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Huffpost- 40 Books to Read Before Turning 40

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Mom & Me & Mom
Mom & Me & Mom
1
Dear Life (Alice Munro)
Dear Life
2
Alice Munro
Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop
3
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
4
Tina Fey
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
5
Michael Pollan
Personal History (Katharine Graham)
Personal History
6
Katharine Graham
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
7
Jesmyn Ward
Tiny Beautiful Things (Cheryl Strayed)
Tiny Beautiful Things
8
Cheryl Strayed
State of Wonder (Ann Patchett)
State of Wonder
9
Ann Patchett
Lit (Mary Karr)
Lit
10
Mary Karr
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
11
Edith Wharton
Oak: One Tree
Oak: One Tree
12
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
13
Toni Morrison
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
14
John Green
A New Earth
A New Earth
15
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
16
Carson McCullers
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Susan Cain)
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
17
Susan Cain
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
18
Henry James
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
19
Betty Friedan
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (Sheryl Sandberg)
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
20
Sheryl Sandberg
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson)
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
21
Emily Dickinson
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
22
Charles Dickens
Say You're One of Them (Uwem Akpan)
Say You're One of Them
23
Uwem Akpan
Blue Nights (Joan Didion)
Blue Nights
24
Joan Didion
Swimming Studies
Swimming Studies
25
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We
26
Dr Susan's Love's Breast Book
Dr Susan's Love's Breast Book
27
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
28
Ishmael Beah
Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Julia Child)
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
29
Julia Child
NW (Zadie Smith)
NW
30
Zadie Smith
Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott)
Bird by Bird
31
Anne Lamott
Saint Maybe
Saint Maybe
32
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
33
Patti Smith
The Middlesteins (Jami Attenberg)
The Middlesteins
34
Jami Attenberg
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
35
Kiran Desai
The Museum of Innocence (Orhan Pamuk)
The Museum of Innocence
36
Orhan Pamuk
Making Marriage Simple
Making Marriage Simple
37
Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety (Daniel Smith)
Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety
38
Daniel Smith
Crazy Salad
Crazy Salad
39
Beautiful Ruins (Jess Walter)
Beautiful Ruins
40
Jess Walter
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