Finding a book that truly touches your heart is like discovering a rare and valuable treasure. While we all have different tastes, there are some books that leave their mark on almost anyone who reads them. Here’s our list of must-read titles.
“YOU KNOW YOU HAVE READ A GOOD BOOK WHEN YOU TURN THE LAST PAGE AND FEEL A LITTLE AS IF YOU HAVE LOST A FRIEND.”
- PAUL SWEENEY
THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho Paulo Coelho's enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its powerful simplicity and soul-stirring wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago, who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried near the Pyramids.
HARRY POTTER by J.K. Rowling The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's struggle against Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal.
THE SECRET by Rhonda Byrne As you travel through these pages, you will learn the secret. You will come to know how you can have, be, or do anything you want. You will come to know who you really are. You will come to know the true magnificence that awaits you.
IKIGAI : The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia We all have an ikigai. It's the Japanese word for 'a reason to live'. It's the place where your needs, desires, ambitions, and satisfaction meet. A place of balance. Small wonder that finding your ikigai is closely linked to living longer. Finding your ikigai is easier than you might think. This book will help you work out what your own ikigai really is, and equip you to change your life. You have a purpose in this world: your skills, your interests, your desires and your history have made you the perfect candidate for something. All you have to do is find it. Do that, and you can make every single day of your life joyful and meaningful.
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar Wilde Written in his distinctively dazzling manner, Oscar Wilde’s story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is the author’s most popular work. All excess, as well as all renunciation, brings its own punishment.
RICH DAD POOR DAD by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter It advocates the importance of financial literacy, financial independence and building wealth through investing in assets, real estate investing, starting and owning businesses, as well as increasing one's financial intelligence.
SIDDHARTHA by Hermann Hesse Herman Hesse's classic novel has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers. In this story of a wealthy Indian Brahmin who casts off a life of privilege to seek spiritual fulfillment. Hesse synthesizes disparate philosophies-Eastern religions, Jungian archetypes, Western individualism-into a unique vision of life as expressed through one man's search for true meaning.
SAPIENS: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 100,000 years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo sapiens. How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? How did we come to believe in gods, nations and human rights; to trust money, books and laws; and to be enslaved by bureaucracy, timetables and consumerism? And what will our world be like in the millennia to come? Bold, wide-ranging and provocative, Sapiens challenges everything we thought we knew about being human: our thoughts, our actions, our power, and our future.
“THE GREAT SECRET OF LIFE IS THE LAW OF ATTRACTION. THE LAW OF ATTRACTION CAN ALSO BE CALLED THE LAW OF CREATION. IN OTHER WORDS, LIFE IS NOT HAPPENING TO YOU, YOU ARE CREATING IT.”
- THE SECRET
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