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1) Atomic habits: tiny changes, remarkable results : an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones

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#1 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2024-05-26. Last week it was ranked 3. It has been on the list for 233 week(s).

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

2) Say more: lessons from work, the White House, and the world

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Psaki, Jen

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#2 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2024-05-26. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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"Not many White House Press Secretaries capture the nation's interest the way Jen Psaki did. Refreshingly candid and clear, Psaki quickly became known for her ability to break through the noise and successfully deliver her message. In her highly anticipated book, Psaki shares her journey to the Briefing Room and beyond, taking readers along the campaign trail, to the State Department, and inside the White House under two Presidents. With her signature...

3) The new menopause: navigating your path through hormonal change with purpose, power, and facts

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Haver, Mary Claire

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#3 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2024-05-26. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 2 week(s).

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"Menopause is inevitable, but suffering through it is not! This is the empowering approach to self-advocacy that pioneering women's health advocate Dr. Mary Claire Haver takes for women in the midst of hormonal change in The New Menopause. A comprehensive, authoritative book of science-backed information and lived experience, it covers every woman's needs: From changes in your appearance and sleep patterns to neurological, musculoskeletal, psychological,...

4) The algebra of wealth: a simply formula for financial security

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Galloway, Scott

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#5 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2024-05-26. Last week it was ranked 5. It has been on the list for 3 week(s).

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"A must-have guide to optimizing your life for wealth and success, from bestselling author, NYU professor and co-host of the Pivot podcast Scott Galloway. Today's workers have more opportunities and mobility than any generation before. They also face unprecedented challenges, including inflation, labor and housing shortages, and climate volatility. Even the notion of "retirement" is undergoing a profound rethink, as our lifespans extend and our relationship...

5) Open wide: a cookbook for friends

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Blanco, Benny

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#7 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2024-05-26. Last week it was ranked 6. It has been on the list for 2 week(s).

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"The debut cookbook from benny blanco--pop music super-producer, artist, actor on FXX's Dave, and consummate food freak--teaches you everything you need to know about cooking, enjoying life, and throwing the greatest dinner party of all time."--

6) The creative act: a way of being

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Rubin, Rick

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#8 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2024-05-26. Last week it was ranked 7. It has been on the list for 69 week(s).

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

7) ADHD Is awesome: a guide to (mostly) thriving with ADHD

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Holderness, Penn

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#9 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2024-05-26. Last week it was ranked 2. It has been on the list for 2 week(s).

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The must-have resource for anyone who lives with ADHD, either themselves or with an affected family member. Written to appeal to the ADHD brain, ADHD is Awesome is the engaging, uplifting antidote to traditional ADHD books (which, let's be honest if you have ADHD you'd never read anyway).

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

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Mackesy, Charlie

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#10 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2024-05-26. Last week it was ranked 8. It has been on the list for 220 week(s).

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