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El Champo Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou
El ChampoEl Champo

"She comprehended the perversity of life, that in the struggle lies the joy." (Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)

Paperback, Mass Market, 2009

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life, David Brooks

The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life

David Brooks
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"Thus, the most complete definition of a commitment is this: falling in love with something and then building a structure of behavior around it for those moments when love falters." (David Brooks, The Second Mountain)

Paperback, 2020

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss

The Name of the Wind

Patrick Rothfuss
El ChampoEl Champo

"That’s why stories appeal to us. They give us the clarity and simplicity our real lives lack.” (Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind)

Paperback, Mass Market, 2008

$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Greenlights, Matthew McConaughey

Greenlights

Matthew McConaughey
El ChampoEl Champo

"We cannot fully appreciate the light without the shadows. We have to be thrown off balance to find our footing. It’s better to jump than fall. And here I am." (Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights)

Paperback, 2024

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 1: Dune: Book 1, Frank Herbert

Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 1: Dune: Book 1

Frank Herbert
El ChampoEl Champo

"Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn to see fear’s path.” (Frank Herbert, Dune)

Hardcover, 2020

$25.99$12.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Pathless Path, Paul Millerd

The Pathless Path

Paul Millerd
El ChampoEl Champo

"My friend Jonny Miller argues that “human existence is an infinitely unfolding process of remembering, forgetting, and remembering again.”" (Paul Millerd, The Pathless Path) ⁦@p_millerd⁩ ⁦@jonnym1ller⁩

Hardcover, 2022

$29.97$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life, Mark Manson

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

Mark Manson
El ChampoEl Champo

"Fault is past tense. Responsibility is present tense. Fault results from choices that have already been made. Responsibility results from the choices you’re currently making, every second of every day." (Mark Manson, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck)

Hardcover, 2016

$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran

The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran
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"Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears. And how else can it be? The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain." (Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet)

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Book Cover for: Foundation, Isaac Asimov

Foundation

Isaac Asimov
El ChampoEl Champo

"Why, he wondered, did so many people spend their lives not trying to find answers to questions—not even thinking of questions to begin with?" (Isaac Asimov, Prelude to Foundation)

Paperback, Mass Market, 1991

$10.00$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Shantaram, Gregory David Roberts

Shantaram

Gregory David Roberts
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"Optimism is the first cousin of love, and it’s exactly like love in three ways: it’s pushy, it has no real sense of humour, and it turns up where you least expect it." (Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram)

Paperback, 2005

$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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