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Overview
Washington Post 2019
Here are our picks for worthwhile books to read during each year of life, from 1 to 100, along with some of the age-appropriate wisdom they impart.
Here are our picks for worthwhile books to read during each year of life, from 1 to 100, along with some of the age-appropriate wisdom they impart.
The best books to read at every age, from 1 to 100
6 participants (100 books)
Overview
Washington Post 2019
Here are our picks for worthwhile books to read during each year of life, from 1 to 100, along with some of the age-appropriate wisdom they impart.
Here are our picks for worthwhile books to read during each year of life, from 1 to 100, along with some of the age-appropriate wisdom they impart.
Challenge Books
25
I Capture the Castle
Dodie Smith
Keep a journal and don’t forget the most personal details. It’ll make for an entertaining, maybe even enlightening, read one day.
26
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Our grandest ambitions may spur us toward far-flung places — and heartbreaking disasters — but ultimately there’s no place like home.
27
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
Stephen R. Covey, Jim Collins
It’s time to decide whether you’re a self-help book person. Because a better you is just a page-turn away.
28
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
Audre Lorde
To truly understand oppression — including a host of destructive -isms — try walking in the shoes of this pioneer of intersectionality.
29
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Michael Pollan
So much of what you need to know about consumption can be summed up in Pollan’s simple directive: “Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.”
31
Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I: 50th Anniversary Edition: A Cookbook
Julia Child, Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle
Now that you’re proficient in spaghetti with meat sauce, it’s time to up your game. Beef bourguignon, anyone?
32
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
This high school English-class staple is even more devastating when read from the perspective of a parent — or anyone old enough to be one.
33
Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story
Paul Monette
Society may try to force you into a mold. You don’t have to comply.
34
Beloved
Toni Morrison
The legacy of slavery still haunts this nation.
35
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Elaine Mazlish, Adele Faber
Tips for communicating with children also come in handy when dealing with adults who act like them.
36
Life Among the Savages
Shirley Jackson
For parents, best-laid plans are an exercise in futility.