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The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 272 times as inspiring)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,541,294 ratings — published 1988
Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 120 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,189,659 ratings — published 2018
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 113 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,191,248 ratings — published 1997
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.37 — 868,778 ratings — published 1946
The Midnight Library (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as inspiring)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,423,135 ratings — published 2020
The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,456,053 ratings — published 1943
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 83 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,273,353 ratings — published 2018
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,839,231 ratings — published 1960
Wonder (Wonder, #1)
by (shelved 79 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,189,939 ratings — published 2012
When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 75 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.41 — 799,900 ratings — published 2016
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.16 — 620,787 ratings — published 2012
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,842,871 ratings — published 2018
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,165,717 ratings — published 1947
The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,688,342 ratings — published 2012
Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as inspiring)
avg rating 3.64 — 1,838,565 ratings — published 2006
The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,005,392 ratings — published 2009
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as inspiring)
avg rating 3.96 — 233,471 ratings — published 2015
The Last Lecture (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 55 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.26 — 362,837 ratings — published 2008
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.01 — 799,095 ratings — published 2003
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.39 — 994,466 ratings — published 2010
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 51 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.30 — 309,887 ratings — published 2018
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.07 — 864,096 ratings — published 2012
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as inspiring)
avg rating 3.87 — 1,391,857 ratings — published 2016
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.48 — 354,883 ratings — published 1971
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as inspiring)
avg rating 3.86 — 271,766 ratings — published 1970
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as inspiring)
avg rating 3.88 — 391,389 ratings — published 2010
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 43 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,861,960 ratings — published 2005
The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,473,659 ratings — published 2003
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,989,975 ratings — published 1999
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,725,230 ratings — published 2007
Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,761,651 ratings — published 2022
The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,006,273 ratings — published 2017
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.19 — 512,264 ratings — published 1997
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.56 — 231,493 ratings — published 2019
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.08 — 871,952 ratings — published 1922
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.49 — 800,986 ratings — published 2016
Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as inspiring)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,748,034 ratings — published 2001
The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,061,472 ratings — published 2015
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.16 — 817,505 ratings — published 1989
The Prophet (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.23 — 327,690 ratings — published 1923
The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,354,821 ratings — published 2005
The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.25 — 220,725 ratings — published 2010
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.46 — 365,333 ratings — published 2016
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,792,312 ratings — published 2012
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.29 — 241,414 ratings — published 2012
Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,355,007 ratings — published 2011
Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,357,018 ratings — published 1956
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.30 — 233,065 ratings — published 2009
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as inspiring)
avg rating 3.66 — 358,613 ratings — published 2006
The Happiest Man on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.61 — 127,526 ratings — published 2020
“Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.”
― The Light in the Heart
― The Light in the Heart
“Don't Just
Don't just learn, experience.
Don't just read, absorb.
Don't just change, transform.
Don't just relate, advocate.
Don't just promise, prove.
Don't just criticize, encourage.
Don't just think, ponder.
Don't just take, give.
Don't just see, feel.
Don’t just dream, do.
Don't just hear, listen.
Don't just talk, act.
Don't just tell, show.
Don't just exist, live.”
― The Light in the Heart
Don't just learn, experience.
Don't just read, absorb.
Don't just change, transform.
Don't just relate, advocate.
Don't just promise, prove.
Don't just criticize, encourage.
Don't just think, ponder.
Don't just take, give.
Don't just see, feel.
Don’t just dream, do.
Don't just hear, listen.
Don't just talk, act.
Don't just tell, show.
Don't just exist, live.”
― The Light in the Heart
