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Why I Write by George Orwell & the 4 Questions Every Writer Should Ask
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The Catcher in the Rye (1951) by J.D. Salinger
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The Alchemist (1988) by Paulo Coelho & Your Personal Legend
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Eleven Minutes (2003) by Paulo Coelho & the Art of Prostitution
Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho My rating: 3 of 5 stars Eleven Minutes (2003) by Paulo Coelho is much more than a story about a prostitute trying to find love. From the interior of Brazil to the beaches...
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Aleph (2011) by Paulo Coelho & the Power of Patience
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The Pilgrimage (1987) by Paulo Coelho & the Invisible World
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The Kite Runner (2003) by Khaled Hosseini & the Rape of a Friendship
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A Time to Love in Tehran by C.G. Fewston – Chapter One on Booksie
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Rework (2010) by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier & Their Advice for Greatness
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Dating the Moon through Music (Essay, 2014) by Yuanchao Bi
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It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be (2003) by Paul Arden...
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Dark Matter (2011) by Gregory Sholette & the Emergence of Humanity’s Evolving...
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A Risk I’m Willing to Take (2014) by Kristiana Purnama Sari
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Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus (1992) by John Gray, including Man’s...
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Notes from the Universe (2003) by Mike Dooley & the Secret to Dreams Coming True
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If Life is a Game, These are the Rules (1998) by Chérie Carter-Scott & the...
If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules by Cherie Carter-Scott My rating: 5 of 5 stars If Life is a Game, These are the Rules (1998) by Chérie Carter-Scott was first introduced as “Ten Rules for Being...
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