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The Secret Life of Bees
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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
by Eckhart Tolle
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The Shadow of the Wind
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir
by Jeannette Walls
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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
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The Essential Rumi
by Rumi
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"I don't mean to claim a special relationship with Rumi...but a poet of such astonishing range and depth needs many translators and interpreters. Mystical poetry tries to reveal the apple orchard within the mist of language (Rumi's image). I hope these... (read more)

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Cloud Atlas: A Novel
by David Mitchell
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While it was hard to narrow down my list to just five "best of" picks, I didn't have to think twice about what would be my favorite book of the year. In Cloud Atlas Mitchell again uses the format of connecting short stories with recurring motifs into a... (read more)

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The Garden of Last Days: A Novel
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One early September night in Florida, a stripper brings her daughter to work. April's usual babysitter is in the hospital, so she decides it's best to have her three-year-old daughter close by, watching children's videos in the office, while she works... (read more)

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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
by Steve Martin
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