Books Recommended by Chelsea Handler
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
Source: "One of those beautiful accounts of a terrible time in our history. His calm and sagaciousness, while witnessing one horror after another played out during his time in three separate concentration camps, is awe inspiring." - Chelsea Handler
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Leo Tolstoy
Source: "I don't know if I have to expound on why I love this book, but everyone should read [this author], and this was the first one of his works I read. So, it's like a first boyfriend. Or my first Cabbage Patch Kid." - Chelsea Handler
Mawson's Will
The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written
Lennard Bickel
Source: "One man's story of surviving in Antartica when he lost everyone and everything and still managed to make it back to his ship under the worst possible conditions." - Chelsea Handler
The House of Mirth
Edith Wharton
Source: "A timeless story we have seen play out for hundreds of years — yet, it feels like it would only apply to modern day society in the form of a Kardashian." - Chelsea Handler
Barrel Fever
Stories and Essays
David Sedaris
Source: "[The author] is fucking hilarious and there's nothing I prefer to do more than laugh. If this book doesn't make you laugh, I'll refund you the money." - Chelsea Handler
Slavery
All you Need to Know
James Walvin
Source: "A great, comprehensive introduction for the many people who don't know the history of The Atlantic Slave Trade or the history of slavery." - Chelsea Handler
Moonwalking with Einstein
The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Joshua Foer
Source: "It has changed my life and made me embarrass myself much less when meeting someone twice." - Chelsea Handler
Men Explain Things to Me
Rebecca Solnit
Source: "Goes deep with statistics, personal stories, and others’ accounts of how brutal this world can be for women." - Chelsea Handler
Essential Enneagram
The Definitive Personality Test and Self-Discovery Guide
David Daniels
Source: "Great if you're in love with yourself and can't wait to find out more." - Chelsea Handler
On Booze
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Source: "Just because..." - Chelsea Handler
Sit Down to Rise Up
How Radical Self-Care Can Change the World
Shelly Tygielski
Source: "Incredible." - Chelsea Handler
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