100 Must-read Life-Changing Books

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title 100 Must-read Life-Changing Books
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Nick Rennison
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:160
Dimensions(mm): Height 145,Width 105
Category/GenreLiterary reference works
ISBN/Barcode 9780713688726
ClassificationsDewey:028.1
Audience
General
Illustrations N/A

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Publication Date 25 September 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

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 sufferingThe 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.

Author Biography

Nick Rennison is a bookseller, editor and freelance writer. He reviews new titles for Waterstones Books Quarterly, and is the author of the Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide, 100 Must-Read Classic Novels, and co-author of 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels and 100 Must-Read Crime Novels.