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。今天把这些好书推荐给你们!

　　初级难度的书：

　　《A Short Guide to a Happy Life》

　　这本书很小很薄，讲了人生的小道理大道理，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。

　　From the author of Blessings and Still Life with Bread Crumbs, Anna Quindlen’s classic reflection on a meaningful life is the perfect gift for graduation, or any occasion.

　　“Life is made of moments, small pieces of silver amidst long stretches of tedium. It would be wonderful if they came to us unsummoned, 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 . . . to love the journey, not the destination.”

　　《Steal Like an Artist》

　　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 ’ s the 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 of Awesome》

　　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, and the job market is in a deep freeze, it's tempting to feel that the world is falling 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 of Awesome 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.

　　中级难度的书：

　　《Why Men Love Bitches》

　　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't give up her life, and she won't chase a man." Her sassy book is filled with 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 and he'll want to give you the world" and "A little distance combined with the appearance of self-control makes him nervous that he may be losing you." The book, which has already been featured on The View and The O'Reilly Factor, should make waves with its controversial view of relationships.

　　《Love's Executioner》

　　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 into their 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 through the layers of ambiguity and bias surrounding the lives and choices of working women. She recounts her own decisions, mistakes, and daily struggles to make the right choices for herself, her career, and her family. She provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building as atisfying career, urging women to set boundaries and to abandon the myth of"having it all." She describes specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal fulfillment and demonstrates howmen can benefit by supporting women in the workplace and at home.Written with both humor and wisdom , Sandberg ’ s book is an inspiring call to action and ablueprint for individual growth. Lean In is destined to change the conversation from what women can ’ t do to what they can.

　　《The Power of Habit》

　　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 scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. With penetrating intelligence and an ability to distill vast amounts of informationinto engrossing narratives, Duhigg brings to life a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential for transformation. Along the way we learn whysome people and companies struggle to change, despite years of trying, while others seem to remake themselves overnight. We visit laboratories where neuroscientists explore how habits work and where, exactly, they reside in ourbrains. We discover how the right habits were crucial to the success of Olympic swimmer 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. California psychologists Jane B. Burka and Lenora M. Yuen pinpoints several causes of procrastination and show how to shake this fascinating tendency once and forall.