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Books That Change Our Lives

Top 10 Books About Love

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.”
– Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets

Morning Glory by Sarah Jio (2013)

All About Love by Bell Hooks (2000)

Love Poems by Pablo Neruda (1952)

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (2012)

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (1991)

Lunch Poems by Frank O’Hara (1964)

Zipper Mouth by Laurie Weeks (2011)

Water from My Heart by Charles Martin (2015)

Things We Do for Love by Alice Peterson (2015)

Your Art Will Save Your Life by Beth Pickens (2018)

Top 10 Books That Help You Get Out Of Depression

“If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather.”
– Stephen Fry

Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig (2015)

You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay (1984)

The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin (2009)

The Secrets They Never Told You by Albert Espinosa (2017)

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson (2015)

Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace by Anne Lamott (2014)

Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed (2012)

The Little Book of Meditation: 10 minutes a day to more relaxation, energy and creativity by Dr. Patrizia Collard (2019)

The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide: How to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify Your Life by Francine Jay (2010)

Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of Positive: 101 Inspirational Stories about Changing Your Life Through Positive Thinking by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark (2012)

Top 10 Inspirational Books For Women

“A strong woman understands that the gifts such as logic, decisiveness, and strength are just as feminine as intuition and emotional connection. She values and uses all of her gifts.”
– Nancy Rathburn

#Girlboss by Sophia Amoruso (2014)

Bad Feminist: Essays by Roxane Gay (2014)

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover (2018)

Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life – Arlene Blum (2005)

This Is Me: Loving The Person You Are Today by Chrissy Metz (2018)

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed (2012)

It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War by Lynsey Addario (2015)

Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land (2019)

The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl: Loving the Skin You’re in by Tess Holliday (2017)

On My Own Two Feet: The Journey from Losing My Legs to Learning the Dance of Life by Amy Purdy and Michelle Burford (2014)

Top 10 Books About Friendship

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
– Albert Camus

Friendship by AC Grayling (2013)

The Help by Kathryn Stockett (2009)

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney (2017)

You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers (2002)

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez (1994)

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (2007)

Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (2002)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (1999)

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (1962)

The Hot One: A Memoir of Friendship, Sex, and Murder by Carolyn Murnick (2017)

Top 10 Books About Fashion

“Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live.”
– Gianni Versace

The Beautiful Fall by Alicia Drake (2006)

Gods and Kings by Dana Thomas (2015)

The Glass of Fashion by Cecil Beaton (1954)

Iris Apfel: Accidental Icon by Iris Apfel (2018)

The Battle of Versailles by Robin Givhan (2015)

Champagne Supernovas by Maureen Callahan (2014)

Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin by Andrew Wilson (2015)

Women in Clothes by Heidi Julavits, Leanne Shapton, and Sheila Heti (2014)

The End of Fashion: How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever by Teri Agins (2000)

Yves Saint Laurent Catwalk by Suzy Menkes, Olivier Flaviano, Andrew Bolton, Olivier Flaviano (2019)