Books like This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
12 books with a reading profile close to This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life by David Foster Wallace. Deep, inward-looking and contemplative; an easy read.
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Gift from the Sea
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational
Anne Morrow Lindbergh uses five distinct seashells found on Captiva Island to categorize the stages of a woman's life.
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The Consolations of Philosophy
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, literary
Alain de Botton pairs six common human afflictions with the teachings of specific historical philosophers to demonstrate how logic applies to emotional pain.
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, inspirational
The narrative follows four distinct companions as they traverse a winter landscape.
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What's So Amazing About Grace?
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, inspirational
Philip Yancey examines the application of grace within the modern Christian church and secular society.
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Notes on Grief
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Scheherezade Surià
Also inward-looking and contemplative · inspirational, literary
In this expanded essay, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie documents the immediate aftermath of her father’s sudden death in Nigeria during the summer of 2020.
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The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, inspirational
Thich Nhat Hanh presents mindfulness as the practice of maintaining full awareness in the present moment, rather than a secluded ritual.
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The Essential Rumi
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational
Coleman Barks translates the thirteenth-century Sufi mystic’s Persian verses into contemporary English free verse.
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Manuscript Found in Accra
by Paulo Coelho
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, inspirational
In the year 1099, the people of Jerusalem gather in the city's square on the eve of an invasion by crusaders, and a wise Greek called the Copt invites them to share their thoughts.
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WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational
Paul Kalanithi was a neurosurgical resident nearing the end of his decade-long training when he was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer.
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The Giving Tree
Also inward-looking and contemplative · inspirational, literary
Shel Silverstein’s parable follows the lifelong relationship between a young boy and an apple tree.
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The Tao of Pooh
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, inspirational
Benjamin Hoff utilizes the characters from A.A.
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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
Also inward-looking and contemplative · inspirational, literary
Seven-year-old Elsa is an outcast who finds sanctuary in the elaborate fairy tales told by her eccentric, rule-breaking grandmother.
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