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The things you cans see only when you slow down: how to be calm in a busy world
This international bestseller by Korean Buddhist monk Haemin Sunim offers gentle wisdom on how to navigate the challenges of modern life with calm and clarity. Blending mindfulness, spiritual insight, and personal reflection, Sunim emphasizes the importance of slowing down in a world obsessed with speed. Through brief essays and serene illustrations, he addresses topics such as love, work, rela…
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- 9780241340660
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- 265 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
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- SS 158.1 SUN t
Self-improved me: an illustrated guide to self-discovery and continuous impro…
This illustrated book offers a toolkit that doesn’t promise a one-size-fits-all method. It’s about the discovery process itself. With bite-sized writings and illustrations, it aims to help get us to know ourselves better and appreciate our unique way of progressing in life. It includes exercise templates and practical tips for arranging our priorities, measuring our progress, and making bet…
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- 9789815266153
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- viii, 172 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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- SS 158.1 PUA s
How to talk to anyone: 92 little tricks for big success in relationships
9 ways to make a dynamite first impression 14 ways to master small talk, "big talk," and body language 14 ways to walk and talk like a VIP or celebrity 6 ways to sound like an insider in any crowd 7 ways to establish deep subliminal rapport with anyone 9 ways to feed someone's ego (and know when NOT to!) 11 ways to make your phone a powerful communications tool 15 ways to work a party like a po…
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- 9780722538074
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- xiii, 334 p. ; 20 cm.
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- SS 158.2 LOW h
Shoe dog: a memoir by the creator of nike
In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands. In 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed $50 from his father and created a company with a simple mission: impor…
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- 9781471146725
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- 386 p. ; 20 cm.
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- SS 338.04 KNI s
Crime and punishment
Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing vo…
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- 9781847498830
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- xiv, 560 p. : Map. ; 20 cm.
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- SS F DOS c
The reappearance of rachel price
18-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness, but she has no memory of it. Rachel is gone, long presumed dead, and Bel wishes everyone would just move on. But the case is dragged up from the past when the Price family agree to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait …
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- 9780008617264
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- 429 p. ; 22 cm.
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- SS F JAC r
More days at the morisaki bookshop
In this charming and emotionally resonant follow up to the internationally bestselling Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, Satoshi Yagisawa paints a poignant and thoughtful portrait of life, love, and how much books and bookstores mean to the people who love them.
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- 9781786584328
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- 167 p. ; 20 cm.
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- Days at the morishaki bookshop ; 2
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- SS F YAG m
Welcome to hyunam-dong bookshop
Yeongju is burned out. With her high-flying career, demanding marriage, and bustling life in Seoul, she knows she should feel successful—but all she feels is drained. Haunted by an abandoned dream, she takes a leap of faith and leaves her old life behind. Quitting her job and divorcing her husband, Yeongju moves to a quiet residential neighborhood outside the city and opens the Hyunam-dong Bo…
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- 9781526662286
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- 301 p. ; 20 cm.
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- SS F HWA w
What you are looking for is in the library
What are you looking for? This is the famous question routinely asked by Tokyo’s most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. Like most librarians, Komachi has read every book lining her shelves—but she also has the unique ability to read the souls of her library guests. For anyone who walks through her door, Komachi can sense exactly what they’re looking for in life and provide just the boo…
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- 9781804994139
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- 250 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
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- SS F AOY m
Wicked
When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil? Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about…
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- 9781035421060
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- 495 p. ; 20 cm.
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- SS F MAG w
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