11 Books to Inspire Recent Grads

The perfect welcome to the real world.

By Jessica Ferri | Updated May 18, 2020 | Published Jun 7, 2016

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Buy The World Is Waiting for You at Amazon

The World Is Waiting for You

By Tara Grove and Isabel Ostrer

Buy The Art of Loving at Amazon

The Art of Loving

By Erich Fromm

Buy Revolution from Within at Amazon

Revolution from Within

By Gloria Steinem

Buy Positive Imaging at Amazon

Positive Imaging

By Norman Peale

Buy Long Quiet Highway at Amazon

Long Quiet Highway

By Natalie Goldberg

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Buy Lost in the Cosmos at Amazon

Lost in the Cosmos

By Walker Percy

10 books for recent grads

Leadership

By James MacGregor Burns

Buy The World As I See It at Amazon

The World As I See It

By Albert Einstein

Buy Nobody Said Not to Go at Amazon

Nobody Said Not to Go

By Ken Cuthbertson

Buy If Nuns Ruled the World at Amazon

If Nuns Ruled the World

By Jo Piazza

Buy Mirrors of the Soul at Amazon

Mirrors of the Soul

By Kahlil Gibran

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