This modern masterpiece follows two friends, Elena and Lila, as they grow up in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples in the 1950s. Through their intertwined paths, Ferrante tells the story of a changing nation and the nature of friendship. This rich, intense, and generous-hearted book is a must-read for fans of character-driven stories.

Neapolitan Novels, Book One

My Brilliant Friend

"Discover a balm for life's ups and downs in this engaging collection of advice columns. Written by the once-anonymous author of a popular online column, this book features never-before-published pieces, along with raw and honest insights on topics like love, loss, and the pursuit of happiness. With a new introduction by Steve Almond, Tiny Beautiful Things is a heartwarming and humorous read that will leave you feeling seen, heard, and understood."

Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

Tiny Beautiful Things

Four unique sisters rely on each other during their father's absence in this heartwarming story. From putting on plays to forming secret societies, they face life's ups and downs with the one question always on their minds: will Father make it home safely from war?

Little Women

Revolutionize the way you work and live with The 4-Hour Workweek. This guide to luxury lifestyle design provides practical tips and case studies to help you escape the rat race, travel the world, and earn a monthly five-figure income with zero management. Learn how to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour, eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours, and trade a long-haul career for frequent mini-retirements. The newly expanded edition includes real-world templates and the latest tools and tricks for living like a diplomat or millionaire without being either.

Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

The 4-Hour Workweek

This book takes you on a journey through the captivating story of two young artists who made a pact to take care of each other during the hungry years of late sixties and seventies New York City. It is a love story, an elegy, a historical snapshot, and a tribute to its rich and poor, its hustlers and hellions, and their ascent to fame. Written by Patti Smith, an influential artist herself, it serves as a salute to the worlds of poetry, rock and roll, art, and sexual politics, all colliding and exploding in this unforgettable milieu.

Just Kids

This powerful essay by an award-winning author explores the meaning of feminism today. Drawing on personal experiences, the author provides a nuanced definition of feminism rooted in inclusion and awareness. Her witty and clever prose sheds light on the often masked realities of sexual politics and highlights the harmful effects of gender discrimination for both men and women. A rallying cry for a more just and equal world, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight for gender equality.

We Should All Be Feminists

This poignant memoir follows Maya and her brother as they are sent to live with their grandmother in a small Southern town, facing abandonment and prejudice. After a traumatic incident and years of struggle, Maya learns to liberate herself through self-love, the support of others, and great literature. Poetic and powerful, this book is a timeless standout in the genre of memoir.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

A poignant coming-of-age story, this novel follows Pecola, a young black girl who prays for beauty to fit in with her peers. As her obsession grows, her life begins to unravel. Toni Morrison's debut novel explores our society's obsession with beauty and conformity while diving deep into themes of race, class, and gender with her characteristic grace and subtlety.

The Bluest Eye

Discover the power of introverts with this insightful book. Susan Cain explores how society undervalues introverts and their contributions, from Rosa Parks to Steve Wozniak. Through research and real-life stories, Quiet charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal and introduces successful introverts who often thrive in quiet environments. Prepare to see introverts in a new light and gain a fresh perspective on how we view ourselves and others.

The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Quiet

This classic American novel tells the story of a young girl growing up in a sleepy Southern town and the moral crisis that shakes her community to its core. With universal themes of innocence and experience, love and hate, and kindness and cruelty, this Pulitzer Prize-winning book has sold over 18 million copies and been translated into forty languages. Harper Lee's simple love story is now regarded as a masterpiece of American literature.

To Kill a Mockingbird

This extended essay delves into the feminist ideal of providing women with a literal and figurative space in the male-dominated literary world. Based on Virginia Woolf's lectures at two women's colleges in Cambridge, she explores the role of women as writers and characters in fiction through a fictional narrator and narrative. A thought-provoking and poignant read for anyone interested in gender and literature.

A Room of One's Own

Discover how saying YES changed the life of one of Hollywood's most powerful women and how it can change yours too. In this intimate call to arms, the creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal shares how a simple shift in mindset transformed her introverted life into one of profound joy and success. With humor and passion, Shonda Rhimes inspires readers to embrace the power of "yes" and take control of their own lives.

How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person

Year of Yes

This memoir delves into the intensely personal yet universal experience of loss and grief, exploring the portrait of a marriage and a life in good times and bad. After losing their only daughter, Joan Didion and her husband face a series of traumatic events that challenge their understanding of death, illness, marriage, and memory. This book is an act of literary bravery, offering electric honesty and passion that will speak to anyone who has loved deeply.

The Year of Magical Thinking

This beloved classic novel follows the dynamic protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, as she learns the impact of hasty judgments and the importance of genuine goodness. Set in Regency-era Great Britain, the story satirizes societal expectations and the pressure to marry for financial gain. With witty humor and memorable characters, Pride and Prejudice has become one of the most popular and widely adapted novels in English literature.

Pride and Prejudice

This book by a Japanese cleaning consultant introduces a revolutionary method for tidying up your home that promises lasting results. Rather than a room-by-room approach, the KonMari method organizes by category and helps you determine which items "spark joy." With detailed guidance and a focus on simplifying and decluttering, you can achieve a tidy home and a calm, motivated mindset. This international bestseller offers a whole new level of tidying up that can change your life.

The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

A woman who has lost everything decides to walk 1,100 miles of the west coast of America alone. With no experience in long-distance hiking, she sets out to piece together a life that has crumbled in the wake of her mother's death.

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