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70 Books to Make You Feel Hopeful

These '70 books to make you feel HOPEFUL' are all recommended by TED Speakers. The list was compiled in 2016, but I'm HOPEFUL that it is still relevant in 2019 :) :)
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Take This Stallion (Anais Duplan)
Take This Stallion
1
Anais Duplan
Chanting in the Hillsides (Jeaneane and Merv Fowler)
Chanting in the Hillsides
2
Jeaneane and Merv Fowler
Global Chorus: 365 Voices on the Future of the Planet (Todd MacLean)
Global Chorus: 365 Voices on the Future of the Planet
3
Todd MacLean
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
4
Haruki Murakami
Odes to Common Things (Pablo Neruda)
Odes to Common Things
5
Pablo Neruda
Tenth of December (George Saunders)
Tenth of December
6
George Saunders
Becoming Wise: An Inquiry Into the Mystery and Art of Living (Krista Tippett)
Becoming Wise: An Inquiry Into the Mystery and Art of Living
7
Krista Tippett
The Power of Now (Eckhart Tolle)
The Power of Now
8
Eckhart Tolle
If You Want to Write (Brenda Ueland)
If You Want to Write
9
Brenda Ueland
The Fox and the Star (Coralie Bickford-Smith)
The Fox and the Star
10
Coralie Bickford-Smith
Finn Family Moomintroll
Finn Family Moomintroll
11
You Are Special (Max Lucado)
You Are Special
12
Max Lucado
I'm a Frog
I'm a Frog
13
The Wave (Susan Casey)
The Wave
14
Susan Casey
Cleverlands (Lucy Crehan)
Cleverlands
15
Lucy Crehan
Dancing in Cambodia and Other Essays (Amitav Ghosh)
Dancing in Cambodia and Other Essays
16
Amitav Ghosh
Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches From Turkey, Syria, and Iraq (Sarah Glidden)
Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches From Turkey, Syria, and Iraq
17
Sarah Glidden
A Complicated Kindness (Miriam Toews)
A Complicated Kindness
18
Miriam Toews
Earth in Human Hands (Grinspoon, David)
Earth in Human Hands
19
Grinspoon, David
For the Benefit of Those Who See: Dispatches From the World of the Blind (Rosemary Mahoney)
For the Benefit of Those Who See: Dispatches From the World of the Blind
20
Rosemary Mahoney
The Inland Whale (Theodora Kroeber)
The Inland Whale
21
Theodora Kroeber
A Burglar's Guide to the City (Geoff Manaugh)
A Burglar's Guide to the City
22
Geoff Manaugh
Hold Still (Sally Mann)
Hold Still
23
Sally Mann
Who Cooked the Last Supper (Rosalind Miles)
Who Cooked the Last Supper
24
Rosalind Miles
The Blue Sweater (Jacqueline Novogratz)
The Blue Sweater
25
Jacqueline Novogratz
Jugaad Innovation (Jaideep Prabhu, Navi Radjou and Simone Ahuja)
Jugaad Innovation
26
Jaideep Prabhu, Navi Radjou and Simone Ahuja
The Last Hunger Season (Roger Thurow)
The Last Hunger Season
27
Roger Thurow
The Locust and the Bird (Hanan Al-Shaykh)
The Locust and the Bird
28
Hanan Al-Shaykh
The Dinner Party (Judy Chicago)
The Dinner Party
29
Judy Chicago
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
30
Yaa Gyasi
Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman
31
Harper Lee
Always Coming Home (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Always Coming Home
32
Ursula K. Le Guin
Industries of the Future (Ross)
Industries of the Future
33
Ross
The Mandibles (Lionel Shriver)
The Mandibles
34
Lionel Shriver
Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Madeleine Thien)
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
35
Madeleine Thien
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
36
Isabel Wilkerson
The World Beyond Your Head (Matthew Crawford)
The World Beyond Your Head
37
Matthew Crawford
Extrastatecraft (Keller Easterling)
Extrastatecraft
38
Keller Easterling
The Philosophical Baby (Alison Gopnik)
The Philosophical Baby
39
Alison Gopnik
But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present as If It Were the Past (Chuck Klosterman)
But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present as If It Were the Past
40
Chuck Klosterman
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