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1. Eat, Pray, Love By Gilbert, Elizabeth The author’s year long search for spiritual meaning. |
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2. Three Cups of Tea By Mortenson, Greg/ Relin, David Oliver An American’s effort to open 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. |
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3. Blink By Gladwell, Malcolm Gladwell’s bestseller on the power of first impressions. |
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4. The Year of Magical Thinking By Didion, Joan |
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5. The Worst Hard Time By Egan, Timothy The National Book Award-winning story about the natural disaster of the 1930s. |
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6. Stumbling on Happiness By Gilbert, Daniel A Harvard professor explains the limitations of the imagination and how it affects our search for happiness. |
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7. Mountains Beyond Mountains By Kidder, Tracy The prize-winning Kidder examines a life made meaningful through dedication. |
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8. 1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. and Canada Before You Die By Schultz, Patricia The bestselling phenom now has a regional cousin. |
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9. Chosen by a Horse By Richards, Susan The author’s life is changed when she adopts a mistreated mare and her foal. |
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10. Night By Wiesel, Elie The masterful account of Wiesel’s survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. |
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11. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die By Schultz, Patricia Will there be enough time to see everything, including Robert Louis Stevenson’s home in Western Samoa? |
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12. The Four Agreements By Don Miguel Ruiz A practical guide to personal freedom, outlining a way of life rooted in traditional Toltec beliefs. |
Chad A. Armel is the author of “Stepping Stones,” a collection of motivational and inspirational poems. Chad is also the founder/editor of myrev.org, a website dedicated to motivating visitors to make a change in their lives.
