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107 Days

Kamala Harris

2026

32 books
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The Steward Demonic Emperor

nightingale

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Apotheosis

TurtleMe

#12 of 12 in The Beginning After The End

A long ride across twelve dense books, and I enjoyed every stretch of it. The characters are deeply drawn and the perspectives shift in ways that let you watch every race grow, with understanding blossoming between them and real power emerging from that evolution. The final book wraps the threads beautifully. I'm left with questions about what comes after, but the rest filled me up enough that I'm happy to leave them open, and curious about where this world lands years down the line.

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Providence

TurtleMe & J Wade Dial

#11 of 12 in The Beginning After The End

Book 11 keeps the series moving by widening the lens beyond Arthur, and most of the new perspectives earned their page time. The shift gave the world more weight and let side characters feel like people instead of scenery. Cecilia was the exception for me. Her arc never settled into a clear shape, and I came out of her chapters less sure of what she wanted than when I went in.

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Retribution

TurtleMe & J. Wade Dial

#10 of 12 in The Beginning After The End

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Reckoning

TurtleMe & J. Wade Dial

#9 of 12 in The Beginning After The End

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Babel

R.F. Kuang

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Amongst the Fallen

TurtleMe

#8.5 of 12 in The Beginning After The End

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Ascension

TurtleMe & J. Wade Dial

#8 of 12 in The Beginning After The End

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Divergence

TurtleMe

#7 of 12 in The Beginning After The End

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Transcendence

TurtleMe & J. Wade Dial

#6 of 12 in The Beginning After The End

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Convergence

TurtleMe

#5 of 12 in The Beginning After The End

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Horizon's Edge

TurtleMe

#4 of 12 in The Beginning After The End

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Beckoning Fates

TurtleMe

#3 of 12 in The Beginning After The End

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New Heights

TurtleMe

#2 of 12 in The Beginning After The End

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Early Years

TurtleMe

#1 of 12 in The Beginning After The End

Sentenced to Be a Hero

Rocket Shokai & Matthew Rutsohn & Dengeki Bunko & Mephisto

4 volumes

Sentenced to Be a Hero
  1. Vol. 1
  2. Vol. 2
  3. Vol. 3
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    Vol. 4 spends more time on the broader world, and that worked for me. A few characters actually change how they think, not just what they do, and the series hadn't done that much before. The opposing faction's history and how they operate was worth the time the book gives them.

Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling

Necoco & Naji Yanagida & Andria Cheng

11 volumes

Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling
  1. Vol. 1
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As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World

Natsumi Inoue & Jimmy & Miraijin A

2 volumes

As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
  1. Vol. 6
  2. Vol. 7

2025

84 books
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Lord of Mysteries

Cuttlefish That Loves Diving

#1 of 8 in Lord of Mysteries

One of the most ambitious web novels I've read. The world has genuine depth across its magic system, factions, and lore, and Cuttlefish manages to give real interiority to a surprisingly large cast without losing the thread.

The Apothecary Diaries

Natsu Hyuuga & Touko Shino & Kevin Steinbach & Sasha McGlynn

10 volumes

The Apothecary Diaries
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So I'm a Spider, So What?

Okina Baba & Tsukasa Kiryu & Jennifer McKeon

16 volumes

So I'm a Spider, So What?
  1. Vol. 1
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    The ending for this was bonkers. I didn't expect it to go that way.

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Fuse & Mitz Vah & Kevin Gifford

20 volumes

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
  1. Vol. 1
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

Rifujin na Magonote & Shirotaka & Paul Cuneo & Airco & Alyssa Orton-Niioka

14 volumes

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
  1. Vol. 13
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Ascendance of a Bookworm

Miya Kazuki & You Shiina & Quof

21 volumes

Ascendance of a Bookworm
  1. Vol. 13
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Tap Dancing on Everest

Mimi Zieman

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Onyx Storm

Rebecca Yarros

#3 of 4 in The Empyrean

2024

22 books
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The Art of Power

Nancy Pelosi

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Revenge of the Tipping Point

Malcolm Gladwell

#2 of 2 in The Tipping Point

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A ​Court of Silver Flames

Sarah J. Maas

#5 of 7 in A Court of Thorns and Roses

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A Court of Frost and Starlight

Sarah J. Maas

#4 of 7 in A Court of Thorns and Roses

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A Court of Wings and Ruin

Sarah J. Maas

#3 of 7 in A Court of Thorns and Roses

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A Court of Mist and Fury

Sarah J. Maas

#2 of 7 in A Court of Thorns and Roses

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A Court of Thorns and Roses

Sarah J. Maas

#1 of 7 in A Court of Thorns and Roses

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Supercommunicators

Charles Duhigg

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Kingdom of Ash

Sarah J. Maas

#7 of 7 in Throne of Glass

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Tower of Dawn

Sarah J. Maas

#6 of 7 in Throne of Glass

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Empire of Storms

Sarah J. Maas

#5 of 7 in Throne of Glass

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Queen of Shadows

Sarah J. Maas

#4 of 7 in Throne of Glass

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Heir of Fire

Sarah J. Maas

#3 of 7 in Throne of Glass

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Crown of Midnight

Sarah J. Maas

#2 of 7 in Throne of Glass

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Throne of Glass

Sarah J. Maas

#1 of 7 in Throne of Glass

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Iron Flame

Rebecca Yarros

#2 of 4 in The Empyrean

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The Outsiders

S. E. Hinton

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The Three-Body Problem

Cixin Liu & Ken Liu

#1 of 4 in Remembrance of Earth's Past

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Fourth Wing

Rebecca Yarros

#1 of 4 in The Empyrean

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Dust

Hugh Howey

#3 of 3 in Silo

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Shift

Hugh Howey

#2 of 3 in Silo

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Wool

Hugh Howey

#1 of 3 in Silo

2023

2 books
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Never Finished

David Goggins

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The Light We Carry

Michelle Obama

2022

8 books
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I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

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We Were Dreamers

Simu Liu

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When to Jump

Mike Lewis

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Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter

50 Cent & Curtis Jackson

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The Sins of Our Fathers

James S. A. Corey

#9.5 of 9 in The Expanse

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Will

Will Smith & Mark Manson

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Spy the Lie

Philip Houston & Michael Floyd & Susan Carnicero & Don Tennant

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The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Ben Horowitz

2021

19 books
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I, Robot

Isaac Asimov

#0.1 of 4 in Robot

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Foundation and Empire

Isaac Asimov

#2 of 7 in Foundation

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Second Foundation

Isaac Asimov

#3 of 7 in Foundation

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Foundation

Isaac Asimov

#1 of 7 in Foundation

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Prelude to Foundation

Isaac Asimov

#6 of 7 in Foundation

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Good Strategy Bad Strategy

Richard P. Rumelt

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Turn The Ship Around!

L. David Marquet

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Ruin and Rising

Leigh Bardugo

#3 of 3 in The Shadow and Bone Trilogy

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Siege and Storm

Leigh Bardugo

#2 of 3 in The Shadow and Bone Trilogy

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Shadow and Bone

Leigh Bardugo

#1 of 3 in The Shadow and Bone Trilogy

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Rage

Bob Woodward

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Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

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The Book of Life

Deborah Harkness

#3 of 6 in All Souls

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Shadow of Night

Deborah Harkness

#2 of 6 in All Souls

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A Discovery of Witches

Deborah Harkness

#1 of 6 in All Souls

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The Magician's Land

Lev Grossman

#3 of 3 in The Magicians

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The Magician King

Lev Grossman

#2 of 3 in The Magicians

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The Magicians

Lev Grossman

#1 of 3 in The Magicians

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My Brilliant Friend

Elena Ferrante & Ann Goldstein

#1 of 4 in L'amica geniale

2020

19 books
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Greenlights

Matthew McConaughey

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A Promised Land

Barack Obama

#1 of 1 in The Presidential Memoirs

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How to Analyze People

Brandon Cooper

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How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps

Ben Shapiro

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Too Much and Never Enough

Mary L. Trump

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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Suzanne Collins

#0 of 3 in The Hunger Games

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Tribe of Mentors

Timothy Ferriss

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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

Erving Goffman & Sven Bergström

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Strange Dogs

James S. A. Corey

#6.5 of 9 in The Expanse

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Peak

Anders Ericsson & Robert Pool

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Radical Candor

Kim Malone Scott & Kim Scott

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Big History

David Christian

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Season of Storms

Andrzej Sapkowski & David French

#0.6 of 5 in The Witcher

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The Lady of the Lake

Andrzej Sapkowski & David French

#5 of 5 in The Witcher

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The Tower of the Swallow

Andrzej Sapkowski & David French

#4 of 5 in The Witcher

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Baptism of Fire

Andrzej Sapkowski & David French

#3 of 5 in The Witcher

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The Time of Contempt

Andrzej Sapkowski & David French

#2 of 5 in The Witcher

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Blood of Elves

Andrzej Sapkowski & Danusia Stok

#1 of 5 in The Witcher

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Sword of Destiny

Andrzej Sapkowski & David French

#0.7 of 5 in The Witcher

2010s

79 books
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The Last Wish

Andrzej Sapkowski & Danusia Stok

#0.5 of 5 in The Witcher

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Why We Get Fat

Gary Taubes

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Red Mars

Kim Stanley Robinson

#1 of 3 in Mars Trilogy

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Auberon

James S. A. Corey

#7.5 of 9 in The Expanse

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Orion Protected

J.N. Chaney & Jonathan Yanez

#4 of 4 in Orion Colony

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Wringer

Jerry Spinelli

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How to Hide an Empire

Daniel Immerwahr

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Music to My Years

Cristela Alonzo

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Permanent Record

Edward Snowden

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The Shanghai Free Taxi

Frank Langfitt

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The Bastard Brigade

Sam Kean

I learned more about different people who played a part in the Atomic war of World War II.

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Orion Awakened

J.N. Chaney & Jonathan Yanez

#3 of 4 in Orion Colony

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Orion Uncharted

J.N. Chaney & Jonathan Yanez

#2 of 4 in Orion Colony

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Orion Colony

J.N. Chaney & Jonathan Yanez

#1 of 4 in Orion Colony

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The Interstellar Age

Jim Bell

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The Dichotomy of Leadership

Jocko Willink & Leif Babin

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The Man Who Knew the Way to the Moon

Todd Zwillich & Angelo Di Loreto

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An Elegant Puzzle

Will Larson

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Extreme Ownership

Jocko Willink

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Never Split the Difference

Chris Voss & Tahl Raz

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Multitude

Dean M. Cole & R.C. Bray

#2 of 6 in Dimension Space

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Alita: Battle Angel - Iron City

Pat Cadigan

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Solitude

Dean M. Cole

#1 of 6 in Dimension Space

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American Sniper

Chris Kyle & Scott McEwen & Jim DeFelice

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Tiamat's Wrath

James S. A. Corey

#8 of 9 in The Expanse

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Predator's Gold

Philip Reeve

#2 of 5 in Mortal Engines Quartet

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Mortal Engines

Philip Reeve

#1 of 5 in Mortal Engines Quartet

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Thanks for the Feedback

Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen

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Genome

A.G. Riddle & Edoardo Ballerini

#2 of 2 in The Extinction Files

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Pandemic

A.G. Riddle

#1 of 2 in The Extinction Files

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The Coming Storm

Michael Lewis

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What If?

Randall Munroe

#1 of 2 in What If?

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Still Me

Jojo Moyes

#3 of 3 in Me Before You

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After You

Jojo Moyes

#2 of 3 in Me Before You

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Me Before You

Jojo Moyes

#1 of 3 in Me Before You

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Can't Hurt Me

David Goggins

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American Like Me

America Ferrera

There's nothing like feeling represented. A number of the stories resonated with me. Diving in to the experiences of multiple people felt much like reading Chicken of the Soup. The adversity many felt at a young age led them to become who they are today. It's hard to manifest negative energy into a positive outcome, yet each and every one of these people has done just that.

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Algorithms to Live By

Brian Christian & Tom Griffiths

I listened to this as an audiobook which led to listening to a lot of cyclical chatter. In general, I appreciated how it took a different lens to everyday occurrences.

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My Own Words

Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Mary Hartnett & Wendy W. Williams

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Dear Ijeawele

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Atomic Habits

James Clear

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Cravings

Chrissy Teigen & Adeena Sussman

#1 of 3 in Cravings

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Smarter Faster Better

Charles Duhigg

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Becoming

Michelle Obama

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Nothing to Envy

Barbara Demick

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Norse Mythology

Neil Gaiman

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Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose

Joe Biden

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What Happened

Hillary Rodham Clinton

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The World As It Is

Ben Rhodes

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Soft Skills

John Z. Sonmez

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The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Marie Kondo

#1 of 3 in Magic Cleaning

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Persepolis Rising

James S. A. Corey

#7 of 9 in The Expanse

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Babylon's Ashes

James S. A. Corey

#6 of 9 in The Expanse

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Nemesis Games

James S. A. Corey

#5 of 9 in The Expanse

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Cibola Burn

James S. A. Corey

#4 of 9 in The Expanse

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The Churn

James S. A. Corey

#3.5 of 9 in The Expanse

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Abaddon's Gate

James S. A. Corey

#3 of 9 in The Expanse

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Caliban's War

James S. A. Corey

#2 of 9 in The Expanse

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Gods of Risk

James S. A. Corey & Erik Davies

#2.5 of 9 in The Expanse

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Leviathan Wakes

James S. A. Corey

#1 of 9 in The Expanse

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Modern Romance

Aziz Ansari & Eric Klinenberg

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BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts

Stella Parks & J. Kenji López-Alt

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Could It Be Autism?

Nancy Wiseman & Kim Painter Koffsky

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Spidey #5

Robbie Thompson & Andre Lima Araujo & Campbell, Jim

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Spidey 4

Robbie Thompson

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Spidey 3

Robbie Thompson & Nick Bradshaw

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Spidey 2

Robbie Thompson & Nick Bradshaw

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Spidey 1

Robbie Thompson & Nick Bradshaw

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Thing Explainer

Randall Munroe

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How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie

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A Dance with Dragons

George R.R. Martin

#5 of 6 in A Song of Ice and Fire

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A Feast for Crows

George R.R. Martin

#4 of 6 in A Song of Ice and Fire

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A Storm of Swords

George R.R. Martin

#3 of 6 in A Song of Ice and Fire

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A Clash of Kings

George R.R. Martin

#2 of 6 in A Song of Ice and Fire

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A Game of Thrones

George R.R. Martin

#1 of 6 in A Song of Ice and Fire

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The Fault in Our Stars

John Green

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Allegiant

Veronica Roth

#3 of 3 in Divergent

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Insurgent

Veronica Roth

#2 of 3 in Divergent

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Divergent

Veronica Roth

#1 of 3 in Divergent

2000s

10 books
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

J.K. Rowling

#7 of 7 in Harry Potter

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J.K. Rowling & Mary GrandPré

#6 of 7 in Harry Potter

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1984

George Orwell & Peter Hobley Davison & Shepard Fairey

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Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

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Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

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Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare

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Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

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The Return of the King

J.R.R. Tolkien

#3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

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The Two Towers

J.R.R. Tolkien

#2 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

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The Fellowship of the Ring

J.R.R. Tolkien

#1 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

1990s

5 books
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The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain & Guy Cardwell & John Seelye & Walter Trier & E.W. Kemble

#2 of 4 in Adventures of Tom and Huck

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Charlotte's Web

E.B. White

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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

J.R.R. Tolkien

#1 of 4 in Middle Earth

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Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake

#1 of 2 in Charlie Bucket