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Books you can read right now
Approved readers can claim a free copy of any of these. New books arrive every week.
Outsmart the Manipulator
by Arthur Sterling
A short field manual for spotting gaslighting, DARVO and narcissistic tactics as they happen, with the exact words to say and the line to hold.
50 copies left
A Russian
by Alexei Sorokin
A Memoir of Coming of Age between Russia and the West
20 copies left
Your Fire Years: The Perimenopause and Menopause Book Your Doctor Never Read
by Colleen Ann Murphy, MD
A candid, physician-written guide to perimenopause and menopause that explains what may be happening, explores care options, and gives you practical questions to take to your…
20 copies left
No Such Thing: A True Story of “Mild” Traumatic Brain Injury and My Twenty-Year (so far) Recovery
by Lynne Melcombe
No Such Thing combines a memoir of "mild" brain injury with medical research on brain trauma, chronic pain, and issues with insurance and civil law, and…
20 copies left
Finding Johnny
by Cary Valdes
The true story of my younger brother Johnny and the baffling way he found my family.
19 copies left
The Chris Haueter Book
by Scott Burr & Chris Haueter
A writer sets out to tell the story of a Jiu-Jitsu legend, and finds himself caught in a wildly unconventional story about the struggle to make…
20 copies left
My First Period: A Practical Guide
by Krista G Canon
A practical, reassuring guide that helps tweens understand their first period, prepare for menstruation, and feel confident navigating this important milestone.
50 copies left
No, I Won’t Buy You a Drink!
by D.J. Gifford
An international travel memoir of unusual adventures, Mediterranean sailing, illness and unexpected encounters across Europe, the UK, North America and the Bahamas, pre-smartphones
49 copies left
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Nonfiction only
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