Chelsea Handler

Chelsea Handler's Book Recommendations

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Chelsea Handler is an American comedian, actress, writer, television host, and producer. She is best known for hosting the late-night talk show Chelsea Lately on E! from 2007 to 2014 and for her Netflix documentary series Chelsea Does. Based on her book recommendations, she seems to enjoy a mix of humor, self-help, and literary classics.

14 books recommended

πŸ“š Books Recommended by Chelsea Handler 14

Al Franken, Giant of the Senate

Al Franken, Giant of the Senate

by Al Franken

"This book is all about what's right with America. And, for everyone who needs to feel better about things..."

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Barrel Fever

Barrel Fever

by David Sedaris

"[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."

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Essential Enneagram

Essential Enneagram

by David Daniels

"Great if you're in love with yourself and can't wait to find out more."

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Moonwalking with Einstein

Moonwalking with Einstein

by Joshua Foer

"It has changed my life and made me embarrass myself much less when meeting someone twice."

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Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy

"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."

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Men Explain Things to Me

Men Explain Things to Me

by Rebecca Solnit

"Goes deep with statistics, personal stories, and others’ accounts of how brutal this world can be for women."

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Man's Search for Meaning

Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor E. Frankl

"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."

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The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

by Edith Wharton

"A timeless story we have seen play out for hundreds of years β€” yet, it feels like it would only apply to modern day society in the form of a Kardashian."

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Slavery

Slavery

by James Walvin

"A great, comprehensive introduction for the many people who don't know the history of The Atlantic Slave Trade or the history of slavery."

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Mawson's Will

Mawson's Will

by Lennard Bickel

"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."

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