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Gretchen Rubin on Black Swan Green
"Clearly an adult book, but the protagonist is a teenager."
Gretchen Rubin on Little House in the Big Woods
Gretchen Rubin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Gretchen Rubin on A Collection of Essays
Gretchen Rubin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Gretchen Rubin on Tales of Magic Boxed Set
Gretchen Rubin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Gretchen Rubin on Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
"An amazing character and a beautifully written book."
Gretchen Rubin on The Hate U Give
Gretchen Rubin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Gretchen Rubin on The Midnight Fox
"It’s funny. It’s thoughtful. It’s got great characters. It’s a great book."
Gretchen Rubin on Into the Wild
Gretchen Rubin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Gretchen Rubin on La Belle Sauvage
Gretchen Rubin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Gretchen Rubin on Peter Pan
Gretchen Rubin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Gretchen Rubin on Harriet the Spy
Gretchen Rubin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Gretchen Rubin on A Pattern Language
"I’m not a visual person, but this book taught me to see the world around me in an entirely new way."
Gretchen Rubin on Why We Get Fat
"I was persuaded to adopt a low-carb approach to eating when I read [this book]."
Gretchen Rubin on Delivering Happiness
"In this fascinating (and often hilarious) account, [the author] explains how he turns his beliefs into actions that really do deliver happiness."
Gretchen Rubin on The Making of a Manager
"Combines cutting-edge analysis of how organizations work with engaging and accessible examples of how theory plays out in real life, with stories of what [the author] did right and wrong."
Gretchen Rubin on Wonder
"An amazing book."
Gretchen Rubin on Samuel Johnson
"I read and reread, a lot."
Gretchen Rubin on Memories, Dreams, Reflections
"A book that I love that I have read so many times."
Gretchen Rubin on The Dark is Rising
Gretchen Rubin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Gretchen Rubin on Give and Take
"Offers extraordinarily thought-provoking—and often surprising—conclusions about how our interactions with others drive our success and happiness."
Gretchen Rubin on The Catcher in the Rye
"Was not written to be a young adult book. It’s an adult book. But it sort of drifted there because the protagonist is a teenager."
Gretchen Rubin on Manhattan Beach
"It’s so satisfying."
Gretchen Rubin on Holes
Gretchen Rubin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Gretchen Rubin on Jane Eyre
"Has started drifting into YA."
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