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TED Winter Reading List 2017: 56 Books You Won't Be Able to Put Down

Since we know TED speakers love to read, we asked them: What book could you not stop reading? Here are their eclectic picks, ready for sticking in your carry-on or for gifting.
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
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The Silver Pigs (Lindsey Davis)
The Silver Pigs (Lindsey Davis)
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The Signature of All Things (Elizabeth Gilbert)
The Signature of All Things (Elizabeth Gilbert)
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The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad (Lesley Hazelton)
The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad (Lesley Hazelton)
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Five-Carat Soul (James McBride)
Five-Carat Soul (James McBride)
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
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The Queen's Prophet (Dawn Patitucci)
The Queen's Prophet (Dawn Patitucci)
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The Man-Eaters of Tsavo (Lt. Colonel, J.H. Patterson, D.S.O)
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo (Lt. Colonel, J.H. Patterson, D.S.O)
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The Alice Network (Kate Quinn)
The Alice Network (Kate Quinn)
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Ice Station (Matthew Reilly)
Ice Station (Matthew Reilly)
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Modern Romance (Aziz Ansari)
Modern Romance (Aziz Ansari)
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The Ideas Industry (Daniel W Dresner)
The Ideas Industry (Daniel W Dresner)
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Sortir De La Grande Nuit (Achilles Mbembe)
Sortir De La Grande Nuit (Achilles Mbembe)
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The Strange Death of Europe (Douglas Murray)
The Strange Death of Europe (Douglas Murray)
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Igen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--An (Jean M. Twenge)
Igen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--An (Jean M. Twenge)
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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 (Elena Favilli)
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 (Elena Favilli)
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The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book
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Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (Oliver Jeffers)
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (Oliver Jeffers)
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Any Witch Way You Can (Amanda M. Lee)
Any Witch Way You Can (Amanda M. Lee)
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Hondo & Fabian
Hondo & Fabian
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Wonder
Wonder
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Lockwood & Co. 1: The Screaming Staircase (Jonathon Stroud)
Lockwood & Co. 1: The Screaming Staircase (Jonathon Stroud)
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On the Banks of Plum Creek
On the Banks of Plum Creek
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The Long Winter (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
The Long Winter (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
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Drop the Ball (Tiffany Dufu)
Drop the Ball (Tiffany Dufu)
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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
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The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact (Chip Heath, Dan Heath)
The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact (Chip Heath, Dan Heath)
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Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women (W. Brad Johnson)
Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women (W. Brad Johnson)
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Creative Change (Jennifer Mueller)
Creative Change (Jennifer Mueller)
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The Heroine's Journey (Maureen Murdock)
The Heroine's Journey (Maureen Murdock)
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The Ends of the World (Peter Brannen)
The Ends of the World (Peter Brannen)
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A Crack in Creation (Jennifer A. Doudna)
A Crack in Creation (Jennifer A. Doudna)
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Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth (Richard Fortey)
Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth (Richard Fortey)
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Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations (Brian Hayes)
Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations (Brian Hayes)
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Spirals in Time (Helen Scales)
Spirals in Time (Helen Scales)
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Dava Sobel)
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Dava Sobel)
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The Vaccine Race: Science, Politics, and the Human Costs of Defeating Disease (Meredith Wadman, MD)
The Vaccine Race: Science, Politics, and the Human Costs of Defeating Disease (Meredith Wadman, MD)
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Braving the Wilderness (Brene Brown)
Braving the Wilderness (Brene Brown)
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Third Stage of Life (Daisaku Ikeda)
Third Stage of Life (Daisaku Ikeda)
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Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists: Coping With the One-Way Relationship in Work, Love, and Family (Eleanor D. Payson)
Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists: Coping With the One-Way Relationship in Work, Love, and Family (Eleanor D. Payson)
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