很多人一说想提高自己英文能力就说来看点英文书，然后就从硬邦邦的大部头开始看起，《简爱》《小王子》《哈利波特》... 可是其实有非常多更轻盈的、美好的、有趣的、丰富的书值得阅读，它们很亲近，所以一点不会像《简爱》《小王子》《哈利波特》那么可怖。这些书都是我读过的，推荐给你们。

　　初级难度的书：

　　《A Short Guide toa Happy Life》

　　这本书很小很薄，讲了人生的小道理大道理，彭萦我很喜欢。虽然有的人可能会说这是心灵鸡汤，但不管怎么样它炖得可香了。"Life is made of moments, small pieces of silveramidst long stretches of tedium. It would be wonderful if they came to usunsummoned, but particularly in lives as busy as the ones most of us lead now,that won't happen. We have to teach ourselves now to live, really live...tolove the journey, not the destination."In this treasure of a book, AnnaQuindlen, the bestselling novelist and columnist, reflects on what it takes to"get a life" — to live deeply every day and from your own uniqueself, rather than merely to exist through your days. "Knowledge of our ownmortality is the greatest gift God ever gives us," Quindlen writes,"because unless you know the clock is ticking, it is so easy to waste ourdays, our lives." Her mother died when Quindlen was nineteen: "It wasthe dividing line between seeing the world in black and white, and inTechnicolor. The lights came on for the darkest possible reason....I learnedsomething enduring, in a very short period of time, about life. And that wasthat it was glorious, and that you had no business taking it for granted."But how to live from that perspective, to fully engage in our days? In A ShortGuide to a Happy Life, Quindlen guides us with an understanding that comes fromknowing how to see the view, the richness in living.

　　《Steal Like anArtist》

　　关于创造、创意、工作、生活。像一个艺术家一起去偷。You don ’ t need to be a genius, you just need to be yourself. That ’ sthe message from Austin Kleon, a young writer and artist who knows thatcreativity is everywhere, creativity is for everyone. A manifesto for thedigital age, Steal Like an Artist is a guide whose positive message, graphiclook and illustrations, exercises, and examples will put readers directly intouch with their artistic side.

　　《The Book ofAwesome》

　　这本书里有好多特别特别美好的小瞬间，看完了之后心里也暖暖的。Sometimes it's easy to forget the things that make ussmile. With a 24/7 news cycle reporting that the polar ice caps are melting,hurricanes are swirling in the seas, wars are heating up around the world, andthe job market is in a deep freeze, it's tempting to feel that the world isfalling apart. But awesome things are all around us-sometimes we just needsomeone to point them out.The Book of Awesome reminds us that the best things inlife are free ( yes, your grandma was right ) . With laugh-out-loudobservations from award- winning comedy writer Neil Pasricha, The Book ofAwesome is filled with smile-inducing moments on every page that make you feellike a kid looking at the world for the first time. Read it and you'll rememberall the things there are to feel good about.

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　　中级难度的书：

　　《Why Men LoveBitches》

　　坏女人才有男人爱。其实内容写得特别特别风趣，多次看得大笑，讲的是女人要如何保持自己的独立性、智慧和魅力。Contending that some women are "too nice,"comedian and radio show host Sherry Argov has written Why Men Love Bitches:From Doormat to Dreamgirl-A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship."I'm not recommending that a woman have an abrasive disposition,"Argov writes, "The woman I'm describing is kind yet strong. She doesn'tgive up her life, and she won't chase a man." Her sassy book is filledwith scenarios and advice aimed at making women subtly stronger and self-empowered.Argov's principles, which range from the farfetched to the downright absurd,include "If you give him a feeling of power, he'll want to protect you andhe'll want to give you the world" and "A little distance combinedwith the appearance of self-control makes him nervous that he may be losingyou." The book, which has already been featured on The View and TheO'Reilly Factor, should make waves with its controversial view ofrelationships.

　　《Love'sExecutioner》

　　这本书是欧文亚龙写的。爱的侩子手。写了很多不会爱的、没了爱的、痛苦地爱着的人。你是这样一个人嘛？The collection of ten absorbing tales by masterpsychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom uncovers the mysteries, frustrations, pathos,and humor at the heart of the therapeutic encounter. In recounting hispatients' dilemmas, Yalom not only gives us a rare and enthralling glimpse intotheir personal desires and motivations but also tells us his own story as hestruggles to reconcile his all-too human responses with his sensibility as apsychiatrist. Not since Freud has an author done so much to clarify what goeson between a psychotherapist and a patient.

　　《Lean In》

FACEBOOK 的 COO，也是硅谷最有力量最有影响力的女性了。她告诉我们女性如何去做选择，如何更好的工作，更好的生活。In Lean In, Sandberg digs deeper into these issues,combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to cut throughthe layers of ambiguity and bias surrounding the lives and choices of workingwomen. She recounts her own decisions, mistakes, and daily struggles to makethe right choices for herself, her career, and her family. She providespractical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building asatisfying career, urging women to set boundaries and to abandon the myth of"having it all." She describes specific steps women can take tocombine professional achievement with personal fulfillment and demonstrates howmen can benefit by supporting women in the workplace and at home.Written withboth humor and wisdom , Sandberg ’ s book is an inspiring call to action and ablueprint for individual growth. Lean In is destined to change the conversationfrom what women can ’ t do to what they can.

　　《The Power ofHabit》

NAMED ONE OF THEBEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY

　　习惯的力量，推荐过很多遍了。告诉你你的习惯是如何养成的，如何建立一个新习惯，如何改变一个旧习惯。In The Power of Habit, award-winning New York Timesbusiness reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientificdiscoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. Withpenetrating intelligence and an ability to distill vast amounts of informationinto engrossing narratives, Duhigg brings to life a whole new understanding ofhuman nature and its potential for transformation.Along the way we learn whysome people and companies struggle to change, despite years of trying, whileothers seem to remake themselves overnight. We visit laboratories whereneuroscientists explore how habits work and where, exactly, they reside in ourbrains. We discover how the right habits were crucial to the success of Olympicswimmer Michael Phelps, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and civil-rights heroMartin Luther King, Jr. We go inside Procter & Gamble, Target superstores,Rick Warren ’ s Saddleback Church, NFL locker rooms, and the nation ’ s largesthospitals and see how implementing so-called keystone habits can earn billionsand mean the difference between failure and success, life and death.Habits aren’ t destiny. As Charles Duhigg shows, by harnessing this new science, we cantransform our businesses, our communities, and our lives.

　　《Procrastination》

　　有关拖延症的一切。Procrastinationis a problem that strikes millions of people in every walk of life. Californiapsychologists Jane B. Burka and Lenora M. Yuen pinpoints several causes ofprocrastination and show how to shake this fascinating tendency once and forall.

 

　　《Love Is a Choice》

　　爱是一种选择。如果你为爱而痛苦迷茫，可以看看这本书。

Thesebestselling doctors walk you through their ten proven stages to recovery fromcodependency that results from external circustances. Humans are susceptible tocodependency because of our sinful tendency to use defense mechanisms to foolourselves. In codependent relationships, deceitful games are played, andimportant Christian principles are often taken out of context and abused. Godwants us to have healthy relationships with a balance between being dependentand independent. The doctors describe how the most effective means ofovercoming codependent relationships is to establish or deepen a relationshipwith Christ Himself. They describe the causes of codependency, pointing out thefactors that perpetuate it, and lead readers through their ten stages ofrecovery.

　　《Change Anything》

　　这本书很科学的告诉你如何改变你自己。

A stunning newapproach to how individuals can not only change their lives for the better inthe workplace, but also their lives away from the office, including ( but notlimited to ) finding ways to improve one's working relationship with others, one'soverall health, outlook on life, and so on.For example, why is it that 95% ofall diet attempts fail? Why do New Year's Resolutions last no more than a fewdays? Why can't people with good intentions seem to make consistent andpositive strides in the way they want to improve their careers, financialfitness, physical fitness, and so on?The authors present an array of everydayexamples that will change and truly empower you to reexamine the way you goabout your business and life.

　　《Never Eat Alone》

　　不要独自一个人用餐。讲人脉、影响力、社交。但不是带心眼的那种社交。YaYa CEO Ferrazzi works with "Inc." writerRaz to explain the guiding principles he has mastered over a lifetime ofreaching out to explain what it takes to build the kind of lasting, mutuallybeneficial relationships that lead to professional and personal success.Theyoungest partner in Deloitte Consulting's history and founder of the consultingcompany Ferrazzi Greenlight, the author quickly aims in this useful volume todistinguish his networking techniques from generic handshakes and businesscards tossed like confetti. At conferences, Ferrazzi practices what he callsthe "deep bump" - a "fast and meaningful" slice of intimacythat reveals his uniqueness to interlocutors and quickly forges the kind ofemotional connection through which trust, and lots of business, can soonfollow. That bump distinguishes this book from so many others that stressnetworking; writing with Fortune Small Business editor Raz, Ferrazzi creates areal relationship with readers. Ferrazzi may overstate his case somewhat whenhe says, "People who instinctively establish a strong network ofrelationships have always created great businesses," but his clear andwell-articulated steps for getting access, getting close and staying close makefor a substantial leg up. Each of 31 short chapters highlights a specifictechnique or concept, from "Warming the Cold Call" and "Managingthe Gatekeeper" to following up, making small talk, "pinging" (or sending "quick, casual" greetings ) and defining oneself to thepoint where one's missives become "the e-mail you always read because ofwho it's from." In addition to variations on the theme of hard work,Ferrazzi offers counterintuitive perspectives that ring true:"vulnerability... is one of the most underappreciated assets in businesstoday"; "too many people confuse secrecy with importance." Noone will confuse this book with its competitors.

　　《How to StopWorrying and Start Living》

　　别忧虑了，现在开始好好生活。Learn how to break the worry habit -- Now and forever! With DaleCarnegie's timeless advice in hand, more than six million people have learnedhow to eliminate debilitating fear and worry from their lives and to embrace aworry-free future. In this classic work, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living,Carnegie offers a set of practical formulas that you can put to work today. Itis a book packed with lessons that will last a lifetime and make that lifetimehappier! DISCOVER HOW TO: Eliminate fifty percent of business worriesimmediately Reduce financial worries Avoid fatigue -- and keep looking youngAdd one hour a day to your waking life Find yourself and be yourself --remember there is no one else on earth like you! Fascinating to read and easyto apply, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living deals with fundamental emotionsand life-changing ideas. There's no need to live with worry and anxiety thatkeep you from enjoying a full, active life!

　　《Hackers andPainters》

　　硅谷的老元勋写的，黑客与画家。很多思考。不是只有创业者才能看哦，其实和创业也没有太多关系。

In most fieldsthe great work is done early on. The paintings made between 1430 and 1500 arestill unsurpassed. Shakespeare appeared just as professional theater was beingborn, and pushed the medium so far that every playwright since has had to livein his shadow. Albrecht Durer did the same thing with engraving, and JaneAusten with the novel.

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