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BAOS Is Now In The Boost Nomination Program
BAOS Is Now In The Boost Nomination Program
And we’re accepting new writers!
Anangsha Alammyan
Sep 29, 2023
What Readers Across the Globe are Reading About Books
What Readers Across the Globe are Reading About Books
A list of the boosted stories from Books Are Our Superpower in December 2024.
Anangsha Alammyan
Jan 17
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Four Ways George Orwell’s ‘1984’ Predicted the Future
Four Ways George Orwell’s ‘1984’ Predicted the Future
George Orwell’s ‘1984’ is a chilling classic about living in a totalitarian regime
Sheena Joseph
Mar 30
Why You Must Read ‘The Power of Now’. (There Really is no Time Like the Present.)
Why You Must Read ‘The Power of Now’. (There Really is no Time Like the Present.)
Take your first steps on the path to enlightenment. What have you got to lose?
Steve Middle
Mar 30
My Goodreads for 2025 (part 1)
My Goodreads for 2025 (part 1)
Every year, I give myself a Goodreads Challenge. It keeps me motivated to read, which is always a good habit. However, I still have a stack…
Nick Howard
Mar 30
The Art of the Novel: Exploring Milan Kundera’s Literary Insights
The Art of the Novel: Exploring Milan Kundera’s Literary Insights
How Music and Writing Intertwine in the Creative Process
Wawan Kurniawan
Mar 30
Why ‘Doing More’ is Actually Making You Poorer
Why ‘Doing More’ is Actually Making You Poorer
How the scarcity mindset steals your time, energy, and money.
Bruce
Mar 30
Shame as Fuel
Shame as Fuel
How Jean Genet rewrote his worth and what we might learn from it
Elan Kesilman-Davin, Ph.D.
Mar 30
This 20 Years Old Book Helped Me Through Grief
This 20 Years Old Book Helped Me Through Grief
If you have recently lost a loved one you should read it too
Ginny West
Mar 30
The Bleakest Time Travel Book I’ve Ever Read
The Bleakest Time Travel Book I’ve Ever Read
No paradoxes. No heroics. Just scientists whispering into a dying past.
Vincent Halles
Mar 30
How One Book Made Me Rethink Everything I Knew About Success
How One Book Made Me Rethink Everything I Knew About Success
What This Bestselling Book Taught Me About Real Success
Kamran Khan
Mar 30
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