Bryce's bookshelf: all en-US Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:46:58 -0800 60 Bryce's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Sunset of the Sabertooth (Magic Tree House, #7)]]> 948528 68 Mary Pope Osborne 0679863737 Bryce 2 3.90 1996 Sunset of the Sabertooth (Magic Tree House, #7)
author: Mary Pope Osborne
name: Bryce
average rating: 3.90
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rating: 2
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]]> The Bridge to Rembrandt 58549182 291 Nelson K. Foley 9090345892 Bryce 5 4.40 The Bridge to Rembrandt
author: Nelson K. Foley
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average rating: 4.40
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]]> Time for Love 19093004
With the death of his brother, Nicholas Somerville became the ninth Marquess of Oakleigh and must return to England to take his place in society. Part of his responsibility will be to find a wife. It never occurs to him he might actually discover a woman he could love--until he meets Alex on his voyage home.

Can Alex and Nicholas find a way to bridge the gap of time and circumstance? Can they overcome their fears to realize that true love transcends time? Or will a dark secret from Alex's past rear up to separate them forever?]]> 356 Emma Kaye 1628300736 Bryce 5 3.92 2013 Time for Love
author: Emma Kaye
name: Bryce
average rating: 3.92
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rating: 5
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]]> Tau Zero 240617
Then a buffeting by an interstellar dustcloud changes everything. The ship's deceleration system is damaged irreperably and soon she is gaining velocity. When she attains light-speed, tau zero itself, the disparity between ship-time and external time becomes almost impossibly great. Eons and galaxies hurtle by, and the crew of the Leonora Christine speeds into the unknown.]]> 190 Poul Anderson Bryce 4 3.83 1970 Tau Zero
author: Poul Anderson
name: Bryce
average rating: 3.83
book published: 1970
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Secrets of the Highlander (Highlander, #6)]]> 1215918
Megan MacKeage escaped the smothering protectiveness of the Highland MacKeage clan to work as a scientist on the Canadian tundra. But when fellow researcher Wayne Ferris breaks her heart by rejecting her, Megan returns to Maine alone.... Then she meets the town's new police chief, Jack Stone -- the man she knew as Wayne Ferris. Instead of the quiet scholar he posed as, he's an aggressive private eye who's willing to fight for what he wants, just like all the overbearing men in her clan. So why is Megan still feeling a dangerous attraction? And though Jack claims he followed her here because he loves her, can she ever trust a man with so many secrets?]]> 336 Janet Chapman 1416505296 Bryce 1 4.21 2008 Secrets of the Highlander (Highlander, #6)
author: Janet Chapman
name: Bryce
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2008
rating: 1
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]]> <![CDATA[The Far Time Incident (The Incident Series, #1)]]> 16163629 But when the investigation points toward murder, Julia and Chief Kirkland find themselves caught in a deadly cover-up, one that strands them in ancient Pompeii on the eve of the eruption of the world's most infamous volcano. With the help of their companions--a Shakespearean scholar and two grad students--Julia and the chief must outwit history itself and expose the school's saboteur before it's too late.

The Far Time Incident is a smart, richly inventive novel that skillfully weaves together mystery, history, and science to create a mesmerizing and addictive read.]]> 342 Neve Maslakovic 1611094526 Bryce 3 3.61 2013 The Far Time Incident (The Incident Series, #1)
author: Neve Maslakovic
name: Bryce
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2013
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Show (Northwest Passage, #3)]]> 27858685 265 John A. Heldt Bryce 5 3.97 2013 The Show (Northwest Passage, #3)
author: John A. Heldt
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average rating: 3.97
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Forgotten Time (Ravenhurst, #1 )]]> 13606598 Begin your adventure through time in a captivating world filled with debauchery, steamy sex, lies, betrayal and murder. Document the contents of a vast estate, discover riches beyond your wildest dreams, figure out a centuries old legend and fall into the arms of a handsome egotistical Earl, a dashing Duke, an irresistible Wastrel, a mouthwatering Millionaire and ultimately land in the bed of A Knight in Shining Armor.

RAVENHURST: A ONCE FORGOTTEN LEGEND...
Trapped within the confines of this Ancient Edifice is the key to unlock the door of time itself.

*Forgotten Time is the first installment in a five book saga/series.
Order of Books
Forgotten Time: Book One
Shadows of Yesterday: Book Two
Time to Remember: Book Three
Dreams of Tomorrow: Book Four
Now and Forever: Book Five
Ravenhurst box set: Books 1- 4 with an additional discount.
A Knight Such as This: (Special Combo book)
which includes book one and two.
RAVENHURST: A Victorian Christmas (Coming December 2014)]]> 223 Lorraine Beaumont Bryce 1 3.53 2012 Forgotten Time (Ravenhurst, #1 )
author: Lorraine Beaumont
name: Bryce
average rating: 3.53
book published: 2012
rating: 1
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ultimate Hitchhiker鈥檚 Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)]]> 13
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space.

"The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"

Facing annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades as they hurtle across the galaxy in a desperate search for a place to eat.

"Life, the Universe and Everything"

The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky- so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew.

"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish"

Back on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription conspires to thrust him back to reality. So to speak.

"Mostly Harmless"

Just when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. Can he save the Earth from total obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter from herself?

Also includes the short story "Young Zaphod Plays It Safe".]]> 815 Douglas Adams 0345453743 Bryce 5 4.38 1996 The Ultimate Hitchhiker鈥檚 Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)
author: Douglas Adams
name: Bryce
average rating: 4.38
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Unforgotten (Unremembered, #2)]]> 9791902 Some memories are better left forgotten...

After a daring escape from the scientists at Diotech who created her, Seraphina believes she is finally safe from the horrors of her past. But new threats await Sera and her boyfriend, Zen, at every turn as Zen falls prey to a mysterious illness and Sera鈥檚 extraordinary abilities make it more and more difficult to stay hidden. Meanwhile, Diotech has developed a dangerous new weapon designed to apprehend her. A weapon that even Sera will be powerless to stop. Her only hope of saving Zen鈥檚 life and defeating the company that made her is a secret buried deep within her mind. A secret that Diotech will kill to protect. And it won鈥檛 stay forgotten for long.

Packed with mystery, suspense, and romance, this riveting second installment of Jessica Brody鈥檚 Unremembered trilogy delivers more heart-pounding action as loyalties are tested, love becomes a weapon, and no one鈥檚 memories are safe.]]> 416 Jessica Brody 0374379904 Bryce 1 3.96 2014 Unforgotten (Unremembered, #2)
author: Jessica Brody
name: Bryce
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2014
rating: 1
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]]> In This Moment (Timeless, #2) 63019896
In 1861, Maggie is the daughter of an influential senator at the outbreak of the Civil War, navigating a capital full of Southern spies and wounded soldiers. In 1941, she is a Navy nurse, grappling with her knowledge of the future when she's asked to join a hospital ship being sent to Pearl Harbor. And in 2001, she's a brilliant young medical student, fulfilling her dream of becoming a surgeon, yet unable to use her modern skills in her other paths.

While Maggie has sworn off romance until she makes her final choice, an intriguing man tugs at her heart in each era. The mysterious British gentleman. The prickly, demanding doctor. The charming young congressman. She's drawn to each man in different ways, only complicating the impossible decision she must make, which looms ever closer.

With so much on the line, how can Maggie choose just one life to keep and the rest to lose?]]> 416 Gabrielle Meyer 0764239759 Bryce 5 4.45 2023 In This Moment (Timeless, #2)
author: Gabrielle Meyer
name: Bryce
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Santa Grint (The Time Police, #4.5)]]> 61844053
It all begins when the Time Police hold their first Children's Christmas Party. Their most dangerous mission yet . . .

No good deed ever goes unpunished. Lt Grint succumbs to his softer side and soon lives to regret it. The combination of bubble universes, candy floss, a small boy, a toad named Mr Fluffy, Mount Fanboten, 拢6.5 million, and a love-struck Officer Lockland are all hard enough to believe, but imagine a situation so dire that only Officer Parrish can save the aforementioned Grint from a lengthy stay in prison. At least, he can - but will he?

And, most unlikely of all, has Commander Hay's long-suffering adjutant finally experienced the first faint stirrings of romance? Is such a thing even possible?]]> 113 Jodi Taylor Bryce 4 4.35 2022 Santa Grint (The Time Police, #4.5)
author: Jodi Taylor
name: Bryce
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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]]> Ubik 22590
Esta mordaz comedia metaf铆sica de muerte y salvaci贸n (que podr谩 llevar un c贸modo envase) es un tour de force de amenaza paranoica y comedia absurda, en la cual los muertos ofrecen consejos comerciales, compran su siguiente reencarnaci贸n y corren el riesgo continuo de volver a morir.]]> 288 Philip K. Dick 8498000831 Bryce 5 4.11 1969 Ubik
author: Philip K. Dick
name: Bryce
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1969
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Off to Be the Wizard (Magic 2.0, #1)]]> 18616975
What could possibly go wrong?

An American hacker in King Arthur鈥檚 court, Martin must now train to become a full-fledged master of his powers, discover the truth behind the ancient wizard Merlin鈥 and not, y鈥檏now, die or anything.]]> 373 Scott Meyer 1612184715 Bryce 5 4.00 2013 Off to Be the Wizard (Magic 2.0, #1)
author: Scott Meyer
name: Bryce
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Reaper Man (Discworld, #11; Death, #2)]]> 34517
Which leads to the kind of chaos you always get when an important public service is withdrawn.

Meanwhile, on a little farm far, far away, a tall dark stranger is turning out to be really good with a scythe. There's a harvest to be gathered in...]]> 289 Terry Pratchett 0552152951 Bryce 5 4.28 1991 Reaper Man (Discworld, #11; Death, #2)
author: Terry Pratchett
name: Bryce
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1991
rating: 5
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]]> Wallbanger (Cocktail, #1) 15858248
In a delicious mix of silly and steamy, Alice Clayton dishes out a hot and hilarious tale of exasperation at first sight...]]> 384 Alice Clayton 1623420024 Bryce 5 3.98 2012 Wallbanger (Cocktail, #1)
author: Alice Clayton
name: Bryce
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays]]> 4143 National Enquirer, Sedaris鈥檚 collection of essays is a rollicking tour through the national Zeitgeist: a do-it-yourself suburban dad saves money by performing home surgery; a man who is loved too much flees the heavyweight champion of the world; a teenage suicide tries to incite a lynch mob at her funeral; a bitter Santa abuses the elves.

David Sedaris made his debut on NPR鈥檚 Morning Edition with 鈥淪antaLand Diaries鈥, recounting his strange-but-true experiences as an elf at Macy鈥檚, and soon became one of the show鈥檚 most popular commentators. With a perfect eye and a voice infused with as much empathy as wit, Sedaris writes stories and essays that target the soulful ridiculousness of our behavior. Barrel Fever is like a blind date with modern life, and anything can happen.

Parade --
Music for lovers --
The last you'll hear from me --
My manuscript --
Firestone --
We get along --
Glen's homophobia newsletter vol. 3, no. 2 --
Don's story --
Season's greeting to our friends and family!!! --
Jamboree --
After Malison --
Barrel fever --
Diary of a smoker --
Giantess --
The curly kind --
SantaLand diaries]]> 196 David Sedaris 0316779423 Bryce 4 3.80 1994 Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays
author: David Sedaris
name: Bryce
average rating: 3.80
book published: 1994
rating: 4
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]]> Saint Richard Parker 198132147 His search for love and enlightenment across India, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia...

Ace businessman, writer, and investigative journalist Richard Parker loses his job when he exposes the vegetarian CEO of his newspaper as a beef exporter. Accused of misconduct and forced to dissolve his company, he retreats to his wretched little village.

Attempting to resuscitate his life, Richard realizes that attaining enlightenment is his calling.

What holds him back?

Well, he does not know if spirituality or sexuality comes first. He must also avoid the attentions of Isakki, the dark witch, and her menacing buffaloes. Desperate and confused, Richard consults an astrologer, who predicts that his destiny lies in the exotic East.

Richard sets out on a spiritual journey鈥攁n odyssey of self-discovery that takes him through the market streets, ballrooms, tantric retreats, and pristine jungles of Southeast Asia. Between running for his life and trying to prove he is not a con artist, child snatcher, or Man Friday material, Richard discovers his true love鈥攊n the least expected place. And yes, he also discovers the path to enlightenment.

Saint Richard Parker is a humorous travel adventure across the famed spiritual and romantic region of Southeast Asia, with an ensemble of unforgettable characters and a keen eye for the absurdities of modern life.]]> 366 Merlin Franco Bryce 5 4.31 Saint Richard Parker
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average rating: 4.31
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]]> Much Ado About Nothing 12957 Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare includes two quite different stories of romantic love. Hero and Claudio fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, Don John, strikes out at their happiness. Beatrice and Benedick are kept apart by pride and mutual antagonism until others decide to play Cupid.]]> 249 William Shakespeare Bryce 4 4.06 1598 Much Ado About Nothing
author: William Shakespeare
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average rating: 4.06
book published: 1598
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, #10)]]> 86663 "I'm Stephanie Plum. My mother says that I'm famous and have to set a good example. She's right, but I'm from Jersey and truth is, I have a hard time getting a grip on the good example thing."

Swing off the Jersey Turnpike and you'll be in bounty hunter Stephanie Plum's neighborhood. You'll know it because all hell will be breaking loose. Not that she looks for trouble - it just seems to follow her. In Ten Big Ones it explodes at a deli, and when Stephanie pegs a robber as a member of a vicious Trenton gang, they peg her as dead. Vice cop Joe Morelli fears she's in way too deep - even with the help of crime-solving, cross-dressing, bus driver Sally Sweet, and Stephanie's friend Lula riding shotgun as backup. With a notorious killer on her tail, Stephanie figures the best hideout is Ranger's secret lair...
Original.]]> 319 Janet Evanovich 0312936222 Bryce 3 4.15 2004 Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, #10)
author: Janet Evanovich
name: Bryce
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2004
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, #4)]]> 13837
Having achieved her dream of becoming the first female knight errant, Alanna of Trebond is not sure what to do next. She has triumphed in countless bloody battles, and her adventures are already legendary. Perhaps being a knight errant is not all that Alanna needs鈥ut Alanna must push her uncertainty aside when she is challenged with the impossible. She must recover the Dominion Jewel, a legendary gem with enormous power for good鈥攂ut only in the right hands. And she must work fast. Tortall is in terrible danger from all directions, with enemies great and small plotting to destroy everyone and everything Alanna loves.]]> 384 Tamora Pierce 0689878575 Bryce 3 4.28 1988 Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, #4)
author: Tamora Pierce
name: Bryce
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1988
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)]]> 76707900 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she鈥檚 at last returned to the empire鈥攆or vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past鈥

She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight.

She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die for her. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen鈥檚 triumphant return.

The fourth volume in the New York Times bestselling series continues Celaena鈥檚 epic journey and builds to a passionate, agonizing crescendo that might just shatter her world.]]> 648 Sarah J. Maas 1639731008 Bryce 5 4.64 2015 Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Bryce
average rating: 4.64
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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]]> Enclave (Razorland, #1) 7137327
Ann Aguirre's thrilling young adult novel is the story of two young people in an apocalyptic world--facing dangers, and feelings, unlike any they've ever known.]]> 259 Ann Aguirre 0312650086 Bryce 5 3.91 2011 Enclave (Razorland, #1)
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average rating: 3.91
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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]]> A Very Large Expanse of Sea 38720939 From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Shatter Me series comes a powerful, heartrending contemporary novel about fear, first love, and the devastating impact of prejudice.

It鈥檚 2002, a year after 9/11. It鈥檚 an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who鈥檚 tired of being stereotyped.

Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She鈥檚 tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments鈥攅ven the physical violence鈥攕he endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she鈥檚 built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother.

But then she meets Ocean James. He鈥檚 the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her鈥攖hey seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds鈥攁nd Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she鈥檚 not sure she鈥檒l ever be able to let it down.]]> 310 Tahereh Mafi 0062866567 Bryce 5 4.13 2018 A Very Large Expanse of Sea
author: Tahereh Mafi
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average rating: 4.13
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]]> <![CDATA[Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For]]> 34186576 Kirkus Reviews 鈥 Verdict: Get it.]]> 380 Sara Pascoe 0993574734 Bryce 5 4.29 2015 Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
author: Sara Pascoe
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average rating: 4.29
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]]> <![CDATA[The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)]]> 52439531
To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House, where every room bears the old man's touch -- and his love of puzzles, riddles, and codes. Unfortunately for Avery, Hawthorne House is also occupied by the family that Tobias Hawthorne just dispossessed. This includes the four Hawthorne grandsons: dangerous, magnetic, brilliant boys who grew up with every expectation that one day, they would inherit billions. Heir apparent Grayson Hawthorne is convinced that Avery must be a conwoman, and he's determined to take her down. His brother, Jameson, views her as their grandfather's last hurrah: a twisted riddle, a puzzle to be solved. Caught in a world of wealth and privilege, with danger around every turn, Avery will have to play the game herself just to survive.]]> 386 Jennifer Lynn Barnes 1368052401 Bryce 2 4.13 2020 The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)
author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
name: Bryce
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2020
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood, #2)]]> 5454
Bridget: Impulsively sets off for Alabama, wanting to both confront and avoid her demons... but she can't keep the truth from the Pants.

Carmen: Is concerned that her mother is making a fool of herself over a man. When she discovers that her mom borrowed the Pants to wear on a date, she's certain of it.

Tibby: Makes a movie she'd like to be proud of... while the Pants keep alive the memory of a friend who could see beyond appearances.

Lena: Has spent months hiding from love... only to find that she's at last ready to put on the Pants and let them lead her where they will.]]> 373 Ann Brashares 0385731051 Bryce 2 3.82 2003 The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood, #2)
author: Ann Brashares
name: Bryce
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2003
rating: 2
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]]> The Maid's Diary 60588456
When homicide cop Mallory Van Alst is called to a scene at a luxury waterfront home known as the Glass House, she鈥檚 confronted with evidence of a violent attack so bloody it鈥檚 improbable the victim is alive. But there鈥檚 no body. The homeowners are gone. And their maid is missing. The only witness is the elderly woman next door, who woke to screams in the night. The neighbor was also the last person to see Kit Darling alive.

As Mal begins to uncover the secret that has sent the lives of everyone involved on a devious and inescapable collision course, she realizes that nothing is quite as it seems.

And no one escapes their past.]]> 376 Loreth Anne White Bryce 4 thriller, own, crime-thriller 4.23 2023 The Maid's Diary
author: Loreth Anne White
name: Bryce
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Shadow's Siege (Shadow Island #15)]]> 209607645
Just a few short months ago, Sheriff Rebecca West thought her toughest battles were behind her. But nothing could have prepared her for the turmoil she鈥檚 faced since coming to Shadow Island. Attempts on her life. Heartbreak. Betrayal. And that鈥檚 just the beginning.

The worst is yet to come.

Still reeling from the shocking discovery of who鈥檚 behind Shadow Island鈥檚 exclusive and depraved "men鈥檚" club, Rebecca is determined to take them down. There鈥檚 only one problem. One by one, the members end up dead. Tongues cut out, hands chopped off鈥攖he message is clear...

Dead witnesses can鈥檛 talk. Now everyone is a potential victim.

Is there a traitor in the club鈥檚 midst? An accomplice turned executioner? Or is the Yacht Club killing its own members rather than risking the police questioning them?

As the desperation of the masterminds behind the Yacht Club increases, so does the body count. In her relentless pursuit of the truth, Rebecca risks unraveling not just the secrets of the Yacht Club, but the very fabric of her own heart.

Shadow鈥檚 Siege, the tensely climactic fifteenth installment of the Shadow Island Series by Mary Stone and Lori Rhodes, is a chilling reminder that just when you think things can鈥檛 get worse, they do.]]> 254 Mary Stone Bryce 0 4.61 Shadow's Siege (Shadow Island #15)
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]]> Sidewinder (Rachel Hatch #11) 148964801
Rachel Hatch, a warrior with a steel spine and a heart of grit, is called upon to find the lost operatives. As she peels back layers of deception, she realizes that the stakes are far higher than anyone could have guessed. Lives hang precariously in the balance, and a malevolent organization emerges from the shadows, hungry for the lethal firepower.

With every tick of the clock, Hatch races to outmaneuver her relentless adversaries. When an innocent family is dragged into the whirlwind of chaos, Hatch senses a connection. To expose it, she must shield them from a deranged mastermind who shows no mercy.

She is a woman caught between duty and danger, ethics and survival. A treacherous conspiracy webs around her, and with every step, the truth seems to slip further away.

Her father鈥檚 creed, to put others' lives above her own, is the compass guiding her every move. But in this deadly game, her unwavering loyalty could become her downfall.

Beneath the sweeping sands of the southwest, a vicious enemy waits, ready to strike when least expected.

SIDEWINDER is a pulse-pounding thriller that will grip Rachel Hatch's fans to the very last page. In this nerve-fraying adventure, Hatch is pushed to the edge, testing the very limits of her endurance. With each twist and turn, prepare to question everything you thought you knew about bravery, loyalty, and sacrifice.]]> 217 L.T. Ryan Bryce 4 4.51 2024 Sidewinder (Rachel Hatch #11)
author: L.T. Ryan
name: Bryce
average rating: 4.51
book published: 2024
rating: 4
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]]> My Favorite Terrible Thing 183079537
Detective Nina Travers is so good at her job that she blends in like a benevolent Tom Ripley. She can be anyone. She can be no one. Nina wants to be someone . Her new case will finally get her noticed.

Bestselling author Claire Ross has disappeared from the Hamptons on her wedding day. How tragic that the author of an epic romance that captured the heart, soul, and imagination of the world should suddenly vanish on the happiest day of her life. Claire鈥檚 distraught family and friends, her mystified fianc茅, and her zealous online fans all have their theories鈥昮rom the sinister to the hopeful. Nina鈥檚 job is to find the truth, and she鈥檚 pursuing an angle that no one else has explored. She鈥檚 looking for a trail of clues in Claire鈥檚 novel.

Reading between its haunting lines, Nina follows a spiraling path of secret love, obsession, and death. What Nina finds is so shocking even she never saw it coming.]]> 285 Madeleine Henry 1662517459 Bryce 4 3.53 2024 My Favorite Terrible Thing
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]]> <![CDATA[Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker #3)]]> 205338104 334 Susan Rowland 1685032095 Bryce 5 4.30 2024 Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1)]]> 27266
College freshman Claire Danvers has had enough of her nightmarish dorm situation. When Claire heads off-campus, the imposing old house where she finds a room may not be much better. Her new roommates don't show many signs of life, but they'll have Claire's back when the town's deepest secrets come crawling out, hungry for fresh blood. Will she be able to face the town's terror or will she drown like everyone else?]]> 239 Rachel Caine 0451219945 Bryce 5 3.92 2006 Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1)
author: Rachel Caine
name: Bryce
average rating: 3.92
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]]> <![CDATA[Just One Year (Just One Day, #2)]]> 12842134 Just One Day. Just One Year. Just One Read.

Before you find out how their story ends, remember how it began....

When he opens his eyes, Willem doesn鈥檛 know where in the world he is鈥擯rague or Dubrovnik or back in Amsterdam. All he knows is that he is once again alone, and that he needs to find a girl named Lulu. They shared one magical day in Paris, and something about that day鈥攖hat girl鈥攎akes Willem wonder if they aren鈥檛 fated to be together. He travels all over the world, from Mexico to India, hoping to reconnect with her. But as months go by and Lulu remains elusive, Willem starts to question if the hand of fate is as strong as he鈥檇 thought. . . .

The romantic, emotional companion to Just One Day, this is a story of the choices we make and the accidents that happen鈥攁nd the happiness we can find when the two intersect.]]> 336 Gayle Forman Bryce 2 3.90 2013 Just One Year (Just One Day, #2)
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average rating: 3.90
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]]> <![CDATA[The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds, #1)]]> 10576365
Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones.

When the truth comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. Now she鈥檚 on the run, desperate to find the one safe haven left for kids like her鈥擡ast River. She joins a group of kids who escaped their own camp. Liam, their brave leader, is falling hard for Ruby. But no matter how much she aches for him, Ruby can鈥檛 risk getting close. Not after what happened to her parents.

When they arrive at East River, nothing is as it seems, least of all its mysterious leader. But there are other forces at work, people who will stop at nothing to use Ruby in their fight against the government. Ruby will be faced with a terrible choice, one that may mean giving up her only chance at a life worth living.]]> 488 Alexandra Bracken 1423157370 Bryce 4 4.17 2012 The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds, #1)
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average rating: 4.17
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]]> Girl Made of Stars 31351689 For readers of Girl in Pieces and The Way I Used to Be comes an emotionally gripping story about facing hard truths in the aftermath of sexual assault. Mara and Owen are as close as twins can get, so when Mara鈥檚 friend Hannah accuses Owen of rape, Mara doesn't know what to think. Can her brother really be guilty of such a violent act? Torn between her family and her sense of right and wrong, Mara feels lost, and it doesn鈥檛 help that things are strained with her ex-girlfriend, Charlie. As Mara, Hannah, and Charlie come together in the aftermath of this terrible crime, Mara must face a trauma from her own past and decide where Charlie fits into her future. With sensitivity and openness, this timely novel confronts the difficult questions surrounding consent, victim blaming, and sexual assault.]]> 304 Ashley Herring Blake 1328476693 Bryce 3 4.19 2018 Girl Made of Stars
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average rating: 4.19
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]]> The Pledge (The Pledge, #1) 10637748
Charlie is intensely attracted to Max, even though she can't be sure where his real loyalties lie. As the emergency drills give way to real crisis and the violence escalates, it becomes clear that Charlie is the key to something much bigger: her country's only chance for freedom from the terrible power of a deadly regime.]]> 323 Kimberly Derting 1442422017 Bryce 3 3.80 2011 The Pledge (The Pledge, #1)
author: Kimberly Derting
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average rating: 3.80
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]]> <![CDATA[Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #3)]]> 41044147 An army of deadly monsters.
An epic battle for the future of peculiardom.

The adventure that began with "Miss Peregrine鈥檚 Home for Peculiar Children" and continued in "Hollow City" comes to a thrilling conclusion with "Library of Souls."

As the story opens, sixteen-year-old Jacob discovers a powerful new ability, and soon he鈥檚 diving through history to rescue his peculiar companions from a heavily guarded fortress. Accompanying Jacob on his journey are Emma Bloom, a girl with fire at her fingertips, and Addison MacHenry, a dog with a nose for sniffing out lost children.

They鈥檒l travel from modern-day London to the labyrinthine alleys of Devil鈥檚 Acre, the most wretched slum in all of Victorian England. It鈥檚 a place where the fate of peculiar children everywhere will be decided once and for all.]]> 465 Ransom Riggs 1594747784 Bryce 3 4.16 2015 Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1)]]> 13138635
Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they鈥檙e worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help.

Then, against all odds, Lilac and Tarver find a strange blessing in the tragedy that has thrown them into each other鈥檚 arms. Without the hope of a future together in their own world, they begin to wonder鈥攚ould they be better off staying here forever?

Everything changes when they uncover the truth behind the chilling whispers that haunt their every step. Lilac and Tarver may find a way off this planet. But they won鈥檛 be the same people who landed on it.

The Starbound Trilogy: Three worlds. Three love stories. One enemy.]]> 389 Amie Kaufman 1423171020 Bryce 4 3.89 2013 These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Summoning (Darkest Powers, #1)]]> 2800905 Chloe Saunders used to have a relatively normal life.

But now she finds herself in the middle of some really strange situations because:
~She suddenly starts seeing dead people.
~She gets locked up in a group home for unstable teens.
~The group home isn't what it seems.

My name is Chloe Saunders and my life will never be the same again.

All I wanted was to make friends, meet boys, and keep on being ordinary. I don't even know what that means anymore. It all started on the day that I saw my first ghost鈥攁nd the ghost saw me.

Now there are ghosts everywhere and they won't leave me alone. To top it all off, I somehow got myself locked up in Lyle House, a "special home" for troubled teens. Yet the home isn't what it seems. Don't tell anyone, but I think there might be more to my housemates than meets the eye. The question is, whose side are they on? It's up to me to figure out the dangerous secrets behind Lyle House... before its skeletons come back to haunt me.]]> 390 Kelley Armstrong 0061662690 Bryce 5 4.03 2008 The Summoning (Darkest Powers, #1)
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average rating: 4.03
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]]> Carry On (Simon Snow, #1) 32768522
That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right.

Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor's avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there's a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon's face. Baz would be having a field day with all this, if he were here 鈥 it's their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon's infuriating nemesis didn't even bother to show up.

Carry On - The Rise and Fall of Simon Snow is a ghost story, a love story and a mystery. It has just as much kissing and talking as you'd expect from a Rainbow Rowell story - but far, far more monsters.]]> 522 Rainbow Rowell 1250135028 Bryce 5 4.17 2015 Carry On (Simon Snow, #1)
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]]> Looking for Alaska 99561 Before. Miles 鈥淧udge鈥 Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave 鈥渢he Great Perhaps鈥 even more (Francois Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young. She is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart. Then. . . .
After. Nothing is ever the same.]]> 221 John Green 1435249151 Bryce 4 3.97 2005 Looking for Alaska
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]]> Red Glove (Curse Workers, #2) 8288246 CURSES AND CONS.
MAGIC AND THE MOB.

In Cassel Sharpe's world, they go together. Cassel always though he was an ordinary guy, until he realized his memories were being manipulated by his brothers. Now he knows the truth - he's the most powerful curse worker around. A touch of his hand can transform anything - or anyone - into something else.

That was how Lila, the girl he loved, became a white cat. Cassel was tricked into thinking he killed her, when actually he tried to save her. Now that she's human again, he should be overjoyed. Trouble is, Lila's been cursed to love him, a little gift from his emotion-worker mom. And if Lila's love is as phony as Cassel's made-up memories, then he can't believe anything she says or does.

When Cassel's oldest brother is murdered, the Feds recruit Cassel to help make sense of the only clue - crime-scene images of a woman in red gloves. But the mob is after Cassel too - they know how valuable he could be to them. Cassel is going to have to stay one step ahead of both sides just to survive. But where can he turn when he can't trust anyone - least of all, himself?

Love is a curse and the con is the only answer in a game too dangerous to lose.]]> 327 Holly Black 144240339X Bryce 3 3.95 2011 Red Glove (Curse Workers, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer鈥檚 Stone (Harry Potter, #1)]]> 42844155 An alternative cover for this ASIN can be found here

"Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'."

Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!]]> 333 J.K. Rowling Bryce 5 4.46 1997 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer鈥檚 Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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]]> Amy & Roger's Epic Detour 7664334 When you're on a road trip, life is all about the detours. . . .

Amy Curry is having a terrible year. Her mother has decided to move across the country and needs Amy to get their car from California to Connecticut. There's just one small problem: Since her father died this past spring, Amy hasn't been able to get behind the wheel. Enter Roger, the nineteen-year-old son of an old family friend, who turns out to be unexpectedly cute ... and dealing with some baggage of his own.

Meeting new people and coming to terms with her father's death were not what Amy had planned on this trip. And traveling the Loneliest Road in America, seeing the Colorado mountains, crossing the Kansas plains, and visiting diners, dingy motels, and Graceland were definitely not on the itinerary. But as they drive, Amy finds that the people you least expected are the ones you may need the most鈥攁nd that sometimes you have to get lost in order to find your way home.]]> 343 Morgan Matson 1416990658 Bryce 5 3.97 2010 Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
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]]> <![CDATA[The 50th Law: Overcoming Adversity Through Fearlessness]]> 6043946 The 50th Law, hip hop and pop culture icon 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) joins forces with Robert Greene, bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, to write a bible for success in life and work based on a single principle: fear nothing.

With intimate stories from 50 Cent's life on the streets and in the boardroom as he rose to fame after the release of his album Get Rich or Die Tryin, as well as examples of others who have overcome adversity through understanding and practicing The 50th Law, this deeply inspirational book is perfect for entrepreneurs as well as anyone interested in the extraordinary life of Curtis Jackson.]]> 291 50 Cent 006177460X Bryce 4 4.16 2008 The 50th Law: Overcoming Adversity Through Fearlessness
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]]> The Art of War 10534 170 Sun Tzu Bryce 2 3.98 -400 The Art of War
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]]> The 48 Laws of Power 1303 Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control 鈥 from the author of The Laws of Human Nature.

In the book that People magazine proclaimed 鈥渂eguiling鈥 and 鈥渇ascinating,鈥 Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum.

Some laws teach the need for prudence (鈥淟aw 1: Never Outshine the Master鈥), others teach the value of confidence (鈥淟aw 28: Enter Action with Boldness鈥), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (鈥淟aw 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally鈥). Every law, though, has one thing in common: an interest in total domination. In a bold and arresting two-color package, The 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.]]> 452 Robert Greene 0140280197 Bryce 3 4.11 1998 The 48 Laws of Power
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]]> <![CDATA[The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment]]> 6708 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781577314806.

To make the journey into the Now we will need to leave our analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. From the very first page of Eckhart Tolle's extraordinary book, we move rapidly into a significantly higher altitude where we breathe a lighter air. We become connected to the indestructible essence of our Being, 鈥淭he eternal, ever present One Life beyond the myriad forms of life that are subject to birth and death.鈥 Although the journey is challenging, Eckhart Tolle uses simple language and an easy question-and-answer format to guide us.

A word-of-mouth phenomenon since its first publication, The Power of Now is one of those rare books with the power to create an experience in readers, one that can radically change their lives for the better.]]> 229 Eckhart Tolle Bryce 2 4.16 1997 The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
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]]> The Psychology of Money 41881472 242 Morgan Housel 0857197681 Bryce 5 4.27 2020 The Psychology of Money
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]]> <![CDATA[Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones]]> 40121378 Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving鈥攅very day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.

Learn how to:
-聽Make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy);
-聽Overcome a lack of motivation and willpower;
- Design your environment to make success easier;
- Get back on track when you fall off course;
...and much more.

Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.]]> 319 James Clear Bryce 2 4.34 2018 Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
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]]> <![CDATA[Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind]]> 23692271 512 Yuval Noah Harari Bryce 4 4.33 2011 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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]]> <![CDATA[The Power of Positive Thinking]]> 1134122 "This book is written with the sole objective of helping the reader achieve a happy, satisfying, and worthwhile life."

-- Norman Vincent Peale

The precursor to The Secret, The Power of Positive Thinking has helped millions of men and women to achieve fulfillment in their lives. In this phenomenal bestseller, Dr. Peale demonstrates the power of faith in action. With the practical techniques outlined in this book, you can energize your life -- and give yourself the initiative needed to carry out your ambitions and hopes. You'll learn how to:

Expect the best and get it

Believe in yourself and in everything you do

Develop the power to reach your goals

Break the worry habit and achieve a relaxed life

Improve your personal and professional relationships

Assume control over your circumstances

Be kind to yourself

]]> 128 Norman Vincent Peale 1416560610 Bryce 4 4.13 1952 The Power of Positive Thinking
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]]> <![CDATA[Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future]]> 18050143
The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create those new things.

Thiel begins with the contrarian premise that we live in an age of technological stagnation, even if we鈥檙e too distracted by shiny mobile devices to notice. Information technology has improved rapidly, but there is no reason why progress should be limited to computers or Silicon Valley. Progress can be achieved in any industry or area of business. It comes from the most important skill that every leader must master: learning to think for yourself.

Doing what someone else already knows how to do takes the world from 1 to n, adding more of something familiar. But when you do something new, you go from 0 to 1. The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system. The next Larry Page or Sergey Brin won鈥檛 make a search engine. Tomorrow鈥檚 champions will not win by competing ruthlessly in today鈥檚 marketplace. They will escape competition altogether, because their businesses will be unique.

Zero to One presents at once an optimistic view of the future of progress in America and a new way of thinking about innovation: it starts by learning to ask the questions that lead you to find value in unexpected places.]]> 195 Peter Thiel 0804139296 Bryce 1 4.15 2014 Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Win Friends & Influence People]]> 4865
Since its release in 1936, How to Win Friends and Influence People has sold more than 30 million copies. Dale Carnegie's first book is a timeless bestseller, packed with rock-solid advice that has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives.

As relevant as ever before, Dale Carnegie's principles endure, and will help you achieve your maximum potential in the complex and competitive modern age.

Learn the six ways to make people like you, the twelve ways to win people to your way of thinking, and the nine ways to change people without arousing resentment.]]> 288 Dale Carnegie Bryce 5 4.22 1936 How to Win Friends & Influence People
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]]> <![CDATA[Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't]]> 76865
The Challenge
Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the very beginning.

But what about the company that is not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness?

The Study
For years, this question preyed on the mind of Jim Collins. Are there companies that defy gravity and convert long-term mediocrity or worse into long-term superiority? And if so, what are the universal distinguishing characteristics that cause a company to go from good to great?

The Standards
Using tough benchmarks, Collins and his research team identified a set of elite companies that made the leap to great results and sustained those results for at least fifteen years. How great? After the leap, the good-to-great companies generated cumulative stock returns that beat the general stock market by an average of seven times in fifteen years, better than twice the results delivered by a composite index of the world's greatest companies, including Coca-Cola, Intel, General Electric, and Merck.

The Comparisons
The research team contrasted the good-to-great companies with a carefully selected set of comparison companies that failed to make the leap from good to great. What was different? Why did one set of companies become truly great performers while the other set remained only good?

The Findings
The findings of the Good to Great study will surprise many readers and shed light on virtually every area of management strategy and practice. The findings include:
Level 5 Leaders: The research team was shocked to discover the type of leadership required to achieve greatness.

The Hedgehog Concept (Simplicity within the Three Circles): To go from good to great requires transcending the curse of competence.

A Culture of Discipline: When you combine a culture of discipline with an ethic of entrepreneurship, you get the magical alchemy of great results. Technology Accelerators: Good-to-great companies think differently about the role of technology.

The Flywheel and the Doom Loop: Those who launch radical change programs and wrenching restructurings will almost certainly fail to make the leap.]]> 300 Jim Collins 0066620996 Bryce 4 4.12 2001 Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
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