The Oxford Book of Aphorisms
John Gross
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1Atomic HabitsJames Clear
2Rich Dad, Poor DadRobert T. Kiyosaki
3The 48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene, Joost Elffers
4Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré
5How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale Carnegie
6The Psychology of MoneyMorgan Housel
7Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st CenturyNapoleon Hill
8The 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleStephen R. Covey
9Esquire's The New Rules for MenEsquire
10The AlchemistPaulo Coelho
11Haunting AdelineH. D. Carlton
12Can't Hurt MeDavid GogginsJohn Gross
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William Shakespeare
Patrick McKeown
Sampson Davis
Robb Wolf
Ken Liu
Miranda Heller
Barry Schwartz
The Paris Review
Justin Cronin
Cormac McCarthy
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Janet & Chris Attwood
Dean C. Delis
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David McCullough
Oprah Winfrey
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William Daniel Hillis
Eric M. Jackson
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Betina Piqueras-Fiszman & Charles Spence
Adam Cohen
David E. Sanger
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