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Life Lessons: Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach Us About the Mysteries of Life and Living
Life Lessons: Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach Us About the Mysteries of Life and Living
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Life's Greatest Lessons: 20 Things That Matter
Life's Greatest Lessons: 20 Things That Matter
Hal Urban

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Walking with the Giants: Lessons on Life and Leadership from Women in the Bible
Walking with the Giants: Lessons on Life and Leadership from Women in the Bible
John C. Maxwell

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Life Lessons Study Series (Inspirational Bible Study; Life Lessons with Max Lucado)
Life Lessons Study Series (Inspirational Bible Study; Life Lessons with Max Lucado)
Max Lucado

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Falling in Love with Close Reading: Lessons for Analyzing Texts--And Life
Falling in Love with Close Reading: Lessons for Analyzing Texts--And Life
Kate Roberts

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Sit. Stay. Love. Life Lessons from a Doggie
Sit. Stay. Love. Life Lessons from a Doggie
Chalaine Kilduff

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Life Lessons from James: Practical Wisdom
Life Lessons from James: Practical Wisdom
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Life is Good!: Lessons in Joyful Living
Dean Koontz

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To My Sons: Lessons for the Wild Adventure Called Life
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Anne Lamott

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Siddhartha. Eine indische Dichtung
Siddhartha. Eine indische Dichtung
Hermann Hesse

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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
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West with Giraffes
Lynda Rutledge

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Letters to a Young Poet
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Life Lessons

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Seuss-Isms!: A Guide to Life for Those Just Starting Out...and Those Already on Their Way
Seuss-Isms!: A Guide to Life for Those Just Starting Out...and Those Already on Their Way
Dr. Seuss

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Og Mandino

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One Tattered Angel: A Touching True Story of the Power of Love
One Tattered Angel: A Touching True Story of the Power of Love
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The Sermon on the Mount - Reissue: The Key to Success in Life
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A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology
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Rachel Naomi Remen

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The Instant Millionaire
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The Delany Sisters' Book of Everyday Wisdom
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Letters to My Son: A Father's Wisdom on Manhood, Life, and Love
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Kent Nerburn

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The Laws of Spirit: A Tale of Transformation
The Laws of Spirit: A Tale of Transformation
Dan Millman

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Who Will Cry When You Die? Life Lessons from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
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Robin S. Sharma

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Yesterday, I Cried: Celebrating the Lessons of Living and Loving
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Ten Things I Wish I'd Known--Before I Went Out into the Real World
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Maria Shriver

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Learning to Fall: The Blessings of an Imperfect Life
Learning to Fall: The Blessings of an Imperfect Life
Philip Simmons

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The Four Things That Matter Most: A Book About Living
The Four Things That Matter Most: A Book About Living
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The Twelve Gifts of Birth
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Charlene Costanzo

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The God Memorandum
The God Memorandum
Og Mandino

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The Leadership Secrets of Billy Graham
The Leadership Secrets of Billy Graham
Harold Myra

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A Guide for Grown-ups: Essential Wisdom from the Collected Works of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Letting Go
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Morrie Schwartz

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Robert Fulghum

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A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog
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Dean Koontz

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The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey
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The Greatest Words Ever Spoken: Everything Jesus Said about You, Your Life, and Everything Else
The Greatest Words Ever Spoken: Everything Jesus Said about You, Your Life, and Everything Else
Steven K. Scott

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Poor Richards Almanack
Poor Richards Almanack
Benjamin Franklin

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We Had Everything but Money
We Had Everything but Money
Deb Mulvey

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Making the Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat
Making the Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat
David Dosa

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Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog
Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog
Ted Kerasote

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If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries—What Am I Doing in the Pits?
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries—What Am I Doing in the Pits?
Erma Bombeck

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Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy
Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy
Judd Apatow

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My Life in Dog Years
My Life in Dog Years
Gary Paulsen

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Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul (Chicken Soup for the Soul)
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul (Chicken Soup for the Soul)
Mark Victor Hansen

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Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog
Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog
Dave Barry

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The Soul of a Horse: Life Lessons from the Herd
The Soul of a Horse: Life Lessons from the Herd
Joe Camp

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A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal
Jen Waite

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Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life
Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life
Charles R. Swindoll

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When Harry Met Minnie: A True Story of Love and Friendship
When Harry Met Minnie: A True Story of Love and Friendship
Martha Teichner

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Saker min son behöver veta om världen
Saker min son behöver veta om världen
Fredrik Backman

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Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish
Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish
Mark R. Levin

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Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer.
Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer.
Heather Lende

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Family And Relationships

Long Way Down
Long Way Down
Jason Reynolds

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Och varje morgon blir vägen hem längre och längre
Fredrik Backman

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Still More Stories from Grandma's Attic
Still More Stories from Grandma's Attic
Arleta Richardson

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The Whale (Lighthouse Family #2)
The Whale (Lighthouse Family #2)
Cynthia Rylant

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Someday
Someday
Alison McGhee

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A Day No Pigs Would Die
A Day No Pigs Would Die
Robert Newton Peck

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Chicken Soup for the Golden Soul: Heartwarming Stories for People 60 and Over
Chicken Soup for the Golden Soul: Heartwarming Stories for People 60 and Over
Barbara Chesser

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Our Tree Named Steve
Our Tree Named Steve
Alan Zweibel

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Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc.
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Jeff Tweedy

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The Beauty of Living Twice
The Beauty of Living Twice
Sharon Stone

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Ric Flair: To Be the Man (WWE)
Ric Flair: To Be the Man (WWE)
Ric Flair

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Mostly True Collected Stories & Drawings
Mostly True Collected Stories & Drawings
Brian Andreas

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God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours
God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours
Regina Brett

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Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter
Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter
Sidney Poitier

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The Novel Habits of Happiness
The Novel Habits of Happiness
Alexander McCall Smith

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Grace in Autumn
Grace in Autumn
Lori Copeland

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Stay: Lessons My Dogs Taught Me About Life, Loss, and Grace
Stay: Lessons My Dogs Taught Me About Life, Loss, and Grace
Dave Burchett

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Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog
Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog
Garth Stein

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Wherever You Go, I Want You to Know...
Wherever You Go, I Want You to Know...
Melissa B. Kruger

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Wise Words: Family Stories That Bring the Proverbs to Life
Wise Words: Family Stories That Bring the Proverbs to Life
Peter J. Leithart

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Friendship

These High, Green Hills
These High, Green Hills
Jan Karon

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Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous
Rudyard Kipling

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Gnomes
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Rien Poortvliet

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Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader: Recipes from Mitford Cooks, Favorite Tales from Mitford Books (Mitford)
Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader: Recipes from Mitford Cooks, Favorite Tales from Mitford Books (Mitford)
Jan Karon

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An Irish Country Village (Irish Country Books)
An Irish Country Village (Irish Country Books)
Patrick Taylor

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The Hurricane Sisters
The Hurricane Sisters
Dorothea Benton Frank

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Echoes
Echoes
Maeve Binchy

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5-Minute Berenstain Bears Stories
5-Minute Berenstain Bears Stories
Mike Berenstain

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Hope for the Flowers
Hope for the Flowers
Trina Paulus

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The Paper Bag Christmas
The Paper Bag Christmas
Kevin Alan Milne

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Toby's Story: A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tale
Toby's Story: A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tale
W. Bruce Cameron

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The Berenstain Bears Storybook Treasury
The Berenstain Bears Storybook Treasury
Stan Berenstain

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Peanuts 2000: The 50th Year of the World's Favorite Comic Strip
Peanuts 2000: The 50th Year of the World's Favorite Comic Strip
Charles M. Schulz

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A Dog's Promise
A Dog's Promise
W. Bruce Cameron

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Meet the Austins
Meet the Austins
Madeleine L'Engle

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Morgan and Me
Morgan and Me
Stephen Cosgrove

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Crafting with Cat Hair: Cute Handicrafts to Make with Your Cat
Crafting with Cat Hair: Cute Handicrafts to Make with Your Cat
Kaori Tsutaya

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Good-Bye, Mr. Chips
Good-Bye, Mr. Chips
James Hilton

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Pete the Cat's Groove Guide to Life
Pete the Cat's Groove Guide to Life
James Dean

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Laughter, The Best Medicine (Reader's Digest)
Laughter, The Best Medicine (Reader's Digest)
Reader's Digest Association

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Memoir

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Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
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Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes
Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes
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Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
Nick Offerman

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Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms
Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms
Tim Tebow

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Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
William H. McRaven

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About My Mother
About My Mother
Peggy Rowe

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About Your Father and Other Celebrities I Have Known: Ruminations and Revelations from a Desperate Mother to Her Dirty Son
About Your Father and Other Celebrities I Have Known: Ruminations and Revelations from a Desperate Mother to Her Dirty Son
Peggy Rowe

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Dogtripping
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David Rosenfelt

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Last Dog on the Hill: The Extraordinary Life of Lou
Last Dog on the Hill: The Extraordinary Life of Lou
Steve Duno

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Measure Twice, Cut Once: Lessons from a Master Carpenter
Measure Twice, Cut Once: Lessons from a Master Carpenter
Norm Abram

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Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story
Bess Kalb

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Sh*t My Dad Says
Sh*t My Dad Says
Justin Halpern

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Something More
Something More
Catherine Marshall

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Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You
Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You
Dolly Parton

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Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations
Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations
Craig Ferguson

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The Top Five Regrets of the Dying
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying
Bronnie Ware

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Doesn't Hurt to Ask
Doesn't Hurt to Ask
Trey Gowdy

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Notes to Myself : My Struggle to Become a Person
Notes to Myself : My Struggle to Become a Person
Hugh Prather

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Audition: A Memoir
Audition: A Memoir
Barbara Walters

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Paula Deen Celebrates!: Best Dishes and Best Wishes for the Best Times of Your Life
Paula Deen Celebrates!: Best Dishes and Best Wishes for the Best Times of Your Life
Paula H. Deen

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Personal Growth

Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao
Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao
Wayne W. Dyer

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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
Lori Gottlieb

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Elvis and Me
Elvis and Me
Priscilla Presley

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Principles: Life and Work
Principles: Life and Work
Ray Dalio

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I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
Nora Ephron

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The Greatest Miracle in the World
The Greatest Miracle in the World
Og Mandino

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A Pirate Looks at Fifty
A Pirate Looks at Fifty
Jimmy Buffett

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Lessons from a Sheep Dog
Lessons from a Sheep Dog
W. Phillip Keller

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The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The Art of Loving and the Joy of Being Loved
The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The Art of Loving and the Joy of Being Loved
Matthew Kelly

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Dear Girl,
Dear Girl,
Amy Krouse Rosenthal

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The Ultimate Gift
The Ultimate Gift
Jim Stovall

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Nearing Home (Life, Faith, and Finishing Well) Special TBN Edition Paperback Book
Nearing Home (Life, Faith, and Finishing Well) Special TBN Edition Paperback Book
Billy Graham

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The Why Café
The Why Café
John P. Strelecky

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How Proust Can Change Your Life
How Proust Can Change Your Life
Alain de Botton

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Everything Will Be Okay: Life Lessons for Young Women (from a Former Young Woman)
Everything Will Be Okay: Life Lessons for Young Women (from a Former Young Woman)
Dana Perino

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Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle
Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle
Jim Rohn

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Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior
Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior
Dan Millman

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Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned
Alan Alda

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Swing Your Sword: Leading the Charge in Football and Life
Swing Your Sword: Leading the Charge in Football and Life
Mike Leach

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I Was Told There'd Be Cake
I Was Told There'd Be Cake
Sloane Crosley

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Self-Discovery

The Gift of Story: A Wise Tale About What is Enough
The Gift of Story: A Wise Tale About What is Enough
Clarissa Pinkola Estés

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The Bambi Book
The Bambi Book
Walt Disney Company

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The Wise Woman: A Parable
The Wise Woman: A Parable
George MacDonald

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Godwinks Divine Alignment: How Godwink Moments Guide Your Journey
Godwinks Divine Alignment: How Godwink Moments Guide Your Journey
Squire Rushnell

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A Short Guide to a Happy Life
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
Anna Quindlen

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Note to Self
Note to Self
Connor Franta

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Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers
Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers
Alexander McCall Smith

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Season of Life: A Football Star, a Boy, a Journey to Manhood
Season of Life: A Football Star, a Boy, a Journey to Manhood
Jeffrey Marx

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Messiah's Handbook: Reminders for the Advanced Soul
Messiah's Handbook: Reminders for the Advanced Soul
Richard Bach

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The Wise Woman: A Parable
The Wise Woman: A Parable
George MacDonald

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Kook: What Surfing Taught Me About Love, Life, and Catching the Perfect Wave
Kook: What Surfing Taught Me About Love, Life, and Catching the Perfect Wave
Peter Heller

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The Adventures of Johnny Chuck
The Adventures of Johnny Chuck
Thornton W. Burgess

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Marrying Off Mother And Other Stories
Marrying Off Mother And Other Stories
Gerald Durrell

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Missing Links
Missing Links
Rick Reilly

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Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way
Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way
Ruth Reichl

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Der kleine Dino
Der kleine Dino
Marcus Pfister

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The Middle Place
The Middle Place
Kelly Corrigan

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Glitter and Glue
Glitter and Glue
Kelly Corrigan

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If You Aren't in Over Your Head, How Do You Know How Tall You Are?
If You Aren't in Over Your Head, How Do You Know How Tall You Are?
Kathryn Petras

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A Swing for Life
A Swing for Life
Nick Faldo

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The common theme among these books is the exploration of life lessons and personal growth. Many of the books are memoirs or stories about relationships with animals, which serve as teachers or companions to the main characters. The books also emphasize the importance of finding joy and contentment in life, often through simple pleasures and connections with others. Additionally, there are several books that offer practical advice for personal growth and success, drawing on the authors' experiences and insights.

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