Life and How to Live It

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Books that help you figure out how to live a good life.
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conduct of life
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The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
27,809 members
369 reviews
4.1
Member
aulsmith
2
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
by Mitch Albom
23,252 members
393 reviews
3.8
Member
dara85
3
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
by Stephen R. Covey
20,882 members
195 reviews
3.9
Member
amaiaa
4
Three Men in a Boat
by Jerome K. Jerome
8,675 members
327 reviews
3.9
Member
aulsmith
5
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff--And It's All Small Stuff
by Richard Carlson
5,307 members
63 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
amaiaa
6
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things
by Robert Fulghum
4,739 members
55 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
amaiaa
7
Flipped
by Wendelin Van Draanen
4,651 members
159 reviews
3.9
Member
amaiaa
8
The Book of Tea
by Kakuzō Okakura
3,251 members
77 reviews
3.8
Member
aulsmith
9
Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit
by Jack Canfield
3,200 members
19 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
amaiaa
10
Before I Fall
by Lauren Oliver
2,657 members
203 reviews
4
Member
amaiaa
11
The Book of Questions
by Gregory Stock
1,535 members
18 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
amaiaa
12
Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
by Ori Brafman
1,478 members
48 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
amaiaa
13
This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women
by Jay Allison
1,146 members
36 reviews
3.8
Member
amaiaa
14
Living More with Less
by Doris Janzen Longacre
523 members
5 reviews
3.9
Member
amaiaa
15
How Could You Do That?!: The Abdication of Character, Courage, and Conscience
by Laura C. Schlessinger
375 members
3 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
amaiaa
16
The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them
by David Richo
257 members
4 reviews
4
Member
amaiaa
17
Choices: Making Right Decisions in a Complex World
by Lewis B. Smedes
171 members
3
Member
amaiaa
19
The Day Donny Herbert Woke Up: A True Story
by Rich Blake
36 members
4 reviews
4
Member
dara85
20
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
57,412 members
818 reviews
½ 3.7
21
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
47,215 members
749 reviews
4
22
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
by Miguel Ruiz
9,839 members
148 reviews
½ 3.7
23
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No, To Take Control of Your Life
by Henry Cloud
4,970 members
53 reviews
4
24
The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories
by William J. Bennett
5,752 members
21 reviews
3.8
25
First Things First : To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy
by Stephen R. Covey
3,745 members
19 reviews
3.9
26
The Three Questions
by Jon J. Muth
2,629 members
92 reviews
½ 4.3
27
Soul Mates: Honoring the Mysteries of Love and Relationship
by Thomas Moore
1,367 members
7 reviews
3.9
28
From Beginning to End: The Rituals of our Lives
by Robert Fulghum
768 members
5 reviews
4
29
The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey
by William J. Bennett
2,012 members
4 reviews
3.9
30
The Children's Book of Virtues
by William J. Bennett
3,497 members
9 reviews
4.2
31
The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember
by Fred Rogers
1,771 members
30 reviews
4.1
32
Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
by Karen Armstrong
1,082 members
24 reviews
3.9
33
The Last Lecture
by Randy Pausch
11,165 members
328 reviews
4
36
The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success
by Andy Andrews
1,489 members
26 reviews
3.8
37
Made for Goodness: And Why This Makes All the Difference
by Desmond Tutu
253 members
4 reviews
4.1
38
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
by Jordan B. Peterson
5,863 members
120 reviews
½ 3.7
39
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
by Anna Quindlen
1,216 members
30 reviews
½ 3.7
40
On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old
by Parker J. Palmer
344 members
9 reviews
½ 3.7
41
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
by Robert M. Pirsig
20,696 members
308 reviews
3.8
42
Wisdom of the Ages: 60 Days to Enlightenment
by Wayne Dyer
472 members
8 reviews
3.8
43
See You at the Top
by Zig Ziglar
791 members
12 reviews
4.2
45
The Road to Character
by David Brooks
1,885 members
25 reviews
½ 3.6
46
Life's Little Instruction Book
by H. Jackson Brown
1,617 members
10 reviews
½ 3.5
47
Life on the Edge
by James C. Dobson
1,477 members
4 reviews
½ 3.3
48
The Noticer
by Andy Andrews
1,025 members
31 reviews
4
49
A Guide for the Perplexed
by E. F. Schumacher
950 members
10 reviews
4
50
Uncommon: Finding Your Path to Significance
by Tony Dungy
578 members
6 reviews
½ 3.7
52
The Ten Commandments: The Significance of God's Laws in Everyday Life
by Laura C. Schlessinger
459 members
4 reviews
½ 3.5
53
The Winter of Our Discontent
by John Steinbeck
6,172 members
113 reviews
3.9
54
Ship Breaker
by Paolo Bacigalupi
3,705 members
234 reviews
3.9
57
Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
1,159 members
11 reviews
3.8
58
How Good Is Good Enough?
by Andy Stanley
1,127 members
8 reviews
½ 3.6
59
The Book of Virtues for Young People: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories
by William J. Bennett
773 members
3 reviews
4
60
The Voice of Knowledge: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace
by Miguel Ruiz
752 members
4 reviews
4
61
Think on These Things
by Jiddu Krishnamurti
740 members
6 reviews
4.1
62
The Wounded Spirit
by Frank E. Peretti
687 members
7 reviews
3.9
63
Take Time for Your Life
by Cheryl Richardson
531 members
4 reviews
½ 3.7
64
I Can Make a Difference: A Treasury to Inspire Our Children
by Marian Wright Edelman
207 members
2 reviews
4.1
66
How to Win Friends & Influence People
by Dale Carnegie
16,485 members
200 reviews
4
67
The Power of Positive Thinking
by Norman Vincent Peale
3,240 members
31 reviews
3.9
68
The Virtue of Selfishness
by Ayn Rand
2,776 members
28 reviews
½ 3.4
69
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II
by Jack Canfield
1,715 members
9 reviews
½ 3.4
70
If Only I Had a Green Nose
by Max Lucado
1,104 members
1 review
½ 4.5
71
Handbook to Higher Consciousness
by Ken Keyes
439 members
2 reviews
3.9
72
Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments: Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World
by Kent M. Keith
379 members
2 reviews
3.8
73
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
by Malcolm Gladwell
4,465 members
139 reviews
½ 3.7
74
Enchiridion
by Epictetus
3,703 members
52 reviews
4
75
Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul - 101 Stories of Changes, Choices
by Jack Canfield
1,198 members
5 reviews
4
76
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III: More Stories of Life, Love and Learning
by Jack Canfield
1,165 members
3 reviews
½ 3.6
77
The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life
by David Brooks
930 members
17 reviews
½ 3.7
78
The Simple Living Guide: A Sourcebook for Less Stressful, More Joyful Living
by Janet Luhrs
634 members
6 reviews
4.1
79
Be Polite and Kind
by Cheri J. Meiners
624 members
9 reviews
½ 4.3
80
Life is Messy
by Matthew Kelly
504 members
4 reviews
4
81
Clutter's Last Stand: It's Time to De-Junk Your Life!
by Don Aslett
447 members
11 reviews
3.9
82
On Living
by Kerry Egan
252 members
14 reviews
4.1
83
The Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
18,810 members
197 reviews
4.1
84
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
by Judy Blume
8,896 members
260 reviews
3.8
85
The Luxe
by Anna Godbersen
3,556 members
166 reviews
½ 3.6
86
Long Way Down
by Jason Reynolds
3,194 members
170 reviews
½ 4.3
87
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life and Maybe the World
by William H. McRaven
2,296 members
67 reviews
3.8
88
The City of Joy
by Dominique Lapierre
1,596 members
26 reviews
4
89
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie
by David Lubar
1,278 members
51 reviews
½ 3.7
90
Is There Really a Human Race?
by Jamie Lee Curtis
1,024 members
35 reviews
4.2
91
The Importance of Living
by Lin Yutang
969 members
17 reviews
4
92
Best of All
by Max Lucado
967 members
3 reviews
3.8
93
The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self-Mastery (Toltec Wisdom)
by Miguel Ruiz
674 members
9 reviews
3.9
94
The Rules of Life: A Personal Code for Living a Better, Happier, More Successful Life
by Richard Templar
562 members
5 reviews
½ 3.3
95
Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living
by Krista Tippett
553 members
6 reviews
4
96
Yesterday, I Cried : Celebrating the Lessons of Living and Loving
by Iyanla Vanzant
509 members
6 reviews
½ 3.5
97
The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America
by David Whyte
490 members
2 reviews
4.1
98
Friedman's Fables
by Edwin H. Friedman
407 members
2 reviews
4.1
99
Words I Wish I Wrote: A Collection of Writing That Inspired My Ideas
by Robert Fulghum
402 members
1 review
3.9
100
The Book of Jewish Values: A Day-by-Day Guide to Ethical Living
by Joseph Telushkin
399 members
3 reviews
4.2