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57 books

Art Creativity

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Art and Fear
Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity
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Contemporary Art

Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

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93 books

Biography

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I Am Malala
Me: A Memoir
Just Kids
An Emergency in Slow Motion: The Inner Life of Diane Arbus
The Naked Civil Servant

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32 books

City

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The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
Early Havoc
Down and Out in Paris and London
Just Kids
Monsieur de Bougrelon

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109 books

Decadence

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Dandy in the Underworld: An Unauthorized Autobiography
La-Bas
Against the grain
Mademoiselle de Maupin
Pages from the Goncourt Journals (New York Review Books Classics)

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7 books

Erotica

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Justine

Venus in Furs and Selected Letters
Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and Other Writings
Delta of Venus
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A Spy in the House of Love

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17 books

Fashion

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Dandy in the Underworld: An Unauthorized Autobiography
The Way We Wore: Styles Of The 1930s And '40s and Our World Since Then
Christian Dior: The Man Who Made the World Look New
Couture Sewing Techniques, Revised and Updated
Threads Sewing Guide: A Complete Reference from America's Best-Loved Sewing Magazine

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16 books

Favorites

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Francesca Penchant
Paris Spleen
Monsieur Vénus: A Materialist Novel
Against the grain
Empire Of The Senseless
Our Lady of the Flowers

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30 books

Feminism

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Francesca Penchant
Sex Work: Writings by Women in the Sex Industry
The Feminine Mystique
The Second Sex
The Handmaid's Tale
Writing Is My Drink: A Writer's Story of Finding Her Voice

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5 books

Fiber Art

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Ribbonwork: The Complete Guide- Techniques for Making Ribbon Flowers and Trimmings
The Artful Ribbon: Beauties in Bloom
A History of Hand Knitting
Knitknit: Profiles and Projects from Knittings New Wave
Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Bowls: 5 Reversible Shapes to Use & Display

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50 books

History

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Isabella: The Warrior Queen
Badass: A Relentless Onslaught of the Toughest Warlords, Vikings, Samurai, Pirates, Gunfighters, and Military Commanders to Ever Live
The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream
Myth in Human History
Cheddar

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57 books

Hollywood

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The Distance
The Way We Wore: Styles Of The 1930s And '40s and Our World Since Then
The Star Machine
The Hollywood Studios: House Style in the Golden Age of the Movies
If This Was Happiness: A Biography of Rita Hayworth

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47 books

Humor

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The Luck of the Bodkins
Thank You, Jeeves
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My Man Jeeves

Leave it to Psmith
Joy in the Morning

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12 books

Judaism

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Finding God
Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life-in Judaism
Living a Jewish Life
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Essential Judaism

The Escape Artist

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36 books

Lgbtq

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A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The true story of a nice Jewish boy who joins the Church of Scientology and leaves twelve years later to become the lovely lady she is today
Tango: My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels
The Dandy: Brummell to Beerbohm
Our Lady of the Flowers
The Naked Civil Servant

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8 books

Literary Criticism

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Francesca Penchant
Suicide Century: Literature and Suicide from James Joyce to David Foster Wallace
Language and Decadence in the Victorian Fin de Siecle
Decadent Societies
Decadence and Catholicism
Decadent Style

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134 books

Literary Fiction

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Native Son
Monsieur Vénus: A Materialist Novel
Pleasure
Nightwood
Boule De Suif, The Necklace, and Other Stories: 382

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19 books

Memoir

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Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration
Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
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Between the Shadow and Lo

Yes I Can: The Complete Story of Sammie Davis, Jr.
Lone Rider: The First British Woman to Motorcycle Around the World

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8 books

Music

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Great Masters: Beethoven - His Life and Music
Great Masters: Tchaikovsky - His Life and Music
How to Listen to and Understand Great Music
Great Masters: Robert And Clara Schumann Their Lives And Music
Music as a Mirror of History

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142 books

Mystery Crime

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Francesca Penchant
4.50 from Paddington / A Pocket Full of Rye: Two BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
The ABC Murders
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Agatha Christie: Twelve Radio Mysteries: Twelve BBC Radio 4 dramatisations
Borderlands

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2 books

Owned

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Metrophilias

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Candy Darling

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10 books

Plays Dramas

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Francesca Penchant
Happy Days
Lysistrata
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Salomé
Woyzeck

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1 book

Poetry

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ballast

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6 books

Polyamory

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Francesca Penchant
The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities
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Many Love

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Polyamory in the 21st Century

The Art and Etiquette of Polyamory: A Hands-on Guide to Open Sexual Relationships
Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy

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7 books

Race

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Yes I Can: The Complete Story of Sammie Davis, Jr.
Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

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53 books

Spirituality Psychology

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Francesca Penchant
Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life
A Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are
I Need Your Love - Is That True?: How to Stop Seeking Love, Approval, and Appreciation and Start Finding Them Instead
Modern Man in Search of a Soul
Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

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34 books

Work Vocation

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Talent is Overrated

Secrets of a Creativity Coach
The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills
How to Enjoy your life and your job
Making Your Life as an Artist

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67 books

Writing Editing

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Francesca Penchant
The Chicago Manual of Style
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The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation

Dreyer’s English
Developmental Editing: A Handbook for Freelancers, Authors, and Publishers
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft