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Oprah's 40 Books to Read Before You're 40

A list of books Oprah recommends to read before you're 40
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Mom & Me & Mom
Mom & Me & Mom
1
Dear Life (Alice Munro)
Dear Life
2
Alice Munro
The Complete Poems 1927-1979
The Complete Poems 1927-1979
3
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
4
Tina Fey
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
5
Michael Pollan
Personal History
Personal History
6
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 - Mary Karr
10
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
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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
Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
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
Blue Nights (Joan Didion)
Blue Nights
23
Joan Didion
Say You're One of Them
Say You're One of Them
24
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
Long Way Gone
Long Way Gone
28
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
29
NW (Zadie Smith)
NW
30
Zadie Smith
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
31
Saint Maybe
Saint Maybe
32
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
33
Patti Smith
Middlesteins
Middlesteins
34
Inheritence of Loss
Inheritence of Loss
35
The Museum of Innocence
The Museum of Innocence
36
Monkey Mind
Monkey Mind
37
Making Marriage Simple
Making Marriage Simple
38
Crazy Salad
Crazy Salad
39
Beautiful Ruins (Jess Walter)
Beautiful Ruins
40
Jess Walter
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