en-US Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:59:50 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 406373 Faust reworks the late medieval myth of a brilliant scholar so disillusioned he resolves to make a contract with Mephistopheles. The devil will do all he asks on Earth and seeks to grant him a moment in life so glorious that he will wish it to last forever. But if Faust does bid the moment stay, he falls to Mephistopheles and must serve him after death. In this first part of Goethe’s great work, the embittered thinker and Mephistopheles enter into their agreement, and soon Faust is living a rejuvenated life and winning the love of the beautiful Gretchen. But in this compelling tragedy of arrogance, unfulfilled desire, and self-delusion, Faust heads inexorably toward an infernal destruction.]]> 503 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 0385031149 Iulia 0 to-read 3.90 2013
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]]> 45152372 "She smiled a soft, troubled smile and I felt the whole world slipping away, and I wanted to slip with it, to go wherever she was going... I had existed whole years without her, but that was all it had been. An existence. A book with no words."

Tom Hazard has just moved back to London, his old home, to settle down and become a high school history teacher. And on his first day at school, he meets a captivating French teacher at his school who seems fascinated by him. But Tom has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but owing to a rare condition, he's been alive for centuries. Tom has lived history--performing with Shakespeare, exploring the high seas with Captain Cook, and sharing cocktails with Fitzgerald. Now, he just wants an ordinary life.

Unfortunately for Tom, the Albatross Society, the secretive group which protects people like Tom, has one rule: Never fall in love. As painful memories of his past and the erratic behavior of the Society's watchful leader threaten to derail his new life and romance, the one thing he can't have just happens to be the one thing that might save him. Tom will have to decide once and for all whether to remain stuck in the past, or finally begin living in the present.

How to Stop Time tells a love story across the ages--and for the ages--about a man lost in time, the woman who could save him, and the lifetimes it can take to learn how to live. It is a bighearted, wildly original novel about losing and finding yourself, the inevitability of change, and how with enough time to learn, we just might find happiness.

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Benedict Cumberbatch.]]> 339 Matt Haig 0525522891 Iulia 0 currently-reading 3.78 2018
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Arriving in Plaka, Alexis is astonished to see that it lies a stone's throw from the tiny, deserted island of Spinalonga - Greece's former leper colony. Then she finds Fotini, and at last hears the story that Sofia has buried all her life: the tale of her great-grandmother Eleni and her daughters and a family rent by tragedy, war and passion. She discovers how intimately she is connected with the island, and how secrecy holds them all in its powerful grip...]]> 473 Victoria Hislop 0755309510 Iulia 5 4.09 2005
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]]> 246 244 Henry Miller 0811201090 Iulia 0 to-read 4.00 1941
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]]> 16700474
In ten powerful stories, Victoria Hislop takes us through the streets of Athens and into the tree-lined squares of Greek villages. As she evokes their distinct atmosphere, she brings vividly to life a host of unforgettable characters, from a lonesome priest to battling brothers, and from an unwanted stranger to a groom troubled by music and memory.

These bittersweet tales of love and loyalty, of separation and reconciliation, captured in Victoria Hislop's unique voice, will stay with you long after you reach the end.]]> 146 Victoria Hislop 0755396278 Iulia 0 to-read 3.46 2012
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]]> 28500921
Week after week, the postcards arrive, addressed to a name Ellie does not know, with no return address, each signed with an initial: A.

With their bright skies, blue seas and alluring images of Greece, these cartes postales brighten her life. After six months, to her disappointment, they cease. But the montage she has created on the wall of her flat has cast a spell. She must see this country for herself.

On the morning Ellie leaves for Athens, a notebook arrives. Its pages tell the story of a man's odyssey through Greece. Moving, surprising and sometimes dark, A's tale unfolds with the discovery not only of a culture but also of a desire to live life to the full once more.

Beloved, bestselling author Victoria Hislop's Cartes Postales from Greece is fiction illustrated with photographs that make this journey around Greece, already alive in the imagination, linger forever in the mind.]]> Victoria Hislop 1472223535 Iulia 0 to-read 3.38 2016
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]]> 198281740
“What looks like magic is simply a part of life we don’t understand yet…��

When retired math teacher Grace Winters is left a run-down house on a Mediterranean island by a long-lost friend, curiosity gets the better of her. She arrives in Ibiza with a one-way ticket, no guidebook and no plan.

Among the rugged hills and golden beaches of the island, Grace searches for answers about her friend’s life, and how it ended. What she uncovers is stranger than she could have dreamed. But to dive into this impossible truth, Grace must first come to terms with her past.

Filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the life-changing power of a new beginning.]]> 324 Matt Haig 0593489276 Iulia 5 3.45 2024
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average rating: 3.45
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superior, enchanting and lovely
]]> 55886800 Read the final book in Stephen Fry's acclaimed internationally brestselling Greek Myths series telling the story of the Odyssey—Can a hero find his way home?

Follow Odysseus after he leaves the fallen city of Troy and takes ten long dramatic years—battling monsters, the temptations of goddesses and suffering the curse of Poseidon—to voyage home to his wife Penelope on the island of Ithaca.]]> 448 Stephen Fry 1405948418 Iulia 5 4.31 2024
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average rating: 4.31
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]]> 20776280 English, Greek (translation) 312 Nikos Kazantzakis 973504191X Iulia 0 currently-reading 4.30 1961
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]]> 217163697 "The world is full of miracles, but none greater than how far a young person can be carried by someone else's belief in them."

Most people don’t even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it’s just a depiction of a wide expanse of sea. But Louisa, soon to be eighteen years old and an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise. She is determined to find out the story behind these three enigmatic figures.

More than two decades before, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier telling silly jokes, sharing secrets, and committing small acts of rebellion. These lost souls find in each other a reason to get up every morning, a reason to dream, a reason to love.

Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that, after a chance encounter in an alleyway, will unexpectedly be placed into Louisa’s care. She embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to discover how the painting came to be and to decide what to do with it. The closer she gets to the painting’s birthplace, the more anxious she becomes about what she'll find. Louisa's complicated life is proof that happy endings are sometimes possible, but they don't always take the form we expect them to.

Fredrik Backman's signature charm, humor, and attention to the poignant details of everyday life are on full display in this funny, moving novel. His most heartfelt and personal tale yet, My Friends is a stunning testament to the transformative, timeless power of art and friendship.]]> 436 Fredrik Backman 1982112824 Iulia 0 to-read 4.51 2025
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]]> 58168098
Liv petrece mult timp în atelierul tatălui ei. Îi place natura și, din când în când, noaptea, se joacă de-a împrumutul cu locuitorii din orașul învecinat ca să asigure cele trebuincioase familiei. Pentru că întunericul alină durerea.
Numai că există o problemă.

Liv a murit când avea șase ani.

Cel puțin, asta cred autoritățile.

Tatăl ei știe că el e singura persoană pe lumea asta care o poate ocroti, așa că într-o seară trimite o barcă pe apă și o privește cum se sfărâmă de stânci, apoi străbate lungul drum spre oraș ca să anunțe că singurul lui copil a dispărut. Așa, Liv nu va trebui să meargă vreodată la școală, nu va trebui să-și părăsească niciodată părinții. Așa, va fi în siguranță pentru totdeauna.

Însă iubirea lui Jens Horder se transformă în obsesie bolnavă, ajungând să mistuie orice urmă de umanitate în calea ei.

O poveste emoționantă și plină de suspans despre ce se poate întâmpla când iubești prea mult pe cineva, când dorința de a-l ocroti devine exact lucrul care-i face răul cel mai mare.]]> 288 Ane Riel Iulia 0 to-read 4.06 2015
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]]> 170448 Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.

A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned –a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.
When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.]]> 141 George Orwell 0451526341 Iulia 3 4.08 1945
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]]> 11590 Librarian's Note: Alternate-cover edition for ISBN 0450031063

Thousands of miles away from the small township of 'Salem's Lot, two terrified people, a man and a boy, still share the secrets of those clapboard houses and tree-lined streets. They must return to 'Salem's Lot for a final confrontation with the unspeakable evil that lives on in the town.]]> 483 Stephen King 0450031063 Iulia 0 4.06 1975
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]]> 10614 #1, #2, #3, #4

Paul Sheldon. He's a bestselling novelist who has finally met his biggest fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes and she is more than a rabid reader - she is Paul's nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But she is also his captor, keeping him prisoner in her isolated house.]]> 370 Stephen King 0450417395 Iulia 5 4.22 1987
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Haunting. Irresistably horrifying. 6 stars! Mr King, I would literally kiss your writing hand right now! Thank you!
]]> 77203 371 Khaled Hosseini 159463193X Iulia 0 4.34 2003
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]]> 7331
Can you imagine writing to Father Christmas and actually getting a reply? For more than twenty years, the children of J.R.R. Tolkien received letters from the North Pole - from Father Christmas himself! They told wonderful stories of mischief and disaster, adventures, and battles: how the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place, how the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house, and many others.

Now, for the first time, these letters are brought to life with specially arranged holiday music.

REVIEW:

"Tolkien at his relaxed and ingenious best." The Times of London

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

J.R.R. TOLKIEN (1892-1973) is the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic extraordinary works of fiction as 'The Hobbit', 'The Lord of the Rings', and 'The Silmarillion.' His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

©1997, 2004 (P)1997 Harper Collins UK]]> 111 J.R.R. Tolkien 0618512659 Iulia 5 4.27 1976
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This is a book for everyone that has a soul to soothe. The wonderful Tolkien effect.
]]> 32307358 This an alternate cover for B01LY7FD0D

Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend a major announcement--the unveiling of a discovery that "will change the face of science forever." The evening's host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him a renowned global figure. Kirsch, who was one of Langdon's first students at Harvard two decades earlier, is about to reveal an astonishing breakthrough . . . one that will answer two of the fundamental questions of human existence.

As the event begins, Langdon and several hundred guests find themselves captivated by an utterly original presentation, which Langdon realizes will be far more controversial than he ever imagined. But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirsch's precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Reeling and facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape Bilbao. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who worked with Kirsch to stage the provocative event. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch's secret.

Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion, Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spain's Royal Palace itself . . . and who will stop at nothing to silence Edmond Kirsch. On a trail marked by modern art and enigmatic symbols, Langdon and Vidal uncover clues that ultimately bring them face-to-face with Kirsch's shocking discovery . . . and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us. Origin is stunningly inventive--Dan Brown's most brilliant and entertaining novel to date]]> 482 Dan Brown Iulia 5 3.87 2017
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]]> 211549300 200 Sorina Popescu 6066743414 Iulia 0 to-read 5.00
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]]> 220264209
Bucătăriile, fie ele noi și strălucitoare, sau vechi și ponosite, umplu visurile tinerei Mikage, rămasă singură pe lume. Ele sunt menite să înlocuiască, de fapt, căldura familiei pe care și-a dorit-o mereu. Dar Banana Yoshimoto folosește un truc de magie: dacă familia nu poate fi aleasă, atunci trebuie inventată, și o face într-un crescendo tragicomic de ambiguități, oferind totodată o imagine cuprinzătoare a vieții urbane japoneze.]]> 176 Banana Yoshimoto 6060974848 Iulia 0 to-read 3.91 1988
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]]> 10592
Make a date with terror and live the nightmare that is...Carrie
--back cover]]> 272 Stephen King 1416524304 Iulia 3 Fiery and chaotic. 4.00 1974
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Fiery and chaotic.
]]> 33124137 This is an alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B00K3NEE56. When the Creeds move into a beautiful old house in rural Maine, it all seems too good to be true: physician father, beautiful wife, charming little daughter, adorable infant son-and now an idyllic home. As a family, they've got it all...right down to the friendly car. But the nearby woods hide a blood-chilling truth-more terrifying than death itself-and hideously more powerful. The Creeds are going to learn that sometimes dead is better.]]> 580 Stephen King Iulia 5 Traumatizingly irresistable. 4.21 1983
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Traumatizingly irresistable.
]]> 4406
Adam Trask came to California from the East to farm and raise his family on the new rich land. But the birth of his twins, Cal and Aaron, brings his wife to the brink of madness, and Adam is left alone to raise his boys to manhood. One boy thrives nurtured by the love of all those around him; the other grows up in loneliness enveloped by a mysterious darkness.

First published in 1952, East of Eden is the work in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence. A masterpiece of Steinbeck's later years, East of Eden is a powerful and vastly ambitious novel that is at once a family saga and a modern retelling of the Book of Genesis.]]> 601 John Steinbeck 0142000655 Iulia 0 currently-reading 4.41 1952
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]]> 23500254 Show Up and Let Yourself be Seen

Is vulnerability the same as weakness? “In our culture,�� teaches Dr. Brené Brown, “we associate vulnerability with emotions we want to avoid such as fear, shame, and uncertainty. Yet we too often lose sight of the fact that vulnerability is also the birthplace of joy, belonging, creativity, authenticity, and love.�� On The Power of Vulnerability, Dr. Brown offers an invitation and a promise - that when we dare to drop the armor that protects us from feeling vulnerable, we open ourselves to the experiences that bring purpose and meaning to our lives. Here she dispels the cultural myth that vulnerability is weakness and reveals that it is, in truth, our most accurate measure of courage.
“The Power of Vulnerability is a very personal project for me,�� Brené explains. “This is the first place that all of my work comes together. This audio course draws from all three of my books - it’s the culmination of everything I’ve learned over the past twelve years. I'm very excited to weave it all into a truly comprehensive form that shows what these findings and insights can mean in our lives.��

Guidance and Insights for Wholehearted Living

Over the past twelve years, Dr. Brené Brown has interviewed hundreds of people as part of an ongoing study of vulnerability. “The research shows that we try to ward disappointment with a shield of cynicism, disarm shame by numbing ourselves against joy, and circumvent grief by shutting off our willingness to love,�� explains Dr. Brown. When we become aware of these patterns, she teaches, we begin to become conscious of how much we sacrifice in the name of self-defense -and how much richer our lives become when we open ourselves to vulnerability.
“In my research,�� Dr. Brown says, “the word I use to describe people who can live from a place of vulnerability is wholehearted.�� Being wholehearted is a practice—one that we can choose to cultivate through empathy, gratitude, and awareness of our vulnerability armor. Join this engaging and heartfelt teacher on The Power of Vulnerability as she offers profound insights on leaning into the full spectrum of emotions—so we can show up, let ourselves be seen, and truly be all in.

HIGHLIGHTS

Cultivating shame resilience—the key to developing a sense of worth and belonging.
Vulnerability as the origin point for innovation, adaptability, accountability, and visionary leadership.
Our emotional armory - how we use perfectionism, numbing, and other tactics to avoid feeling vulnerable.
The myths of vulnerability - common misconceptions about weakness, trust, and self-sufficiency.
Discovering your vulnerability armor - recognizing what makes us shut down, and how we can change.
The 10 guideposts of wholehearted living - essential skills for becoming fully engaged in life.
Six hours of stories, warm humor, and transformative insights for living a life of courage, authenticity, and compassion from Dr. Brené Brown.]]> 1 Brené Brown Iulia 5 Must read! 4.61 2013
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Must read!
]]> 125063314
The world’s greatest bodybuilder. The world’s highest-paid movie star. The leader of the world’s sixth-largest economy. That these are the same person sounds like the setup to a joke, but this is no joke. This is Arnold Schwarzenegger. And this did not happen by accident.
��
Arnold’s stratospheric success happened as part of a process. As the result of clear vision, big thinking, hard work, direct communication, resilient problem-solving, open-minded curiosity, and a commitment to giving back. All of it guided by the one lesson Arnold’s father hammered into him above be useful. As Arnold conquered every realm he entered, he kept his father’s adage close to his heart.
��
Written with his uniquely earnest, blunt, powerful voice, Be Useful takes readers on an inspirational tour through Arnold’s tool kit for a meaningful life. He shows us how to put those tools to work, in service of whatever fulfilling future we can dream up for ourselves. He brings his insights to vivid life with compelling personal stories, life-changing successes and life-threatening failures alike—some of them famous; some told here for the first time ever.
��
Too many of us struggle to disconnect from our self-pity and connect to our purpose. At an early age, Arnold forged the mental tools to build the ladder out of the poverty and narrow-mindedness of his rural Austrian hometown, tools he used to add rung after rung from there. Now he shares that wisdom with all of us. As he puts it, no one is going to come rescue you—you only have yourself. The good news, it turns out, is that you are all you need.]]> 288 Arnold Schwarzenegger 0593655958 Iulia 3 4.07 2023
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Useful and inspirational. Pun intended.
]]> 126918599
From holy cup comes holy light;
The faithful hands sets world aright.
And in the Seven Martyrs�� sight,
Mere man shall end this endless night.

Gabriel de León has saved the Holy Grail from death, but his chance to end the endless night is lost. Drawn into an uneasy alliance with the mysterious vampire Liathe, Gabriel must now deliver the Grail to ancients of the Blood Esani, and learn the truth of how Daysdeath might be finally undone.

But the Last Silversaint faces peril, within and without. Pursued by terrors of the Blood Voss, drawn into warfare between the Blood Dyvok and duskdancers of the frozen Highlands, and ravaged by his own rising bloodlust, Gabriel may not survive to see the Grail learn her truth.

And that truth may be too awful for any to imagine.]]> 709 Jay Kristoff 1250245338 Iulia 5 4.55 2024
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Please add more stars, GoodReads!
]]> 13433906 που από το πολύ που τη διηγήθηκαν
ακούστηκε τόσες φορές...
που έγινε πραγματικότητα.

«Πάντα υποστήριζα ότι τα βιβλία μου αποτελούν, απλώς, ένα υλικό για το νου, ότι βοηθούν τον αναγνώστη να στοχαστεί για τον κόσμο και τον εαυτό του· να σκεφτεί τι δρόμο έχει χαράξει στη ζωή με όσα έκανε και όσα δεν μπόρεσε να κάνει· να αναλογιστεί όλα όσα συνέβησαν και, πάνω απ' όλα, πού οδηγείται ο ίδιος και πού θα ήθελε να οδηγηθεί.

Τό μόνο πράγμα που θέλω απ' τα βιβλία μου, είναι να χρησιμεύσουν στους άλλους όπως χρησίμευσαν σ' εμένα άλλα βιβλία· να μπορέσουν να γίνουν δρόμος για κάποιους, επιβεβαίωση για κάποιους άλλους, αφορμή για όσους θέλουν να βρουν μια σύντομη διέξοδο, να ξεφορτωθούν ένα βάρος, να δουν με νέα μάτια κάποιο παλιό τους πρόβλημα.

Το εργαλείο που χρησιμοποιεί αυτό εδώ το βιβλίο, είναι η μαγική τέχνη της αφήγησης μιας ιστορίας που σου ανοίγει πόρτες αγνοημένες, δυνατότητες που δεν τις είχες φανταστεί, δρόμους που δε βάδισες ακόμα.»]]> 159 Jorge Bucay 9608397227 Iulia 0 3.81 1999
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]]> 1622 298 William Shakespeare 0743477545 Iulia 2 3.95 1595
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]]> 29093292 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780735211735.

A beautifully packaged daily devotional of Stoic wisdom, featuring new translations of the most celebrated Stoics with historical context and practical tips from bestselling author Ryan Holiday.

Stoic philosophy has long been the secret weapon of history’s greatest and wisest leaders--from emperors to artists, activists to fighter pilots. Today, people of all stripes are seeking out Stoicism’s unique blend of practicality and wisdom as they look for answers to the great questions of daily life.

Where should they start? Epictetus? Marcus Aurelius? Seneca? Which edition? Which translator? Presented in a page-per-day format, this daily resource combines all new translations done by Stephen Hanselman of the greatest passages from the great Stoics (including several lesser known philosophers like Zeno, Cleanthes and Musonius Rufus) with helpful commentary.

Building on the organizational structure in Ryan Holiday’s cult classic The Obstacle is the Way, this guide also features twelve monthly themes (and helpful glossary) for clarifying perception, improving action, and unlocking the power of will. Aimed at the high-octane, action-oriented doers of our wired world, this book brings new daily rituals and new perspectives to produce balanced action, insight, effectiveness, and serenity.]]> 416 Ryan Holiday Iulia 0 to-read 4.33 2016
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]]> 61505 Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser was published in Vienna to immediate success, and is now available in seventeen languages across the world. Toward the end of his long life, Gombrich embarked upon a revision and, at last, an English translation. A Little History of the World presents his lively and involving history to English-language readers for the first time. Superbly designed and freshly illustrated, this is a book to be savored and collected. In forty concise chapters, Gombrich tells the story of man from the stone age to the atomic bomb. In between emerges a colorful picture of wars and conquests, grand works of art, and the spread and limitations of science. This is a text dominated not by dates and facts, but by the sweep of mankind's experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements and an acute witness to its frailties. The product of a generous and humane sensibility, this timeless account makes intelligible the full span of human history.]]> 284 E.H. Gombrich 0300108834 Iulia 5 4.11 1936
author: E.H. Gombrich
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]]> 23253969
„Între prieteni explorează strălucit relaţiile nesigure şi sensibile dintre bărbaţi şi femei, dintre părinţi şi copii, dintre prieteni şi duşmani, într-un limbaj care se potrivește perfect cu tonul laconic al naraţiunii.�� (The Guardian)]]> 184 Amos Oz Iulia 3 3.87 2012
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average rating: 3.87
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rating: 3
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]]> 56019043
In 12 Rules for Life, clinical psychologist and celebrated professor at Harvard and the University of Toronto Dr. Jordan B. Peterson helped millions of readers impose order on the chaos of their lives. Now, in this bold sequel, Peterson delivers twelve more lifesaving principles for resisting the exhausting toll that our desire to order the world inevitably takes.

In a time when the human will increasingly imposes itself over every sphere of life—from our social structures to our emotional states—Peterson warns that too much security is dangerous. What’s more, he offers strategies for overcoming the cultural, scientific, and psychological forces causing us to tend toward tyranny, and teaches us how to rely instead on our instinct to find meaning and purpose, even—and especially—when we find ourselves powerless.

While chaos, in excess, threatens us with instability and anxiety, unchecked order can petrify us into submission. Beyond Order provides a call to balance these two fundamental principles of reality itself, and guides us along the straight and narrow path that divides them.]]> 382 Jordan B. Peterson 0593084640 Iulia 0 to-read 4.14 2021
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]]> 19488916 Nouveau Roman), N. Steinhardt le apreciaza si in masura in care dislocarile, discontinuitatea, descompunerile, fracturile de limbaj ori de realitate imaginara sunt urmate de o recompunere, de o reunificare, de o reasamblare dupa alte coordonate. Pentru ca el, pe urmele lui Charles Peguy, considera ca Raul este cel care «nu se compune», care se opune organizarii vietii spiritualizate��" (George Ardeleanu)]]> 437 Nicolae Steinhardt 9734627643 Iulia 0 to-read 3.00 1976
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]]> 199344846
On the morning of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie was standing onstage at the Chautauqua Institution, preparing to give a lecture on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm, when a man in black—black clothes, black mask—rushed down the aisle toward him, wielding a knife. His first thought: So it’s you. Here you are.

What followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the literary world and beyond. Now, for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, Rushdie relives the traumatic events of that day and its aftermath, as well as his journey toward physical recovery and the healing that was made possible by the love and support of his wife, Eliza, his family, his army of doctors and physical therapists, and his community of readers worldwide.

Knife is Rushdie at the peak of his powers, writing with urgency, with gravity, with unflinching honesty. It is also a deeply moving reminder of literature’s capacity to make sense of the unthinkable, an intimate and life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art—and finding the strength to stand up again.]]> 209 Salman Rushdie 0593730240 Iulia 5 3.98 2024
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A story so sensitive, it cuts through stone. Thank you, Sir Rushdie for surviving to tell it.
]]> 9868 224 Salman Rushdie 0099533014 Iulia 0 to-read 3.57 1994
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]]> 35297297 A charming, practical, and unsentimental approach to putting a home in order while reflecting on the tiny joys that make up a long life.

In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called ��ö����ä��Ծ��Բ�, ��ö meaning “death�� and ����ä��Ծ��Բ� meaning “cleaning.�� This surprising and invigorating process of clearing out unnecessary belongings can be undertaken at any age or life stage but should be done sooner than later, before others have to do it for you. In The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, artist Margareta Magnusson, with Scandinavian humor and wisdom, instructs readers to embrace minimalism. Her radical and joyous method for putting things in order helps families broach sensitive conversations, and makes the process uplifting rather than overwhelming.

Margareta suggests which possessions you can easily get rid of (unworn clothes, unwanted presents, more plates than you’d ever use) and which you might want to keep (photographs, love letters, a few of your children’s art projects). Digging into her late husband’s tool shed, and her own secret drawer of vices, Margareta introduces an element of fun to a potentially daunting task. Along the way readers get a glimpse into her life in Sweden, and also become more comfortable with the idea of letting go.]]> 117 Margareta Magnusson 1501173243 Iulia 2 3.39 2017
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average rating: 3.39
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]]> 44778083
Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose-to assassinate his boss's enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he's offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach.

As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City's underbelly, they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear, and they find, in each other, a blazing passion-one that could set them both free, if they'd only let it.

With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom-and the power of love.]]> 803 Sarah J. Maas 1635574048 Iulia 0 currently-reading 4.43 2020
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]]> 6149 Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby.

Sethe, its protagonist, was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. And Sethe's new home is haunted by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved. Filled with bitter poetry and suspense as taut as a rope, Beloved is a towering achievement by Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison.]]> 325 Toni Morrison Iulia 5 3.96 1987
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A language so beautiful you want to hug!
]]> 63891445 304 Guenther Steiner 1787636283 Iulia 4 4.09 2023
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Authentic and fu*king delightful.
]]> 203984195
Welcome to The Menzies. Trainee psychiatrist Doctor Hannah Wright, a country girl with a chaotic history, thought she had seen it all in the emergency room. But that was nothing compared to the psychiatric ward at Menzies Hospital.

Amongst unrelenting hours, hospital politics, fraught relationships and new friendships, Hannah must learn on the job in a strained medical system, navigating the conflicting practice of her boss, Nash, who puts his faith in pharmaceuticals, and his boss, Professor Gordon, who takes the Freudian line. Meanwhile, the new manager thinks they're all part of the problem.

Hannah and her fellow trainees are dealing with the common and the bizarre, the hilarious and the tragic, the treatable and the confronting. Every day brings new patients: Chloe, who has life-threatening anorexia nervosa; Sian, suffering postpartum psychosis and fighting to keep her baby; and Xavier, the MP whose suicide attempt has an explosive story behind it. All the while, Hannah is trying to figure out herself.

With intelligence, frankness and humour, eminent psychiatrist Anne Buist tells it like it is, while co-writer Graeme Simsion brings the light touch that made The Rosie Project an international bestseller and a respected contribution to the autism conversation.]]> 346 Anne Buist 073365147X Iulia 0 to-read 3.92 2024
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]]> 34466963 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781501144318.

Neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker provides a revolutionary exploration of sleep, examining how it affects every aspect of our physical and mental well-being. Charting the most cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs, and marshalling his decades of research and clinical practice, Walker explains how we can harness sleep to improve learning, mood and energy levels, regulate hormones, prevent cancer, Alzheimer's and diabetes, slow the effects of aging, and increase longevity. He also provides actionable steps towards getting a better night's sleep every night.]]> 368 Matthew Walker Iulia 5 Scary necessary 4.36 2017
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Scary necessary
]]> 53639
The classic novel Zorba the Greek is the story of two men, their incredible friendship, and the importance of living life to the fullest. Zorba, a Greek working man, is a larger-than-life character, energetic and unpredictable. He accompanies the unnamed narrator to Crete to work in the narrator’s lignite mine, and the pair develops a singular relationship. The two men couldn’t be further apart: The narrator is cerebral, modest, and reserved; Zorba is unfettered, spirited, and beyond the reins of civility. Over the course of their journey, he becomes the narrator’s greatest friend and inspiration and helps him to appreciate the joy of living.

Zorba has been acclaimed as one of the most remarkable figures in literature; he is a character in the great tradition of Sinbad the Sailor, Falstaff, and Sancho Panza. He responds to all that life offers him with passion, whether he’s supervising laborers at a mine, confronting mad monks in a mountain monastery, embellishing the tales of his past adventures, or making love. Zorba the Greek explores the beauty and pain of existence, inviting readers to reevaluate the most important aspects of their lives and live to the fullest.]]> 335 Nikos Kazantzakis 0571203132 Iulia 4 4.08 1946
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Mystic and raw. A white on blue delight.
]]> 24583 244 Mark Twain Iulia 4 3.92 1876
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]]> 60018575 In his New York Times bestselling book Courage is Calling, author Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a bold and brave life. In this much-anticipated second book of his Stoic Virtue series, Holiday celebrates the awesome power of self-discipline and those who have seized it.

To master anything, one must first master themselves–one’s emotions, one’s thoughts, one’s actions. Eisenhower famously said that freedom is really the opportunity to practice self-discipline. Cicero called the virtue of temperance the polish of life. Without boundaries and restraint, we risk not only failing to meet our full potential and jeopardizing what we have achieved, but we ensure misery and shame. In a world of temptation and excess, this ancient idea is more urgent than ever.

In Discipline is Destiny, Holiday draws on the stories of historical figures we can emulate as pillars of self-discipline, including Lou Gehrig, Queen Elizabeth II, boxer Floyd Patterson, Marcus Aurelius and writer Toni Morrison, as well as the cautionary tales of Napoleon, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Babe Ruth. Through these engaging examples, Holiday teaches readers the power of self-discipline and balance, and cautions against the perils of extravagance and hedonism.

At the heart of Stoicism are four simple virtues: courage, temperance, justice, and wisdom. Everything else, the Stoics believed, flows from them. Discipline is Destiny will guide readers down the path to self-mastery, upon which all the other virtues depend. Discipline is predictive. You cannot succeed without it. And if you lose it, you cannot help but bring yourself failure and unhappiness.]]> 312 Ryan Holiday 0593191692 Iulia 5 Manual for being better! 4.24 2022
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Manual for being better!
]]> 51920037 418 Greg Prato Iulia 4 3.82
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]]> 5129 Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically-advanced future where humans are genetically bred, socially indoctrinated, and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively uphold an authoritarian ruling order–all at the cost of our freedom, full humanity, and perhaps also our souls. “A genius [who] who spent his life decrying the onward march of the Machine�� (The New Yorker), Huxley was a man of incomparable talents: equally an artist, a spiritual seeker, and one of history’s keenest observers of human nature and civilization. Brave New World, his masterpiece, has enthralled and terrified millions of readers, and retains its urgent relevance to this day as both a warning to be heeded as we head into tomorrow and as thought-provoking, satisfying work of literature. Written in the shadow of the rise of fascism during the 1930s, Brave New Worldd likewise speaks to a 21st-century world dominated by mass-entertainment, technology, medicine and pharmaceuticals, the arts of persuasion, and the hidden influence of elites.

"Aldous Huxley is the greatest 20th century writer in English." —Chicago Tribune]]> 268 Aldous Huxley 0060929871 Iulia 2 3.99 1932
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]]> 36609892 449 Iulia 0 currently-reading 3.81 2017
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]]> 49680184
"Reiff unearths plenty of unexpected details and novel anecdotes…but the book is perhaps most valuable for the way it rounds out and humanizes this man who managed to keep so many of his cards close to the vest despite decades in the spotlight." �� Variety

�� Total F*cking Godhead brings Chris Cornell, the voice of a generation, alive on the page. Impressively researched and compulsively readable, Godhead pulls no punches in recounting Cornell’s remarkable life and prolific career. It’s an inspired chronicle of an impassioned soul. Read it!”—Greg Renoff, author of Van Halen Rising

With input from those who knew and worked with him—together with his own words�� Total F*cking Godhead recounts the rise of Chris Cornell and his immortal band Soundgarden as they emerged from the 1980s post-punk underground to dominate popular culture in the ��90s alongside Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, and Nirvana.

“From his days as a struggling Seattle musician at the forefront of the grunge scene to becoming a global icon, Total F*cking Godhead thoroughly chronicles the life story and prolific output of one of the greatest and most influential singers of all time. You will discover the man and his music all over again.”—David de Sola, author of Alice in The Untold Story

Seattle resident and rock writer Corbin Reiff also examines Cornell’s dynamic solo career as well as his time in Audioslave. He delves into his hard-fought battle with addiction, and the supercharged reunion with the band that made him famous before everything came to a shocking end.

“For those of us still trying to sort out the tragedy of Chris Cornell's death comes this loving look back at the man's life and music. I wrote my own book about grunge, and I still learned a lot from this excellent biography." —Mark Yarm, author of Everybody Loves Our An Oral History of Grunge]]> 384 Corbin Reiff 1642932159 Iulia 5 3.91 2020
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]]> 22847319
„Azi nu mai cunoaştem milă faţă de noţiunea de «liber arbitru»: ştim prea bine ce-i aceasta -tertipul teologic cel mai dubios din câte există, în scopul de a face ca omenirea să devină «responsabilă» în sensul ei, adică de a o face dependentă de sine... Prezint aici doar psihologia a tot ce înseamnă «a face răspunzător».�� (Friedrich NIETZSCHE)]]> Friedrich Nietzsche 9739512453 Iulia 0 to-read 3.99 1889
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]]> 36959766 Canada's productivity expert returns with a totally fresh angle on how to do more with less.

Throughout his experiments and research, Chris Bailey came across many little-known insights into how we focus (a key element of productivity), including the surprising idea that focus isn't so much a state of heightened awareness (as we'd assume), but a balance between two frames of mind. The most recent neuroscientific research on attention reveals that our brain has two powerful modes that can be unlocked when we use our attention well: a focused mode (hyperfocus), which is the foundation for being highly productive, and a creative mode (scatterfocus), which enables us to connect ideas in novel ways. Hyperfocus helps readers unlock both, so they can concentrate more deeply, think more clearly, and work and live more deliberately. Diving deep into the science and theories about how and why we bring our attention to bear on life's big goals and everyday tasks, Chris Bailey takes his unique approach to productivity to the next level in Hyperfocus, while retaining the approachable voice and perspective that made him a fast favourite.]]> 256 Chris Bailey 0735273685 Iulia 5 3.86 2018
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Extremely insightful and helpful, to say the least.
]]> 17838610 Da, cu alţi ochi îi voi căuta atunci, o, fraţi ai mei, pe cei pe care-odată i-am pierdut; şi cu-altă dragoste atunci vă voi iubi.
Şi încă-o dată-o să-mi deveniţi prieteni şi fii ai unei singure speranţe: căci pentru-a treia oară am să fiu cu voi, spre-a celebra cu voi Marea-Amiază.
Şi-această Mare-Amiază este atunci cînd omul la mijlocul cărării sale va sta-ntre animal şi Supraom, sărbătorindu-şi drumul spre amurg drept cea mai nobilă speranţă-a sa: căci este drumul înspre-o nouă dimineaţă.
Şi-n clipa aceea chiar cel ce-apune se va binecuvînta, pentru că trece-o vamă mai înaltă; iar soarele cunoaşterii sale-i va fi atunci în crucea zării nemişcat. Morţi sînt toţi zeii: acum noi vrem ca Supraomul să trăiască �� aceasta ne va fi cîndva, în crucea-Amiezii celei Mari, voinţa ultimă!�� (Friedrich NIETZSCHE)

„Am început să traduc Also sprach Zarathustra pornind de la o presupunere �� bazată pe impresia cîtorva lecturi anterioare �� care pe parcurs s-a confirmat: aceea că mă aflu în faţa unui «discurs mixt», text pe care filozoficul şi poeticul şi-l dispută în egală măsură.�� (Ştefan Aug. DOINAŞ)]]> 388 Friedrich Nietzsche 9735035766 Iulia 0 currently-reading 4.06 1883
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]]> 40126247 "This book is a wonderful introduction to one of history's greatest Marcus Aurelius. His life and this book are a clear guide for those facing adversity, seeking tranquility and pursuing excellence." —Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way and The Daily Stoic

The life-changing principles of Stoicism taught through the story of its most famous proponent.

Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was the final famous Stoic philosopher of the ancient world. The Meditations, his personal journal, survives to this day as one of the most loved self-help and spiritual classics of all time. In How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, cognitive psychotherapist Donald Robertson weaves the life and philosophy of Marcus Aurelius together seamlessly to provide a compelling modern-day guide to the Stoic wisdom followed by countless individuals throughout the centuries as a path to achieving greater fulfillment and emotional resilience.

How to Think Like a Roman Emperor takes readers on a transformative journey along with Marcus, following his progress from a young noble at the court of Hadrian—taken under the wing of some of the finest philosophers of his day—through to his reign as emperor of Rome at the height of its power. Robertson shows how Marcus used philosophical doctrines and therapeutic practices to build emotional resilience and endure tremendous adversity, and guides readers through applying the same methods to their own lives.

Combining remarkable stories from Marcus’s life with insights from modern psychology and the enduring wisdom of his philosophy, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor puts a human face on Stoicism and offers a timeless and essential guide to handling the ethical and psychological challenges we face today.]]> 293 Donald J. Robertson 1250196639 Iulia 0 to-read 4.43 2019
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]]> 20554127 #1 Wall Street Journal BestsellerThe Obstacle is the Way has become a cult classic, beloved by men and women around the world who apply its wisdom to become more successful at whatever they do. Its many fans include a former governor and movie star (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a hip hop icon (LL Cool J), an Irish tennis pro (James McGee), an NBC sportscaster (Michele Tafoya), and the coaches and players of winning teams like the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Cubs, and University of Texas men’s basketball team.The book draws its inspiration from��stoicism, the ancient Greek philosophy of enduring pain or adversity with perseverance and resilience. Stoics focus on the things they can control, let go of everything else, and turn every new obstacle into an opportunity to get better, stronger, tougher. As Marcus Aurelius put it nearly 2000 years “The impediment to action advances action.��What stands in the way becomes the way.”��Ryan Holiday shows us how some of the most successful people in history—from John D. Rockefeller to Amelia Earhart to Ulysses S. Grant to Steve Jobs—have applied stoicism to overcome difficult or even impossible situations. Their embrace of these principles ultimately mattered more than their natural intelligence, talents, or luck.If you’re feeling frustrated, demoralized, or stuck in a rut, this book can help you turn your problems into your biggest advantages. And along the way it will inspire you with dozens of true stories of the greats from every age and era.]]> 202 Ryan Holiday 1101620595 Iulia 0 to-read 4.34 2014
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]]> 45997951 Fremenii și-au găsit Mesia. Prorocirile s-au adeverit. Au devenit stăpânii planetei lor, ba chiar ai întregului Univers, iar Paul Atreides a devenit legendarul Muad’Dib.
Cu mai multă putere decât orice altă ființă din univers, venerat ca un zeu de fanaticii fremeni, acesta se confruntă, însă, cu mașinațiunile politice ale celorlalte puteri din imperiu.
Paul se luptă și cu îndoielile oricărei figuri mesianice: poate el să aducă, într-adevăr, mântuirea și dacă da, nu cumva însăși umanitatea lui îi stă în cale?

„Genial! Este tot ce a fost Dune, și poate puțin mai mult.��
Galaxy Magazine

„Orice operă fantasy reflectă spațiul și timpul când a fost scrisă. Dune este un fantasy emblematic pentru epoca modernă: discută probleme de mediu, potențialul speciei umane, stadiile conștiinței și revoluția regiunilor în dezvoltare față de imperialism. Toate compunând o viziune unică despre transformările personale și cosmice.��
The Guardian]]> 272 Frank Herbert 6064304847 Iulia 0 currently-reading 4.25 1969
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average rating: 4.25
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]]> 53456548
In this follow-up to the New York Times best-selling memoir, I Can't Make This Up, Kevin goes all-in on getting you mentally fit by skillfully breaking down and sharing the same tools and rules he's developed to elevate his own life, to inspire and help transform yours. Candid, raw, and authentic to the core, The Decision is filled with vision and the practical steps you’ll need to track and reach your goals. Join “Coach�� Kevin as he puts you through the paces of what he dubs the Kevin Hart Mental Fitness Bootcamp. Learn the ins and outs of "What-is-ness." Find out what “Cowboying up" is all about. Get cozy with "Teddy bearing." Discover why your comfort zone is just about the worst place on earth to be. Find out how to keep your b%llsh#t detector running smoothly, and just why your ugly-ass feet are nothing short of a blessing in disguise.

Hear this, and an entire treasure trove of deeply insightful life-changing advice from the only dude out there who can make you cry like a baby from both laughter and self-reflection at the same time. The time to power-up those earbuds and get after the life of your dreams is now. Kevin Hart is hyped and ready. Are you?]]> 6 Kevin Hart Iulia 4 4.18
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]]> 44767458
When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul’s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.]]> 658 Frank Herbert 059309932X Iulia 5 4.33 1965
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]]> 43582733 In The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, bestselling author Ryan Holiday made ancient wisdom wildly popular with a new generation of leaders in sports, politics, and technology. In his new book, Stillness Is the Key, Holiday draws on timeless Stoic and Buddhist philosophy to show why slowing down is the secret weapon for those charging ahead.

All great leaders, thinkers, artists, athletes, and visionaries share one indelible quality. It enables them to conquer their tempers. To avoid distraction and discover great insights. To achieve happiness and do the right thing. Ryan Holiday calls it stillness--to be steady while the world spins around you.

In this book, he outlines a path for achieving this ancient, but urgently necessary way of living. Drawing on a wide range of history's greatest thinkers, from Confucius to Seneca, Marcus Aurelius to Thich Nhat Hanh, John Stuart Mill to Nietzsche, he argues that stillness is not mere inactivity, but the doorway to self-mastery, discipline, and focus.

Holiday also examines figures who exemplified the power of stillness: baseball player Sadaharu Oh, whose study of Zen made him the greatest home run hitter of all time; Winston Churchill, who in balancing his busy public life with time spent laying bricks and painting at his Chartwell estate managed to save the world from annihilation in the process; Fred Rogers, who taught generations of children to see what was invisible to the eye; Anne Frank, whose journaling and love of nature guided her through unimaginable adversity.

More than ever, people are overwhelmed. They face obstacles and egos and competition. Stillness Is the Key offers a simple but inspiring antidote to the stress of 24/7 news and social media. The stillness that we all seek is the path to meaning, contentment, and excellence in a world that needs more of it than ever.]]> 288 Ryan Holiday 0525538585 Iulia 4 4.19 2019
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]]> 156510492
Când Tara Medinski este aleasă în Consiliul celor 301 și adusă în Casă, reședința oficială a Președintelui, e o surpriză pentru toată lumea �� dar mai ales pentru ea. Elevă în clasa a douăsprezecea, singurul ei talent e cel de a da de necaz. Are la dispoziție zece zile până să intre în una dintre cele trei facțiuni politice din Casă și să-și înceapă activitatea ca demnitar al statului. Se trezește însă captiva unui mediu ostil, unde jocurile de putere fac victime. Iar pe măsură ce se apropie momentul aderării la o facțiune, alegerea ei devine aproape imposibilă.]]> 384 Alex Moldovan 9786303210 Iulia 0 to-read 3.87
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Au trecut doi ani de la evenimentele care au răvășit micul oraș Björnstad, frângând destinele celor mai inocenți - dintre cei loviți puternic, unii au plecat sperând să scape de amintirile dureroase, iar cei care au decis să rămână nu și-au regăsit niciodată liniștea cu adevărat. Peter, fost director al echipei de hochei, este subiectul unei investigații jurnalistice care l-ar putea arunca în închisoare; aproape alcoolic, Amat, speranța echipei de hochei, refuză să se mai antreneze și e pe cale să piardă tot; iar Matteo, un puști care îți pierde sora, vrea să-și facă singur dreptate.

Reîntorși în oraș pentru a conduce pe ultimul drum o ființă iubită, Maya și Benji vor fi atrași, vrând-nevrând, în vârtejul vechilor probleme. Nu e nevoie de prea mult ca situația să explodeze, iar prețul plătit de toți va fi mare. Continuând povestea din „Scandalul�� și „Noi contra voastră��, noul roman al lui Backman ne propune un final răvășitor.]]> 840 Fredrik Backman 6067109077 Iulia 0 to-read 4.72 2022
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]]> 18993402 1223 Anonymous 6068279162 Iulia 0 to-read 5.00
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]]> 40121378 Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving—every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.

Learn how to:
-��Make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy);
-��Overcome a lack of motivation and willpower;
- Design your environment to make success easier;
- Get back on track when you fall off course;
...and much more.

Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.]]> 319 James Clear Iulia 5 Inspirational 4.33 2018
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Inspirational
]]> 61150934 368 Elif Shafak 9734690027 Iulia 0 to-read 4.29 2019
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]]> 29903934 Sărăcuțul lui Dumnezeu (O phtochoulis tou Theou) apare prima oară în 1956, la Atena. Potrivit mărturiei lui Nikos Kazantzakis însuși dintr-un scurt interviu din 1957, cartea nu e doar viața romanțată a sfântului Francisc din Assisi, ci „o sinteză de biografie, poezie și lucruri pe care sfântul Francisc nu le-a spus poate niciodată, dar ne închipuim că le-ar fi putut spune��. Kazantzakis publicase deja, în 1951, traducerea sa în greacă a biografiei sfântului Francisc alcătuită de scriitorul danez Johannes Joergensen, iar în octombrie 1926, la comemorarea a 700 de ani de la moartea lui Francisc, scriitorul grec călătorise în Italia fascistă, inclusiv la Assisi, pe urmele sfântului și îi dedicase apoi pagini emoționante în al său Jurnal de călătorie.

Sfântul Francisc, „sărăcuţul lui Dumnezeu��, este, aşa cum ni-l înfăţişează sensibilitatea şi ochiul subtil de mare scriitor al lui Kazantzakis, întruchiparea eternei, scrâșnitei înfruntări dintre spirit și carne, a neobositei aspiraţii către mântuire, credință și dragoste �� de Dumnezeu, de oameni, de întreaga creație ��, a nesfârșitelor haruri, dar și a nesfârșitelor frământări și lupte interioare aduse de căutarea și practicarea statornică a virtuții. Chipul lui aureolat, blând şi sever deopotrivă, dă mărturie despre simplitatea și misterul unei vieți sfinte pe cât de luminoasă, pe atât de înspăimântătoare în splendoarea ei �� viața unei odrasle de nobil din Umbria care tânăr fiind se visa cavaler, dar care ajunge, prin asceză și iubire desăvârşită de Dumnezeu, minunea din Assisi, călăuză a Bisericii creştine și sfânt al lumii întregi.]]> 400 Nikos Kazantzakis 6067790327 Iulia 0 to-read 4.33 1956
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]]> 42654203
Haškov roman je navdihnila pisateljeva osebna izkušnja iz prve svetovne vojne, gre pa seveda za znamenito satiro na položaj vojakov, ki ne razumejo političnih razlogov za svoje bojevanje in se borijo za deželo, do katere ne čutijo pripadnosti. Dobri vojak Švejk je posrečen, ponarodel komični lik vojaka, ki z (ne ve se, ali hlinjeno ali resnično) neumnostjo razkriva absurde vojaške oblasti in absurdne situacije, v katere se spravlja, izrablja kot obliko pasivnega upora proti vojni. Haškova zgodba je tudi polna satire na avtoriteto ter napada korupcijo in hinavščino oblasti.]]> 380 Jaroslav Hašek Iulia 0 to-read 3.71
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]]> 16166373
Periplul aventurilor bravului soldat au rămas neterminate, întrucât lucrarea trebuia iniţial să aibă şase volume, dar autorul n-a reuşit să finalizeze decât patru care s-au publicat, mai apoi, în două părţi.]]> 384 Jaroslav Hašek 6065392367 Iulia 0 to-read 4.03 1923
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]]> 32710320 Matei Vişniec Iulia 0 to-read 3.55
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]]> 17512313 313 Mircea Eliade 606600106X Iulia 3 4.11
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]]> 61157637
This compact book brings together 41 of the best productivity models. From world-famous techniques to the best-kept secrets of the professionals, this book is full of big ideas that actually work - distilled to their essence. You'll find out how to achieve deep work, compartmentalise tasks and identify your priorities - as well as how to build confidence, find your circle of competence and even learn to work with difficult people.

Stylish and compact, this little book is a powerful asset. Whether you need to pull off a new project, assess what you've achieved so far, or even just understand your own working habits, this unique book has all the tools you need.]]> 176 Mikael Krogerus 180081464X Iulia 0 to-read 3.92 2021
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]]> 7570074 paperbound 0 Nicola West 0373026692 Iulia 0 currently-reading 2.33
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]]> 59091845
Cu câteva zile înainte să împlinesc 30 de ani, am plecat singur într-o călătorie în jurul lumii. Primele nopți le-am dormit în jungla amazoniană, apoi zile întregi am umblat în alte două jungle �� jungle urbane, pe cât de depărtate, pe atât de diferite ��, Los Angeles și Beijing. M-am întors acasă mai viu, însuflețit de ce descoperisem, nu doar în lumea din jurul meu, ci și în lumea din mine �� din noi, din om. 30 de ani a marcat pentru mine începutul marilor descoperiri geografice �� explorând lumea am descoperit geografia ființei mele, cu continentele ei, de la cele mai luxuriante, cum sunt imaginația și iubirea, la cele mai întunecate și reci, cum este moartea. Despre fascinația acestei lumi vă povestesc aici. �� ALEXANDRU N. STERMIN]]> 180 Alexandru N. Stermin 9735072386 Iulia 5 Mindblowing. 4.12 2021
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Mindblowing.
]]> 6656 This Everyman’s Library edition–containing in one volume all three cantos, Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso–includes an introduction by Nobel Prize—winning poet Eugenio Montale, a chronology, notes, and a bibliography. Also included are forty-two drawings selected from Botticelli’s marvelous late-fifteenth-century series of illustrations.

Translated in this edition by Allen Mandelbaum, The Divine Comedy begins in a shadowed forest on Good Friday in the year 1300. It proceeds on a journey that, in its intense recreation of the depths and the heights of human experience, has become the key with which Western civilization has sought to unlock the mystery of its own identity.

Mandelbaum’s astonishingly Dantean translation, which captures so much of the life of the original, renders whole for us the masterpiece of that genius whom our greatest poets have recognized as a central model for all poets.]]> 798 Dante Alighieri 0679433139 Iulia 0 currently-reading 4.08 1320
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]]> 38320113 Jordan B. Peterson Iulia 0 to-read 4.27 1998
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]]> 45718470 12 Rules for Life:

Acclaimed clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson has influenced the modern understanding of personality, and now he has become one of the world's most popular public thinkers, with his lectures on topics from the Bible to romantic relationships to mythology drawing tens of millions of viewers. In an era of unprecedented change and polarizing politics, his frank and refreshing message about the value of individual responsibility and ancient wisdom has resonated around the world.

Maps of Meaning:

Why have people from different cultures and eras formulated myths and stories with similar structures? What does this similarity tell us about the mind, morality, and structure of the world itself? Jordan Peterson offers a provocative new hypothesis that explores the connection between what modern neuropsychology tells us about the brain and what rituals, myths, and religious stories have long narrated.]]> 0 Jordan B. Peterson 9123821248 Iulia 0 to-read 3.68 2019
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]]> 2218102 Maps of Meaning presents a rich theory that makes the wisdom and meaning of myth accessible to the critical modern mind.]]> 564 Jordan B. Peterson 0415922224 Iulia 0 to-read 4.04 1999
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]]> 30257963 What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.

Humorous, surprising, and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street.

What does the nervous system of the lowly lobster have to tell us about standing up straight (with our shoulders back) and about success in life? Why did ancient Egyptians worship the capacity to pay careful attention as the highest of gods? What dreadful paths do people tread when they become resentful, arrogant, and vengeful? Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure, and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life. 12 Rules for Life shatters the modern commonplaces of science, faith, and human nature while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its listeners.]]> 409 Jordan B. Peterson 0345816021 Iulia 5 3.90 2018
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This book is f***ing necessary!
]]> 40097951
Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London.

Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations—a search for the truth that threatens to consume him....

The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive.]]> 336 Alex Michaelides 1250301696 Iulia 5 4.17 2019
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]]> 38480385 544 Συλλογικό Iulia 0 to-read 4.85
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]]> 60771919 707 Συλλογικό Iulia 0 to-read 4.00
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]]> 8071859
Mein Kampf, menguraikan pandangan Hitler terhadap dunia dan masa awal hidupnya yang membentuk kebijakan politiknya.

World’s Masterpiece adalah manga yang menampilkan karya besar pujangga dan tokoh terkenal dunia lainnya. Machiavelli, Dante, Kafka, Dostoevsky, Karl Max, Goethe�� adalah beberapa nama yang karyanya dapat dinikmati dalam seri ini.]]> 192 Adolf Hitler 9792770003 Iulia 0 to-read 3.46
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]]> 62562898 464 Amie Kaufman 0593479289 Iulia 0 to-read 3.88 2023
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]]> 65261 253 Amos Oz 0156031604 Iulia 4 3.65 1967
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]]> 16139943
„Cred că, atunci când asistaţi la o catastrofă �� o explozie, să zicem ��, există doar trei opţiuni principale. Prima: să o luaţi la goană cât vă ţin picioarele, iar cei care nu pot fugi n-au decât să ardă. A doua: să-i trimiteţi o scrisoare foarte indignată editorului ziarului dumnea-voastră, cerând ca vinovaţii să fie daţi afară din serviciu. Sau să organizaţi o manifestaţie. A treia: să aduceţi o găleată cu apă şi să o aruncaţi peste foc, şi dacă nu aveţi găleată să aduceţi un pahar, şi dacă nu aveţi pahar să aduceţi o linguriţă �� tot omul are o linguriţă. Da, ştiu că o linguriţă e mică, iar focul e imens, dar suntem milioane de oameni, şi fiecare are o linguriţă. Ei bine, aş vrea să fondez Ordinul Linguriţei. Mi-ar plăcea ca aceia care îmi împărtăşesc atitudinea �� nu fuga, nu scrisoarea, ci linguriţa �� să poarte întotdeauna la rever o linguriţă, ca să ştim că suntem în aceeaşi mişcare, în aceeaşi frăţie, în acelaşi ordin, Ordinul Linguriţei. Aceasta este filozofia mea, într-un cuvânt �� sau într-o linguriţă, cu voia dumneavoastră.�� (Amos OZ)]]> 124 Amos Oz 9736894290 Iulia 0 to-read 3.96 2002
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]]> 43245559 What’s the actual secret to happiness? Great memories! Meik Wiking—happiness researcher and New York Times bestselling author of The Little Book of Hygge and The Little Book of Lykke—shows us how to create memories that make life sweet in this charming book.

Do you remember your first kiss? The day you graduated? Your favorite vacation? Or the best meal you ever had?

Memories are the cornerstones of our identity, shaping who we are, how we act, and how we feel. In his work as a happiness researcher, Meik Wiking has learned that people are happier if they hold a positive, nostalgic view of the past. But how do we make and keep the memories that bring us lasting joy?

The Art of Making Memories examines how mental images are made, stored, and recalled in our brains, as well as the “art of letting go”—why we tend to forget certain moments to make room for deeper, more meaningful ones. Meik uses data, interviews, global surveys, and real-life experiments to explain the nuances of nostalgia and the different ways we form memories around our experiences and recall them—revealing the power that a “first time�� has on our recollections, and why a piece of music, a smell, or a taste can unexpectedly conjure a moment from the past. Ultimately, Meik shows how we each can create warm memories that will stay with us for years.

Combining his signature charm with Scandinavian forthrightness, filled with infographics, illustrations, and photographs, and featuring “Happy Memory Tips,�� The Art of Making Memories is an inspiration meditation and practical handbook filled with ideas to help us make the memories that will bring us joy throughout our lives.]]> 285 Meik Wiking 0062943391 Iulia 2 3.87 2019
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]]> 6862 Amsterdam is��"a dark tour de force, perfectly fashioned" ( The New York Times ) from the bestselling author of Atonement.

On a chilly February day, two old friends meet in the throng outside a London crematorium to pay their last respects to Molly Lane. Both Clive Linley and Vernon Halliday had been Molly's lovers in the days before they reached their current Clive is Britain's most successful modern composer, and Vernon is a newspaper editor. Gorgeous, feisty Molly had other lovers, too, notably Julian Garmony, Foreign Secretary, a notorious right-winger tipped to be the next prime minister. In the days that follow Molly's funeral, Clive and Vernon will make a pact with consequences that neither could have foreseen��

Don’t miss Ian McEwan’s new novel, Lessons .]]> 208 Ian McEwan 0385494246 Iulia 0 to-read 3.46 1998
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]]> 18774964
Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon, the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him the bitter neighbor from hell, but must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time?

Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents' association to their very foundations.]]> 337 Fredrik Backman 1476738017 Iulia 5 Inexplicably human 4.35 2012
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Inexplicably human
]]> 60652997 Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going straight to hell.

Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy “Alex�� Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory―even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale.

Forbidden from attempting a rescue, Alex and Dawes can’t call on the Ninth House for help, so they assemble a team of dubious allies to save the gentleman of Lethe. Together, they will have to navigate a maze of arcane texts and bizarre artifacts to uncover the societies�� most closely guarded secrets, and break every rule doing it. But when faculty members begin to die off, Alex knows these aren’t just accidents. Something deadly is at work in New Haven, and if she is going to survive, she’ll have to reckon with the monsters of her past and a darkness built into the university’s very walls.

Thick with history and packed with Bardugo’s signature twists, Hell Bent brings to life an intricate world full of magic, violence, and all too real monsters.]]> 481 Leigh Bardugo 1250313104 Iulia 0 to-read 4.09 2023
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So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab, there was five-year-old Matthew, who traveled from Montreal to Los Angeles, shuffling between his separated parents; fourteen-year-old Matthew, who was a nationally ranked tennis star in Canada; twenty-four-year-old Matthew, who nabbed a coveted role as a lead cast member on the talked-about pilot then called Friends Like Us. . . and so much more.

In an extraordinary story that only he could tell—and in the heartfelt, hilarious, and warmly familiar way only he could tell it—Matthew Perry lays bare the fractured family that raised him (and also left him to his own devices), the desire for recognition that drove him to fame, and the void inside him that could not be filled even by his greatest dreams coming true. But he also details the peace he’s found in sobriety and how he feels about the ubiquity of Friends, sharing stories about his castmates and other stars he met along the way. Frank, self-aware, and with his trademark humor, Perry vividly depicts his lifelong battle with addiction and what fueled it despite seemingly having it all.

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that is both intimate and eye-opening—as well as a hand extended to anyone struggling with sobriety. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and uproariously funny, this is the book fans have been waiting for.]]> 250 Matthew Perry 1250866448 Iulia 4 3.90 2022
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Sad but true. And that's powerful! I admire Matthew Perry for his honesty and courage. Bravo!
]]> 33347428 INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Superstar comedian and Hollywood box office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words. Some of those words include: the, a, for, above, and even even. Put them together and you have the funniest, most heartfelt, and most inspirational memoir on survival, success, and the importance of believing in yourself since Old Yeller.

The question you’re probably asking yourself right now is: What does Kevin Hart have that a book also has?

According to the three people who have seen Kevin Hart and a book in the same room, the answer is clear:

A book is compact. Kevin Hart is compact.

A book has a spine that holds it together. Kevin Hart has a spine that holds him together.

A book has a beginning. Kevin Hart’s life uniquely qualifies him to write this book by also having a beginning.

It begins in North Philadelphia. He was born an accident, unwanted by his parents. His father was a drug addict who was in and out of jail. His brother was a crack dealer and petty thief. And his mother was overwhelmingly strict, beating him with belts, frying pans, and his own toys.

The odds, in short, were stacked against our young hero, just like the odds that are stacked against the release of a new book in this era of social media (where Hart has a following of over 100 million, by the way).

But Kevin Hart, like Ernest Hemingway, JK Rowling, and Chocolate Droppa before him, was able to defy the odds and turn it around. In his literary debut, he takes the reader on a journey through what his life was, what it is today, and how he’s overcome each challenge to become the man he is today.

And that man happens to be the biggest comedian in the world, with tours that sell out football stadiums and films that have collectively grossed over $3.5 billion.

He achieved this not just through hard work, determination, and talent: It was through his unique way of looking at the world. Because just like a book has chapters, Hart sees life as a collection of chapters that each person gets to write for himself or herself.

“Not only do you get to choose how you interpret each chapter, but your interpretation writes the next chapter,�� he says. “So why not choose the interpretation that serves your life the best?”]]> 378 Kevin Hart 1501155563 Iulia 5 HARTwarming 4.08 2017
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HARTwarming
]]> 21166013
Arriving at the theatre, the Queen and the Queen Mother appeared to be having words. ‘Who do you think you are?�� demanded the Queen Mother. ‘The Queen, Mummy, the Queen.��

About twenty years ago the Guardian first published two camp anecdotes about the Queen Mother. Readers reeled to see stories actually printed in a national newspaper that until then had had only an underground existence in certain circles. After that, tales about the royal family became respectable; they were also, quite rightly, believed. Taken as a whole they reflect the contradictory roles we like royalty to unworldly and impossibly regal or engagingly domesticated and just like us, or camp, worldly and outrageous.

In this affectionate tribute Thomas Blaikie has gathered together a compendium of stories, many of them never published before, which provide access to a unique world. How exactly does a Queen react when she finds her footmen draped in her jewels? What does she do to amuse herself as she whiles away the hours sitting for her portrait? And how did the Duchess of Windsor and the Queen Mother really get on? This beautifully illustrated book answers these questions and poses many more in its celebration of the diverse personalities of the House of Windsor.]]> 69 Thomas Blaikie Iulia 0 to-read 3.49 2002
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"Everybody, grab a ticket and run for a front row seat to Marcus Makes a Movie !" —Judd Winick, New York Times bestselling author of the Hilo series
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Marcus’s movie, Toothpick vs. the Doom, is a HIT! But the only thing harder than making a movie is making a SECOND one. Marcus needs to come up with another great idea fast. Too bad his film crew (aka friends) are too preoccupied with their MeTube channels to notice. An invite to The Helen Show has Marcus thinking they’ll be back on top, but will nerves, unchecked ambition, and a rivalry between friends shut down this show before it even begins? ��
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In the laugh-out-loud sequel, actor and comedian Kevin Hart delivers a message about being creative, working hard, and learning that sometimes the best dreams are the ones you achieve with your friends.]]> 240 Kevin Hart 0593179188 Iulia 0 to-read 3.88
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Making this movie won't be easy. But as Marcus discovers, nothing great ever is--and if you want your dream to come true, you've got to put in the hustle to make it happen.]]> 208 Kevin Hart 0593179145 Iulia 0 to-read 4.12 2021
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]]> 25240626 Menelaos Stephanides Iulia 2 3.50
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]]> 29496432 ��
Now�� Find Your Why ��picks up where Start With Why left off. It��shows you how to��apply Simon Sinek’s powerful��insights��so that you can find more inspiration at work -- and in turn inspire those around you.
��
I��believe��fulfillment is a��right and not a��privilege. We are all entitled to wake up in the morning inspired to go to work,��feel safe when we’re there and return home fulfilled at the end of the day.��Achieving that fulfillment starts with understanding exactly��WHY��we do what we do.��
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As Start With Why has spread around the world, countless��readers have asked me the��same��question: How��can I apply�� Start With Why ��to��my��career, team,��company��or nonprofit? Along with two of my colleagues, Peter Docker and David Mead, I created��this��hands-on, step-by-step guide��to��help you find��your WHY.

With detailed��exercises, illustrations, and��action steps for��every stage��of the process,�� Find Your Why ��can help you address many important concerns, including:
��
* What if my WHY sounds��just��like my competitor’s?
* Can��I��have more than one WHY?
* If my work doesn’t match my WHY, what��should��I do?
* What if my team can’t agree on our WHY?
��
Whether you've just started your first job, are leading a team, or are CEO of your own company, the exercises in this book will��help��guide��you on a path to long-term success��and fulfillment, for��both you and your colleagues.��
��
Thank you for joining��us as we work together to��build a world in which more people��start with WHY.
��
Inspire on!
--��Simon]]> 256 Simon Sinek 0143111728 Iulia 3 3.64 2017
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]]> 18077875 Do you simultaneously feel overworked and underutilized?
Are you often busy but not productive?
��Do you feel like your time is constantly being hijacked by other people’s agendas?

If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of the EssentialistThe Way of the Essentialist isn’t about getting more done in less time. It’s about getting only the right things done.�� It is not����a time management strategy, or a productivity technique. It is a systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is not, so we can make the highest possible contribution towards the things that really matter.��

By forcing us to apply a more selective criteria for what is Essential, the disciplined pursuit of less empowers us to reclaim control of our own choices about where to spend our precious time and energy �� instead of giving others the implicit permission to choose for us.

Essentialism is not one more thing �� it’s a whole new way of doing everything. A must-read for any leader, manager, or individual who wants to learn how to do less, but better, in every area of their lives, Essentialism ��is a movement whose time has come.]]> 260 Greg McKeown 0804137382 Iulia 5 4.05 2011
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This is an essential read. No pun.
]]> 25446343 Sarai has lived and breathed nightmares since she was six years old.

She believed she knew every horror and was beyond surprise.

She was wrong.

In the wake of tragedy, neither Lazlo nor Sarai are who they were before. One a god, the other a ghost, they struggle to grasp the new boundaries of their selves as dark-minded Minya holds them hostage, intent on vengeance against Weep.

Lazlo faces an unthinkable choice—save the woman he loves, or everyone else?—while Sarai feels more helpless than ever. But is she? Sometimes, only the direst need can teach us our own depths, and Sarai, the Muse of Nightmares, has not yet discovered what she's capable of.

As humans and godspawn reel in the aftermath of the citadel's near fall, a new foe shatters their fragile hopes, and the mysteries of the Mesarthim are resurrected: Where did the gods come from, and why? What was done with thousands of children born in the citadel nursery? And most important of all, as forgotten doors are opened and new worlds revealed: Must heroes always slay monsters, or is it possible to save them instead?

Love and hate, revenge and redemption, destruction and salvation all clash in this astonishing and heart-stopping sequel to the New York Times bestseller, Strange the Dreamer.]]> 514 Laini Taylor 0316341711 Iulia 3 4.41 2018
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]]> 13598811 160 Leo Tolstoy 9732501081 Iulia 0 4.29 1978
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]]> 68811 304 Michael Ende Iulia 4 favorites 4.35 1973
author: Michael Ende
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]]> 59538708 Veţi afla, astfel, doamnelor şi domnilor, dacă viaţa voastră e mai frumoasă sau mai urâtă decât a mea. Dacă are mai multe suişuri şi coborâşuri în ea. Dacă avem mai multe lucruri care ne leagă sau o grămadă care ne despart. Dacă iubim, urâm, ne indignăm, suferim, ne ascundem sau ne dăm pe faţă mai degrabă la fel sau neasemănător.“]]> 368 Gabriel Liiceanu 9735072653 Iulia 0 to-read 4.30 2021
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]]> 36260325
O despărțire prematură, o așteptare înfrigurată, căutări peste ani, regăsiri sfâșietoare care nu rezolvă nimic, doar adâncesc dorul și durerea.

Până într-o zi când vor ști amândoi că iubirea a fost acolo, chiar dacă acum la capătul celălalt al ei nu mai e nimeni.]]> 240 Ioana Chicet-Macoveiciuc 606771101X Iulia 0 to-read 3.80 2017
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]]> 13496954 245pages. poche. Poche. 160 Mircea Eliade Iulia 0 to-read 4.11 1934
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