Sophie's World
Sophie's World

Author: Jostein Gaarder

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2007-03-20

Total Pages: 599

ISBN-13: 1466804270

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A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind

Author: Julian Jaynes

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2000-08-15

Total Pages: 580

ISBN-13: 0547527543

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National Book Award Finalist: “This man’s ideas may be the most influential, not to say controversial, of the second half of the twentieth century.”—Columbus Dispatch At the heart of this classic, seminal book is Julian Jaynes's still-controversial thesis that human consciousness did not begin far back in animal evolution but instead is a learned process that came about only three thousand years ago and is still developing. The implications of this revolutionary scientific paradigm extend into virtually every aspect of our psychology, our history and culture, our religion—and indeed our future. “Don’t be put off by the academic title of Julian Jaynes’s The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. Its prose is always lucid and often lyrical…he unfolds his case with the utmost intellectual rigor.”—The New York Times “When Julian Jaynes . . . speculates that until late in the twentieth millennium BC men had no consciousness but were automatically obeying the voices of the gods, we are astounded but compelled to follow this remarkable thesis.”—John Updike, The New Yorker “He is as startling as Freud was in The Interpretation of Dreams, and Jaynes is equally as adept at forcing a new view of known human behavior.”—American Journal of Psychiatry

Rival
Rival

Author: Penelope Douglas

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-08-26

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0698180895

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From the BookTok sensation and New York Times bestselling author of Bully and Falls Boys comes the third novel in the Fall Away series. Two estranged teenagers play games that push the boundaries between love and war.... For the two years she was away at boarding school, Madoc had no word from Fallon. Back when they lived in the same house, she used to cut him down during the day and then leave her door open for him at night. Now he's ready to beat her at her own game.... Fallon can tell that Madoc still wants her, even if he acts like he's better than her. But she won't be scared away. Or pushed down. She'll call his bluff and fight back. That's what he wants right? As long as she keeps her guard up, he'll never know how much he affects her....

Golden Chaos
Golden Chaos

Author: Colette Rhodes

Publisher:

Published: 2021-04-20

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13:

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Life isn't a fairytale, but for a few days I got to pretend it was. Now I'm back in my childhood bedroom in New York, eating breakup ice cream and listening to early 2000s emo music. Whatever, this was the wake-up call I needed. It's time for Ria 2.0. No more bailouts. No more half-baked projects. No more impulsive decisions. Simple, right? Except my ex-boyfriend wants to drop the ex part, the three bears aren't so willing to let their Goldilocks go, and their mother is more Wicked Witch than Mama Bear. How am I supposed to pull it together when chaos follows everywhere I go? Golden Chaos is book two of the Three Bears duet. It is a medium burn, reverse harem romance for readers 18+

Forbidden Desire
Forbidden Desire

Author: Jordan Silver

Publisher:

Published: 2020-08-02

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

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When my dad married her mom she was supposed to be no more than my new little sister, the daughter my dad always wanted. But things don't always go as planned. I didn't set out to fall for her, I was too busy enjoying my senior year of high school amd being the star quaterback and all that entails to want to settle for anyone. But those big woeful eyes and that soft unassuming way of hers soon got under my skin.It was the rumors that started it. Until news of his prowess reached my ears he was just the new stepbrother life had saddled me with. We got along fine at first as we settled into our new family dynamic. But it wasn't long before I started wondering if the rumors were true and found myself dying to find out for myself. His resistance only made me want him even more.

A Dance for Him
A Dance for Him

Author: Lara Richard

Publisher:

Published: 2016-02-26

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9781530222780

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"How many rules would you break for the one person who makes you feel alive?" "A long-term plan ..." Smart, feisty working-class student Paige Lytton is saving up for law school by stripping at a club once a week. She studies hard to maintain her perfect GPA, so her social life consists of steamy daydreams about her professor, Sebastian Morland. She'd love to do more than fantasize about him, but that would ruin both their lives. Besides, Sebastian, a well-known writer and scion of a wealthy family, would never be interested in Paige. Or so she thinks. "A short-term agreement ..." Sebastian hasn't written a word in years. Paige, his favorite student, is a bright spot in a less-than-fulfilling life -- so when he finds out she's working at a strip club, he's horrified ... even as the knowledge fuels his own forbidden appetites. To keep Paige safe, he offers her a deal: dance privately for him ... at his home. But Sebastian knows his motives aren't as pure as he'd like to pretend. "Running out of time ..." Before long, Paige and Sebastian are forced to admit that their secret arrangement is more personal than business ... that their dance springs from their deepest longings. Caught between guilt and desire, they surrender to the forbidden flame that burns between them. But now the man who's been stalking Paige has discovered the truth about their clandestine meetings. Will he bring their lives -- and any chance at a future together -- crashing down around them?

Bad Uncle
Bad Uncle

Author: Jordan Silver

Publisher:

Published: 2017-03-26

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 9781544944203

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When Mark left the home of his adoptive parents seventeen years ago, he swore to himself that he wouldn't be back until he could get his revenge.Now eighteen years later he'd moved on and built a life for himself, leaving the past behind. That is until his adoptive brother's daughter searched him out. The brother who'd made his life a living hell. Now he's back in his hometown at the request of his 'niece' and his revenge just might take another form.

Out of Bounds
Out of Bounds

Author: Lauren Blakely

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2016-11-22

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 1681196336

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From #1 New York Times bestseller Lauren Blakely, a steamy new romance about a quarterback on the rise, the off-limits team lawyer, and a spark too hot to resist. The first rule of football--don't screw with a streak. My career is finally looking up, and I'm leading a new pro team down the field every Sunday. No way will I mess with that. But when I meet the most stunning and captivating woman I've ever seen, I tell myself one night will have to be enough. But it's not. And now I can't get her out of my mind. Even when I'm playing. Even when I need to focus. Even when I'm on the hottest streak of my life. And it turns out, she's not just some random woman I met. She works for the team. My team. *** I only have one goal this season--do my part as the team's lawyer to keep them out of trouble. Help rebuild their reputation on and off the field. There's no room for error and certainly no room for a secret tryst with a player . . . even if he's the quarterback. Right?

Love What Matters
Love What Matters

Author: LoveWhatMatters

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-05-02

Total Pages: 413

ISBN-13: 1501169149

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In the bestselling tradition of The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Humans of New York comes a collection of authentic, emotional, and inspiring stories about life’s most important moments, as curated by the editors at Love What Matters. “90% of the reads bring me to tears. I just can't believe the love this world truly has when all we see is hate. This is so uplifting.” —Shelsea Where do you go when you want to feel inspired? When you want to forget about the divisiveness and the anger? For over five million people, that place is Love What Matters, a digital platform dedicated to finding and sharing the daily moments of kindness, compassion, and love that so often go overlooked. This curated collection of powerful stories features first person accounts and photographs that perfectly capture each moment: A husband learning he’s about to be a dad. A new mom embracing her body. A cashier inadvertently teaching a young girl a lesson about patience. A bagel from a stranger that saved a homeless man’s life. From long overdue adoptions to military heroes returning home; from a fireman’s touching 9/11 tribute to what an old dinner plate found at a bake sale can teach us all about life—these are the moments that matter. They are genuine. Authentic. Raw. And they are perfect in their imperfection—just like all of us. You will no doubt experience goosebumps and tears, but this mosaic of life’s moments will leave you with something even more profound: a reminder that, in the end, love always wins. “This really is the best page on Facebook. It renews your love of humanity. There are still good people. We need more reports of acts of kindness.” —Johnny

Dr. Grant
Dr. Grant

Author: Catharina Maura

Publisher: Ichara LLC

Published: 2021-08-12

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9781955981033

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Dr. Noah Grant's dream job at a prestigious private college came with three rules:1. Don't sleep with the students2. Don't sleep with a patient3. Stay away from Harold Astor's granddaughterSeems easy, right?It was. Right until Amara Astor walks into his office with one of her own inventions - a toy - stuck inside her.She's a patient, a Ph.D. student, and she's Harold Astor's granddaughter. She's entirely off-limits.Getting involved with her puts his promising future at risk, yet he can't turn her away. Not when doing so means she'll find someone else to test her crazy inventions with.