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Fathers and Sons
In Fathers and Sons, Ivan Turgenev captures the eternal tension between generations through the story of Arkady Kirsanov, who returns from university with his radical friend Bazarov, a self-proclaimed “nihilist” who believes in nothing but science and rejects all traditional values. What begins as a clash between old aristocratic ideals and new revolutionary thinking evolves into something far more nuanced—a meditation on how love, family bonds, and human nature itself resist the neat categories we try to impose on them. Turgenev’s genius lies in his refusal to take sides, instead showing us how both the romantic idealism of the older generation and the harsh materialism of the young contain their own truths and blindnesses. Can any philosophy, no matter how logically constructed, truly account for the messy complexities of the human heart? This masterpiece of Russian literature offers no easy answers, but it provides something more valuable: a deeply compassionate understanding of why each generation believes it has discovered the key to life, and why each is both right and profoundly wrong.
- Originally Published: 1862
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1998
- Genre: Novel
- Pages: 215
- BookType: Hardcopy (paperback)
- ISBN: 9780192833921
- Access: Members
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Sons & Lovers
In Sons and Lovers, D.H. Lawrence crafts an achingly intimate portrait of Paul Morel, a young artist caught between his suffocating devotion to his mother and his desperate need to forge his own identity through love and creative expression. Lawrence draws from the raw materials of his own working-class upbringing to explore how family bonds can simultaneously nurture and destroy, creating a psychological landscape so vivid you can feel the coal dust settling on your skin. The novel asks a question that resonates across generations: How do we break free from the very relationships that shaped us without losing ourselves entirely in the process? This is Lawrence at his most accessible yet penetrating—a book that will leave you examining your own family dynamics long after you’ve turned the final page.
- Originally Published: 1913
- Publisher: VIVI Books, 2014
- Genre: Literary Fiction
- Pages: 435
- Book Type: Hardcover
- ISBN: 9788182529007
- Access: Members
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Northanger Abbey
When seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland arrives in Bath with her head spinning from gothic novels, she expects to find mystery, danger, and brooding heroes lurking in every shadowed corner. Instead, she discovers something far more treacherous: the labyrinth of human nature itself, where friends may deceive and enemies may charm, and where her own imagination proves both her greatest asset and most dangerous flaw. As Catherine navigates the glittering social world of Regency England, she must learn to distinguish between the thrilling fantasies she craves and the quieter, more complex truths of real affection and genuine character. Can a young woman raised on tales of midnight terrors find happiness in a world where the most profound revelations happen not in crumbling castles, but in drawing rooms and ballrooms? Austen’s most playful novel asks whether we must abandon our dreams entirely to embrace reality, or if wisdom lies in learning which dreams are worth keeping.
- Originally Published: 1817
- Publisher: Collins Classics, 2010
- Genre: Gothic Satire
- Pages: 230
- BookType: Hardcopy (Paperback)
- ISBN: 9780007368600
- Access: Members
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To The Lighthouse
In the fleeting hours of a single summer day, the Ramsay family gathers at their Scottish seaside home, where promises hang suspended like morning mist—will they finally make that longed-for journey to the lighthouse? Virginia Woolf transforms ordinary moments into profound meditations on time, memory, and the fragile threads that bind us to those we love. As consciousness flows between characters like tidal currents, each voice reveals the weight of unspoken desires and the ache of impermanence. Can we ever truly reach the destinations we set for ourselves, or do we discover that the journey itself has already changed us beyond recognition? This luminous novel captures the exquisite tension between what we hope for and what we ultimately become.
- Originally Published: 1927
- Publisher: Vintage, 2004
- Genre: Novel
- Pages: 198
- BookType: Hardcopy(Paperback)
- ISBN: 9780099478294
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Madame Bovary
Emma Bovary is dying of boredom in her small French town, married to a kind but dull doctor who can’t ignite the passion she craves. She loses herself in novels, dreaming of grand love affairs and glittering society balls, until fantasy begins to bleed into reality through reckless affairs and ruinous spending. As her desperate hunt for beauty and meaning spirals beyond control, Emma discovers that some hungers can never be satisfied—and that the price of living entirely for desire might be everything she holds dear. What happens when a woman refuses to accept the life she’s been given and reaches for something that may not exist at all?
- Originally Published: 1857
- Publisher: VIVI Books, 2018
- Genre: Literary Realism
- Pages: 372
- BookType: Hardcopy/Hardcover
- ISBN: 9789386869289
- Access: Members
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Ego is the Enemy
KSh 1.00In a world that rewards noise, ambition, and self-promotion, Ego is the Enemy is a quiet rebellion—an urgent call to master the inner war between aspiration and humility. With stories of rise and ruin from history’s corridors, it unveils how ego—disguised as confidence or vision—can quietly sabotage success, cloud judgment, and sever meaning from achievement. What if the greatest obstacle to fulfillment is not the world outside, but the unchecked voice within? Clear-eyed and fiercely practical, this book offers a path not to glory, but to greatness born of self-mastery. In the silence after ego fades, what might we finally hear?
- Originally Published: 2016
- Publisher: Portfolio, 2016
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 256
- Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1591847816
- Access: Members
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The Concise Laws Of Human Nature
Beneath the polished surface of civility lies a labyrinth of impulse, emotion, and primal instinct—and The Laws of Human Nature hands you the torch to navigate it. With a tone both surgical and haunting, this book exposes the timeless patterns that govern how people think, act, and deceive—even themselves. Can mastering the hidden currents of human behavior lead to deeper empathy, or does such power risk manipulation? Equal parts mirror and map, it dares you to confront the shadows within and around you. What you do with that knowledge may define your influence—or your downfall.
- Originally Published: 2018
- Publisher: Profile Books, 2020
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 287
- Book Type: Hardcopy(Pocket Version)
- ISBN: 9781788161565
- Access: Members
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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Time is an illusion, suffering its echo—and The Power of Now invites you to step beyond both. In luminous, meditative prose, it unravels the mental noise that binds us to regret and anxiety, offering instead the stillness of the present moment as a gateway to peace. But can we truly awaken without first dying to the identities we’ve built? This is not a promise of escape, but a call to return—to a place you’ve never left but have forgotten how to feel. In the quiet between thoughts, a deeper life waits.
- Originally Published: 1997
- Publisher: Yellow Kite, 2020
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 224
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0340733509
- Access: Members
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The Power of Your Subconscious Mind: Unlock Your Master Key to Success
Beneath the noise of waking thought lies a silent force that shapes your destiny—The Power of Your Subconscious Mind reveals how to unlock it. With clarity and conviction, this guide explores the untapped reservoir within, where beliefs become reality and imagination births truth. Are you the master of your mind, or merely its obedient echo? This is a journey into the hidden architecture of your life, where healing, success, and peace are not external conquests but inner awakenings. To read it is to remember the power you’ve always had—and to finally wield it.
- Originally Published: 1963
- Publisher: Penguin Random House, 2022
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 296
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0143453604
- Access: Members
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You Can Win: A Step-by-Step Tool for Top Achievers
You Can Win is a clarion call to those who long not merely to succeed, but to thrive with integrity and purpose. With stories that stir the heart and strategies that sharpen the mind, it builds a ladder from self-doubt to self-mastery—one rung at a time. Is winning reserved for the few, or does it begin with a choice that anyone can make? Through timeless principles and actionable insights, the book invites you to rise above circumstance and craft a life shaped not by luck, but by character. It is not just a guide to achievement—it is a manifesto for becoming the kind of person who deserves it.
- Originally Published: 1998
- Publisher: Bloomsbury, 2014
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 314
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-9832951711
- Access: Members
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Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy
Option B is a luminous testament to the human spirit’s resilience when life shatters its first, best plan. In the wake of unspeakable loss, it asks: when Plan A is no longer possible, can we find strength, grace, and meaning in the imperfect contours of Plan B? Through deeply personal reflections and psychological insights, the book becomes both lantern and ladder—lighting the dark and lifting the fallen. It offers not just solace, but a roadmap for rediscovering joy without denying pain. In a world where heartbreak is inevitable, Option B dares us to believe that healing—and even hope—can still be chosen.
- Originally Published: 2017
- Publisher: WH Allen, 2019
- Pages: 240
- Genre: Self-help
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0753548295
- Access: Members
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Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It
Behind every billion-dollar startup lies a labyrinth few ever see—Secrets of Sand Hill Road invites you inside. With the precision of a dealmaker and the candor of a mentor, it demystifies the high-stakes dance between founders and venture capitalists, where ambition is currency and missteps are costly. How do great ideas survive the gauntlet of funding, power dynamics, and boardroom battles? This book is both map and mirror: revealing how venture capital shapes the future—and how entrepreneurs must shape themselves to survive it. For anyone who has ever dared to turn vision into venture, this is a guide to the game behind the curtain.
- Originally Published: 2019
- Publisher: Virgin Books, 2019
- Genre: Fiction
- Pages: 320
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780753553961
- Access: Prime Members
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Atlas Shrugged
What happens when the world’s thinkers, builders, and dreamers vanish, one by one, into silence? Atlas Shrugged is a thunderous epic set in a collapsing civilization, where the engines of progress are halted by a society that punishes excellence and rewards mediocrity. Amid the smoke of industry and the ruins of broken ideals, a defiant few must decide: is it moral to serve a world that drains your soul—or to walk away and let it crumble? With sweeping prose and unflinching vision, this novel challenges the very foundations of duty, ambition, and what it means to live with purpose. It is a story of resistance, of love forged in fire, and of the relentless power of the human mind.
- Originally Published: 1957
- Publisher: Signet, 2004
- Genre: Fiction
- Pages: 1088
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780451191144
- Access: Members
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Globalization and its Discontents
In a world knitted ever tighter by the threads of commerce and capital, Globalization and Its Discontents pulls back the curtain on the uneven bargains and broken promises of the global economy. With piercing clarity and moral urgency, it chronicles how international institutions meant to uplift the poor instead deepen their despair, as policies crafted in distant boardrooms unravel the lives of millions. Can a system that claims universality serve justice when its power is so unequally distributed—and whose voice counts when nations rise or fall on decisions they did not choose? This is not merely a critique, but a plea—for accountability, for empathy, and for a new vision of global prosperity rooted in dignity rather than dominance. It is a story of ambition betrayed, and of the silent rebellions that ripple through the streets of the global South.
- Originally Published: 2002
- Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company, 2003
- Pages: 304
- Genre: Non-Fiction
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0393324396
- Access: Members
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The Truth About Markets: Why Some Nations are Rich But Most Remain Poor
Why do some markets hum with prosperity while others falter and fracture under pressure? The Truth About Markets is a sharp, thought-provoking journey through the beating heart of economic systems—from the corridors of Wall Street to the bazaars of emerging economies—exposing the myths, contradictions, and unexpected virtues of market behavior. With wit and precision, it dismantles the illusion of perfect rationality, revealing instead a world where culture, institutions, and human folly shape the destinies of nations. Is efficiency always the endgame—or might the most successful markets be those that are messier, more human, and less driven by cold equations? This book is both an intellectual provocation and a call to reimagine the values we assign to wealth, success, and collective good.
- Originally Published: 2003
- Publisher : Penguin, 2004
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 496
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 9780140296723
- Access: Members
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Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
A biography not of a person, but of a relentless adversary, The Emperor of All Maladies charts the epic, often harrowing saga of cancer—from its shadowy origins in ancient texts to the modern laboratories where science battles fate. It is a tale of human defiance, where hope flickers in the corridors of hospitals and the minds of those daring to outwit a shape-shifting foe. How do we confront an enemy that is, in many ways, a distorted mirror of ourselves—our cells, our evolution, our very survival instinct gone rogue? Lyrical, haunting, and deeply humane, this is a chronicle of resilience, of the fragile victories and sobering costs that define the war against one of humanity’s oldest diseases.
- Originally Published: 2011
- Publisher : Fourth Estate, 2011
- Genre: science
- Pages: 586
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0007250929
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