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This is a Dope Ass list of books I have enjoyed. I'm not a huge reader but here are my faves that have helped me in one way or another.
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items This is my Dope Ass list of books that I love but more importantly than my list I wanted to highlight bookshop.org they are a great organization that supports local, independent bookstores. You can choose your favorite bookstore to receive the full profit from your Bookshop.org purchases. Check them out and support your local bookstores.
First up on the list is this amazing book right here. I go the audio book route personally but I couldn't stop listening to this one and immediately restarted it over as soon as i finished it.
101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think
Next up is this amazing read/listen. I found this guy on Tik Tok and really found his tips on how to handle hard conversations very helpful. This book is great for anyone wanting to learn how to have more effective conversations. Check him out on ins...
The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More
Joan Didion is an incredible writer but this one is my favorite. I've listened to it countless times since stumbling across it and it's expertly written and if you can find the audio book performed by Vanessa Redgrave I highly recommend that version ...
The Year of Magical Thinking: National Book Award Winner
The Alchemist is a book that kept getting suggested to me over and over when I began going to therapy and I finally gave in and listened to it. Its a good read. I understand why it gets suggested when one is starting a healing journey.
The Alchemist
This is one of my favorite books I've ever read. I love Derek Delguadio. The way he tells stories is so engaging. He also has a theatre show you can find on Hulu it is called “In & of itself” its an incredibly moving and amazing piece. So when I ...
AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
I like Jay Shetty. This book is a good read with good info weather you are in a committed relationship or even if you're single.
8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go
I Like Jay Shetty's positivity and I like the way he writes. This book has great info that will help you along your way. It has great insights and I just enjoy his story.
Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day
I like it when an author reads the book. I think it just brings more authenticity to it. I appreciate the way Brene Brown reads the book as if it is more of a conversation. This book is really insightful and has changed the way I think about the emot...
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
I didn't expect to like this book as much as I did but man I really did enjoy this read. I love the way he reads the book. It was a positive read and thoroughly enjoyable. The book was definitely a green light for me for me!
Greenlights
I stumbled upon this book when I was going through a break up and I really enjoyed it. It was helpful. Had some good insights. Good advice. I go back to it from time to time when I start to feel a little annoyed about being single.
Single On Purpose: Redefine Everything. Find Yourself First.
I like the way Simon Sinek writes. This is a great read with great info. If you are in a leadership position this is a guy you need to pay attention to.
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
I like the way Simon Sinek writes. It is a great read with great information.
Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team
It is a slow read. It took me starting this book a minimum of 3 times before I actually got into it and listened to it. I love this book. It has such great information and insights. It really helped me through a rough time. I recommend it often for p...
A New Earth: Oprah's Book Club: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
This is such an INCREDIBLE read. The audiobook also has exclusive performances of some of her songs. Her story is amazing and I just love her.
Broken Horses: A Memoir
This book is funny from start to finish. I love H Jon Benjamin's voice and he reads the audiobook. It's just incredible. It honestly makes you look at failure differently.
Failure Is an Option: An Attempted Memoir
This was a helpful book for me when I was going through a difficult time. It definitely took me out of the victim mindset and made me look at myself honestly. It has some good info and insights in it. I took away from it what I found useful and helpf...
How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self
This was a good read. He is blunt and straight to the point. Doesn't pull any punches and is brutally honest. I like the way he talks and writes. It is a good one.
Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life
This is the workbook that goes along with the book. I found it to be helpful and I like when a book like this has a workbook along with it. It helps me actually remember and apply the shit to my life.
Do the Work: The Official Unrepentant, Ass-Kicking, No-Kidding, Change-Your-Life Sidekick to Unfu*k Yourself
I am an epic self sabatogger. This book was insightful, honest, blunt, and helpful. I like his no nonsense way of writing.
Stop Doing That Sh*t: End Self-Sabotage and Demand Your Life Back
This is a great book with wonderful insights that you can apply to your life. I love the way it teaches you to great suffering like an old friend. Suffering is a part of life but if there is no mud there is no lotus. You don't get the good without th...
No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
I don't want to be the person that shoves Brene Brown down everyone's throat. I have all her books and I love all of them. I didn't want to waste peoples time and add all of them so I added the two that were the most important to me.
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
This book was very insightful into how different couples fight and gives you insights on how to do it right. You can apply these insights into your life and relationships. I have found it to be helpful for me and maybe you will too.
Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict Into Connection