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31 Amazing Books That Just May Help You Be an Adult

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Dog Medicine (Julie Barton)
Dog Medicine
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Julie Barton
My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag (Jolie Kerr)
My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag
2
Jolie Kerr
Tao Te Ching (Lao-Tzu)
Tao Te Ching
3
Lao-Tzu
The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever (Christopher Hitchens)
The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
4
Christopher Hitchens
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
5
Jhumpa Lahiri
This Is How (Augusten Burroughs)
This Is How
6
Augusten Burroughs
Tiny Beautiful Things (Cheryl Strayed)
Tiny Beautiful Things
7
Cheryl Strayed
Mud, Sweat & Tears (Bear Grylls)
Mud, Sweat & Tears
8
Bear Grylls
Anne of Green Gables (Series) (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables (Series)
9
L.M. Montgomery
Breakfast With Buddha (Roland Merullo)
Breakfast With Buddha
10
Roland Merullo
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
11
Toni Morrison
The Defining Decade Why Your Twenties Matter (Meg Jay)
The Defining Decade Why Your Twenties Matter
12
Meg Jay
Grace's Guide (Grace Helbig)
Grace's Guide
13
Grace Helbig
The Road to Character (David Brooks)
The Road to Character
14
David Brooks
Rising Strong (Brené Brown)
Rising Strong
15
Brené Brown
You Are a Badass (Jen Sincero)
You Are a Badass
16
Jen Sincero
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
17
Douglas Adams
The Last Lecture (Randy Pausch)
The Last Lecture
18
Randy Pausch
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
19
Zadie Smith
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Jenny Han)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
20
Jenny Han
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Daniel James Brown)
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
21
Daniel James Brown
Do Your Laundry or You'll Die Alone (Becky Blades)
Do Your Laundry or You'll Die Alone
22
Becky Blades
Women and the Blues (Jennifer James)
Women and the Blues
23
Jennifer James
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
24
Mark Twain
Miss Piggy's Guide to Life (Henry Beard)
Miss Piggy's Guide to Life
25
Henry Beard
Pretty Little Mistakes (Heather McElhatton)
Pretty Little Mistakes
26
Heather McElhatton
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
27
Helen Fielding
Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell)
Fangirl
28
Rainbow Rowell
The Hero and the Crown (Robin McKinley)
The Hero and the Crown
29
Robin McKinley
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
30
Charles Dickens
Fifty Shades of Grey (E L James)
Fifty Shades of Grey
31
E L James
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