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Brilliant non-fiction books you can read in a weekend

From reducing your plastic use to gaining greater happiness, here are books that can change your outlook in under 200 pages.

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Books can be a brilliant way of changing your outlook or attitude to something, whether that's your wellbeing, career or the environment.

Inside these to-the-point reads you'll find practical ways of making a difference in whatever aspect of life you'd like to improve – in less than a weekend. 

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