40+ Book Recommendations to Inspire

Reading can be for everyone with a strategy! Reading is a part of my daily routine. I bookend my days with reading by squeezing it into my morning ritual and then soak in a few more pages before turning off my salt-lamp at night. No matter where you fall on the reading spectrum, the list below can help raise you higher in knowledge, energy, and love for the written word.


To Inspire Conscious Health:

The China Study – T. Colin Campbell and Thomas Campbell

Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition – T. Colin Campbell

The Low-Carb Fraud – T. Colin Campbell

The Blue Zone – Dan Buettner

The Blue Zones of Happiness – Dan Buettner

Eat to Live – Dr. Joel Fuhrman

How Not to Die – Dr. Michael Greger

Medical Medium Series- Anthony William

Be Here Now – Ram Das


To Inspire a Love of Reading:

The Harry Potter Series – J.K. Rowling

The Divergent Series – Veronica Roth

The Hunger Games Series – Suzanne Collins

Little Fires Everywhere – Celeste Ng

13 Reasons Why – Jay Asher

The Immortalists – Chloe Benjamin


To Inspire Travel:

Travels with Charley – John Steinbeck

The Hobbit – J. R. R. Tolkien

On the Road – Jack Kerouac

Eat, Pray, Love – Elizabeth Gilbert


To Change Your Life:

The Miracle Morning – Hal Elrod

Big Magic – Elizabeth Gilbert

Steal Like An Artist – Austin Kleon

The Five Love Languages – Gary Chapman

The 4-Hour Workweek – Timothy Ferriss

Everybody Always – Bob Goff

Just Mercy – Bryan Stevenson

Daring Greatly – Brene Brown

What We Talk About When We Talk About God – Rob Bell

What Is the Bible? – Rob Bell

You Are A Badass – Jen Sincero

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up – Marie Kondo

How To Win Friends & Influence People – Dale Carnegie

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey

The Road Back to You – Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile

The Untethered Soul – Michael A. Singer

Money, and the Law of Attraction – Esther & Jerry Hicks

 The Celestine Prophecy – James Redfield

The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho

The Pilgrimage – Paulo Coelho

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success – Deepak Chopra


The Most Impactful in My Life:

The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho

Eat, Pray, Love – Elizabeth Gilbert

The Celestine Prophecy – James Redfield

Medical Medium – Anthony William

You Are A Badass at Making Money – Jen Sincere

What We Talk About When We Talk About God – Rob Bell

The Four Agreements – Don Miguel Ruiz


There is something about reading that is more moving than social media will ever be. The books listed sparked a flame within me to push the boundaries of who I am. They have fostered an interest in setting and achieving goals – to bloom into my life. If you are needing help blooming, check a few of these books out. I’ve been energized by them and I think you will too!

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