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booksIt's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime (Young Readers Edition) Review

It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime (Young Readers Edition) Review

The young readers' adaptation of Trevor Noah's Born a Crime keeps the heart of his apartheid-era childhood while making it accessible to middle-grade readers.

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booksStormlight Archive Mass-Market Boxed Set I (Books 1-3) Review

Stormlight Archive Mass-Market Boxed Set I (Books 1-3) Review

The Stormlight Archive is Brandon Sanderson's defining series. The mass-market boxed set is the right way to commit to the first three books at once.

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booksDune Saga 3-Book Boxed Set (Dune, Messiah, Children) Review

Dune Saga 3-Book Boxed Set (Dune, Messiah, Children) Review

The original Atreides trilogy is Dune at its peak. The boxed set is the right way to read all three before the saga gets philosophical.

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booksPrinciples: Life and Work by Ray Dalio Review

Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio Review

Ray Dalio's Principles is either the most-recommended business book of the decade or 600 pages of self-aggrandizement. Here's where the truth lands.

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booksMistborn Boxed Set I (Final Empire / Well of Ascension / Hero of Ages) Review

Mistborn Boxed Set I (Final Empire / Well of Ascension / Hero of Ages) Review

The Mistborn original trilogy is the cleanest entry into Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere. Three books, three magic systems, one of the great endings in modern fantasy.

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booksThe Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin Review

The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin Review

Liu Cixin's Hugo winner reframes first-contact sci-fi through Cultural Revolution history. It's denser than Western sci-fi — and that's the point.

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booksThe Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club #3) by Richard Osman Review

The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club #3) by Richard Osman Review

Richard Osman's third Thursday Murder Club novel arrives with high expectations. The pensioner-detectives are sharper, the body count higher, and the laughs land harder.

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booksBeach Read by Emily Henry Review

Beach Read by Emily Henry Review

It's marketed as a beach rom-com. It's actually a grief novel disguised as a meet-cute, and that's why 100,000+ readers gave it five stars.

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booksThe Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz Review

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz Review

Don Miguel Ruiz's The Four Agreements is the 1997 Toltec wisdom book that sold 12 million copies. We re-read it for self-help readers wondering if the principles hold.

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booksSapiens by Yuval Noah Harari Review

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari Review

Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens is the 2014 history-of-humankind bestseller that sold 25 million copies. We re-read it for non-fiction enthusiasts wondering if the hype holds.

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booksThe Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn Review

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn Review

The Woman in the Window is A.J. Finn's 2018 Hitchcockian thriller. We re-read it for thriller fans wanting a unreliable-narrator psychological thriller pick.

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booksTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Review

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Review

Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is the 1960 Pulitzer winner about Atticus Finch + Scout. We re-read it for readers wondering whether the high-school assigned book holds up.

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