The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff . . . and It's All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life

❀️ loved this book because...

It brings the essentials of thinking in a hurdle world to me. How can I stay calm, peacful and happy!

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By Richard Carlson ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Don't Sweat the Small Stuff . . . and It's All Small Stuff as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

So many of us would like to live our lives in a calmer and less stressful way, and be able to let go of our problems. This is the book that can show you how to stop letting the little things in life drive you crazy.

Dr Richard Carlson teaches us, in his gentle and encouraging style, simple strategies for living a more fulfilled and peaceful life.

We can all learn to put things in perspective, and by making the small daily changes he suggests, including surrendering to the fact that sometimes life isn't fair, and asking yourself, 'Will this…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Gatekeepers: Inside Israel's Internal Security Agency

❀️ loved this book because...

The heads of Shin Bet speak very openly about the past 20 / 30 years. What they were faced with and what they did. What the think was good and what they think was wrong. Absolutely amazing history book.

I have put in the link to the wiki page. There is a film, but I read it as a German Book.

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    πŸ‡ I couldn't put it down

By Dror Moreh , Yael Schonfeld Abel (translator) ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Gatekeepers as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The companion to the Oscar-nominated documentary, an unparalleled look inside Israel's security establishment.

Imagine the following situation: You have just received a tip that six suicide bombers are making their way into the heart of Israel's major cities, each one to a different city, to set off an explosion in the most crowded centers of population. How far would you go to stop the attack? How would you sleep at night if you failed and one of the six terrorists reached his target and murdered dozens of innocent people? What would you do the next morning to extract your country…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness

❀️ loved this book because...

Bukwoski - haha. I love him and his stories. I read it in German, and the title is "Das Leben und Sterben im Uncle Sam Hotel."


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    πŸ‡ I couldn't put it down

Book cover of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff . . . and It's All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life
Book cover of The Gatekeepers: Inside Israel's Internal Security Agency
Book cover of Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness

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