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#1 The most important place you can spend time in is your home. Make the most of it by clearing out the excess stuff that's been collecting, and you'll be able to live a more fulfilling life.
#2 There is one moment when people decide to embark on a minimalist lifestyle. For most people, it is when they go on a trip and realize how much they own, and how little space...
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#1 As you pass through your thirties and forties, you begin to notice changes in your body. You're gaining weight and experiencing cravings. You're feeling old before your time, and just plain off.
#2 There are many bad dogmas in the intermittent fasting community. Don't waste your time or energy on them. Focus on what's important: healthy food, when you eat it, and...
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Get the Summary of Stephen Fry's Mythos in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: Here are the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths, stylishly retold by Stephen Fry. The legendary writer, actor, and comedian breathes life into ancient tales, from Pandora's box to Prometheus's fire, and transforms the adventures of Zeus and the Olympians into emotionally resonant and deeply...
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Get the Summary of Michelle Braun's High-Octane Brain in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: American adults fear Alzheimer¹s more than any other disease (including cancer), and because many people do not realize there is no genetic cause for 99 percent of Alzheimer¹s cases, they do not take the necessary steps to change lifestyle factors shown to significantly protect against the disease....
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Get the Summary of The Dalai Lama with Sofia Stril-Rever's My Spiritual Journey in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In this elegant self-portrait, the world's most outspoken and influential spiritual leader recounts his epic and engaging life story. The Dalai Lama's most accessible and intimate book, My Spiritual Journey is an excellent introduction to the larger-than-life leader of Tibetan...
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#1 There are four rules of firearm safety: 1. Always treat your firearm as if it is loaded. 2. Never point your firearm at anything you are not willing to destroy. 3. Always keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target. 4. Always be sure of your target and what is behind it before you pull the trigger.
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#1 Gravity does not exist because a majority of politicians decided to pass a law saying that objects fall to the earth. Instead, it is a law of nature, a governing rule that is self-evident.
#2 The House of Representatives of Massachusetts wrote a document that was a defiant objection to the Stamp Act, a new tax on every piece of printed paper used by the colonists.
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#1 On August 1, the first day of practice for the 1988 season, Coach Gary Gaines delivered his team a new rallying cry: Coin to State in eighty-eight. His words could have come from any high school coach renewing the ritual of sport.
#2 Odessa, Texas, was founded in the 1880s by a group of men from Zanesville, Ohio. They saw a great opportunity to make money if they...
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#1 The focus of tidying is on objects, while the focus of cleaning is on dirt. Tidying means moving objects and putting them away, while cleaning means wiping and sweeping away dirt. The responsibility for mess and clutter lies 100 percent with the individual.
#2 The key to my approach is to keep only those things that spark joy and to discard the rest. Does it spark...
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#1 The movement toward sustainable landscaping is gaining momentum. Gardeners are planting more ecologically sound gardens that include both people and wildlife. These gardens are grounded in new concepts such as permaculture and ecological design, but they draw from traditional techniques and designs.
#2 Permaculture designer Larry Santoyo of Earthflow Design...
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Get the Summary of Charmaine Wilkerson's Black Cake in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes...
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#1 I would often end up in places like this-back pockets of the world where less desirable things and people are crammed away. I was always shocked by the sight of children working, smiling, in some places.
#2 I meet my friend in the orange dress again, and we walk to the other side of the river. We say goodbye, and I continue on my journey. I know with certainty that I'll see her...
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#1 I was born in 1969, and I didn't expect a career in the entertainment industry. Yet I was blessed with moxie, stick-to-itiveness, spunk, an off-kilter grin, and a near-delusional ignorance of my own limitations.
#2 I was so excited about the commercial that I showed up with giant red blotches all over my face and skin the morning of the shoot. The ad aired, and children...
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Get the Summary of Barbara Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing...
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Get the Summary of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Aldous Huxley's profoundly important classic of world literature, Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically-advanced future where humans are genetically bred, socially indoctrinated, and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively uphold an authoritarian ruling order–all at...
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#1 The music industry has changed dramatically over the past few decades, and so has the way musicians think about their careers. You must start thinking about your career from a more professional and businesslike perspective.
#2 The marketing process typically starts with a vision, which is a declaration that defines your ultimate place in about seven to ten years...
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Get the Summary of Michael Cohen's Disloyal in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: About the Original Book In the book "Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump" by Michael Cohen, Cohen an American attorney and businessman. Who acted as Special Counsel to President Donald J. Trump from 2017-2018 and as Executive VP for the Trump Organization...
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#1 I signed copies of my book at 23rd Avenue Books in Portland, Oregon, in August 1996. Bob warned me that if I wanted to make a career out of writing, I'd need to release a new book every year. He said readers liked short sentences.
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#1 The author, who is extremely shy, must often turn the ears of others in her direction to get what she requires for survival and a good life. She can't always wait for unbidden champions to do her advocacy for her.
#2 We must learn to insist that we have rights to airtime. Our increased use of that punctuation mark, written or spoken, is one way to begin.
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#1 I had lived in China for five years by 2001, and I had traveled passively by bus, plane, boat, and train. But when I got a Chinese driver's license, I realized that nothing could be taken for granted.
#2 When I began planning my trip, a Beijing driver recommended The Chinese Automobile Driver's Book of Maps. The book divided the nation into 158 separate diagrams,...
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