2001 A Bend in the Road
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<![CDATA[The Wedding (The Notebook, #2)]]> 3466
Did You Know?

The Wedding is a follow-up to The Notebook?

The Wedding was inspired by a few unnamed couples that Nicholas knows well?

The novel is set in the North Carolina town in which Nicholas now lives?
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276 Nicholas Sparks 0446615862 Ghik 0 to-read 3.99 2003 The Wedding (The Notebook, #2)
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The Rescue 3462
BookPage calls Nicholas Sparks, "a modern master of fateful love stories," and his phenomenal bestsellers- The Notebook, Message in a Bottle, and A Walk to Remember- have made him one of America's most beloved storytellers. Here, in his newest work, Sparks tells a story about making the greatest commitment of all...loving someone forever.

The Rescue

When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks - risks no one else in the department would ever take - to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He can't fall in love. For all his adult years, Taylor has sought out women who need to be rescued, women he leaves as soon as their crisis is over, as soon as the relationship starts to become truly intimate.

Then, one day, a raging, record-breaking storm hits his small Southern town. Denise Holton, a young single mother, is driving through it when her car skids off the road. With her is her four-year-old son, Kyle, a boy with severe learning disabilities and for whom she has sacrificed everything. Unconscious and bleeding, she-but not Kyle-will be found by Taylor McAden. And when she wakes, the chilling truth becomes clear to both of them: Kyle is gone.

During the search for Kyle, the connection, the lifeline, between Taylor and Denise takes root. Taylor doesn't know that this rescue will be different from all the others, demanding far more than raw physical courage. That it will lead him to the possibility of his own rescue from a life lived without love. That it will require him to open doors to his past that were slammed shut by pain. That it will dare him to live life to the fullest by daring to love.

In The Rescue Nicholas Sparks weaves his inimitable spell, immersing us in the passions and the surprising complexities of modern relationships-and in doing so, teaching us something about our own.]]>
339 Nicholas Sparks 0446696129 Ghik 0 to-read 4.11 2000 The Rescue
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The Guardian 15925 224 Nicholas Sparks 0446696110 Ghik 0 to-read 4.16 2003 The Guardian
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Message in a Bottle 3478
Nicholas Sparks is our very best chronicler of the human heart. His stunning first novel, The Notebook, has been given by friend to friend and lover to lover all over the world as a testament to the timeless power of love. But if we thought he could never again move us so deeply, he now shows us he can-in a story that renews our faith in destiny...in the ability of true lovers to find each other no matter where, no matter when... Message In A Bottle

Thrown to the waves, and to fate, the bottle could have ended up anywhere. Instead, it is found just three weeks after it begins its journey. Theresa Osborne, divorced and the mother of a twelve-year-old son, picks it up during a seaside vacation from her job as a Boston newspaper columnist. Inside is a letter that opens with:

My Dearest Catherine, I miss you my darling, as I always do, but today is particularly hard because the ocean has been singing to me, and the song is that of our life together...

For "Garrett," the man who signs the letter, the message is the only way he knows to express his undying love for a woman he has lost. For Theresa, wary of romance since her husband shattered her trust, the message raises questions that intrigue her. Who are Garrett and Catherine? Where is he now? What is his story?

Challenged by the mystery, and pulled to find Garrett by emotions she does not fully understand, Theresa begins a search that takes her to a sunlit coastal town and an unexpected confrontation. Brought together by chance-or something more powerful-Theresa and Garrett are people whose lives are about to touch for a purpose, in a tale that resonates with our deepest hopes for finding that special someone and everlasting love.

Shimmering with suspense and emotional intensity, Message in a Bottle takes readers on a hunt for the truth about a man and his memories, and about both the heartbreaking fragility and enormous strength of love. For those who cherished The Notebook and readers waiting to discover the magic of Nicholas Sparks's storytelling, here is his new, achingly lovely novel of happenstance, desire, and the choices that matter most...]]>
342 Nicholas Sparks 0446676071 Ghik 0 to-read 3.99 1998 Message in a Bottle
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Safe Haven 7812659 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a captivating love story filled with suspense and mystery.

When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family.

But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her . . . a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards . . . and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.

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340 Nicholas Sparks 044654759X Ghik 0 to-read 4.20 2010 Safe Haven
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The Lucky One 3063499 Back home in Colorado, Thibault can’t seem to get the photo—and the woman in it—out of his mind. Believing that she somehow holds the key to his destiny, he sets out on a journey across the country to find her, never expecting the strong but vulnerable woman he encounters in Hampton, North Carolina—Elizabeth, a divorced mother with a young son—to be the girl he’s been waiting his whole life to meet. Caught off guard by the attraction he feels, Thibault keeps the story of the photo, and his luck, a secret. As he and Elizabeth embark upon a passionate and all-consuming love affair, the secret he is keeping will soon threaten to tear them apart—destroying not only their love, but also their lives.
Filled with tender romance and terrific suspense, The Lucky One is Nicholas Sparks at his best—an unforgettable story about the surprising paths our lives often take and the power of fate to guide us to true and everlasting love.]]>
326 Nicholas Sparks 0446579939 Ghik 0 to-read 4.13 2007 The Lucky One
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The Last Song 6400090 Alternate Cover Edition can be found here

Seventeen-year-old Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller’s life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alienated from her parents, especially her father . . . until her mother decides it would be in everyone’s best interest if she spent the summer in Wilmington with him. Ronnie’s father, a former concert pianist and teacher, is living a quiet life in the beach town, immersed in creating a work of art that will become the centerpiece of a local church.

The tale that unfolds is an unforgettable story about love in its myriad forms - first love, the love between parents and children - that demonstrates, as only a Nicholas Sparks novel can, the many ways that deeply felt relationships can break our hearts . . . and heal them.]]>
390 Nicholas Sparks 0446547565 Ghik 0 to-read 4.16 2008 The Last Song
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A Walk to Remember 3473 A high school rebel and a minister's daughter find strength in each other in this star-crossed tale of "young but everlasting love" (Chicago Sun-Times).There was a time when the world was sweeter....when the women in Beaufort, North Carolina, wore dresses, and the men donned hats.... Every April, when the wind smells of both the sea and lilacs, Landon Carter remembers 1958, his last year at Beaufort High. Landon had dated a girl or two, and even once sworn that he'd been in love. Certainly the last person he thought he'd fall for was Jamie, the shy, almost ethereal daughter of the town's Baptist minister....Jamie, who was destined to show him the depths of the human heart-and the joy and pain of living. The inspiration for this novel came from Nicholas Sparks's sister: her life and her courage. From the internationally bestselling author Nicholas Sparks, comes his most moving story yet....]]> 240 Nicholas Sparks 0446693804 Ghik 0 to-read 4.16 1999 A Walk to Remember
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The Choice 25402194
Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life - boating, swimming , and regular barbecues with his good-natured buddies -- he holds the vague conviction that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style. That is, until Gabby Holland moves in next door. Spanning the eventful years of young love, marriage and family, THE CHOICE ultimately confronts us with the most heartwrenching question of all: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive?]]>
325 Nicholas Sparks Ghik 0 to-read 4.01 2007 The Choice
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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) 4374400 208 Gayle Forman 0525421033 Ghik 5 currently-reading 3.92 2009 If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
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<![CDATA[The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence]]> 16275057
Mandy Hale, also known by her many blog readers and Twitter fans as The Single WomanTM, shares her stories, advice, and enthusiasm for living life as an empowered, confident, God-centered woman who doesn't just resign herself to being single--she enjoys it! Being single has had its stigmas, but Mandy proves it has its advantages too, and she uses wisdom and wit to inspire her fellow single ladies to celebrate and live fully in the life God has given them.

Mandy encourages her readers on subjects such as taking chances, building friendships, letting go, and finding a greater purpose. With her help, readers can stop worrying about happily ever after and discover a happy life instead.]]>
224 Mandy Hale 1400322316 Ghik 5 currently-reading 4.20 2013 The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence
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<![CDATA[Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)]]> 41865
First, Edward was a vampire.

Second, there was a part of him - and I didn't know how dominant that part might be - that thirsted for my blood.

And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

Deeply seductive and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight is a love story with bite.]]>
498 Stephenie Meyer 0316015849 Ghik 4 to-read 3.66 2005 Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
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Fairy Tail, Vol. 01 2454986
Celestial wizard Lucy wants to join the Fairy Tail, a club for the most powerful wizards. But instead, her ambitions land her in the clutches of a gang of unsavory pirates led by a devious magician. Her only hope is Natsu, a strange boy she happens to meet on her travels. Natsu's not your typical hero, he gets motion sickness, eats like a pig, and his best friend is a talking cat. With friends like this, is Lucy better off with her enemies?]]>
208 Hiro Mashima 0345501330 Ghik 4 to-read 4.34 2006 Fairy Tail, Vol. 01
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average rating: 4.34
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<![CDATA[The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain]]> 627206 Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain was first published in 1979, it hit the New York Times bestseller list within two weeks and stayed there for more than a year. In 1989, when Dr. Betty Edwards revised the book, it went straight to the Times list again. Now Dr. Edwards celebrates the twentieth anniversary of her classic book with a second revised edition.Over the last decade, Dr. Edwards has refined her material through teaching hundreds of workshops and seminars. Truly The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, this edition includes:


the very latest developments in brain research
new material on using drawing techniques in the corporate world and in education
instruction on self-expression through drawing
an updated section on using color
detailed information on using the five basic skills of drawing for problem solving]]>
291 Betty Edwards 0874774241 Ghik 4 to-read 3.86 1979 The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
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<![CDATA[Naruto, Vol. 1: Uzumaki Naruto (Naruto, #1)]]> 204042
UZUMAKI NARUTO

Twelve years ago the Village Hidden in the Leaves was attacked by a fearsome threat. A nine-tailed fox spirit claimed the life of the village leader, the Hokage, and many others. Today, the village is at peace, and a troublemaking kid named Naruto is struggling to graduate from Ninja Academy. His goal may be to become Hokage, but his true destiny will be much more complicated. The adventure begins now!]]>
187 Masashi Kishimoto 1569319006 Ghik 4 to-read 4.41 2000 Naruto, Vol. 1: Uzumaki Naruto (Naruto, #1)
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Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 01 294963 Rurouni Kenshin is one of the most beloved and popular manga series worldwide. Set against the backdrop of the Meiji Restoration, it tells the saga of Himura Kenshin, once an assassin of ferocious power, now a humble rurouni, a wandering swordsman fighting to protect the honor of those in need.

A hundred and fifty years ago in Kyoto, amid the flames of revolution, there arose a warrior, an assassin of such ferocious power he was given the title Hitokiri: Manslayer. With his bloodstained blade, Hitokiri Battosai helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu period and end the reign of the shoguns, slashing open the way toward the progressive Meiji Era. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years became legend.

In the 11th year of Meiji, in the middle of Tokyo, the tale begins. Himura Kenshin, a humble rurouni, or wandering swordsman, comes to the aid of Kamiya Kaoru, a young woman struggling to defend her father's school of swordsmanship against attacks by the infamous Hitokiri Battosai. But neither Kenshin nor Battosai are quite what they seem...

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201 Nobuhiro Watsuki 1591162203 Ghik 4 to-read 4.32 1994 Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 01
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Pride & Prejudice 21433253 Pride & Prejudice is delightfully transformed in this bold new manga adaptation. All of the joy, heartache, and romance of Jane Austen's original, perfectly illuminated by the sumptuous art of manga-ka Po Tse, and faithfully adapted by Stacy E. King.]]> 377 Stacy King 1927925185 Ghik 4 to-read 4.16 2014 Pride & Prejudice
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<![CDATA[Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1)]]> 11505797
Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs—and wants—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.]]>
432 Jamie McGuire Ghik 4 to-read 4.02 2011 Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1)
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Broken (Redemption, #1) 21408690 Lauren Layne’s New Adult novel tells the story of a girl with secrets, a guy with scars, and a love that could save them both... or destroy them.

When Olivia Middleton abandons the glamour of Park Avenue for a remote, coastal town in Maine, everyone assumes she’s being the kind do-gooder she’s always been. But Olivia has a secret: helping an injured war veteran reenter society isn’t about charity—it’s about penance. Only, Olivia’s client isn’t the grateful elderly man she’s expecting. Instead, he’s a brooding twenty-four-year-old who has no intention of being Olivia’s path to redemption . . . and whose smoldering gaze and forbidden touch might be her undoing.

Paul Langdon doesn’t need a mirror to show him he’s no longer the hotshot quarterback he was before the war. He knows he’s ugly—inside and out. He’ll do anything to stay in self-imposed exile, even accept his father’s ultimatum that Paul tolerate the newest caretaker for three months or lose his inheritance. But Paul doesn’t count on the beautiful twenty-two-year-old who makes him long for things that he can never have. And the more she slips past his defenses, the more keeping his distance is impossible.

Now Paul and Olivia have to decide: Will they help each other heal? Or are they forever broken?]]>
252 Lauren Layne 055339035X Ghik 4 to-read 4.00 2014 Broken (Redemption, #1)
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Romeo and Juliet 18135 Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud.

In this death-filled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers� final union in death seems almost inevitable. And yet, this play set in an extraordinary world has become the quintessential story of young love. In part because of its exquisite language, it is easy to respond as if it were about all young lovers.]]>
281 William Shakespeare 0743477111 Ghik 4 to-read 3.74 1597 Romeo and Juliet
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Dear John 5526
But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else.

Dear John, the letter read... and with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever. Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still his true love—and face the hardest decision of his life.]]>
276 Nicholas Sparks 0446528056 Ghik 4 to-read 4.05 2006 Dear John
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Connected (Connections, #1) 16279715
Suffering from a past full of tragedy, Dahlia London's soul has been left completely shattered. Happily ever after is a far cry from reality in her world. But, when she is reconnected with her past, the bonds that form are irrefutable.

When River Wilde, lead singer of The Wilde Ones, comes back into Dahlia’s life, the intensity that fires their relationship combined with underlying feelings that have never died lead her to believe she has met her soulmate.

Struggling with confusion as old connections fade and new ones begin, Dahlia's grief begins to lift—but guilt remains. River wants to be the one to mend all that is torn within her.

But with a past that is never really gone, can their future survive?]]>
352 Kim Karr 0988941902 Ghik 4 to-read 4.13 2013 Connected (Connections, #1)
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<![CDATA[Good Girl Gone Plaid (The McLaughlins, #1)]]> 17458447 Falling for the bad boy is even more dangerous the second time around.

In high school Sarah fell for her best friend’s older brother—one of the sexy, Scottish McLaughlin boys. But a painful betrayal showed her she’d been a fool to give her heart to a bad boy. At least it made it easier to leave him and move halfway around the world when her Navy dad got stationed in Japan.

Eleven years later, the death of her grandmother has forced Sarah back to Whidbey Island for a month. It’s the length of time she must stay in her inherited house before she’s allowed to sell it, take the money and run. But when she sees Ian, bad as ever and still looking like sin on a stick, she can’t keep her mouth from watering.

One look at Sarah stirs up the regret lingering in Ian’s heart—and never-forgotten desire lingering in his body. He should walk away, especially since divorced single mothers aren’t his style. But when she starts showing up at his family’s pub, he can’t resist a little casual seduction for old time’s sake.

One thing quickly becomes clear, though. The heat between them is causing an avalanche of secrets and betrayal and nothing will ever be the same.


Product Warnings: A bad-boy hero who’s good with his hands, a heroine who’s trying to be good. Contains liberal consumption of Scotch whisky, a Highland Games competition, men in kilts wielding large poles, and a potential Sarah McLaughlin of the non-musical kind.]]>
213 Shelli Stevens 161921492X Ghik 4 to-read 3.61 2013 Good Girl Gone Plaid (The McLaughlins, #1)
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<![CDATA[Playing for Keeps (Neighbor from Hell, #1)]]> 11381643
The last thing Jason expected was for his little shy neighbor to go Rambo on him over some ruined flowers. After he decides to take her under his wing he can't help but that notice that she fits very nicely in his life. Now the only thing left is to convince her that this is anything but a game.



©2011 R.L. Mathewson]]>
330 R.L. Mathewson 0983212546 Ghik 4 to-read 4.02 2011 Playing for Keeps (Neighbor from Hell, #1)
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Can You Keep a Secret? 33724 374 Sophie Kinsella 0440241901 Ghik 4 to-read 3.82 2003 Can You Keep a Secret?
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<![CDATA[The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)]]> 15931
Set amid the austere beauty of coastal North Carolina in 1946, The Notebook begins with the story of Noah Calhoun, a rural Southerner returned home from World War II. Noah, thirty-one, is restoring a plantation home to its former glory, and he is haunted by images of the beautiful girl he met fourteen years earlier, a girl he loved like no other. Unable to find her, yet unwilling to forget the summer they spent together, Noah is content to live with only memories...until she unexpectedly returns to his town to see him once again.

Allie Nelson, twenty-nine, is now engaged to another man, but realizes that the original passion she felt for Noah has not dimmed with the passage of time. Still, the obstacles that once ended their previous relationship remain, and the gulf between their worlds is too vast to ignore. With her impending marriage only weeks away, Allie is forced to confront her hopes and dreams for the future, a future that only she can shape.

Like a puzzle within a puzzle, the story of Noah and Allie is just the beginning. As it unfolds, their tale miraculously becomes something different, with much higher stakes. The result is a deeply moving portrait of love itself, the tender moments and the fundamental changes that affect us all. Shining with a beauty that is rarely found in current literature, The Notebook establishes Nicholas Sparks as a classic storyteller with a unique insight into the only emotion that really matters.

"I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough."

And so begins one of the most poignant and compelling love stories you will ever read...The Notebook]]>
214 Nicholas Sparks 0553816713 Ghik 4 to-read 4.07 1996 The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)
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<![CDATA[Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1)]]> 6936382 beautiful, Étienne has it all...including a serious girlfriend.

But in the City of Light, wishes have a way of coming true. Will a year of romantic near-misses end with their long-awaited French kiss?]]>
372 Stephanie Perkins 0525423273 Ghik 4 to-read 3.96 2010 Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1)
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<![CDATA[Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)]]> 10818853
Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her own dark desires.

Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades Trilogy is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.

This book is intended for mature audiences.]]>
356 E.L. James 1612130291 Ghik 4 to-read 3.68 2011 Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
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<![CDATA[Easy (Contours of the Heart, #1)]]> 16056408 A girl who believes trust can be misplaced, promises are made to be broken, and loyalty is an illusion. A boy who believes truth is relative, lies can mask unbearable pain, and guilt is eternal. Will what they find in each other validate their conclusions, or disprove them all?

When Jacqueline follows her longtime boyfriend to the college of his choice, the last thing she expects is a sophomore year breakup. After two weeks in shock, she wakes up to her new reality: she's single, attending a state university instead of a music conservatory, ignored by her former circle of friends, and failing a class for the first time in her life.

Grief becomes nightmare when Jacqueline is assaulted by her ex's frat brother. Rescued by a stranger who seems to be in the right place at the right time, she wants nothing more than to forget the attack and that night.

But her attacker turns stalker, and Jacqueline has a choice to make: crumple in defeat or fight back. Suddenly appearances are everything, and knowing who to tell and who to trust is anything but easy.]]>
336 Tammara Webber 0425266745 Ghik 0 to-read 4.03 2012 Easy (Contours of the Heart, #1)
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<![CDATA[Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative]]> 13099738 160 Austin Kleon 0761169253 Ghik 0 to-read 3.95 2012 Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
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Leonardo's Notebooks 24096 An all-new, jewel-like, reader-friendly format gives new life to this relaunch of an international best-seller.



Leonardo da Vinci—artist, inventor, and prototypical Renaissance man—is a perennial source of fascination because of his astonishing intellect and boundless curiosity about the natural and man-made world. During his life he created numerous works of art and kept voluminous notebooks that detailed his artistic and intellectual pursuits.



The collection of writings and art in this magnificent book are drawn from his notebooks. The book organizes his wide range of interests into subjects such as human figures, light and shade, perspective and visual perception, anatomy, botany and landscape, geography, the physical sciences and astronomy, architecture, sculpture, and inventions. Nearly every piece of writing throughout the book is keyed to the piece of artwork it describes.



The writing and art is selected by art historian H. Anna Suh, who provides fascinating commentary and insight into the material, making Leonardo's Notebooks an exquisite single-volume compendium celebrating his enduring genius.]]>
352 Leonardo da Vinci 1579124577 Ghik 0 to-read 4.00 1519 Leonardo's Notebooks
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<![CDATA[I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You]]> 18775284 Where'd You Go, Bernadette meets Beautiful Ruins in this reverse love story set in Paris and London about a failed monogamist's attempts to answer the question: Is it really possible to fall back in love?

Despite the success of his first solo show in Paris and the support of his brilliant French wife and young daughter, thirty-four-year-old British artist Richard Haddon is too busy mourning the loss of his American mistress to a famous cutlery designer to appreciate his fortune.

But after Richard discovers that a painting he originally made for his wife, Anne -when they were first married and deeply in love-has sold, it shocks him back to reality and he resolves to reinvest wholeheartedly in his family life . . . just in time for his wife to learn the extent of his affair. Rudderless and remorseful, Richard embarks on a series of misguided attempts to win Anne back while focusing his creative energy on a provocative art piece to prove that he's still the man she once loved.

Skillfully balancing biting wit with a deep emotional undercurrent, debut novelist Courtney Maum has created the perfect portrait of an imperfect family-and a heartfelt exploration of marriage, love, and fidelity.]]>
336 Courtney Maum 1476764581 Ghik 0 to-read 3.36 2014 I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You
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