9 Books Perfect for a Recent Graduate

by David McCullough Jr.

Neither sage nor curmudgeon, McCullough is a thoughtful pre-Socratic without a schadenfreude-soaked bone in his body. Full review >

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by George Saunders

A slim volume appropriate as a graduation gift. Full review >

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by Dr. Seuss

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by Barbara Ehrenreich

A powerful, honest account of a lifelong attempt to understand that will please neither theists nor atheists. Full review >

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edited by Elizabeth Gilbert

The wonder continues in the fact that, regardless of subject, each story takes its place in the collection proudly and... Full review >

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by Rachel Shukert

An entertaining and often laugh-out-loud—though not altogether atypical—story of soul-searching abroad. Full review >

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by Jessica Pan ; Rachel Kapelke-Dale

A female buddy book with intergenerational appeal. Full review >

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by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Soap-operatic in spots, but a fine adult love story with locations both exotic and familiar. Full review >

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by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt

Inspirational tidbits on work and life from productive and happy people from diverse backgrounds. Full review >

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