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Books like Being Perfect

Explore 24 books like Being Perfect by Anna Quindlen — a handpicked selection united by Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Happiness, Motivational & Inspirational, and Personal Growth.

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Top related books to Being Perfect

Read-alikes chosen for how well they continue the mood, themes, and voice of Being Perfect.

$Red Helicopter–A Parable for Our Times Lead Change with Kindness (plus a Little Math) — James Rhee$

Red Helicopter–A Parable for Our Times Lead Change with Kindness (plus a Little Math)

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

Golden The Power of Silence in a World of Noise — Justin Zorn

Golden The Power of Silence in a World of Noise

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

The Journey Big Panda and Tiny Dragon — James Norbury

The Journey Big Panda and Tiny Dragon

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

Spirit Guides and Angels How I Communicate with Heaven — Kevin Hunter

Spirit Guides and Angels How I Communicate with Heaven

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

Just Show Up And Other Enduring Values from Baseball’s Iron Man — Cal Ripken

Just Show Up And Other Enduring Values from Baseball’s Iron Man

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

How To Live An Extraordinary Life — Anthony Pompliano

How To Live An Extraordinary Life

Anthony Pompliano

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

Cozy The Art of Arranging Yourself in the World — Isabel Gillies

Cozy The Art of Arranging Yourself in the World

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

Make Space for Happiness How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want — Tracy McCubbin

Make Space for Happiness How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

A Beginner’s Guide to the Four Psychic Clair Senses Clairvoyance, Clairaudience, Claircognizance, Clairsentience — Kevin Hunter

A Beginner’s Guide to the Four Psychic Clair Senses Clairvoyance, Clairaudience, Claircognizance, Clairsentience

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

Rules to Live By Maimonides’ Guide to a Wonderful Life — Jeffrey Katz

Rules to Live By Maimonides’ Guide to a Wonderful Life

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse: The Animated Story — Charlie Mackesy

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse: The Animated Story

Charlie Mackesy

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

The Second Mountain The Quest for a Moral Life — David Brooks

The Second Mountain The Quest for a Moral Life

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

Positive Charges 544 Ways to Stay Upbeat During Downbeat Times — Alexander Lockhart

Positive Charges 544 Ways to Stay Upbeat During Downbeat Times

Alexander Lockhart

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

Big Panda and Tiny Dragon — James Norbury

Big Panda and Tiny Dragon

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

Kindness (a User’s Guide) — Ali Catterall

Kindness (a User’s Guide)

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

Dear Prudence Liberating Lessons from Slate. Com’s Beloved Advice Column — Daniel M. Lavery

Dear Prudence Liberating Lessons from Slate. Com’s Beloved Advice Column

Daniel M. Lavery

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

Very Good Lives The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination — J. K. Rowling

Very Good Lives The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone 101 Stories about Trying New Things, Overcoming Fear and Broadening Your World — Amy Newmark

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone 101 Stories about Trying New Things, Overcoming Fear and Broadening Your World

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Kindness Matters 101 Feel-Good Stories of Compassion & Paying It Forward — Amy Newmark

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Kindness Matters 101 Feel-Good Stories of Compassion & Paying It Forward

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

Happiness A Guide to a Good Life, Aristotle for the New Century — Jean Vanier

Happiness A Guide to a Good Life, Aristotle for the New Century

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

How To Be Idle — Tom Hodgkinson

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

The Power of Respect Benefit from the Most Forgotten Element of Success — Deborah Norville

The Power of Respect Benefit from the Most Forgotten Element of Success

Deborah Norville

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

How to be Fine What We Learned from Living by the Rules of 50 Self-help Books — Jolenta Greenberg

How to be Fine What We Learned from Living by the Rules of 50 Self-help Books

Jolenta Greenberg

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse — Charlie Mackesy

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Charlie Mackesy

Themes: Ethics & Moral Philosophy • Happiness • Motivational & Inspirational

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Happiness, Motivational & Inspirational — the same threads that run through Being Perfect by Anna Quindlen. Among the authors featured: James Rhee, Justin Zorn, James Norbury, Kevin Hunter, and others.

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