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TED Winter Reading List 2017: 56 Books You Won't Be Able to Put Down

Since we know TED speakers love to read, we asked them: What book could you not stop reading? Here are their eclectic picks, ready for sticking in your carry-on or for gifting.
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
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Margaret Atwood
The Silver Pigs (Lindsey Davis)
The Silver Pigs
2
Lindsey Davis
The Signature of All Things (Elizabeth Gilbert)
The Signature of All Things
3
Elizabeth Gilbert
The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad (Lesley Hazelton)
The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad
4
Lesley Hazelton
Five-Carat Soul (James McBride)
Five-Carat Soul
5
James McBride
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
6
George Orwell
The Queen's Prophet (Dawn Patitucci)
The Queen's Prophet
7
Dawn Patitucci
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo (Lt. Colonel, J.H. Patterson, D.S.O)
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo
8
Lt. Colonel, J.H. Patterson, D.S.O
The Alice Network (Kate Quinn)
The Alice Network
9
Kate Quinn
Ice Station (Matthew Reilly)
Ice Station
10
Matthew Reilly
Modern Romance (Aziz Ansari)
Modern Romance
11
Aziz Ansari
The Ideas Industry (Daniel W Dresner)
The Ideas Industry
12
Daniel W Dresner
Sortir De La Grande Nuit (Achilles Mbembe)
Sortir De La Grande Nuit
13
Achilles Mbembe
The Strange Death of Europe (Douglas Murray)
The Strange Death of Europe
14
Douglas Murray
Igen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--An (Jean M. Twenge)
Igen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--An
15
Jean M. Twenge
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 (Elena Favilli)
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2
16
Elena Favilli
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
17
Neil Gaiman
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (Oliver Jeffers)
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
18
Oliver Jeffers
Any Witch Way You Can (Amanda M. Lee)
Any Witch Way You Can
19
Amanda M. Lee
Hondo & Fabian
Hondo & Fabian
20
Wonder (Cameron Jace)
Wonder
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Cameron Jace
Lockwood & Co. 1: The Screaming Staircase (Jonathon Stroud)
Lockwood & Co. 1: The Screaming Staircase
22
Jonathon Stroud
On the Banks of Plum Creek (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
On the Banks of Plum Creek
23
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Long Winter (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
The Long Winter
24
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Drop the Ball (Tiffany Dufu)
Drop the Ball
25
Tiffany Dufu
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
26
The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact (Chip Heath, Dan Heath)
The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact
27
Chip Heath, Dan Heath
Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women (W. Brad Johnson)
Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women
28
W. Brad Johnson
Creative Change (Jennifer Mueller)
Creative Change
29
Jennifer Mueller
The Heroine's Journey (Maureen Murdock)
The Heroine's Journey
30
Maureen Murdock
The Ends of the World (Peter Brannen)
The Ends of the World
31
Peter Brannen
A Crack in Creation (Jennifer A. Doudna)
A Crack in Creation
32
Jennifer A. Doudna
Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth (Richard Fortey)
Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth
33
Richard Fortey
Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations (Brian Hayes)
Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations
34
Brian Hayes
Spirals in Time (Helen Scales)
Spirals in Time
35
Helen Scales
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Dava Sobel)
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
36
Dava Sobel
The Vaccine Race: Science, Politics, and the Human Costs of Defeating Disease (Meredith Wadman, MD)
The Vaccine Race: Science, Politics, and the Human Costs of Defeating Disease
37
Meredith Wadman, MD
Braving the Wilderness (Brene Brown)
Braving the Wilderness
38
Brene Brown
Third Stage of Life (Daisaku Ikeda)
Third Stage of Life
39
Daisaku Ikeda
Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists: Coping With the One-Way Relationship in Work, Love, and Family (Eleanor D. Payson)
Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists: Coping With the One-Way Relationship in Work, Love, and Family
40
Eleanor D. Payson
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