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Five Books That Changed My Life

Five Books That Changed My Life

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Megan Karp
May 27, 2025
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Dear Reader,

I tend to be the kind of person who gravitates toward the same few books—the ones I return to again and again.

I don’t need a massive bookshelf packed with titles I’ve read once and probably won’t think about again. I’d rather have a small stack that feels like home—books that surprise me, teach me something new, and help me come back to myself when I’ve drifted too far from what matters.

If I had to name just five books that have shaped how I think, how I create, and how I live—these would be it.

Here they are—five books that have changed my life, and might just change yours too:

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