Books to Change your Mind and Life

A Listmania! list by sainte-carmen (London)
 
Essays In Love
1.  Essays In Love by Alain de Botton
The list author says:
  "A disarming examination of love, which is surprisingly moving."
£5.59   Used & New from: £2.59
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

How to Live on 24 Hours a Day
2.  How to Live on 24 Hours a Day by Arnold Bennett
The list author says:
  "If you want to get more from life, Bennet has some interesting and useful suggestions."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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The Joy Diet: 10 Steps to a Happier Life
3.  The Joy Diet: 10 Steps to a Happier Life by Martha N. Beck
The list author says:
  "For those who like their self-help served up with self-depricating wit rather than self pity.  Beck's funny and warm."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Are Men Necessary?: When Sexes Collide
4.  Are Men Necessary?: When Sexes Collide by Maureen Dowd
The list author says:
  "Maureen Dowd's collection of essays is thought provoking and engaging.  For the smart woman who doesn't think flashing her assets is the fast route to empowerment."
£7.99   Used & New from: £0.01
2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer within (Pocket Classics)
5.  Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer within (Pocket Classics) by Natalie Naimark-Goldberg
The list author says:
  "Everyone has a story to tell.  This book helps uncover the writer within."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)

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Live Alone And Like It
6.  Live Alone And Like It by Marjorie Hillis
The list author says:
  "This book may be dated but it's still great fun.   Unlike most books aimed at single women, this book assumes they can live with style and dignity."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Organizing from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System for Organizing Your Home, Your Office and Your Life
7.  Organizing from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System for Organizing Your Home, Your Office and Your Life by Julie Morgenstern
The list author says:
  "Sensible advice for those who seek a more ordered existence."
£13.50   Used & New from: £1.94
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

Lucky
8.  Lucky by Alice Sebold
The list author says:
  "The circumstances and events this book describes are alien to me.  What draws me to this account is its honesty.  I believe good writing is transformative.  Reading this book changed something inside."
£4.23   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (86 customer reviews)

Nine Gates
9.  Nine Gates by Hirshfield
The list author says:
  "At some point, any serious reader needs to tackle poetry.  This collection of essays will put you in the proper frame of mind."
£7.74   Used & New from: £3.57
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Man's Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust
10.  Man's Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust by Viktor E Frankl
The list author says:
  "The personal essay that opens this book is one of the most moving things I have ever read."
£5.59   Used & New from: £2.61
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (112 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

My Brilliant Career
11.  My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
The list author says:
  "I read this at a very young age and it has always stayed with me.  I connected with the author's rural isolation and big dreams."
£8.99   Used & New from: £4.99
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Penguin Great Ideas : A Room of One's Own
12.  Penguin Great Ideas : A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
The list author says:
  "Ubiquitous reading for any young women with pretensions of creativity.  Woolf's voice is engaging and though somewhat dated  much of it still rings true."
£3.74   Used & New from: £0.01
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Getting Things Done: How to Achieve Stress-free Productivity
13.  Getting Things Done: How to Achieve Stress-free Productivity by David Allen
The list author says:
  "One of those rare self-help books that delivers on its promises.  Follow its recommendations and watch your life become more organised,"
£6.88   Used & New from: £3.39
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (112 customer reviews)

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