Phil's Book Club
These are the books I'd like to read

Midnight Library
Between life and death there is a library.
When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. She feels she has let everyone down, including herself. But things are about to change.
The books in the Midnight Library enable Nora to live as if she had done things differently. With the help of an old friend, she can now undo every one of her regrets as she tries to work out her perfect life. But things aren't always what she imagined they'd be, and soon her choices place the library and herself in extreme danger.
Before time runs out, she must answer the ultimate question: what is the best way to live?
ISBN: 9780525559474
Pages: 288
Genre: Fantasy

America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization
Hancock's research takes us on a series of journeys and encounters with the scientists responsible for the recent extraordinary breakthroughs. In the process, from the Mississippi Valley to the Amazon rainforest, he reveals that ancient 'New World' cultures share a legacy of advanced scientific knowledge and sophisticated spiritual beliefs with supposedly unconnected 'Old World' cultures.
ISBN: 9781473660588
Pages: 640
Genre: History & Archaeology

The Laws of Human Nature
Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding, and mastery. Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves. Whether at work, in relationships, or in shaping the world around you, The Laws of Human Nature offers brilliant tactics for success, self-improvement, and self-defense.
ISBN: 9781781259191
Pages: 624
Genre: Popular Psychology

Comedy, Comedy, Comedy, Drama
In this hilarious, heartfelt memoir, the star of Mr. Show and Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul opens up about the highs and lows of showbiz, his cult status as a comedy writer, and what it's like to reinvent himself at age fifty as an action-film ass-kicker.
ISBN: 9781529399332
Pages: 304
Genre: Memoir

How to Raise a Healthy Gamer
A former gamer and Harvard-trained psychiatrist offers a proven, tested plan to help parents define, set, and reinforce healthy boundaries around video games and help kids who have developed an addiction to gaming.
Whether your goal is to prepare your child for a healthy relationship to technology or to curb unhealthy amounts of time spent gaming, How to Raise a Healthy Gamer will help you better understand, communicate with, and—ultimately—empower your gaming enthusiast to live their best life.
ISBN: 9780593582046
Pages: 304
Genre: Parenting, Psychology, Technology

New York Echos
Warren Adler's writing hallmarks are evident in these powerful stories that reflect an exceptional understanding of the human condition as seen through the eyes of one of America's most prolific authors.
These stories explore relatable themes, including betrayal, chance encounters with unexpected consequences, and the lingering impact of 9/11 years after the tragedy. Above all, these radiant tales celebrate the short story genre and an author's return to his much-loved city after 40 years.
New York is as vividly and lovingly portrayed here as any of the characters. The city is rightly described as frenetic, resilient, generous, and a magnet for people's hopes and aspirations.
ISBN: 9781532982477
Pages: 260
Genre: Short Story, Fiction

Diary of a Young Naturalist
Evocative, raw and lyrical, this startling debut explores the natural world through the eyes of Dara McAnulty, an autistic teenager coping with the uprooting of home, school, and his mental health, while pursuing his life as a conservationist and environmental activist.
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Shifting from intense darkness to light, recalling his sensory encounters in the wild - with blackbirds, whooper swans, red kites, hen harriers, frogs, dandelions, Irish hares and more - McAnulty reveals worlds we have neglected to see, in a stunning world of nature writing that is a future classic.
ISBN: 9781529109603
Pages: 229
Genre: Narrative Non-Fiction

Of Boys and Men
Boys are falling behind at school and college because the educational system is structed in ways that put them at a disadvantage. Men are struggling in the labour market because of an economic shift away from traditionally male jobs. And fathers are dislocated because the cultural role of family provider has been hollowed out. The male malaise is not the result of a mass psychological breakdown, but of deep structural challenges.
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Structural challenges require structural solutions, and this is what Richard V. Reeves proposes in Of Boys and Men – starting boys at school a year later than girls; getting more men into caring professions; rethinking the role of fatherhood outside of a nuclear family context.
ISBN: 9781800751033
Pages: 256
Genre: Non-Fiction