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Recommended Reading List — Elizabeth’s Top 50 Books for Growth & Peace

Recommended Reading for Change, Success, Peace, Parenting, and Personal Growth
Curated by bestselling author and coach Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino

Elizabeth's Recommended Reading List

Elizabeth’s Recommended Reading List

50 Transformational Books for Change, Success & Peace

✨ Start Here — The Guidebook Series 

  • The Change Guidebook — Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino

  • The Success Guidebook — Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino

  • The Peace Guidebook — Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino & Dr. Katie Eastman

🌿 Change & Transformation

  1. Transitions — William Bridges

  2. Life Is in the Transitions — Bruce Feiler

  3. When Things Fall Apart — Pema Chödrön

  4. Rising Strong — Brené Brown

  5. Option B — Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant

  6. The Power of Now — Eckhart Tolle

  7. Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change — Pema Chödrön

  8. Broken Open — Elizabeth Lesser

  9. Tiny Beautiful Things — Cheryl Strayed

  10. Untamed — Glennon Doyle

🚀 Success, Purpose & Leadership

  1. Atomic Habits — James Clear

  2. The Success Principles — Jack Canfield

  3. Fans First — Jesse Cole ✅ (NEW)

  4. Start with Why — Simon Sinek

  5. The ONE Thing — Gary Keller & Jay Papasan

  6. High Performance Habits — Brendon Burchard

  7. Think Again — Adam Grant

  8. Drive — Daniel Pink

  9. Essentialism — Greg McKeown

  10. The Go-Giver — Bob Burg & John David Mann

🕊️ Peace, Compassion & Spiritual Growth

  1. Peace Is Every Step — Thich Nhat Hanh

  2. The Art of Happiness — Dalai Lama & Howard Cutler

  3. The Book of Joy — Dalai Lama & Desmond Tutu

  4. A Return to Love — Marianne Williamson

  5. The Untethered Soul — Michael Singer

  6. Becoming Supernatural — Dr. Joe Dispenza

  7. Radical Acceptance — Tara Brach

  8. Consolations — David Whyte

  9. The Prophetic Imagination — Walter Brueggemann

  10. The Seat of the Soul — Gary Zukav

💛 Self-Love, Healing & Personal Empowerment

  1. The Four Agreements — Don Miguel Ruiz

  2. You Can Heal Your Life — Louise Hay

  3. The Mountain Is You — Brianna Wiest

  4. The Gifts of Imperfection — Brené Brown

  5. What Happened to You? — Oprah Winfrey & Dr. Bruce Perry

  6. Braving the Wilderness — Brené Brown

  7. Set Boundaries, Find Peace — Nedra Glover Tawwab

  8. Untangle Your Emotions — Jennie Allen

  9. How to Do the Work — Dr. Nicole LePera

  10. Big Magic — Elizabeth Gilbert

🌈 Mental & Emotional Well-Being

  1. Atlas of the Heart — Brené Brown

  2. The Body Keeps the Score — Bessel van der Kolk

  3. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone — Lori Gottlieb

  4. The Wisdom of Anxiety — Sheryl Paul

  5. Hold Me Tight — Dr. Sue Johnson

👨‍👩‍👦 Parenting with Peace & Presence

  1. Good Inside — Dr. Becky Kennedy

  2. Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids — Dr. Laura Markham

  3. The Whole-Brain Child — Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

💼 Work, Humanity & Community

  1. Leaders Eat Last — Simon Sinek

  2. The Second Mountain — David Brooks

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