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40 Life-Changing Books You Should Read at Least Once by Good Housekeeping

In November 2021 Good Housekeeping published 40 Life-Changing Books You Should Read at Least Once.
From self-help books to incredible classics, this list is filled with powerful novels, memoirs and more.
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
1
Toni Morrison
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
2
Cheryl Strayed
Minor Feelings (Cathy Park Hong)
Minor Feelings
3
Cathy Park Hong
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
4
James Baldwin
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
5
Paul Kalanithi
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
6
Paulo Coelho
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
7
George Orwell
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
8
Yuval Noah Harari
Tuesdays With Morrie (Mitch Albom)
Tuesdays With Morrie
9
Mitch Albom
Untamed (Glennon Doyle)
Untamed
10
Glennon Doyle
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
11
Ray Bradbury
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
12
Viktor Frankl
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
13
Stephen Chbosky
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
14
Khaled Hosseini
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
15
Louisa May Alcott
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
16
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott)
Bird by Bird
17
Anne Lamott
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
18
Yann Martel
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
19
Joan Didion
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
20
Jesmyn Ward
How to Do Nothing (Jenny Odell)
How to Do Nothing
21
Jenny Odell
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
22
J.D. Salinger
A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson
A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson
23
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
24
Harper Lee
Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity and Change (Maggie Smith)
Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity and Change
25
Maggie Smith
Just Us (Claudia Rankine)
Just Us
26
Claudia Rankine
The Book of Delights (Ross Gay)
The Book of Delights
27
Ross Gay
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
28
Anne Frank
How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
How to Be an Antiracist
29
Ibram X. Kendi
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up (Marie Kondo)
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
30
Marie Kondo
The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck (Sarah Knight)
The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck
31
Sarah Knight
Becoming Better Grownups: Rediscovering What Matters and Remembering How to Fly (BRAD MONTAGUE)
Becoming Better Grownups: Rediscovering What Matters and Remembering How to Fly
32
BRAD MONTAGUE
In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado)
In the Dream House
33
Carmen Maria Machado
Thick and Other Essays (Tressie McMillan Cottom)
Thick and Other Essays
34
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Deep Work (Cal Newport)
Deep Work
35
Cal Newport
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
36
Lori Gottlieb
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger
37
Roxane Gay
Big Magic (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Big Magic
38
Elizabeth Gilbert
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
39
Maya Angelou
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World (William H. Mcraven)
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World
40
William H. Mcraven
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