NYT - Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous

1) The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse

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#9 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-11-19. It has been on the list for 204 week(s).

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"A modern, illustrated fable for readers of all ages that explores life's universal lessons from beloved British illustrator Charlie Mackesy"--

2) Hidden potential: the science of achieving greater things

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Grant, Adam

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#1 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-11-12. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again illuminates how we can elevate ourselves and others to unexpected heights. We live in a world that's obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and...

3) How to know a person: the art of seeing others deeply and being deeply seen

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Brooks, David

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#2 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-11-12. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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"As David Brooks observes, "There is one skill that lies at the heart of any healthy person, family, school, community organization, or the ability to see someone else deeply and make them feel seen--to accurately know another person, to let them feel valued, heard, and understood." And yet we humans don't do this well. All around us are people who feel invisible, unseen, misunderstood. In How to Know a Person, Brooks sets out to help us do better,...

4) The pioneer woman cooks: dinner's ready! : 112 fast and fabulous recipes for slightly impatient home cooks

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Drummond, Ree

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Pioneer woman cooks

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#3 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-11-12. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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"The #1 New York Times bestselling author and Food Network favorite The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond returns with an exciting new cookbook filled with no-fuss family recipes for dinners, desserts, and more. Cook smarter, not harder! After seventeen years of sharing recipes in my cookbooks, on my website, and on my cooking show, I still absolutely love cooking! That said, while I enjoy making a slow-cooked meat sauce or long-braised pork roast, life...

5) How to win at chess: the ultimate guide for beginners and beyond

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Rozman, Levy

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#4 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-11-12. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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Learn chess from International Master and YouTube's top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players.

6) Atomic habits : tiny changes, remarkable results

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Clear, James

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#5 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-11-12. Last week it was ranked 2. It has been on the list for 205 week(s).

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James Clear, an expert on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. He draws on proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. "No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving-every day....

7) Be useful: seven tools for life

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Schwarzenegger, Arnold

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#6 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-11-19. Last week it was ranked 6. It has been on the list for 4 week(s).

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"The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life-distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone. The world's greatest bodybuilder. The world's highest paid movie star. The leader of the world's sixth largest economy. That these are the same person sounds like the setup to a joke. But this is no joke. This is Arnold Schwarzenegger. And...

8) The creative act: a way of being

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Rubin, Rick

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#8 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-11-19. Last week it was ranked 7. It has been on the list for 42 week(s).

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"From the legendary music producer, a savant at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book, many years in the making, that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us. "I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be." -Rick Rubin. Many famed music producers, however brilliant, become known for a particular sound which...

9) Basics with Babish: recipes for screwing up, trying again, and hitting it out of the park

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Rea, Andrew

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#8 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-11-12. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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Over 100 easy-to-follow recipes that teach you how to learn from your mistakes and become a better cook, from the culinary genius who created the Babish Culinary Universe YouTube channel in this long-awaited companion. In his wildly popular Basics with Babish series, YouTube star Andrew Rea, who has amassed millions of subscribers, attempts, often fails, but always teaches cooking techniques for all levels of cooks. He's explained everything from...

10) The way forward

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Yung Pueblo

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#9 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-11-12. Last week it was ranked 7. It has been on the list for 3 week(s).

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"In this third and final installment of his poetic trilogy, Yung Pueblo expands upon favorite themes while guiding readers further, toward a life lived authentically, intuitively, and in harmony with others. In these rapidly changing times, it is more important than ever to know ourselves well and fully, even and especially in the face of turmoil. The Way Forward encourages readers to connect more deeply to their intuition, using it to remain focused...

11) Build the life you want: the art and science of getting happier

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Brooks, Arthur C

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#10 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2023-11-19. Last week it was ranked 10. It has been on the list for 8 week(s).

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"Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey combine their decades of experience studying happiness from every angle to show readers how to improve their lives right now, instead of waiting for the outside world to change. They offer a research-based work plan that shows the reader how to manage their emotions so they no longer control their outlook and behavior; turn life's inevitable difficulties and challenges into opportunities for growth; strengthen their...