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The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses unfolds like a kaleidoscope of identities and beliefs, where two men—cast adrift from life and faith—navigate a fractured world of exile, memory, and transformation. Blending myth and reality with a lyrical, sometimes incendiary voice, the narrative probes the fragile boundaries between doubt and devotion, truth and illusion. What happens when the sacred collides with the profane, and the self must confront the shadow of its own fractured soul? This provocative journey challenges readers to reconsider the power of stories, the nature of faith, and the cost of freedom in a world that demands both conformity and rebellion.
- Originally Published: 1988
- Publisher: Penguin Random House, 2008
- Genre: Fiction, Magical Realism
- Pages: 576
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780812976717
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The Secret
What if the key to transforming your life lies not in the world around you, but in the unseen power within your own mind? The Secret unveils a mystical force that shapes destiny through the energy of thought and the gravity of belief, inviting readers to unlock abundance, love, and success by harnessing the law of attraction. This luminous guide challenges the boundaries between hope and reality, asking: Can the universe truly respond to the whispers of desire, or is the greatest secret the courage to believe in possibility itself? With an uplifting tone and timeless wisdom, the book beckons seekers to step into a realm where intention breathes life into dreams.
- Originally Published: 2006
- Publisher: Atria Books/Beyond Words, 2006
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 198
- Book Type: Hardcopy/Hardcover
- ISBN: 978-1582701707
- Access: Members
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The Secret History
Under the ivy-clad walls of an elite New England college, a group of brilliant misfits seeks beauty, transcendence—and commits an unthinkable act. The Secret History is a haunting descent into the intoxicating world of ancient ideals and modern guilt, where intellect collides with morality and the line between admiration and obsession dissolves. As their secret begins to unravel, one must ask: can you study the sublime without becoming monstrous yourself? Tartt’s lyrical prose casts a long, elegant shadow, inviting readers to peer into the darkness behind knowledge and the price of belonging. This is a story not just of murder, but of how easily we can lose ourselves in the pursuit of something greater.
- Originally Published: 1992
- Publisher: Penguin General UK, 2002
- Genre: Psychological Fiction
- Pages: 640
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780140167771
- Access: Members
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
What if catastrophe was not merely a tragedy—but a calculated opportunity? The Shock Doctrine unveils a chilling narrative where economic policies descend like storms upon societies reeling from war, disaster, or upheaval, not to heal but to transform. In piercing, unflinching prose, it exposes how moments of collective vulnerability have been seized to remake nations in the image of free-market extremism. This is not just an indictment—it is a haunting journey into the machinery of power, where the true cost of progress is measured in silence, fear, and forgotten lives. At its heart lies a troubling question: when change comes cloaked in crisis, who really benefits—and who disappears?
- Originally Published: 2007
- Publisher: Picador, 2008
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 720
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0312427993
- Access: Members
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The Small Big: Small Changes That Spark Big Influence
The Small Big reveals a quiet truth with seismic implications: the most powerful changes often come from the subtlest shifts. In a world obsessed with grand gestures and sweeping overhauls, this book uncovers the hidden science behind small tweaks that lead to massive influence—how a single word, a tiny cue, or a modest gesture can tilt decisions, shape behavior, and move hearts. With clarity and curiosity, it explores the paradox of persuasion: that less can truly be more. Can the key to transforming the world lie not in revolution, but in the smallest pivot of perception? This is a playbook for those who understand that the finest levers move the heaviest loads.
- Originally Published: 2014
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd., 2015
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 302
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1781252758
- Access: Members
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The Social Contract
What does it mean to be free in a world bound by law? The Social Contract dares to reimagine society as a pact not of submission, but of collective will—where individuals, by surrendering to the “general will,” reclaim a deeper liberty. With the cadence of a manifesto and the gravity of prophecy, Rousseau’s vision pulses with the paradox of freedom through unity, obedience through autonomy. Can a people truly govern themselves without becoming each other’s tyrants? This is a call to awaken the sovereign within us all.
- Originally Published: 1762
- Publisher : Penguin Books, 2005
- Pages: 168
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0141018881
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The Truth About Markets: Why Some Nations are Rich But Most Remain Poor
Why do some markets hum with prosperity while others falter and fracture under pressure? The Truth About Markets is a sharp, thought-provoking journey through the beating heart of economic systems—from the corridors of Wall Street to the bazaars of emerging economies—exposing the myths, contradictions, and unexpected virtues of market behavior. With wit and precision, it dismantles the illusion of perfect rationality, revealing instead a world where culture, institutions, and human folly shape the destinies of nations. Is efficiency always the endgame—or might the most successful markets be those that are messier, more human, and less driven by cold equations? This book is both an intellectual provocation and a call to reimagine the values we assign to wealth, success, and collective good.
- Originally Published: 2003
- Publisher : Penguin, 2004
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 496
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 9780140296723
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The Wealth of Nations
Beneath the bustle of markets and the clink of coin lies a quiet, invisible force—shaping lives, nations, and destinies. The Wealth of Nations is a sweeping inquiry into the rhythms of trade, labor, and self-interest, revealing how the pursuit of personal gain can, paradoxically, serve the greater good. But can a system built on competition and profit ever truly align with justice and human flourishing? With clarity and philosophical depth, this is not just a blueprint for economies, but a profound meditation on the delicate balance between freedom, ambition, and the common good. It invites the reader to look beyond price tags and profits—to ask what wealth really means.
- Originally Published: 1776
- Publisher: Bantam Classic, 2003
- Genre: Economics, Philosophy
- Pages: 1231
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0553585971
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Things Fall Apart
In a land where tradition sings through drumbeats and ancestral fire, Things Fall Apart follows Okonkwo, a fierce warrior haunted by fear of failure and consumed by a need to escape his father’s shame. As colonial forces creep into the Igbo world, bringing both alien faith and foreign rule, the fragile balance between honor and change begins to crack. Through stark prose and lyrical intensity, the novel confronts a painful paradox: when the old ways falter, is it strength or surrender that preserves the soul? What happens to a man—and a people—when the pillars of their world begin to crumble? Achebe crafts a haunting elegy for a culture on the cusp of dissolution, where dignity and downfall are bound in the same breath.
- Originally Published: 1958
- Publisher: Penguin Books, 1994
- Genre: Novel
- Pages: 209
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780385474542
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Think & Grow Rich
What if the secret to wealth lay not in toil or talent, but in thought itself? Think & Grow Rich is a bold invitation to rewire the mind—to harness belief, desire, and persistence as engines of material and spiritual transformation. Woven through with tales of triumph and failure, it whispers a timeless truth: that riches begin in the invisible realm of ideas before manifesting in the world of gold. Can a single thought, fiercely held, shape your destiny? This book dares you to believe it can.
- Originally Published: 1937
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 293
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- Access: Members
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Thinking Fast and Slow
Your mind is a battleground between two selves: one impulsive and instinctual, the other deliberate and slow. Thinking, Fast and Slow pulls back the curtain on the quiet tug-of-war behind every choice we make—from trivial daily decisions to life-altering judgments—revealing just how often we are strangers to our own reasoning. What if your confidence is an illusion, your logic a mirage, and your certainty the mask of a hidden bias? With surgical clarity and unsettling insight, this book challenges not just how you think, but who you believe yourself to be.
- Originally Published: 2011
- Publisher: Penguin Books, 2024
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 624
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780141033570
- Access: Members
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Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Handbook of Silicon Valley’s Bill Campbell
Behind Silicon Valley’s shimmering innovation stood a quiet force whose currency was trust, empathy, and relentless belief in people. Trillion Dollar Coach unpacks the extraordinary influence of Bill Campbell, the man who guided tech titans not through commands, but by cultivating human connection in boardrooms built for disruption. As leaders scaled impossible heights, Campbell posed a question more enduring than any business metric: what if the key to winning is caring more? Blending rich anecdotes with hard-won lessons, this is a story of mentorship as strategy, and humanity as the ultimate competitive edge. In a world obsessed with speed and scale, it dares to argue that leadership begins—and ends—with heart.
- Originally Published: April 16, 2019
- Publisher: John Murray, 2020
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 352
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1473675988
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Utopia
In Utopia, a distant island emerges as a mirror reflecting the hopes and contradictions of an imperfect world—a society where justice, equality, and reason govern daily life, yet human nature’s complexities cast shadows beneath the surface. This visionary narrative invites readers to explore a realm where idealism clashes with reality, provoking a haunting question: is the perfect society a noble dream or an impossible paradox? Through rich, contemplative prose, the book challenges us to reconsider the boundaries between aspiration and practicality, compelling a profound reflection on the nature of justice, freedom, and the cost of harmony.
- Originally Published: 1516
- Publisher: Wordsworth Classic, 1997
- Genre: Utopia
- Pages: 160
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781853264740
- Access: Members
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We Who Wrestle With God: Perceptions of the Divine
In We Who Wrestle with God, the battlefield is not the heavens, but the human soul—torn between chaos and order, doubt and belief, suffering and meaning. With the gravitas of myth and the precision of psychological insight, the book journeys through ancient scripture, personal trial, and cultural unrest to confront an ageless dilemma: how does one live rightly in a world riddled with pain and contradiction? Every page pulses with the tension between the divine and the broken, between the longing to believe and the refusal to submit blindly. Can the act of wrestling with God itself be the path to transcendence? Bold, unflinching, and deeply humane, this is a spiritual odyssey for the modern age.
- Originally Published: 2024
- Publisher : Allen Lane, 2024
- Pages: 544
- Genre: Psychology, Philosophy, Religious Studies
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0241619636
- Access: Prime Membership
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What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful
Success can be seductive—blinding us to the very habits that quietly hold us back. What Got You Here Won’t Get You There is a sharp, illuminating guide for high achievers who find themselves stalled at the edge of their next great breakthrough. It dares to ask: What if the behaviors that built your rise are now the barriers to your ascent? In brisk, candid prose, it reveals the hidden interpersonal flaws—subtle, often unspoken—that undermine leadership and derail potential. This is not merely a book about climbing higher, but about growing deeper, confronting the blind spots that ambition often refuses to see.
- Originally Published: 2007
- Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 2007
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 256
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1401301309
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What They Don’t Teach you at Harvard Business School
In the high-stakes arena of business, textbooks teach strategy—but the real world demands instinct, timing, and the unspoken art of reading people. What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School is a sharp, street-smart guide into the unwritten rules of success—where handshake psychology, quiet observation, and intuitive judgment matter more than perfect spreadsheets. How do you win trust in a boardroom full of egos, or spot the lie hidden in polite words? With wit and candor, this book invites you behind the curtain of corporate theater, revealing that the most valuable lessons in business are often unsaid, unseen, and unteachable.
- Originally Published: 1984
- Publisher: Profile Books, 2014
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 240
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 9781781253397
- Access: Members
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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
Where Have All the Leaders Gone? is a searing wake-up call from the edge of disillusionment—an urgent plea to rediscover courage, character, and common sense in an era adrift in apathy and excuses. With a voice both battle-worn and unyielding, it confronts the vacuum at the top and demands we stop mistaking charisma for competence, noise for leadership. If power no longer serves the people, who will rise to lead with heart and spine, not just ambition? This is not merely a critique—it is a challenge to reclaim the soul of leadership before it’s too late.
- Originally Published: April 2007
- Publisher: Scribner, 2008
- Genre: Biography
- Pages: 288
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1416532491
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Whoops!: Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay
Whoops! is a witty, unsettling exposé of the modern financial system—how it broke, why no one seemed to notice, and what it says about the stories we tell ourselves about money. With the clarity of a seasoned guide and the humor of someone who’s seen the absurdity up close, it unpacks how brilliant minds and reckless systems collided to trigger a global collapse. At its core is a chilling question: how can something so abstract—numbers, models, jargon—wield such devastating real-world power? This is not just a tale of economic failure, but of human folly dressed in suits and spreadsheets. Can we fix a system built on illusions without first confronting our own?
- Originally Published: 2010
- Publisher: Allen Lane, 2010
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 240
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1846143229
- Access: Members
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Why do some nations flourish while others are trapped in cycles of poverty and decay? Why Nations Fail cuts through geography, culture, and chance to expose the raw machinery of power—where inclusive institutions build prosperity and extractive ones hollow it out. With the force of a grand detective story, it reveals how empires collapse not from outside threats, but from within, when the few prey upon the many. Can a society rewrite its destiny, or are its failures hardwired into the very rules it lives by? This is a journey into the heart of inequality—and a blueprint for those bold enough to change it.
- Originally Published: 2012
- Publisher : Crown Currency, 2013
- Pages: 544
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0307719225
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Why War?
War is portrayed here not as a distant echo of the past but as a living tempest born from ambition, fear, and the fragile architecture of peace. With measured urgency, Why War? dissects the tinderbox of ideologies, alliances, and human passions that ignite conflict across centuries. It asks us to peer into the heart of collective choices: if we can trace the fault lines of every great struggle, can we ever dismantle the logic that makes war seem inevitable? In its crisp, unflinching prose, this book challenges readers to confront a haunting paradox—when the drums of war grow silent, do we dare listen for the whispers of the next one?
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Published: June 4, 2024
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 304
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1324021742
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Why we Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams
Sleep—an elusive realm where the mind renews, memories crystallize, and the body silently wages its nightly war for survival. Why We Sleep unravels the profound mystery of this universal necessity, exposing how our modern neglect threatens the very fabric of health, creativity, and longevity. What if the most transformative act of self-care is something we do every night, yet understand so little? With scientific rigor and poetic insight, this book invites you to journey into the hidden world of sleep, challenging you to rethink the rhythms that sustain life itself.
- Originally Published: 2017
- Publisher : Penguin Books, 2018
- Pages: 360
- Genre: Science
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0141983769
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Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon
What if the key to building the future lay not in predicting it, but in reversing into it—starting with the customer, and daring to challenge every assumption in your way? Working Backwards pulls back the curtain on the enigmatic engine behind one of the world’s most relentless innovators, revealing not just tools and tactics, but a mindset forged in clarity, discipline, and radical ownership. With crisp prose and surgical insight, the book explores how bold ideas become scalable systems—by writing the press release before the code, and choosing conviction over consensus. Can innovation truly be methodical, or must genius always be chaotic? This is a rare blueprint for those bold enough to rethink how greatness is built—one decision, and one principle, at a time.
- Originally Published: 2021
- Publisher: St. Martin’s Press, 2021
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 286
- BookType: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781250275714
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You Can Win: A Step-by-Step Tool for Top Achievers
You Can Win is a clarion call to those who long not merely to succeed, but to thrive with integrity and purpose. With stories that stir the heart and strategies that sharpen the mind, it builds a ladder from self-doubt to self-mastery—one rung at a time. Is winning reserved for the few, or does it begin with a choice that anyone can make? Through timeless principles and actionable insights, the book invites you to rise above circumstance and craft a life shaped not by luck, but by character. It is not just a guide to achievement—it is a manifesto for becoming the kind of person who deserves it.
- Originally Published: 1998
- Publisher: Bloomsbury, 2014
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 314
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-9832951711
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You Must Set Forth at Dawn
In You Must Set Forth at Dawn, the path of memory winds through the ravaged landscapes of postcolonial Nigeria—where poetry meets politics, exile mirrors return, and the personal collides with the historical. With searing clarity and lyrical defiance, the narrator recounts a life lived in pursuit of justice, meaning, and home, even as the sun often rises on betrayal and disillusionment. How does one carry both the fire of resistance and the ache of memory without being consumed? This is a memoir of conscience, haunted by the weight of dreams and anchored by a relentless moral clarity. To read it is to walk alongside a soul who dares to keep setting forth, no matter how dark the night.
- Originally Published: 2006
- Publisher: Penguin Random House, 2007
- Genre: Memoir
- Pages: 528
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0375755149
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Your Life Is Worth Living: The Christian Philosophy of Life
In a world aching with questions and shadows, Your Life Is Worth Living offers a luminous call to meaning, anchoring the soul in eternal truths. Through reflections both tender and towering, it explores the beauty of suffering, the dignity of the human person, and the ceaseless pull of divine love. Can faith still speak to the anxieties of the modern heart—and does hope endure when life feels broken beyond repair? With the cadence of a sermon and the intimacy of a conversation, this book beckons readers to rediscover the sacred thread woven through the fabric of everyday existence. It is not merely a defense of belief, but a heartfelt invitation to live more fully, more courageously, and more consciously.
- Originally Published: Nov 1, 2001
- Publisher: Saint Andrew’s Press, 2014
- Genre: Non-fiction, Catholicism
- Pages: 416
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0970145697
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Your Marketing Sucks
Blunt as a slap and sharp as a scalpel, Your Marketing Sucks tears through the comfortable illusions that drain budgets and deliver nothing. With ruthless clarity, it exposes how most marketing is little more than noise—expensive, aimless, and self-indulgent. This is a wake-up call masquerading as a manifesto, urging you to abandon vanity metrics and demand results that matter: sales, impact, growth. What if the problem isn’t your product—but the story you’re failing to tell? In a world drowning in messages, only those who cut through with purpose will survive.
- Originally Published: 2003
- Publisher: Three Rivers Press, 2005
- Genre: Marketing
- Pages: 240
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1400081691
- Access: Members
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Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy
In Your Next Five Moves, strategy is no longer the preserve of chess masters or CEOs—it becomes a personal battlefield where clarity of vision meets calculated action. With sharp precision and real-world intensity, this book draws you into the high-stakes game of decision-making, challenging you to think not just one step ahead, but five. Are you building an empire—or merely reacting to the board in front of you? Through bold frameworks and unflinching self-examination, it dares you to master the paradox of ambition: to move fast while thinking long. Every chapter is a call to rise above guesswork and lead your life like a grandmaster plans a win.
- Originally Published: August 18, 2020
- Publisher: Gallery Books, 2020
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 320
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781982154813
- Access: Members
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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Zero to One is a provocative exploration of creation itself—a manifesto for those who refuse to settle for incremental change and instead seek to build the future from nothing. It challenges the comfort of competition, urging innovators to forge unique paths that transform industries and rewrite the rules of progress. At its heart lies a profound paradox: true breakthrough demands both bold originality and relentless discipline. What does it take to leap from zero to one, to create something utterly new in a world obsessed with copying? This is not just a guide to startups—it is a call to reimagine possibility itself.
- Originally Published: 2014
- Publisher: Virgin Books, 2015
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 210
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0753555200
- Access: Members