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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winning, Books to Inspire or Uplift, Classics, Fantasy and Non Fiction

This list is created by a VPL staff for a fan of Gifts of Imperfection, Game of Thrones and When Breath Becomes Air.

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12 items

  • The Undying

    Pain, Vulnerability, Mortality, Medicine, Art, Time, Dreams, Data, Exhaustion, Cancer, and Care

    Boyer, Anne, 1973-
    "Boyer ’s gorgeous language elevates this artful, piercing narrative well above the average medical memoir." -- Publishers Weekly
    Book, 2019New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
  • No Cure for Being Human

    (and Other Truths I Need to Hear)

    Bowler, Kate
    "General readers will be engrossed by this heartfelt memoir of sickness, family, and recovery." -- Library Journal
    Book, 2021New York : Random House, [2021]
  • The Thank-you Project

    Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time

    Kho, Nancy Davis
    "Sweet and wise, this hopeful book will inspire readers to honor those who have made a difference in their lives." -- Publishers Weekly
    Book, 2019Philadelphia : Running Press, [2019]
  • Phosphorescence

    a Memoir of Finding Joy When the World Goes Dark

    Baird, Julia (Julia Woodlands)
    "There are sparks and flares of brilliance to be found, but overall the assembly never burns brighter than standard inspirational genre fare." -- Publishers Weekly
    Book, 2021New York : Random House, [2021]
  • The Book of Awesome

    Snow Days, Bakery Air, Finding Money in Your Pocket, and Other Simple, Brilliant Things

    Pasricha, Neil
    "...The Book of Awesome is filled with smile-inducing moments on every page that make you feel like a kid looking at the world for the first time. Read it and you'll remember all the things there are to feel good about." -- CBC
    Book, 2010New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2010.
  • The Happiness Hypothesis

    Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

    Haidt, Jonathan
    "Haidt sometimes seems reductionist, but his is an erudite, fluently written, stimulating reassessment of age-old issues." -- Publishers Weekly
    Book, 2006New York : Basic Books, c2006.
  • The Art of Living

    the Classic Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness

    Epictetus
    Interpreted by Sharon Lebell, The Art of Living offers wisdom from one of the early Stoic philosophers about living a contented life.
    Book, 1995[San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, c1995.
  • "Epic fantasy fans will enjoy this large-scale story of political strategy and skullduggery." -- Publishers Weekly
    Book, 2015New York : Saga Press, [2015]
  • "Elegantly told and layered with images of tales to come, this richly detailed "autobiography" of a hero is highly recommended..." -- Library Journal
    Book, 2007New York: DAW Books, Inc., c2007.
  • "Set in an alternate version of historical China, Kuang’s debut will appeal to fans of epic military fantasy." -- Booklist
    Book, 2018New York, N.Y. : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
  • "This richly detailed fantasy presents a fully realized, complex adventure which will appeal to fans of classic quests." -- Library Journal
    Book, 1990New York : T. Doherty Associates, 1990.
  • "THE LORD OF THE RINGS, which can be enjoyed both as an adventure story and as a profound exploration of the nature of good and evil, is a deeply rewarding work that invites rereading." -- Magill Book Review
    Book, 1965Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1965.