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70 Books to Make You Feel Hopeful: A Special Reading List

Need a dose of literary oomph and inspiration? Here's a selection of uplifting reads — all suggested by TED speakers — for your enjoyment.
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A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
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Mooncop (Tom Gauld)
Mooncop (Tom Gauld)
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B & Me (J.C. Hallman)
B & Me (J.C. Hallman)
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Reckless: My Life as a Pretender (Chrissie Hynde)
Reckless: My Life as a Pretender (Chrissie Hynde)
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Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
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The Alchemist
The Alchemist
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)
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Independent People
Independent People
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Unbowed (Wangari Maathai)
Unbowed (Wangari Maathai)
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The Forty Rules of Love (Elif Shafak)
The Forty Rules of Love (Elif Shafak)
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What I Know for Sure (Oprah Winfrey)
What I Know for Sure (Oprah Winfrey)
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The Wave: In Pursuit of the Oceans' Greatest Furies (Susan Casey)
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Oceans' Greatest Furies (Susan Casey)
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Cleverlands (Lucy Crehan)
Cleverlands (Lucy Crehan)
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Dancing in Cambodia and Other Essays (Amitav Ghosh)
Dancing in Cambodia and Other Essays (Amitav Ghosh)
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Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches From Turkey, Syria, and Iraq (Sarah Glidden)
Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches From Turkey, Syria, and Iraq (Sarah Glidden)
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A Complicated Kindness
A Complicated Kindness
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Earth in Human Hands (Grinspoon, David)
Earth in Human Hands (Grinspoon, David)
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For the Benefit of Those Who See: Dispatches From the World of the Blind (Rosemary Mahoney)
For the Benefit of Those Who See: Dispatches From the World of the Blind (Rosemary Mahoney)
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The Inland Whale (Theodora Kroeber)
The Inland Whale (Theodora Kroeber)
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A Burglar's Guide to the City (Geoff Manaugh)
A Burglar's Guide to the City (Geoff Manaugh)
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Hold Still: A Memoir With Photographs (Sally Mann) (Sally Mann)
Hold Still: A Memoir With Photographs (Sally Mann) (Sally Mann)
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Who Cooked the Last Supper (Rosalind Miles)
Who Cooked the Last Supper (Rosalind Miles)
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The Blue Sweater (Jacqueline Novogratz)
The Blue Sweater (Jacqueline Novogratz)
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Jugaad Innovation (Jaideep Prabhu, Navi Radjou and Simone Ahuja)
Jugaad Innovation (Jaideep Prabhu, Navi Radjou and Simone Ahuja)
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The Last Hunger Season (Roger Thurow)
The Last Hunger Season (Roger Thurow)
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The Locust and the Bird (Hanan Al-Shaykh)
The Locust and the Bird (Hanan Al-Shaykh)
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The Dinner Party (Judy Chicago)
The Dinner Party (Judy Chicago)
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Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
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Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
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Always Coming Home (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Always Coming Home (Ursula K. Le Guin)
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Industries of the Future (Ross)
Industries of the Future (Ross)
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The Mandibles (Lionel Shriver)
The Mandibles (Lionel Shriver)
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Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Madeleine Thien)
Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Madeleine Thien)
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The Warmth of Other Suns
The Warmth of Other Suns
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Take This Stallion (Anais Duplan)
Take This Stallion (Anais Duplan)
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Chanting in the Hillsides (Jeaneane and Merv Fowler)
Chanting in the Hillsides (Jeaneane and Merv Fowler)
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Global Chorus: 365 Voices on the Future of the Planet (Todd MacLean)
Global Chorus: 365 Voices on the Future of the Planet (Todd MacLean)
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Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore
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Odes to Common Things (Pablo Neruda)
Odes to Common Things (Pablo Neruda)
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Tenth of December
Tenth of December
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