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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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#1 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-06-18. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 184 week(s).

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James Clear, an expert on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. He draws on proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible.

2) The creative act: a way of being

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Rubin, Rick

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#2 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-06-18. Last week it was ranked 4. It has been on the list for 20 week(s).

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"From the legendary music producer, a savant at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book, many years in the making, that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us. "I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be." -Rick Rubin Many famed music producers, however brilliant, become known for a particular sound which...

3) Magnolia Table: Volume 3

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Gaines, Joanna

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#3 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-06-18. Last week it was ranked 2. It has been on the list for 5 week(s).

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At the end of the day, it's gathering around the table and sharing a meal with the ones you love that make time spent in the kitchen worthwhile.

4) The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse

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Mackesy, Charlie

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#4 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-06-18. Last week it was ranked 5. It has been on the list for 183 week(s).

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"A modern, illustrated fable for readers of all ages that explores life's universal lessons from beloved British illustrator Charlie Mackesy"--

5) Make your bed: little things that can change your life...and maybe the world

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McRaven, William H

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#5 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-06-18. Last week it was ranked 8. It has been on the list for 119 week(s).

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Recounts tales from the author's life and from those of people he encountered during his military service who dealt with hardship with determination, compassion, honor, and courage.

6) The subtle art of not giving a f*ck: a counterintuitive approach to living a good life

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Manson, Mark

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#6 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-06-18. Last week it was ranked 9. It has been on the list for 296 week(s).

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"In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. For decades, we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or...

7) I will teach you to be rich: No guilt. No excuses. No BS. Just a 6-week program that works

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Sethi, Ramit

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#8 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-06-18. Last week it was ranked 7. It has been on the list for 5 week(s).

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Presents a revised version of the author's six-week personal finance program for adults ages 20-35. Integrated with his website, where readers can use interactive charts, follow up on the latest information, and join the community, it is a hip blueprint to building wealth and financial security with more tools and amazing stories of how previous readers used the book to create their rich lives.

8) Wisdom of the bullfrog: leadership made simple (but not easy)

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McRaven, William H

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#9 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-06-18. It has been on the list for 7 week(s).

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"From the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed, a short, inspirational book of advice and leadership lessons that Admiral McRaven collected over his four decades as a Navy SEAL"--

9) Disruptive thinking: a daring strategy to change how we live, lead, and love

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Jakes, T. D

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#10 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-06-18. Last week it was ranked 10. It has been on the list for 4 week(s).