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Books like Living in the Light

Loved Living in the Light by Shakti Gawain? Here are 10 books with a similar appeal — drawn mostly from self-improvement, ranked by how confidently we'd recommend them next.

10 books · ranked

  1. 1

    Atomic Habits

    James Clear · 2018 · Self-Improvement

    A practical, evidence-based system for tiny changes that compound; the modern standard on habits.

  2. 2

    Ai hen chih chien

    Susan Forward · 1986 · Self-Improvement

    Profiles of men who emotionally abuse women and the women who are attracted to them are accompanied by advice for women who want to improve or terminate misogynistic relationships while increasing the

  3. 3

    Self-esteem

    Matthew McKay · 1986 · Self-Improvement

    A program for challenging the "inner critic" begins with the premise that destructive interior messages played over and over can hold a person back and offers practical advice on how to stop this nega

  4. 4

    A child called "it"

    David J. Pelzer · 1987 · Self-Improvement

    This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally

  5. 5

    The Courage to Heal

    Ellen Bass · 1988 · Self-Improvement

    First published in 1988, the groundbreaking The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse has been completely revised, updated, and expanded for its 20th Anniversary edition.

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    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

    Stephen Covey · 1989 · Self-Improvement

    A principle-led framework for personal and professional effectiveness; a perennial bestseller.

  7. 7

    The Power of Focused Thinking

    Edward de Bono · 1981 · Self-Improvement

    Ben shu fen wei qi ge bu fen, Fen wei bai se si kao mao, Hong se si kao mao, Hei se si kao mao, Huang se si kao mao, Lü se si kao mao he lan se si kao mao.

  8. 8

    The creative mind

    Margaret A. Boden · 1990 · Self-Improvement

    The Second edition of The Creative Mind has been updated to include recent developments in artificial intelligence, with a new preface, introduction and conclusion by the author.

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    The Diversity of Life

    Edward Osborne Wilson · 1992 · Self-Improvement

    "In this book a master scientist tells the great story of how life on earth evolved. Edward O. Wilson eloquently describes how the species of the world became diverse, and why the threat to this diver

  10. 10

    Your college experience

    John N. Gardner · 1992 · Self-Improvement

    This book includes a free CD on YCE, Your College Experience.

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