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The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 63,949 ratings — published 2016
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Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 10,319 ratings — published 2018
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Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 68,891 ratings — published 1955
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The Book of Delights: Essays The Book of Delights: Essays (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 20,173 ratings — published 2019
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Red, White & Royal Blue Red, White & Royal Blue (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,214,242 ratings — published 2019
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Unexpected Joy at Dawn Unexpected Joy at Dawn (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 370 ratings — published 1988
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When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight For Joy When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight For Joy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 6,988 ratings — published 2004
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One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 57,606 ratings — published 2011
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The Yellow Bus The Yellow Bus (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 1,685 ratings — published 2024
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The Little Book of Joy The Little Book of Joy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 284 ratings — published 2022
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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avg rating 4.47 — 11,317,347 ratings — published 1997
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Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
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avg rating 3.67 — 2,846,689 ratings — published 2011
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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avg rating 4.58 — 4,799,924 ratings — published 1999
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 391,034 ratings — published 2010
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Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 46,957 ratings — published 1986
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A Gentle Reminder A Gentle Reminder (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 21,216 ratings — published 2021
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Joy of Cooking Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 197,579 ratings — published 1931
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 6,829,300 ratings — published 1960
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The Night Circus The Night Circus (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1,092,137 ratings — published 2011
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,105,619 ratings — published 1908
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 4,354,497 ratings — published 2011
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,402,519 ratings — published 1949
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Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.57 — 1,572 ratings — published 2023
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
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avg rating 4.57 — 3,428,778 ratings — published 2023
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Soul Shift: The Weary Human's Guide to Getting Unstuck and Reclaiming Your Path to Joy Soul Shift: The Weary Human's Guide to Getting Unstuck and Reclaiming Your Path to Joy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 581 ratings — published
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The Joy Luck Club The Joy Luck Club (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 708,341 ratings — published 1989
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Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.19 — 21,001 ratings — published 2016
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The Love Hypothesis The Love Hypothesis (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,853,159 ratings — published 2021
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
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avg rating 4.36 — 946,080 ratings — published 2020
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
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avg rating 4.08 — 4,547,454 ratings — published 2016
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 1,412,883 ratings — published 2017
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
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avg rating 4.01 — 1,706,237 ratings — published 2018
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,005,114 ratings — published 2017
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Where the Wild Things Are Where the Wild Things Are (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 1,057,649 ratings — published 1963
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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,007,602 ratings — published 2012
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 816,565 ratings — published 1989
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Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 1,547 ratings — published 2006
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,858,216 ratings — published 2005
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,534,686 ratings — published 1988
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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avg rating 4.43 — 4,455,836 ratings — published 1998
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 9,819,147 ratings — published 2008
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,680,640 ratings — published 2012
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Can I Have Joy In My Life? (Crucial Questions, #12) Can I Have Joy In My Life? (Crucial Questions, #12)
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avg rating 4.42 — 1,237 ratings — published 2012
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 4,759,265 ratings — published 1813
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Knight of a Trillion Stars (Matrix of Destiny #1) Knight of a Trillion Stars (Matrix of Destiny #1)
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avg rating 3.93 — 3,991 ratings — published 1995
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Rejar (Matrix of Destiny, #2) Rejar (Matrix of Destiny, #2)
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avg rating 4.06 — 3,408 ratings — published 1997
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Remarkably Bright Creatures Remarkably Bright Creatures (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,195,233 ratings — published 2022
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The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.69 — 8,489 ratings — published 2021
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 1,060,674 ratings — published 2021
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In Every Life In Every Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 1,396 ratings — published 2023
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The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanMisery by Stephen  KingBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenEthereal by Phillip Bainbridge
Emotions in Titles
853 books — 48 voters
The Dog Year by Ann GarvinHouse Broken by Sonja YoergBinds That Tie by Kate MorettiThe Art of Falling by Kathryn CraftThe Undertaking of Tess by Lesley Kagen
Tall Poppy Books
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Kahlil Gibran
“Some of you say, “Joy is greater than sorrow,” and others say, “Nay, sorrow is the greater.”
But I say unto you, they are inseparable.
Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.”
Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

Fred Rogers
“Part of the problem with the word 'disabilities' is that it immediately suggests an inability to see or hear or walk or do other things that many of us take for granted. But what of people who can't feel? Or talk about their feelings? Or manage their feelings in constructive ways? What of people who aren't able to form close and strong relationships? And people who cannot find fulfillment in their lives, or those who have lost hope, who live in disappointment and bitterness and find in life no joy, no love? These, it seems to me, are the real disabilities.”
Fred Rogers, The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember

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