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House of Beautiful Business Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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From business-as-usual to business that鈥檚 beautiful.

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Book Cover for: Man on Wire, Philippe Petit

Man on Wire

Philippe Petit
House of Beautiful BusinessHouse of Beautiful Business

4/10. Tip on the tightrope Take inspiration from Philippe Petit, whose 1974 walk between the Twin Towers of WTC is the subject of a brilliant documentary Man on Wire. First, balance on one foot. Then try your chair. Proceed to walk across a tree log, Dirty Dancing-style.

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Anna Karenina

Le贸n Tolst贸i
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2/8. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy Cited as one of the world鈥檚 greatest novels, the work paints a realist canvas of both contemporary life in Russia and humankind. Pretty timely, we thought. (It鈥檚 also on Ernest Hemingway鈥檚 list of "books you ought to read.")

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Book Cover for: Bittersweet (Oprah's Book Club): How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, Susan Cain

Bittersweet (Oprah's Book Club): How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

Susan Cain
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Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by @SusanCain (2022) This is your pick if you want to explore the misunderstood side of creativity and turn sadness into your superpower; plus, hear Susan鈥檚 tales from 2018鈥檚 gathering of the House! https://t.co/ZpKArVKkHm

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy
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2/8. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy Cited as one of the world鈥檚 greatest novels, the work paints a realist canvas of both contemporary life in Russia and humankind. Pretty timely, we thought. (It鈥檚 also on Ernest Hemingway鈥檚 list of "books you ought to read.")

Hardcover, 2014

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Anna Karenina

Leo Leo Tolstoy
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2/8. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy Cited as one of the world鈥檚 greatest novels, the work paints a realist canvas of both contemporary life in Russia and humankind. Pretty timely, we thought. (It鈥檚 also on Ernest Hemingway鈥檚 list of "books you ought to read.")

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Book Cover for: Hiking with Nietzsche: On Becoming Who You Are, John Kaag

Hiking with Nietzsche: On Becoming Who You Are

John Kaag
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1/8. Hiking with Nietzsche, John Kaag What can the philosopher who died hugging a horse teach us about striving to be our best selves? That our brilliance may shine brightest when darkness seems to be surrounding us.

Paperback, 2019

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again: Women and Desire in the Age of Consent, Katherine Angel

Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again: Women and Desire in the Age of Consent

Katherine Angel
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Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again: Women and Desire in the Age of Consent by Katherine Angel (2021) This is your pick if you鈥檙e ready to challenge our assumptions about women鈥檚 desire and remake our thinking about sex, pleasure, and autonomy. https://t.co/KOSzB6PgHK

Paperback, 2022

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Rise: Extraordinary Women of Colour Who Changed the World, Maliha Abidi

Rise: Extraordinary Women of Colour Who Changed the World

Maliha Abidi
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Rise: Extraordinary Women of Colour Who Changed the World by @Maliha_z_Art (2021) This is your pick if you love uplifting POC stories: from the educator who built the first-ever university to the marmalade maker who founded @WomensWorldBnkg. https://t.co/O7Lj4AZ6Us

Hardcover, 2022

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: To Paradise, Hanya Yanagihara

To Paradise

Hanya Yanagihara
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5/8. To Paradise, Hanya Yanagihara Fear. Love. Shame. Need. Loneliness. This is a giant one鈥攐n the aching desire to protect those we love, and the pain that ensues when we cannot.

Paperback, 2023

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Book Cover for: The Book Thief, Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak
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3/8. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak Narrated by Death itself, this poetic story talks about a dark time filled with liveliness and color. The richness of characters will move you鈥攁nd make you fall in love with language all over again.

Hardcover, 2016

$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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