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35 Books That Will Make You a Better Person

As bookworms, we like to think that books have the power to change people. And this list - featuring a mix of nonfiction and fiction titles - features powerful reads. From inspiring memoirs to thought-provoking novels, these books to make you a better person are worth a read.
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Tiny Beautiful Things (Cheryl Strayed)
Tiny Beautiful Things
1
Cheryl Strayed
Tuesdays With Morrie
Tuesdays With Morrie
2
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
3
Elizabeth Gilbert
The Secret (Rhonda Byrne)
The Secret
4
Rhonda Byrne
Being Mortal (Atul Gawande)
Being Mortal
5
Atul Gawande
The Happiness Project (Gretchen Rubin)
The Happiness Project
6
Gretchen Rubin
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up (Marie Kondo)
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
7
Marie Kondo
Rewire (Richard O'Connor)
Rewire
8
Richard O'Connor
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Charles Duhigg)
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
9
Charles Duhigg
Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul (John T. Boal, Arline McGraw Oberst, Laura Lagana)
Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul
10
John T. Boal, Arline McGraw Oberst, Laura Lagana
Start Something That Matters
Start Something That Matters
11
Happiness for Beginners (Katherine Center)
Happiness for Beginners
12
Katherine Center
Walk Like a Buddha (Lodro Rinzler)
Walk Like a Buddha
13
Lodro Rinzler
Hardwiring Happiness (Rick Hanson)
Hardwiring Happiness
14
Rick Hanson
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
15
Anne Frank
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
16
Malala Yousafzai
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
17
Paul Kalanithi
The Last Lecture (Randy Pausch)
The Last Lecture
18
Randy Pausch
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
19
Ta-Nehisi Coates
A Thousand Naked Strangers (Kevin Hazzard)
A Thousand Naked Strangers
20
Kevin Hazzard
Furiously Happy (Jenny Lawson)
Furiously Happy
21
Jenny Lawson
Boy Erased (Garrad Conley)
Boy Erased
22
Garrad Conley
The Gratitude Diaries (Janice Kaplan)
The Gratitude Diaries
23
Janice Kaplan
It's Okay to Laugh (Nora McInerny Purmort)
It's Okay to Laugh
24
Nora McInerny Purmort
An Abbreviated Life (Ariel Leve)
An Abbreviated Life
25
Ariel Leve
Black Lotus: A Woman's Search for Racial Identity (Sil Lai Abrams)
Black Lotus: A Woman's Search for Racial Identity
26
Sil Lai Abrams
Catching Homelessness (Josephine Ensign)
Catching Homelessness
27
Josephine Ensign
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
28
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
29
James Baldwin
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
30
Toni Morrison
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
31
Yann Martel
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
32
Harper Lee
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
33
John Steinbeck
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Project
34
Graeme Simsion
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
35
David Foster Wallace
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