18 books like The Magic

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl · 1964 · ★ 4.2 · 178p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1964 and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin 11 months later. In… Shares: Community pick

La Magia Rhonda Byrne · 2012 · ★ 4.5 ¿Recuerdas cuando eras pequeño y creías que la vida era mágica? Pues bien, la magia de la vida es real, y es mucho más impresionante, imponente y apasionante de lo que jamás imaginaste de niño. Puedes vivir tus sueños, puedes tener todo lo que deseas, ¡y tu vida puede tocar el cielo! Te invito a que me acompañes en un inolvidable viaje de 28 días, mientras descubrimos lo deslumbrantes que… Shares: Self-realization, Success, Self help

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams · 1979 · ★ 4.2 · 289p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of six books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "hexalogy" by Douglas Adams. The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams's radio series of the same name. The novel was first published in London on 12 October 1979. It sold 250,000 copies in the first three months. The namesake of the novel is The… Shares: Community pick

The Power Rhonda Byrne · 2010 · ★ 4.5 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate This is the handbook to the greatest power in the universe - The Power to have everything you want. Without The Power, you would not have been born. Without The Power, there wouldn't be a single.human being in the planet. Every discovery, invention and human creation comes from The Power. Perfect health, incredible relationships, a career you love, a life filled with happiness and the money you… Shares: Self-realization, Success, Self help

Break through David C. M. Carter · 2012 · ★ 3.8 · 311p · ≈ 10h · Moderate In 1954, Roger Bannister decided he would break the four-minute-mile record. Not only did he do this, but within a year, his achievement empowered 37 others to do the same. He accomplished his own 'breakthrough' and inspired others to push themselves beyond what they thought they could achieve. For the first time, the world's leading mentor David C.M. Carter shares his most effective… Shares: Self-realization, Self help

Learned Optimism Martin Elias Pete Seligman · 2011 · ★ 3.9 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate You can significantly improve your life -- startingtoday-- with the power of Learned Optimism In this groundbreaking national bestseller, Martin E.P. Seligman shows you how to chart a new approach to living with "flexible optimism." Drawing from more than twenty years of clinical research, Dr. Seligman outlines easy-to-follow techniques that have helped thousands of people rise above pessimism… Shares: Self-realization, Self help

The Happiness Trap Russ Harris · 2007 · ★ 4.4 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Build a more satisfying and meaningful life with this best-selling guide to freeing yourself from depression, anxiety, and insecurity through Acceptance and Commitment TherapyAre you, like millions of Americans, caught in the happiness trap? Russ Harris explains that the way most of us go about trying to find happiness ends up making us miserable, driving the epidemics of stress, anxiety, and… Shares: Self-realization, Self help

Power of the Second Question Chris Skellett · 2014 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares: Success, Self help

The Pursuit of Dreams Dr. Dragos Bratasanu · 2018 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Everyone deserves to make their dreams a reality. What dreams of yours have you deferred for too long? It’s all too common for our passions to fall by the wayside amongst the daily grind of ordinary living. Are you ready to take one step today toward answering your heart’s calling and fulfilling your destiny?In The Pursuit of Dreams, Dr. Dragos shares the deeply personal experience of how he… Shares: Success, Self help

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Robin S. Sharma · 1996 · ★ 3.9 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Includes a bonus excerpt of Robin Sharma's upcoming The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari. With more than four million copies sold in fifty-one languages, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari launched a bestselling series and continues to help people from every walk of life live with far greater success, happiness and meaning in these times of dramatic uncertainty. The Monk Who Sold His… Shares: Self-realization, Success

What makes a champion! Allan Snyder · 2002 · 227p · ≈ 7h · Moderate What drives great and successful individuals — be they athletes, artists, or scientists — or businesses, to achieve the extraordinary?Over fifty champions from all walks of life, brought together by Allan Snyder, draw on their experiences to explore the secrets of success in this inspiring, revealing and thought-provoking book.Hear from the authors what made a McDonalds' branch become the most… Shares: Success, Self help

Beyond the Emotional Roller Coaster Anthony Salerno · 2007 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate 'Beyond the Emotional Roller Coaster' will take you on an inspirational journey of personal empowerment toward self-mastery. It offers not only profound insight into how life works but also practical tools for discovering the hidden blessings in all our challenging life experiences. This is ultimately the key to true healing and a means to attaining the peace, joy and love that we all seek.You… Shares: Self-realization, Self help

The power of full engagement Jim Loehr · 2003 · 307p · ≈ 10h · Moderate “Combines the gritty toughmindedness of the best coaches with the gentle-but-insistent inspiration of the most effective spiritual advisers” (Fast Company).This groundbreaking New York Times bestseller has helped hundreds of thousands of people at work and at home balance stress and recovery and sustain high performance despite crushing workloads and 24/7 demands on their time. We live in digital… Shares: Success, Self help

Hot Lemon and Honey Catherine DeVrye · 2000 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate This volume collects the inspiring quotes the author uses worldwide in her motivational seminars. Her own insights have been coupled with 52 quotes offering encouragement to everyone in the workplace, seeking to warm the heart and clear the head. Shares: Success, Self help

Freedom from toxic relationships Avril Carruthers · 2011 · 276p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Toxic relationships come in many guises. That's why they're so hard to pick. Often toxic relationships don't entail physical violence so much as a slow erosion of self-esteem, a loss of personal identity, or a growing desire to please friends, partners, family members and others who are impossible to please. Learn how to recognise the manipulative or sweetly corrosive partner, the family dynamics… Shares: Self-realization, Self help

The Power of Nice Linda Kaplan Thaler & Robin Koval · 2006 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Explains how to build a successful business and career through kindness, trust, and fair play, using real-life examples to demonstrate such benefits as lower recruitment costs, higher productivity, and lower employee turnover. Shares: Success, Self help

The personal efficiency program Kerry Gleeson · 1994 · 211p · ≈ 7h · Moderate A practical guide to getting organized, beating procrastination, and working more efficiently The Fourth Edition of The Personal Efficiency Program continues the book's long tradition of helping overwhelmed professionals get their work lives organized to become more effective and efficient. Readers will learn how to stop procrastinating, stop feeling overwhelmed, and start feeling good about… Shares: Success, Self help

Outwitting the devil Napoleon Hill · 2011 · ★ 4.5 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Originally written in 1938 but never published due to its controversial nature, an insightful guide reveals the seven principles of good that will allow anyone to triumph over the obstacles that must be faced in reaching personal goals. Shares: Success, Self help

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