100 Books to Live By: Literary Remedies for Any Occasion
Nov 2025 · Michael O'Mara Books
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A collection of life-affirming books to guide you through. Settle down with 100 Books to Live By and learn which book prescriptions can be dispensed to lift your spirits, whatever you may need.
Sometimes, only a good book will help. In life's biggest moments and challenges, turning to a book can often help us to navigate our way through. Whether you need a dose of resilience, a course of comfort or a prescription of purpose, this gem of a book offers guidance on everything from love and heartbreak to grief and loss, to friendship and family, and more.
These are 100 life-affirming reads and remedies for anyone searching for love, meaning, belonging, purpose and hope in their everyday lives. Featuring well-known favourites alongside undiscovered gems and modern classics, the literary prescriptions will see you through unsteady waters, whatever they may be. With authors ranging from Haruki Murakami to Sally Rooney, Toni Morrison to Franz Kafka, 100 Books to Live By is the perfect collection of remedies, featuring books from all over the world.
Each prescription also features a number of 'Alternative Remedies', so the book includes as many diverse literary prescriptions as possible. With books to address all manner of ailment, this is the ultimate celebration of reading that can be referenced and treasured for years to come.
Also available:
100 Poems to Live By (9781789298345)
100 Speeches to Live By (9781789298635)
Sometimes, only a good book will help. In life's biggest moments and challenges, turning to a book can often help us to navigate our way through. Whether you need a dose of resilience, a course of comfort or a prescription of purpose, this gem of a book offers guidance on everything from love and heartbreak to grief and loss, to friendship and family, and more.
These are 100 life-affirming reads and remedies for anyone searching for love, meaning, belonging, purpose and hope in their everyday lives. Featuring well-known favourites alongside undiscovered gems and modern classics, the literary prescriptions will see you through unsteady waters, whatever they may be. With authors ranging from Haruki Murakami to Sally Rooney, Toni Morrison to Franz Kafka, 100 Books to Live By is the perfect collection of remedies, featuring books from all over the world.
Each prescription also features a number of 'Alternative Remedies', so the book includes as many diverse literary prescriptions as possible. With books to address all manner of ailment, this is the ultimate celebration of reading that can be referenced and treasured for years to come.
Also available:
100 Poems to Live By (9781789298345)
100 Speeches to Live By (9781789298635)
A collection of life-affirming books to guide you through. Settle down with 100 Books to Live By and learn which book prescriptions can be dispensed to lift your spirits, whatever you may need.
Sometimes, only a good book will help. In life's biggest moments and challenges, turning to a book can...
About the author
Joseph Piercy is a freelance writer. He holds a Master of Philosophy degree in English studies, and he also studied Russian Literature and Creative Writing at university. Joseph is a regular contributor to various magazines and journals, and he is the author of books on a variety of subjects ranging from English language and literature to history and popular philosophy. His most recent books, Life Lessons from Literature and The Little Book of Stoic Wisdom, are also published by Michael O'Mara Books.
Joseph Piercy is a freelance writer. He holds a Master of Philosophy degree in English studies, and he also studied Russian Literature and Creative Writing at university. Joseph is a regular contributor to various magazines and journals, and he is the author of books on a variety of subjects rang...
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