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1) Lucky
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"Before Jodie Rattler became a star, she was a girl growing up in St. Louis. One day in 1955, when she was just six years old, her Uncle Drew took her to the racetrack, where she got lucky -- and that roll of two-dollar bills she won has never since left her side. Jodie thrived in the warmth of her extended family, and then -- through a combination of hard work and serendipity -- started a singing career, which catapulted her from St. Louis to New...
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"Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey combine their decades of experience studying happiness from every angle to show readers how to improve their lives right now, instead of waiting for the outside world to change. They offer a research-based work plan that shows the reader how to manage their emotions so they no longer control their outlook and behavior; turn life's inevitable difficulties and challenges into opportunities for growth; strengthen their...
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New World Library
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"In Untapped Magic, life coach and entrepreneur Chloe Panta shares her personal journey from growing up in poverty in Detroit to creating a successful career and life. She offers readers practical advice on how to tap into their own inner magic and create the life they desire"--
4) Memory piece
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"Three Asian American teenagers meet in the New York suburbs in the 1980s. Drawn together by their shared sense of alienation from their conventionally domestic immigrant families, each wants to live a meaningful life. They envision a future defined by freedom and creativity, but on the brink of adulthood in New York City, their fortunes quickly diverge. Giselle Chin is a performance artist, pushing the boundaries of the form while socializing with...
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"A huge-hearted, redemptive coming-of-old-age tale, a love story, and an ode to good food. Nothing could be more out of character, but after fifty-nine years of marriage, as her husband Bernard's health declines, and her friends' lives become focused on their grandchildren--which Jenny never had--Jenny decides she wants a little something for herself. So she secretly applies to be a contestant on the prime-time TV show Britain Bakes. Whisked into...
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2023.
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"In Boston, as the Golden Age of Piracy comes to a bloody close, Hannah Masury - bound out to service at a waterfront inn since childhood - is ready to take her life into her own hands. When a man is hanged for piracy in the town square and whispers of a treasure in the Caribbean spread, Hannah is forced to flee for her life, disguising herself as a cabin boy in the pitiless crew of the notorious pirate Edward "Ned" Low. To earn the freedom to choose...
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Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Farnoosh Torabi is familiar with fear. Growing up in the 1980s as the daughter of Iranian immigrants, she was warned to proceed with caution and play it safe. She spent her childhood immersed in fear-of rejection, loneliness, missed opportunities, and falling short of her potential. Of course, now her mother says, "It all worked out, didn't it?" Funnily enough, it did. Farnoosh came to the realization that fear never limited her. Instead, it has...
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St. Martin's Essentials
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"You were made to be extraordinary, so get going! Your Difference is Your Strength is a book for anyone and everyone who has ever felt out of place, misunderstood, or just...different. It's the book for the kid who was too creative or too shy or too "weird" and who grew up into an adult who still isn't quite sure where they fit in or if they even want to. It's a book for you. In Your Difference is Your Strength, Kris Ferraro, author of Manifesting,...
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Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"After spending years in a sexless marriage, Rena Martine sought out a therapist to "fix" her. Instead, the therapist empowered Rena to walk the path from shameful to shameless. Rena ended her vanilla marriage in favor of a kinky lifestyle, released the dictum of monogamy to embrace an open relationship structure, and dropped the perfectionist "cool girl" act to show up as her actual self on dates. But learning how to do all of that was a full-time...
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St. Martin's Essentials
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"A guidebook for those at midlife struggling to find themselves, applying Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey to the modern reader's quest for wholeness. Those reaching midlife often discover that they have been bombarded with messages from society telling them who they should be and what their life should look like. While chasing the three-headed monster (achievement, perfection, and the approval of others), author Ben Katt realized that he had lost...
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Aguilar
Pub. Date
2023.
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Español
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"Inspirado en el concepto japonés de kurashi, o "forma de vivir", este libro te invita a visualizar el día a día que quieres tener desde que te despiertas hasta que te vas a dormir. Si te haces la pregunta clave de "¿me provoca alegría?" con cada uno de tus pensamientos y comportamientos conseguirás transformar tu entorno y crearás una vida llena de conexión y libre de cualquier limitación. Esta visión clara sobre tus preferencias te ayudará...
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TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"For those who are givers, carers, and empaths, a guide to focusing that energy on yourself-even if that feels frightening, from popular LGBTQ+ activist and advocate Jeffrey Marsh. Like many of us, Jeffrey Marsh was conditioned to have an outward focus-to give to others, to be a good listener, and to be the one who gave the best advice. In Marsh's case, it was a method of survival. Growing up genderfluid in an unaccepting family, Marsh did everything...
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Balance
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Meet your ultimate You and cultivate real self-acceptance and true self-love in the present moment. In this highly-anticipated debut, self-love advocate Sarah Sapora bursts onto the personal growth scene to bring a refreshing new perspective-one of deep emotional healing from a plus-size woman-with the soul-bearing honesty and irreverent humor. In Soul Archaeology, Sapora combines her trademark transformative guidance with her own personal narrative...
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Harmony Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Most people want something in their life to change, whether it's their job, their personal relationships, or their ability to live authentically. And sometimes, unwanted change comes all too swiftly. In The Only Constant, celebrated poet and educator Najwa Zebian guides her reader through the changes we must make (or those we need to endure) on the journey to our most authentic lives. She quiets the noise, teaches us to accept ourselves as we are...
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WaterBrook
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Twenty-five-year-old Melanie Carvajal, a hardworking but struggling journalist for a Miami newspaper, loves her Colombian mother but regularly ignores her phone calls, frustrated that she never quite takes the time to understand Melanie's life. When the opportunity arises for a big assignment that might save her flagging career, Melanie follows the story to the land of her mother's birth. She soon realizes Colombia has the potential to connect her,...
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Legacy Lit
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"It ain't easy being grown -- this life shit is hard. Hugely popular social media personality MJ Harris is the go-to person for over four million viewers across YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram, for hilarious, straightforward, raw advice about everything you need to know about getting your sh*t together in life -- whether it's fixing your relationships, situationships, money or frenemies, MJ offers sage advice about how to get out of your...
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St. Martin's Essentials
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Do you ever feel overwhelmed by all of life's demands and find yourself wishing that peace, calm, and clarity could be your natural state? Welcome to Ascension. It's time to see what you're really made of and experience the infinite possibilities that await when you choose to become the creator of your reality. When you learn to live authentically, you embody your power and magnetize what you are meant to receive. In I'm Ascending, Now What?, energy...
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