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Book Cover for: How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, Arnold Bennett

How to Live on 24 Hours a Day

Arnold Bennett
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If you're starting 2023 with new resolutions, goals, and habits, heed this warning from Arnold Bennett in his book "How to Live on 24 Hours a Day": https://t.co/A6bcWHRc9a

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Book Cover for: Maxims and Reflections, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Maxims and Reflections

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was one of the deepest thinkers of the 18th and 19th centuries. His "Maxims and Reflections" is a terrific source of philosophical wisdom. From his 590 aphorisms and reflections on life, here are our favorites:

Hardcover, 2022

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Book Cover for: How to Live on 24 Hours a Day: The Complete Original Edition, Arnold Bennett

How to Live on 24 Hours a Day: The Complete Original Edition

Arnold Bennett
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If you're starting 2023 with new resolutions, goals, and habits, heed this warning from Arnold Bennett in his book "How to Live on 24 Hours a Day": https://t.co/A6bcWHRc9a

Paperback, 2020

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Danger!: And Other Stories, Arthur Conan Doyle

Danger!: And Other Stories

Arthur Conan Doyle
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“This world of ours appears to be separated by a slight and precarious margin of safety from a most singular and unexpected danger.” — Arthur Conan Doyle

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Book Cover for: Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking, Daniel C. Dennett

Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking

Daniel C. Dennett
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"In Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking," the philosopher Daniel Dennett offers some general guidelines for using the principle of charity, formulated by social psychologist and game theorist Anatol Rapoport:

Paperback, 2014

$21.95Member price:$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography: A Library of America Paperback Classic, Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography: A Library of America Paperback Classic

Benjamin Franklin
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In The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, we find a list of thirteen virtues that “occurr’d to me as necessary or desirable.” Here they are: https://t.co/khF0Mx6NV6

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Book Cover for: Maxims And Reflections: Original Text, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Maxims And Reflections: Original Text

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was one of the deepest thinkers of the 18th and 19th centuries. His "Maxims and Reflections" is a terrific source of philosophical wisdom. From his 590 aphorisms and reflections on life, here are our favorites:

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Book Cover for: How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day: How to Live, Arnold Bennett

How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day: How to Live

Arnold Bennett
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If you're starting 2023 with new resolutions, goals, and habits, heed this warning from Arnold Bennett in his book "How to Live on 24 Hours a Day": https://t.co/A6bcWHRc9a

Paperback, 2016

$5.95Member price:$2.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie
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A brief, no fluff, summary of Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People. https://fs.blog/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people/

Paperback, 1998

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive, Noah J. Goldstein

Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive

Noah J. Goldstein
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What are the best strategies to get people to say “Yes” to your requests in life? In this episode, Robert Cialdini dives deep into the 7 small things that make a huge impact in influencing others. https://t.co/YUFWOo0p06

Paperback, 2009

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book