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Title: 100 Must-read Life-Changing Books
Condition: New
EAN: 9780713688726
ISBN: 9780713688726
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 25/09/2008
Item Height: 145mm
Item Length: 105mm
Item Width: 12mm
Item Weight: 96g
Author: Nick Rennison
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0713688726
Description: Novels which transform our ideas about human possibilities, biographies which celebrate the achievements of extraordinary individuals, polemical works of non-fiction which oblige us to alter our views of the world or of human society: all of us can remember reading at least one book which made us think about the world anew. Here, the author of the popular Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide, selects the very best books which may or may not have changed the world, but which have certainly changed the lives of thousands of people who have read them. Some examples of titles included: Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - a poignant recording of the author's triumph over the obstacles of being black and poor in a racist society. Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist. Santiago's meeting with the alchemist opens his eyes to the true values of life, love and suffering The Diary of Anne Frank Half a century later the story of a teenager coming to maturity in the most terrible of circumstances remains profoundly moving. Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet Gibran's poetic essays reveal his thoughts on everything in life from love and marriage to the enigmas of birth and death. Robert M.Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Pirsig's narrator creates a philosophical masterpiece that has the power to change lives.
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Literary Criticism
Release Year: 2008

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