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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
by Roger Fisher
Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Psychology, Self Help, Leadership, Communication, Management
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.95

Describes a method of negotiation that isolates problems, focuses on interests, creates new options, and uses objective criteria to help two parties reach an agreement Amazon.com description: Product Description: Since its original publication nearly thirty years ago, Getting to Yes has helped millions of people learn a better way to negotiate. One of the primary business texts of the modern era, it is based on the work of the Harvard Negotiation Project, a group that deals with all levels of negotiation and conflict resolution. Getting to Yes offers a proven, step-by-step strategy for coming to mutually acceptable agreements in every sort of conflict. Thoroughly updated and revised, it offers readers a straight- forward, universally applicable method for negotiating personal and professional disputes without getting angry-or getting taken.This is by far the best thing I`ve ever read about negotiation. It is equally relevant for the individual who would like to keep his friends, property, and income and the statesman who would like to keep the peace." --John Kenneth Galbraith"
Hallucinations
by Oliver Sacks
Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Psychology, Neuroscience, Medicine, Medical, Audiobook
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.91

Have you ever seen something that wasn’t really there? Heard someone call your name in an empty house? Sensed someone following you and turned around to find nothing? Hallucinations don’t belong wholly to the insane. Much more commonly, they are linked to sensory deprivation, intoxication, illness, or injury. People with migraines may see shimmering arcs of light or tiny, Lilliputian figures of animals and people. People with failing eyesight, paradoxically, may become immersed in a hallucinatory visual world. Hallucinations can be brought on by a simple fever or even the act of waking or falling asleep, when people have visions ranging from luminous blobs of color to beautifully detailed faces or terrifying ogres. Those who are bereaved may receive comforting “visits” from the departed. In some conditions, hallucinations can lead to religious epiphanies or even the feeling of leaving one’s own body.  Humans have always sought such life-changing visions, and for thousands of years have used hallucinogenic compounds to achieve them. As a young doctor in California in the 1960s, Oliver Sacks had both a personal and a professional interest in psychedelics. These, along with his early migraine experiences, launched a lifelong investigation into the varieties of hallucinatory experience.  Here, with his usual elegance, curiosity, and compassion, Dr. Sacks weaves together stories of his patients and of his own mind-altering experiences to illuminate what hallucinations tell us about the organization and structure of our brains, how they have influenced every culture’s folklore and art, and why the potential for hallucination is present in us all, a vital part of the human condition.
She Said!: The Book of Quotes
by Chriselda Barretto
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Adult, New Adult, Young Adult, Collections, Poetry
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.21

"She Said!" is my ode to words, in the form of Quotes! Let me describe this beautiful book to you in 5 words: Heart-Felt, Inspirational, Mindful, Motivational & Informative! Enjoy a dose of a quote a day, with your cup of tea or coffee! Let my words stay with you, all through the way!
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
by Mark Dunn
Genres: Fiction, Humor, Fantasy, Young Adult, Dystopia, Contemporary, Adult
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.91

Ella Minnow Pea is a girl living happily on the fictional island of Nollop off the coast of South Carolina. Nollop was named after Nevin Nollop, author of the immortal pangram,* "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." Now Ella finds herself acting to save her friends, family, and fellow citizens from the encroaching totalitarianism of the island's Council, which has banned the use of certain letters of the alphabet as they fall from a memorial statue of Nevin Nollop. As the letters progressively drop from the statue they also disappear from the novel. The result is both a hilarious and moving story of one girl's fight for freedom of expression, as well as a linguistic tour de force sure to delight word lovers everywhere.*pangram: a sentence or phrase that includes all the letters of the alphabet
Temptation and Denial
by Adam Nicke
Genres: Gothic
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.52

To be unwanted and unloved can cause such pain that our search for salvation can lead us to the most unlikely places - and into the arms of the strangest people. In Tibetan Buddhism the Tulpa is a being envisioned by the imagination and which then becomes an entity capable of independent life, but what happens to such a being after he who imagined it dies?Lord Byron once wrote that the mind can make substance and give breath to a form that can outlive all flesh. Was he right? Temptation and Denial is a story of just such a journey. Set in the mountains and valleys of Georgian-era Wales, Temptation and Denial is a ghostly tale of an immortal love - a love that transcends physical death.Following on from the cult success of his Grim Fairy Tales, Adam Nicke again explores the tortured Gothic world of Dark Romanticism.
Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
by Douglas Coupland
Genres: Fiction, Canada, Contemporary, Novels, Literature, Literary Fiction, Classics
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.74

Andy, Dag and Claire have been handed a society priced beyond their means. Twentysomethings, brought up with divorce, Watergate and Three Mile Island, and scarred by the 80s fall-out of yuppies, recession, crack and Ronald Reagan, they represent the new generation - Generation X.Fiercely suspicious of being lumped together as an advertiser's target market, they have quit dreary careers and cut themselves adrift in the California desert. Unsure of their futures, they immerse themselves in a regime of heavy drinking and working at no-future McJobs in the service industry.Underemployed, overeducated, intensely private and unpredictable, they have nowhere to direct their anger, no one to assuage their fears, and no culture to replace their anomie. So they tell stories; disturbingly funny tales that reveal their barricaded inner world. A world populated with dead TV shows, 'Elvis moments' and semi-disposable Swedish furniture...
The Summoning (Darkest Powers, #1)
by Kelley Armstrong
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Supernatural, Romance, Magic
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.02

Chloe Saunders used to have a relatively normal life.But now she finds herself in the middle of some really strange situations because:~She suddenly starts seeing dead people.~She gets locked up in a group home for unstable teens.~The group home isn't what it seems. My name is Chloe Saunders and my life will never be the same again.All I wanted was to make friends, meet boys, and keep on being ordinary. I don't even know what that means anymore. It all started on the day that I saw my first ghost—and the ghost saw me.Now there are ghosts everywhere and they won't leave me alone. To top it all off, I somehow got myself locked up in Lyle House, a "special home" for troubled teens. Yet the home isn't what it seems. Don't tell anyone, but I think there might be more to my housemates than meets the eye. The question is, whose side are they on? It's up to me to figure out the dangerous secrets behind Lyle House... before its skeletons come back to haunt me.
Origin (Robert Langdon, #5)
by Dan Brown
Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Audiobook, Suspense, Adventure
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.88

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 Dan Brown’s most brilliant and entertaining novel to date.
Just Listen
by Sarah Dessen
Genres: Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Chick Lit, Teen
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.05

Last year, Annabel was "the girl who has everything" — at least that's the part she played in the television commercial for Kopf's Department Store.This year, she's the girl who has nothing: no best friend because mean-but-exciting Sophie dropped her, no peace at home since her older sister became anorexic, and no one to sit with at lunch. Until she meets Owen Armstrong.Tall, dark, and music-obsessed, Owen is a reformed bad boy with a commitment to truth-telling. With Owen's help, maybe Annabel can face what happened the night she and Sophie stopped being friends.
Trust: Betrayed (Trust Trilogy, #2)
by Cristiane Serruya
Genres: Romance, Erotica, Contemporary, Dark, Erotic Romance
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.03

In BETRAYED, the second installment of the Trust series, Sophia, Ethan and Alistair will face and revisit their past dark deeds. Each one of them will need to overcome their guilt, fear and pain and learn to see themselves through forgiving eyes. Or succumb to their misery.Alistair Connor MacCraig, a powerful banker, and Ethan Ashford, a steel tycoon, are both in love with Sophia Leibowitz, the ravishing owner of Leibowitz Oil.Sophia fells for Alistair's seduction. She is determined to have a relationship with him but a dark and terrible secret lurks beneath the surface she presents to the world. When she regains her memories, shame and fear will take control of her. Will she be able to find peace within herself?Alistair is in love with Sophia but he has difficulties overcoming his guilty over his daughter's death and his sexual preferences. Certain that he doesn't deserve to be loved, he would do everything to push Sophia away, despite his love for her. Will he be able to find redemption? Ethan, no less haunted by his secrets and lies, lives in an alternate reality because the loss of Sophia is too unbearable to face. He would do everything to have Sophia back in his arms.
Die Physiker
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Genres: Classics, Plays, German Literature, Fiction, Drama, School, Read For School
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.92

Möbius, ein umworbener weil genialer Physiker, will eine gefährliche Verstrickung von Wissenschaft und Politik verhindern und täuscht darum vor, geisteskrank zu sein, damit er in einer Klinik verschwinden und die gewünschte Kooperation (oder Kollaboration) mit der Macht boykottieren kann. Aber der geschützte Raum ist nicht dicht: Zwei Grossmächte haben Agenten in die Klinik eingeschleust, auch diese täuschen Krankheiten vor. Der Fluchtort ist zur Falle geworden.This a previously-published edition of ISBN 3257230478
Dark Heirloom (Ema Marx #1)
by J.D.  Brown
Genres: Vampires, Paranormal, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Romance, Amazon, New Adult
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.93

“You’re a vampire” is so not what Ema Marx wants to hear when she wakes from a two-day coma in a cryptic yet exquisite castle in northern Finland. Unfortunately, it explains a lot. Like why she’s able to see in the dark and walk through solid objects. What she doesn’t understand is why the other vampires expect her to have all the answers. It’s their fault she turned into one of them…right?Jalmari’s hatred for his old-man intensifies when he’s ordered to bring that troublesome girl to their castle. He has a clan to run; there’s no time for babysitting newborn vampires no matter how they were converted to their culture. But when a two-thousand-year-old premonition threatens to take the crown and his life, Jalmari sees no other choice than to take out the catalyst, Ema Marx. Fortunately for Ema, she could also be the clan’s only savior.The race to figure out her vampiric origins is on. And maybe she’ll get the hang of the blood-drinking gig along the way…
Rebirth (The Keeper, #3)
by O.L. Ramos
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.44

When Klein divided the supernatural community and threw the gauntlet down, Liz and crew warned everyone. They watched and did their best to protect the world. No one could have counted on the sadistic vampire's plan, and no one could be ready for it. Now, the world is drowning in the vile Hela poison. Supers are panicking in the streets, old forgotten legends have reemerged expecting the end of the world, and the long dreaded end might be upon all of us. Liz is finally together with the tortured Vincent, and they’re genuinely happy. But the two may never know true bliss. The great lie, the world behind the veil, might be revealed. If that happens, not even Michael, nature's favorite werewolf, may be able to restore the balance. But there is something else that is emerging from the mask of mystery. Two ancient enemy forces are about to fight a war; their battleground? Earth itself.
Marjorie Morningstar
by Herman Wouk
Genres: Fiction, Classics, Historical Fiction, Romance, Jewish, Coming Of Age, New York
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.98

A starry-eyed young beauty, Marjorie Morgenstern is nineteen years old when she leaves New York to accept the job of her dreams-working in a summer-stock company for Noel Airman, its talented and intensely charismatic director. Released from the social constraints of her traditional Jewish family, and thrown into the glorious, colorful world of theater, Marjorie finds herself entangled in a powerful affair with the man destined to become the greatest-and the most destructive-love of her life.Rich with humor and poignancy, Marjorie Morningstar is a classic love story, one that spans two continents and two decades in the life of its heroine. This unforgettable paean to youthful love and the bittersweet sorrow of a first heartbreak endures as one of Herman Wouk's most beloved creations.
Jingo (Discworld, #21; City Watch, #4)
by Terry Pratchett
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Humor, Comedy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Audiobook, War
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.17

A weathercock has risen from the sea of Discworld, and suddenly you can tell which way the wind is blowing.A new land has surfaced, and so have old feuds.And as two armies march, Commander Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch has got just a few hours to deal with a crime so big that there's no law against it. It's called "war."He's facing unpleasant foes who are out to get him... that's just the people on his side. The enemy might even be worse. And his pocket Dis-organiser says he's got to DIE under "Things To Do Today."But he'd better not, because the world's cleverest inventor and its most devious politician are on their way to the battlefield with a little package that's guaranteed to stop a battle...Discworld goes to war, with armies of sardines, warriors, fishermen, squid, and at least one very camp follower.
Daughter of Fortune
by Isabel Allende
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Romance, Magical Realism, Novels, Literature
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.93

Orphaned at birth, Eliza Sommers is raised in the British colony of Valparaíso, Chile, by the well-intentioned Victorian spinster Miss Rose and her more rigid brother Jeremy. Just as she meets and falls in love with the wildly inappropriate Joaquín Andieta, a lowly clerk who works for Jeremy, gold is discovered in the hills of northern California. By 1849, Chileans of every stripe have fallen prey to feverish dreams of wealth. Joaquín takes off for San Francisco to seek his fortune, and Eliza, pregnant with his child, decides to follow him.As we follow her spirited heroine on a perilous journey north in the hold of a ship to the rough-and-tumble world of San Francisco and northern California, we enter a world whose newly arrived inhabitants are driven mad by gold fever. A society of single men and prostitutes among whom Eliza moves--with the help of her good friend and savior, the Chinese doctor Tao Chien--California opens the door to a new life of freedom and independence for the young Chilean. Her search for the elusive Joaquín gradually turns into another kind of journey that transforms her over time, and what began as a search for love ends up as the conquest of personal freedom.
The Daughter Of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind
by Widad Akreyi
Genres: History, Memoir, Nonfiction, Biography, Feminism, Sociology, Politics
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.72

WINNER of the PACEM IN TERRIS PEACE AND FREEDOM AWARDThe Kurdish activist who became a global iconA powerful portrayal of a little school girl who defies Saddam Hussein's regime, survives Anfal Genocide and goes on to become an award-winning champion for human rights.By combining crisp prose with utterly enthralling storytelling, Widad pulls back the curtain to reveal in vivid detail and with unflinching honesty the experiences that have shaped her — from her childhood in Kurdistan region where she was doomed to persecution, to her years as a university student undertaking the grueling task of chronicling crimes against humanity when she was just 17 years old, to her phenomenal resilience in exile. The Daughter of Kurdland takes the reader on an intimate journey to uncover deep truths that are valid in any age but especially so in our present context. Sparkling with wit and wisdom, this book poses universal questions: Should we always do what others tell us to do? How important is it to defy norms? How much of ourselves should we be willing to compromise for the sake of others? And how much should we be prepared to pay?A profile in courage, Widad is today an international icon for peace and women empowerment, and is the youngest winner of the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award, ranked among world-renowned figures like John F. Kennedy, Mother Teresa, Desmond Tutu and Dalai Lama. A testament to the power of human endurance, The Daughter of Kurdland will inspire and surprise men and women alike.
Big Fish
by Daniel Wallace
Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Humor, Adult
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.68

"On one of our last car trips, near the end of my father's life as a man, we stopped by a river, and we took a walk to its banks, where we sat in the shade of an old oak tree ... Suddenly he took a deep breath and said, 'This reminds me...' "In his prime, Edward Bloom was an extraordinary man. He could outrun anybody. He never missed a day of school. He saved lives and tamed giants. Animals loved him, people loved him, women loved him. He knew more jokes than any man alive. At least that’s what he told his son, William. But now Edward Bloom is dying, and William wants desperately to know the truth about his elusive father — this indefatigable teller of tall tales — before it’s too late. So, using the few facts he knows, William re-creates Edward’s life in a series of legends and myths, through which he begins to understand his father’s great feats, and his great failings. The result is hilarious and wrenching, tender and outrageous.Big Fish is the story of this man's life, told from father to son, some fact, some fiction. But the result is a powerful and transformative act of storytelling, and one way to make amends with the bridge between life and death.
Setting the Family Free
by Eric D. Goodman
Genres: Fiction, Animal Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.35

“A supremely moving novel by turns ferocious and tender and funny from beginning to end. Goodman’s finest book.” —	Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao“A generous, boisterous, surprising read, like a tiger in your back yard.” —	Jacquelyn Mitchard, The Deep End of the OceanThe loner who collects unusual things. The private reserve of exotic pets released into a rural Ohio community. The estranged wife who loves the animals like family. The caretaker who knows the beasts are dangerous. The neighbors and locals who fall victim to attack. The reporters who present the incidents to the world. The Sheriff and his team of experts who must hunt the creatures down. The animal advocate who winces at the spectacle. The celebrity zookeeper who knows what must be done.This expanding story unfolds through the innovative use of multiple narratives, news broadcasts, newspaper articles, press conferences, political tapes, and quotes from experts, eyewitnesses, and those closest to the unfolding events. Who are the heroes; who are the victims? Who decides?Advance Praise for Setting the Family Free“A supremely moving novel by turns ferocious and tender and funny from beginning to end. Goodman’s finest book.”—	Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao“A generous, boisterous, surprising read, like a tiger in your back yard.”—	Jacquelyn Mitchard, The Deep End of the Ocean“Warm, poignant, funny, and suspenseful.”—	Lucrecia Guerrero, Tree of Sighs“A good read under the Big Top of a fine craftsman’s imagination.”—	Rafael Alvarez, The Fountain of Highlandtown“One of Baltimore’s most riveting and prolific writers.”—	Katherine Cottle, The Hidden Heart of Charm City“Part fable, part meditation, and total page-turner . . . at once funny, terrifying, and sometimes heartbreaking . . . rare and wonderful.”—	Jerry Holt, The Killing of Strangers“A good read written by a thoughtful and skilled writer.” —	Bathsheba Monk, Nude Walker“A rollicking story of things getting out of control . . . vivid as the nightly news!”	—	Charles Rammelkamp, Mata Hari: Eye of the Day “Wild, wonderful, well written, and highly original. It's a jungle out there in this page-turner novel.”—	Toby Devens, Happy Any Day Now “A gripping read. This book will stay in my mind for years to come.”—	Tom Glenn, Last of the Annamese “Every year, humans kill 50 billion animals for meat. Now, thanks to Goodman’s Setting the Family Free, the animals are eating us . . .”—	Mark Mirabello, Ph.D, Handbook for Rebels and Outlaws