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Red Notice
“The less people know about how sausages and laws are made, the better they sleep at night.” ~Bill Browder
Where the Crawdads Sing
“I wasn't aware that words could hold so much. I didn't know a sentence could be so full.” ~Delia Owens
Our Woman in Moscow
“I spent most of my life just trying to be safe. Trying to hide from what scared me. Letting other people control what happened to me. Then I realized the idea of safety itself is just a delusion. -Life- is risky. And hiding isn't -living-.” ~Beatriz Williams
The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive
“No amount of intellectual prowess or personal charisma can make up for an inability to identify a few simple things and stick to them over time.” ~Patrick Lencioni
Sold on a Monday
“There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth.” ~Kristina McMorris
Anxious for Nothing
“This is a call, not to a feeling, but to a decision and a deeply rooted confidence that God exists, that he is in control, and that he is good.” ~Max Lucado
Under Pressure
“I have tissues right where students can reach them but have noticed that girls often avoid taking one. It's as though needing to use a tissue suggests that they have totally lost control of their feelings.” ~ Dr. Lisa Damour
A Good Wife
“The truth, my truth, was that there were only two real choices - lightness or darkness, energy or defeat, happiness or despair. I was choosing happiness.” ~Samra Zafar
Play
“Stepping out of a normal routine, finding novelty, being open to serendipity, enjoying the unexpected, embracing a little risk, and finding pleasure in the heightened vividness of life. These are all qualities of a state of play.” ~Stuart Brown
The 5 Temptations of a CEO
It serves a timeless and potent reminder that success as a leader can come down to practicing a few simple behaviors--behaviors that are painfully difficult for each of us to master. ~from the intro
You Who? Why You Matter
“Obedience to God always, always, beautifies. It always adds dimension and fullness, which are the results of living how we were meant to live. Our greatest potential will be found in our greatest obedience.” ~Rachel Jankovic
Hinds’ Feet on High Places
“Love and Pain go together, for a time at least. If you would know Love, you must know pain too.” ~Hannah Hurnard
Resistance Women
“you must never become accustomed to the extraordinary and the outrageous. If you do, little by little, you'll learn to accept anything.” ~Jennifer Chiaverini,
Born a Crime
“We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited.” ~Trevor Noah
The Personal Librarian
“That Belle denied her true identity in order to protect herself and her family from racial persecution speaks not only to her time but also to ours… This is a compelling and important story.” ~Theresa Anne Fowler
This Present Darkness/ Piercing the Darkness
“No amount of lies, no matter how cleverly couched, will ever outstrip or outlast God’s truth, nor will any lie ever outreach His grace. The Lord knows those who are His, His sheep hear His voice, and the arm of the Lord is never so short that He cannot save.” ~Frank E. Peretti, Piercing the Darkness
Infidel
“There are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice.” ~Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Animal Farm
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” ~George Orwell
Get Out of Your Head
“When you and I choose to believe a lie about ourselves, it’s one of these three lies we believe: I’m helpless. I’m worthless. I’m unlovable.” ~Jennie Allen
The Art of Gathering
“Gatherings crackle and flourish when real thought goes into them, when (often invisible) structure is baked into them, and when a host has the curiosity, willingness, and generosity of spirit to try.” ~Priya Parker