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Carrie Cahill Mulligan

From Carrie Cahill's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Unknown Author Why Carrie Cahill loves this book

Somehow, a funny book about unexpected pregnancy and the dire lack of support for single parents in America today. I was rooting for Margo all the way!

By Rufi Thorpe ,

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12 authors picked Margo's Got Money Troubles as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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'Enormously entertaining and lovable'
Nick Hornby, New York Times

'Nonjudgmental, original and very funny; the book is warm and generous too. I loved it'
India Knight, Sunday Times STYLE

** Big Little Lies creator David E. Kelley is to adapt for A24 - a TV show starring Nicole Kidman and Elle & Dakota Fanning **

Margo Millet's got money troubles. As the child of a Hooter's waitress and an ex-Pro-Wrestler, she's always known she'd have to make it on her own. When she finds herself pregnant by her college professor - who is very keen not to be involved -…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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Lodro Rinzler Author Of The Buddha Walks into a Bar . . .

From Lodro's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Lodro's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Lodro Rinzler Why Lodro loves this book

The Hundred Verses of Advice is a timeless guide to living with clarity, compassion, and wisdom. Rooted in the profound simplicity of Padampa Sangye’s pith instructions to the people of Tingri, these verses offer direct, practical advice for transforming everyday challenges into the path of awakening. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s commentary brings the ancient text vividly to life, illuminating its relevance for modern readers with his characteristic warmth and depth. This book is highly recommendable for anyone interested in deepening their meditation practice or integrating Buddhist insight into daily life. It’s a compact yet endlessly rich companion for cultivating equanimity, letting go of attachment, and remembering what truly matters.

By Dilgo Khyentse , Padampa Sangye , Padmakara Translation Group (translator)

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

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Classic Tibetan Buddhist guidance on living a dharmic life in our busy, modern-day world—with fresh and lively commentary from a beloved meditation teacher

This commentary on Padampa Sangye's classic verses of advice to Tibetan villagers of Tingri—by renowned and beloved meditation master Dilgo Khyentse—offers guidance for people trying to lead a dharmic life in the workaday world. These hundred verses, studied for centuries by Tibetans and students of Buddhism, contain a complete survey of the Tibetan Buddhist path.

Dilgo Khyentse's lively explication of each stanza brings to light subtleties and amplifies the richness of the words and their pertinence to…


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