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The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 276 times as inspiring)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,593,245 ratings — published 1988
Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 117 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,203,675 ratings — published 2018
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 115 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,209,857 ratings — published 1997
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 93 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,316,881 ratings — published 2018
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.37 — 885,837 ratings — published 1946
The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 90 times as inspiring)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,486,417 ratings — published 2020
The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 84 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,495,502 ratings — published 1943
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,917,600 ratings — published 1960
Wonder (Wonder, #1)
by (shelved 79 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,199,211 ratings — published 2012
When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 77 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.41 — 812,906 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 — 625,636 ratings — published 2012
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,210,244 ratings — published 1947
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 69 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,875,264 ratings — published 2018
The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,746,220 ratings — published 2012
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as inspiring)
avg rating 3.96 — 235,282 ratings — published 2015
Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as inspiring)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,847,468 ratings — published 2006
The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,031,548 ratings — published 2009
The Last Lecture (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 55 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.26 — 364,346 ratings — published 2008
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.01 — 807,460 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 — 1,000,538 ratings — published 2010
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 52 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.30 — 316,349 ratings — published 2018
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.07 — 870,297 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 3.86 — 1,419,544 ratings — published 2016
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.48 — 358,332 ratings — published 1971
The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,508,624 ratings — published 2003
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as inspiring)
avg rating 3.86 — 273,672 ratings — published 1970
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 43 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,892,665 ratings — published 2005
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as inspiring)
avg rating 3.88 — 393,978 ratings — published 2010
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,010,181 ratings — published 1999
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,745,829 ratings — published 2007
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.55 — 240,025 ratings — published 2019
The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,016,118 ratings — published 2017
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.19 — 523,433 ratings — published 1997
Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,799,955 ratings — published 2022
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.08 — 881,969 ratings — published 1922
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.49 — 811,644 ratings — published 2016
The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,146,006 ratings — published 2015
The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,368,824 ratings — published 2005
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.46 — 371,676 ratings — published 2016
Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as inspiring)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,758,107 ratings — published 2001
The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.25 — 223,431 ratings — published 2010
Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,363,717 ratings — published 2011
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.16 — 824,956 ratings — published 1989
The Prophet (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.23 — 330,336 ratings — published 1923
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.29 — 243,843 ratings — published 2012
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,808,424 ratings — published 2012
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.30 — 234,946 ratings — published 2009
Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as inspiring)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,369,528 ratings — published 1956
Untamed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as inspiring)
avg rating 3.98 — 516,995 ratings — published 2020
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 — 358,786 ratings — published 2006
“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











