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100 Must-Read Life-Changing Books

This is my 8th list based on a Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide, & the 4th written solely by Nick Rennison (I think he's the series general editor). A real eclectic group for sure. Novels, poetry & lots of non-fiction. From 6th century BC China to modern bestsellers. Some of these books I personally would never read (like Richard Dawkins whose vitriol towards Christianity I don't understand, & I'm Pagan!), while others would do nothing for me (I'm too cynical for most new age touchy-feely books). The only book among the few I actually have read is "The Secret Garden". Loved the book & the 1984 TV movie (the 1993 version is okay too). It's funny how "The Dice Man" philosophy was demonstrated on "The Big Bang Theory" TV series, though the book shows there is a dark side. Anyways, enjoy!
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The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
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Isabel Allende
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
2
Maya Angelou
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
3
Margaret Atwood
Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
Meditations
4
Marcus Aurelius
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
5
Richard Bach
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
6
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
7
The Rebel
The Rebel
8
The Turning Point (Fritjof Capra)
The Turning Point
9
Fritjof Capra
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
10
Rachel Carson
The Teachings of Don Juan
The Teachings of Don Juan
11
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
12
Jung Chang
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
13
Paulo Coelho
On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin)
On the Origin of Species
14
Charles Darwin
The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins)
The God Delusion
15
Richard Dawkins
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
16
Simone De Beauvoir
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs, and Steel
17
Jared Diamond
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
18
Philip K. Dick
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
19
Frederick Douglass
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
20
Sebastian Faulks
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
21
Anne Frank
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
22
Viktor Frankl
The Interpretation of Dreams (Sigmund Freud)
The Interpretation of Dreams
23
Sigmund Freud
The Art of Loving (Erich Fromm)
The Art of Loving
24
Erich Fromm
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
25
Jostein Gaarder
The Story of My Experiments With Truth (Mohandas K. Gandhi)
The Story of My Experiments With Truth
26
Mohandas K. Gandhi
The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran)
The Prophet
27
Kahlil Gibran
The Man Who Planted Trees (Jean Giono)
The Man Who Planted Trees
28
Jean Giono
The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
The Tipping Point
29
Malcom Gladwell
Emotional Intelligence (Daniel Goleman)
Emotional Intelligence
30
Daniel Goleman
The Female Eunuch (Germaine Greer)
The Female Eunuch
31
Germaine Greer
Meetings With Remarkable Men
Meetings With Remarkable Men
32
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
33
Alex Haley
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
34
Stephen Hawking
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
35
Joseph Heller
Zen in the Art of Archery (Eugen Herrigel)
Zen in the Art of Archery
36
Eugen Herrigel
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
37
Hermann Hesse
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
38
S.E. Hinton
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Douglas R. Hofstadter)
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
39
Douglas R. Hofstadter
The Doors of Perception (Aldous Huxley)
The Doors of Perception
40
Aldous Huxley
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