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12 books with a reading profile close to Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed by Glennon Doyle. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

What I Know for Sure

by Oprah Winfrey

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, memoir

Oprah Winfrey collects essays, many drawn from her monthly column in O, The Oprah Magazine.
2

The Last Lecture

by Randy Pausch

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, memoir

After receiving a diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer, Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch delivered a final presentation titled Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.
3

One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are

by Ann Voskamp

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, memoir

Ann Voskamp centers her narrative on the Greek concept of eucharisteo, which connects grace, thanksgiving, and joy.
4

Untamed

by Glennon Doyle

Also inward-looking · personal growth, memoir

Glennon Doyle recounts the moment she realized her life was constructed around societal expectations rather than her own desires.
5

Greenlights

by Matthew McConaughey

Also inward-looking · personal growth, memoir

Matthew McConaughey presents a collection of stories and life filters derived from thirty-six years of his personal diaries.
6

The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

by Amanda Palmer

Also inward-looking · personal growth, memoir

Amanda Palmer examines the mechanics of reciprocity and the psychological barriers that prevent individuals from requesting assistance.
7

Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson

by Mitch Albom

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, memoir

Mitch Albom, a sports columnist preoccupied with career success, reconnects with his former sociology professor, Morrie Schwartz, after seeing him interviewed on television about his terminal ALS diagnosis.
8

The Power of Now Meditation Deck

by Eckhart Tolle

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, inspirational

The Power of Now Meditation Deck consists of fifty individual cards containing excerpts from Eckhart Tolle’s primary teachings on mindfulness.
9

Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love

by Jonathan Van Ness

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, memoir

Jonathan Van Ness recounts his path from a small Midwestern town to becoming a public figure in hair styling and television.
10

Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence

by Sarah Young

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, inspirational

Sarah Young’s 365-day devotional is written from a first-person perspective, where the narrator speaks as the voice of Jesus directly to the reader.
11

Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination

by J.K. Rowling

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, inspirational

Based on a 2008 commencement speech at Harvard University, this text examines two specific life lessons from the author’s period of poverty and professional rejection.
12

Ghost Boy: My Miraculous Escape from a Life Locked Inside My Own Body

by Martin Pistorius

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

In January 1988, twelve-year-old Martin Pistorius fell ill with an undiagnosed brain infection that left him in a vegetative state.

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