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Books recommended by Gretchen Rubin
American writer and lawyer
American writer and lawyer. Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on How to Be Happier.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Gretchen Rubin has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Gretchen Rubin recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Gretchen recommended it.
The best books on How to Be Happier
Five Books interview in which Gretchen Rubin chooses and discusses five books.
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The Life of Samuel Johnson
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on How to Be Happier”.
The best books on How to Be Happier Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on How to Be Happier”.
The best books on How to Be Happier Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: James Clear
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Story of a Soul
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on How to Be Happier”.
The best books on How to Be Happier Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Enchanted April
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on How to Be Happier”.
The best books on How to Be Happier Interviewfivebooks.com
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Happy All the Time
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on How to Be Happier”.
The best books on How to Be Happier Interviewfivebooks.com
Written by Gretchen Rubin
Books Gretchen Rubin wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
1 book Gretchen recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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2recommendersThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 2 recommendersGretchen Rubin, James Clear
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Gretchen
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
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