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1. Atomic habits: tiny changes, remarkable results : an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones

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Author:
Clear, James
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
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James Clear presents strategies to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that help lead to an improved life.

2. Braving the wilderness: the quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone

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Author:
Brown, Brené
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
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A life-changing book that uses new research to challenge old beliefs about belonging.

3. The cruelest month

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Author:
Penny, Louise
Series:
Inspector Armand Gamache mysteries volume 3.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec is called to investigate the death of a villager at an Easter séance that was held at the Old Hadley House.

4. Dead wake: the last crossing of the Lusitania

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Author:
Larson, Erik, 1954-
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania
“Both terrifying and enthralling.”—Entertainment Weekly
“Thrilling, dramatic and powerful.”—NPR
“Thoroughly engrossing.”—George R.R. Martin
On May 1, 1915, with...

5. The death of Mrs. Westaway

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Author:
Ware, Ruth
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
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"On a day that begins like any other, Hal receives a mysterious letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance. She realizes very quickly that the letter was sent to the wrong person--but also that the cold-reading skills she's honed as a tarot card reader might help her claim the money. Soon, Hal finds herself at the funeral of the deceased, where it dawns on her that there is something very, very wrong about this strange situation and the inheritance...

6. How the light gets in

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Author:
Penny, Louise
Series:
Inspector Armand Gamache mysteries volume 9.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Struggling to maintain the Homicide group during the holiday season in the wake of interdepartmental estrangements, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache quietly investigates the disappearance of a once-famous mad poet. In Three Pines Chief Inspector Armand Gamache investigates the disappearance of a woman who was once one of the most famous people in the world and now goes unrecognized by virtually everyone except the mad, brilliant poet Ruth Zardo.

7. The last castle: the epic story of love, loss, and American royalty in the nation's largest home

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Author:
Kiernan, Denise
Average Rating:
3.6 stars
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"The ... true story behind the ... Gilded Age mansion Biltmore--the largest, grandest residence ever built in the United States"--Amazon.com.

8. The life-changing magic of tidying up: the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing

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Author:
Kondō, Marie
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The book that sparked a revolution and inspired the hit Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo: the original guide to decluttering your home once and for all.
ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE—CNN
 
Despite constant efforts to declutter your home, do papers still accumulate like snowdrifts and clothes pile up like a tangled mess of...

9. Magpie murders

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Author:
Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-
Series:
Magpie murders volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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When editor Susan Ryeland is given the manuscript of Alan Conway's latest novel, she has no reason to think it will be much different from any of his others. An homage to queens of classic British crime such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers, Alan's traditional formula has proved hugely successful. Conway's latest tale has Atticus Pund investigating a murder at Pye Hall, a local manor house. Yes, there are dead bodies and a host of intriguing...

10. The silent patient

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Author:
Michaelides, Alex, 1977-
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London's most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia's refusal to talk or give any kind of explanation turns a domestic tragedy into...

11. The splendid and the vile: a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the Blitz

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Author:
Larson, Erik, 1954-
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
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In this "portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz, ... Larson shows ... how Churchill taught the British people 'the art of being fearless.' It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it's also an intimate domestic drama set against the backdrop of Churchill's prime-ministerial country home Chequers; his wartime retreat Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest; and of course...

12. Talking to strangers: what we should know about the people we don't know

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Author:
Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-
Average Rating:
4 stars
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The popular podcast host and author explores how people interact with strangers and why these exchanges often go wrong, offering strategic tips for more accurate and productive interactions.