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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Ryan Holiday's Ego Is the Enemy and NOT the original book. Preview: Ego Is the Enemy is Ryan Holiday’s attack on the role that ego can play in the lives of most people. Holiday does not use the term “ego” in the traditional Freudian sense but...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Angela Duckworth’s Grit and NOT the original book. Preview: In Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Angela Duckworth discusses her research into the characteristics of successful people. She argues that innate talent is less important to...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Philip Moeller's Get What’s Yours for Medicare and NOT the original book. Preview: Get What’s Yours for Medicare by Philip Moeller is a detailed examination of the US Medicare health insurance system intended to help people ensure that they are...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Joel Fuhrman’s, MD The End of Diabetes and NOT the original book. Preview: First published in 2012, The End of Diabetes: The Eat to Live Plan to Prevent and Reverse Diabetes is an argument for diabetics and health care professionals to change their...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Douglas Preston's The Lost City of the Monkey God and NOT the original book. Preview: Douglas Preston’s The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story is an account of the organization and findings of a 2015 expedition into the jungle of eastern...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Adam Hochschild’s Spain In Our Hearts and NOT the original book. Preview: Adam Hochschild’s Spain In Our Hearts is an account of the involvement of US citizens in the Spanish Civil War. It focuses on the experiences of a number of individual...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Diamant’s The Boston Girl and NOT the original book. Preview: The Boston Girl is a novel by award winning writer, Anita Diamant. In this novel, Addie Baum is being interviewed by her granddaughter, Ava Miller, about the many experiences she has...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Anders Ericsson's & et al Peak and NOT the original book. Preview: Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise offers practical, evidence-based insight into what creates top performers and experts across a wide range of disciplines. There...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking with Einstein and NOT the original book. Preview: Moonwalking with Einstein recounts author Joshua Foer’s yearlong journey from participant-journalist covering the national memory championships to becoming the 2006 USA...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Sean Carroll’s The Big Picture and NOT the original book. Preview: The Big Picture by Sean Carroll is a scientific exploration of many essential questions of humanity, such as the meaning of life and the origin of the universe, considered from...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Crystal Paine's Money Making Mom and NOT the original book.   Preview: Money Making Mom by Crystal Paine is a finance guide that encourages women to generate greater income streams through creative, entrepreneurial business ideas. It...

ABOUT THE BOOK “We have the power to change the world with our ideas, and we have the power to change the lives of others through our quiet leadership and steadfast approach.” Introverts are idea people. We are great listeners and friends, and form meaningful relationships in our...

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of To Kill a Mockingbird tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Harper Lee’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This...

Readers of Fear: Trump in the White House seeking engagement for all reading groups can gain further insight with this essential resource as a guide to aid your discussions. Fear: Trump in the White House is an inside story in the White House written by American investigative journalist Bob...