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70 Books to Make You Feel Hopeful: A Special Reading List - Page 2

Need a dose of literary oomph and inspiration? Here's a selection of uplifting reads — all suggested by TED speakers — for your enjoyment.
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Becoming Wise: An Inquiry Into the Mystery and Art of Living (Krista Tippett)
Becoming Wise: An Inquiry Into the Mystery and Art of Living
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Krista Tippett
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Eckhart Tolle)
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
42
Eckhart Tolle
If You Want to Write (Brenda Ueland)
If You Want to Write
43
Brenda Ueland
The Fox and the Star (Coralie Bickford-Smith)
The Fox and the Star
44
Coralie Bickford-Smith
Finn Family Moomintroll (Tove Jansson)
Finn Family Moomintroll
45
Tove Jansson
You Are Special (Max Lucado)
You Are Special
46
Max Lucado
I'm a Frog! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) (Mo Willems)
I'm a Frog! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)
47
Mo Willems
The World Beyond Your Head (Matthew Crawford)
The World Beyond Your Head
48
Matthew Crawford
Extrastatecraft (Keller Easterling)
Extrastatecraft
49
Keller Easterling
The Philosophical Baby (Alison Gopnik)
The Philosophical Baby
50
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
51
Chuck Klosterman
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs From Outer Space (Janna Levin)
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs From Outer Space
52
Janna Levin
The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger (Richard Wilkinson)
The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger
53
Richard Wilkinson
Any Book (Lillian Smith)
Any Book
54
Lillian Smith
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
55
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Emergency! True Stories From the Nation's ER (Mark Brown)
Emergency! True Stories From the Nation's ER
56
Mark Brown
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
57
Ta-Nehisi Coates
How Proust Can Change Your Life
How Proust Can Change Your Life
58
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
59
Paul Kalanithi
The World as Laboratory (Rebecca Lemon)
The World as Laboratory
60
Rebecca Lemon
A Paradise Built in Hell (Rebecca Solnit)
A Paradise Built in Hell
61
Rebecca Solnit
Happiness (Jack Underwood)
Happiness
62
Jack Underwood
Built to Last by James C. Collins
Built to Last by James C. Collins
63
Do It Like a Woman (Caroline Criado-Perez)
Do It Like a Woman
64
Caroline Criado-Perez
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Angela Duckworth)
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
65
Angela Duckworth
Give and Take (Adam Grant)
Give and Take
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Adam Grant
Benjamin Franklin, Walter Isaacson
Benjamin Franklin, Walter Isaacson
67
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
68
Nelson Mandela
Deep Work (Cal Newport)
Deep Work
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Cal Newport
My Beloved World
My Beloved World
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