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Goals!: How to Get Everything You Want Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible
by Brian Tracy
Genres: Self Help, Business, Nonfiction, Personal Development, Productivity, Psychology, Leadership
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.25

Based on more than 20 years of experience and 40 years of research, this book presents a practical, proven strategy for creating and meeting goals that has been used by more than 1 million people to achieve extraordinary things in life. Author Brian Tracy explains the seven key elements of goal setting and the 12 steps necessary to set and accomplish goals of any size. Using simple language and real-life examples, Tracy shows how to do the crucial work of determining one's strengths, values, and true goals. He explains how to build the self-esteem and confidence necessary for achievement; how to overpower every problem or obstacle; how to overcome difficulties; how to respond to challenges; and how to continue moving forward no matter what happens. The book's ""Mental Fitness"" program of character development shows readers how to become the kind of person on the inside who can achieve any goal on the outside.
The Broken Wings
by Kahlil Gibran
Genres: Classics, Poetry, Fiction, Romance, Novels, Philosophy, Literature
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.95

This is the exquisitely tender story of love that beats desperately against the taboos of Oriental tradition. With great sensitivity, Gibran describes his passion as a youth for Selma Karamy, the girl of Beirut who first unfolded to him the secrets of love. But it is a love that is doomed by a social convention which forces Selma into marriage with another man. Portraying the happiness and infinite sorrow of his relationship with Selma, Gibran at the same time probes the spiritual meaning of human existence with profound compassion. **Lightning Print On Demand Title
The Golden Lily (Bloodlines, #2)
by Richelle Mead
Genres: Young Adult, Vampires, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Urban Fantasy, Magic
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.31

Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. Alchemists protect vampire secrets - and human lives.Sydney would love to go to college, but instead, she's been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm Springs, California - tasked with protecting Moroi princess Jill Dragomir from assassins who want to throw the Moroi court into civil war. Formerly in disgrace, Sydney is now praised for her loyalty and obedience, and held up as the model of an exemplary Alchemist.But the closer she grows to Jill, Eddie, and especially Adrian, the more she finds herself questioning her age-old Alchemist beliefs, her idea of family, and her sense of what it means to truly belong. Her world becomes even more complicated when magical experiments show Sydney may hold the key to prevent becoming Strigoi - the fiercest vampires, the ones who don't die. But it's her fear of being just that - special, magical, powerful - that scares her more than anything. Equally daunting is her new romance with Braydon, a cute, brainy guy who seems to be her match in every way. Yet, as perfect as he seems, Sydney finds herself being drawn to someone else - someone forbidden to her.When a shocking secret threatens to tear the vampire world apart, Sydney's loyalties are suddenly tested more than ever before. She wonders how she's supposed to strike a balance between the principles and dogmas she's been taught, and what her instincts are now telling her.Should she trust the Alchemists - or her heart?
The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
by Terry Pratchett
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult, Humor, Childrens, Audiobook, Magic
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.28

Librarian's Note: For an alternate cover edition of the same ISBN, click here."Another world is colliding with this one," said the toad. "All the monsters are coming back.""Why?" said Tiffany."There's no one to stop them."There was silence for a moment.Then Tiffany said, "There's me."Armed only with a frying pan and her common sense, Tiffany Aching, a young witch-to-be, is all that stands between the monsters of Fairyland and the warm, green Chalk country that is her home. Forced into Fairyland to seek her kidnapped brother, Tiffany allies herself with the Chalk's local Nac Mac Feegle - aka the Wee Free Men - a clan of sheep-stealing, sword-wielding, six-inch-high blue men who are as fierce as they are funny. Together they battle through an eerie and ever-shifting landscape, fighting brutal flying fairies, dream-spinning dromes, and grimhounds - black dogs with eyes of fire and teeth of razors - before ultimately confronting the Queen of the Elves, absolute ruler of a world in which reality intertwines with nightmare. And in the final showdown, Tiffany must face her cruel power alone...In a riveting narrative that is equal parts suspense and humor, Carnegie Medalist Terry Pratchett returns to his internationally popular Discworld with a breathtaking tale certain to leave fans, new and old, enthralled.
A Simple Plan
by Scott        Smith
Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Suspense, Mystery Thriller, Horror
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.90

Two brothers and their friend stumble upon the wreckage of a plane–the pilot is dead and his duffle bag contains four million dollars in cash. In order to hide, keep, and share the fortune, these ordinary men all agree to a simple plan.
April Morning: A Novel
by Howard Fast
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Classics, Young Adult, American Revolution, War, American Revolutionary War
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.50

When you read this novel about April 19, 1775, you will see the British redcoats marching in a solid column through your town. Your hands will be sweating and you will shake a little as you grip your musket because never have you shot with the aim of killing a man. But you will shoot, and shoot again and again while your shoulder aches from your musket's kick and the tight, disciplined red column bleeds and wavers and breaks and you begin to shout at the top of your lungs because you are there, at the birth of freedom—you're a veteran of the Battle of Lexington, and you've helped whip the King's best soldiers...
The Doomsday Key (Sigma Force, #6)
by James Rollins
Genres: Thriller, Fiction, Adventure, Mystery, Action, Mystery Thriller, Science Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.17

James Rollins, the "New York Times" bestselling master of nail-biting suspense and historical mystery, combines cutting-edge biotechnology with a centuries-old secret in an apocalyptic story that reveals where humankind is truly headed"The Doomsday Key"At Princeton University, a famed geneticist dies inside a biohazard lab. In Rome, a Vatican archaeologist is found dead in St. Peter's Basilica. In Africa, a U.S. senator's son is slain outside a Red Cross camp. The three murders on three continents bear a horrifying connection: all the victims are marked by a Druidic pagan cross burned into their flesh.The bizarre murders thrust Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force into a race against time to solve a riddle going back centuries, to a ghastly crime against humanity hidden within a cryptic medieval codex. The first clue is discovered inside a mummified corpse buried in an English peat bog -- a gruesome secret that threatens America and the world.Aided by two women from his past -- one his exlover, the other his new partner -- Gray must piece together the horrifying truth. But the revelations come at a high cost, and to save the future, Gray will have to sacrifice one of the women at his side. That alone might not be enough, as the true path to salvation is revealed in a dark prophecy of doom.Sigma Force confronts humankind's greatest threat in an adventure that races from the Roman Coliseum to the icy peaks of Norway, from the ruins of medieval abbeys to the lost tombs of Celtic kings. The ultimate nightmare is locked within a talisman buried by a dead saint -- an ancient artifact known as the Doomsday Key.
The Name of This Book Is Secret (Secret, #1)
by Pseudonymous Bosch
Genres: Mystery, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Fiction, Young Adult, Adventure, Childrens
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.07

Warning: this description has not been authorized by Pseudonymous Bosch. As much as he'd love to sing the praises of his book (he is very vain), he wouldn't want you to hear about his brave 11-year old heroes, Cass and Max-Ernest. Or about how a mysterious box of vials, the Symphony of Smells, sends them on the trail of a magician who has vanished under strange (and stinky) circumstances. And he certainly wouldn't want you to know about the hair-raising adventures that follow and the nefarious villains they face. You see, not only is the name of this book secret, the story inside is, too. For it concerns a secret. A Big Secret.
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
by Hans Rosling
Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Psychology, Economics, History, Politics, Self Help
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.36

Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts.When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers.In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse).Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases.It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most.Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future.
The Soul of an Octopus
by Sy Montgomery
Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Animals, Nature, Memoir, Audiobook, Biology
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.92

In pursuit of the wild, solitary, predatory octopus, popular naturalist Sy Montgomery has practiced true immersion journalism. From New England aquarium tanks to the reefs of French Polynesia and the Gulf of Mexico, she has befriended octopuses with strikingly different personalities—gentle Athena, assertive Octavia, curious Kali, and joyful Karma. Each creature shows her cleverness in myriad ways: escaping enclosures like an orangutan; jetting water to bounce balls; and endlessly tricking companions with multiple “sleights of hand” to get food.Scientists have only recently accepted the intelligence of dogs, birds, and chimpanzees but now are watching octopuses solve problems and are trying to decipher the meaning of the animal’s color-changing techniques. With her “joyful passion for these intelligent and fascinating creatures” (Library Journal Editors’ Spring Pick), Montgomery chronicles the growing appreciation of this mollusk as she tells a unique love story. By turns funny, entertaining, touching, and profound, The Soul of an Octopus reveals what octopuses can teach us about the meeting of two very different minds.
Warrior of the Light
by Paulo Coelho
Genres: Fiction, Philosophy, Spirituality, Self Help, Inspirational, Novels, Literature
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.69

Warrior of the Light: A Manual is an inspirational companion to The Alchemist, an international bestseller that has beguiled millions of readers around the world. Every short passage invites us to live out our dreams, to embrace the uncertainty of life, and to rise to our own unique destiny. In his inimitable style, Paulo Coelho helps bring out the Warrior of the Light within each of us. He also shows readers how to embark upon the way of the Warrior: the one who appreciates the miracle of being alive, the one who accepts failure, and the one whose quest leads him to become the person he wants to be.Paulo Coelho is one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. Now, in the long-awaited companion to his first novel, Coelho presents a collection of philosophical stories that will delight and guide seekers everywhere.
The Baron in the Trees
by Italo Calvino
Genres: Fiction, Classics, Italian Literature, Italy, Fantasy, Literature, Magical Realism
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.03

A landmark new translation of a Calvino classic, a whimsical, spirited novel that imagines a life lived entirely on its own termsCosimo di Rondó, a young Italian nobleman of the eighteenth century, rebels against his parents by climbing into the trees and remaining there for the rest of his life. He adapts efficiently to an existence in the forest canopy—he hunts, sows crops, plays games with earth-bound friends, fights forest fires, solves engineering problems, and even manages to have love affairs. From his perch in the trees, Cosimo sees the Age of Enlightenment pass by, and a new century dawn. The Baron in the Trees exemplifies Calvino’s peerless ability to weave tales that sparkle with enchantment. This new English rendering by acclaimed translator Ann Goldstein breathes new life into one of Calvino’s most beloved works.
Is It Just Me?
by Miranda Hart
Genres: Nonfiction, Biography, Humor, Memoir, Comedy, Autobiography, Audiobook
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.82

Well hello to you dear browser. Now I have your attention it would be rude if I didn't tell you a little about my literary feast. So, here is the thing: is it just me or does anyone else find that adulthood offers no refuge from the unexpected horrors, peculiar lack of physical coordination and sometimes unexplained nudity, that accompanied childhood and adolescence? Does everybody struggle with the hazards that accompany, say, sitting elegantly on a bar stool; using chopsticks; pretending to understand the bank crisis; pedicures - surely it's plain wrong for a stranger to fondle your feet? Or is it just me? I am proud to say I have a wealth of awkward experiences - from school days to life as an office temp - and here I offer my 18-year-old self (and I hope you too dear reader) some much needed caution and guidance on how to navigate life's rocky path. Because frankly where is the manual? The much needed manual to life. Well, fret not, for this is my attempt at one and let's call it, because it's fun, a Miran-ual. I thank you.
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
by James S.A. Corey
Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Space Opera, Space, Audiobook, Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.29

Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond—but the stars are still out of our reach.Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew stumble upon a derelict ship, the Scopuli, they find themselves in possession of a secret they never wanted. A secret that someone is willing to kill for—and kill on a scale unfathomable to Jim and his crew. War is brewing in the system unless he can find out who left the ship and why.Detective Miller is looking for a girl. One girl in a system of billions, but her parents have money and money talks. When the trail leads him to the Scopuli and rebel sympathizer Holden, he realizes that this girl may be the key to everything.Holden and Miller must thread the needle between the Earth government, the Outer Planet revolutionaries, and secretive corporations—and the odds are against them. But out in the Belt, the rules are different, and one small ship can change the fate of the universe.
The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
by W.B. Yeats
Genres: Poetry, Classics, Irish Literature, Fiction, Ireland, Literature, 20th Century
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.22

The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats includes all of the poems authorized by Yeats for inclusion in his standard canon. Breathtaking in range, it encompasses the entire arc of his career, from luminous reworking of ancient Irish myths and legends, to passionate meditations on the demands and rewards of youth and old age, from exquisite, occasionally whimsical songs of love, nature, and art to somber and angry poems of life in a nation torn by war and uprising. In observing the development of rich and recurring images and themes over the course of his body of work, we can trace the quest of this century's greatest poet to unite intellect and artistry in a single magnificent vision.Revised and corrected, this edition includes Yeat's own notes on his poetry, complemented by explanatory notes from esteemed Yeats scholar Richard J. Finneran. The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats is the most comprehensive edition of one of the world's most beloved poets available in paperback.
Gitanjali
by Rabindranath Tagore
Genres: Poetry, Classics, India, Fiction, Indian Literature, Philosophy, Literature
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.31

Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore was one of the most important writers in 20th-century Indian literature. Among his expansive and impressive body of work, Gitanjali is regarded as one of his greatest achievements, and has been a perennial bestseller since it was first published in 1910.
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again:  Essays and Arguments
by David Foster Wallace
Genres: Nonfiction, Essays, Humor, Short Stories, Memoir, American, Philosophy
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.23

In this exuberantly praised book — a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner — David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.
Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
by Karyl McBride
Genres: Psychology, Self Help, Nonfiction, Mental Health, Relationships, Parenting, Personal Development
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.18

The first book for the millions of daughters suffering from the emotional abuse of selfish, self-involved mothers, Will I Ever Be Good Enough? provides the expert advice readers need to overcome debilitating histories and reclaim their lives.
Desert Flower
by Waris Dirie
Genres: Nonfiction, Biography, Africa, Memoir, Feminism, Autobiography, Somalia
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.19

Waris Dirie ran away from her oppressive life in the African desert when she was barely in her teens, illiterate and impoverished, with nothing to her name but a tattered shawl. She traveled alone across the dangerous Somali desert to Mogadishu — the first leg of a remarkable journey that would take her to London, where she worked as a house servant; then to nearly every corner of the globe as an internationally renowned fashion model; and ultimately to New York City, where she became a human rights ambassador for the U.N. Desert Flower is her extraordinary story.
The Missing Piece (The Missing Piece, #1)
by Shel Silverstein
Genres: Poetry, Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Classics, Young Adult, Humor
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.27

From Shel Silverstein, the celebrated author of The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends, comes The Missing Piece, a charming fable that gently probes the nature of quest and fulfillment."It was missing a piece. And it was not happy."What it finds on its search for the missing piece is simply and touchingly told. This inventive and heartwarming fable can be read on many levels, and Silverstein’s iconic drawings and humor are sure to delight fans of all ages."So it set off in searchof its missing piece.And as it rolledit sang this song—'Oh I'm lookin' for my missin' pieceI'm lookin' for my missin' pieceHi-dee-ho, here I go,Lookin' for my missin' piece."And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns (2017), the new book from Shel Silverstein!
Selected Tales
by Edgar Allan Poe
Genres: Classics, Fiction, Horror, Short Stories, Gothic, Mystery, American
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.19

The Works of Edgar Allen Poe includes some of Poe's most famous works as well as some of his works as a contributor to other short stories along with other notable authors such as Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Dickens, and many others.This Kindle edition also includes an Extensive Biography of Edgar Allan Poe with pictures of places in America where the author grew up, was educated, etc. Table of Contents: Biography of Edgar Allen Poe The Black CatThe Angel of the Odd--An ExtravaganzaThe Balloon-HoaxBereniceThe Business ManThe Cask of AmontilladoThe Conversation of Eiros And CharmionCriticismA Descent Into the MaelstromDiddlingThe Duc De L'OmletteAn EnigmaThe Facts In the Case of M. ValdemarThe Fall of the House of UsherFour Beasts In One--the Homo-CameleopardThe Gold-BugHans PhaallHop-Frog Or the Eight Chained Ourang-Outangs How To Write A Blackwood ArticleThe Imp of the PerverseThe Island of the Fay Landor's CottageLionizing"Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq."The Man of the Crowd The Man That Was Used UpMarginaliaThe Masque of the Red Death Mellonta Tauta Mesmeric RevelationMetzengersteinMorellaMorning On the Wissahiccon Manuscript Found In A BottleThe Murders In the Rue MorgueThe Mystery of Marie RogetMystificationThe Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of NantucketNever Bet the Devil Your HeadThe Oblong BoxThe Oval PortraitThe Pit And the PendulumThe Power of WordsA PredicamentThe Premature BurialThe Purloined LetterA Parable A FableSome Words With A MummyThe SpectaclesThe SphinxThe System of Dr. Tarr And Prof. FetherTale of JerusalemA Tale of the Ragged MountainsThe Tell-Tale HeartThou Art the ManThe Thousand-And-Second Tale of ScheherazadeThree Sundays In A WeekKing PestVon Kempelen And His DiscoveryWhy the Little Frenchman Wears His Hand In A SlingWilliam Wilson X-Ing A ParagrabWorks as a Contributor: THE BEST AMERICAN HUMOROUS SHORT STORIESFamous Modern Ghost StoriesTHE GREAT ENGLISH SHORT-STORY WRITERSModern American AuthorsLords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat TalesShort Stories
Vanish (Rizzoli & Isles, #5)
by Tess Gerritsen
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Fiction, Suspense, Mystery Thriller, Detective
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.14

A blessed event becomes a nightmare for pregnant homicide detective Jane Rizzoli when she finds herself on the wrong side of a hostage crisis in this timely and relentless thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Body Double. A nameless, beautiful woman appears to be just another corpse in the morgue. An apparent suicide, she lies on a gurney, awaiting the dissecting scalpel of medical examiner Maura Isles. But when Maura unzips the body bag and looks down at the body, she gets the fright of her life. The corpse opens its eyes. Very much alive, the woman is rushed to the hospital, where with shockingly cool precision, she murders a security guard and seizes hostages . . . one of them a pregnant patient, Jane Rizzoli. Who is this violent, desperate soul, and what does she want? As the tense hours tick by, Maura joins forces with Jane's husband, FBI agent Gabriel Dean, to track down the mysterious killer's identity. When federal agents suddenly appear on the scene, Maura and Gabriel realize that they are dealing with a case that goes far deeper than just an ordinary hostage crisis.Only Jane, trapped with the armed madwoman, holds the key to the mystery. And only she can solve it if she survives the night. From the Hardcover edition.