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The Happiness TrapHow to stop struggling and start living
The Song MachineThere's a reason hit songs offer guilty pleasure
Hyperbole and a Half Allie Brosh's hilarious, touching book on life's adventures
The Year of Magical Thinking Joan Didion's stunning and heartbreaking meditation on grief
The Happiness of PursuitFinding the quest that will bring purpose to your life
PurityJonathan Franzen's 5th novel
The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh A phenomenal collection of Vincent Van Gogh's letters.
Slouching Towards Bethlehem A collection of essays by the inimitable Joan Didion.
Letters to a Young PoetA collection of letters on art, love and solitude
On the Move: A LifeThe Autobiography of Oliver Sacks
The Misfit EconomyInnovation on the fringe...
MeditationsSpiritual and ethical reflection by Marcus Aurelius
Waking UpA guide to spirituality without religion
Do No HarmStories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery
HiroshimaThe stories of six survivors, told a year after the bomb
Penguin by DesignSeventy years of Penguin book design
Mission HighVivid picture of a low-scoring, highly successful SF school
How Adam Smith Can Change Your LifeAn unexpected guide to human nature and happiness
Whiskey Tango FoxtrotThe struggle to change the world in & outside your head
Catch-22Hilarious satire, took Joseph Heller 8 years to write