10 Books that Delighted, Inspired, or Shaped Me

Who’s ready to curl up with a good book and call off work for a mental health day?

Stephanie St.Claire
6 min readDec 21, 2016
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Who’s ready to curl up with a good book and call off work for a mental health day? Well, that last part may not be possible but, if you’re fantasizing about sprawling out on the couch with a few good reads this weekend, here are my top ten suggestions.

The Tools by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels

I love self-development books where the authors have actually come up with ideas that are innovative and not just the same regurgitated stuff you read everywhere. Phil and Barry present the reader with hands-on tools that will — legit — change the way you operate in the world. In a good way. In a way that has you forget that a possible Illuminati exists and remember that you are a fricken good and powerful person capable of making the (your) world a better place. Pay special attention to: Reversal of Desire, Active Love, and the Fruits of a New Vision chapter.

All the Strange Hours by Loren Eiseley

Okay, remember when I told you that I found my soulmate, only to find out that he died before we could ever meet? I was referring to Loren Eiseley. I wept when I read this book because of…

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Stephanie St.Claire

Writer. Reader. Lover of the Oxford comma. Writing for Medium since 2013. Find me at stephaniestclaire.com