Uplifting Books

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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,238,802 ratings — published 2012
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,535,855 ratings — published 2020
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,638,615 ratings — published 1988
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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 — 1,025,154 ratings — published 2020
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Remarkably Bright Creatures Remarkably Bright Creatures (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,338,967 ratings — published 2022
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,452,178 ratings — published 2017
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,207,223 ratings — published 2012
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,226,405 ratings — published 1997
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.55 — 244,386 ratings — published 2019
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 815,062 ratings — published 2003
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Anxious People Anxious People (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 836,177 ratings — published 2019
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1) The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1)
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avg rating 3.94 — 196,524 ratings — published 2012
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What You Are Looking for Is in the Library What You Are Looking for Is in the Library (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 126,851 ratings — published 2020
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Humankind: Changing the World One Small Act At a Time Humankind: Changing the World One Small Act At a Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,389 ratings — published 2020
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 365,439 ratings — published 2014
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Theo of Golden Theo of Golden (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.54 — 245,332 ratings — published 2023
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The Reading List The Reading List (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 136,605 ratings — published 2021
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 3,048,279 ratings — published 2009
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Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)
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avg rating 4.03 — 341,859 ratings — published 2022
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The Comfort Book The Comfort Book (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 75,178 ratings — published 2021
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The Authenticity Project The Authenticity Project (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 106,587 ratings — published 2020
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Red, White & Royal Blue Red, White & Royal Blue (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,248,004 ratings — published 2019
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A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 681,854 ratings — published 2016
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 900,700 ratings — published 1946
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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 295,549 ratings — published 2013
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The Happiness Project The Happiness Project (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 182,365 ratings — published 2009
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 365,577 ratings — published 2013
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The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 99,868 ratings — published 2022
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The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)
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avg rating 4.01 — 599,892 ratings — published 2013
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The Story of Arthur Truluv (Mason, #1) The Story of Arthur Truluv (Mason, #1)
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avg rating 4.18 — 54,243 ratings — published 2017
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
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avg rating 3.81 — 277,295 ratings — published 1998
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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 — 1,129,529 ratings — published 1908
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 819,108 ratings — published 2008
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The Art of Racing in the Rain The Art of Racing in the Rain (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 558,632 ratings — published 2008
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as uplifting)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,466,034 ratings — published 2021
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
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avg rating 4.21 — 194,562 ratings — published 2021
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The Secret Garden The Secret Garden (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 1,311,842 ratings — published 1911
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,525,617 ratings — published 1943
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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 145,937 ratings — published 2010
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How to Age Disgracefully How to Age Disgracefully (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 63,485 ratings — published 2024
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The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 73,977 ratings — published 2024
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The Wishing Game The Wishing Game (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 192,124 ratings — published 2023
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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 392,714 ratings — published 2022
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Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 85,126 ratings — published 2022
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 1,828,290 ratings — published 2022
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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avg rating 4.17 — 2,492,636 ratings — published 1868
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,215,252 ratings — published 2018
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Beach Read Beach Read (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,684,117 ratings — published 2020
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A Redbird Christmas A Redbird Christmas (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 35,173 ratings — published 2004
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 329,497 ratings — published 1987
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëMistress of Mellyn by Victoria HoltThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerYou Can't Drive Your Car to Your Own Funeral by Ann Marie Hancock
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Erik Pevernagie
“When we settle down in the homeland of love, let us not forget to choose an uplifting horizon, where humor and joyfulness are along the way, and our heartbeat guides the rhythm of our day and composes the song of our passion. ("Crystallization under an umbrella" )”
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“Because paper has more patience than people. ”
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