100 Must-Read Life-Changing Books
| Author/creator | Rennison, Nick Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : A & C Black Gordonsville : Macmillan [Distributor] |
| Description | 160 p. 05.700 x 04.190 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation <div><p>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<i>Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide</i>, 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.</p><br /><p>Some examples of titles included:<br />Maya Angelou,<i>I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - a</i>poignant recording of the author's triumph over the obstacles of being black and poor in a racist society.<br />Paulo Coelho,<i>The Alchemist.</i>Santiago's meeting with the alchemist opens his eyes to the true values of life, love and suffering<br /><i>The Diary of Anne Frank</i>Half a century later the story of a teenager coming to maturity in the most terrible of circumstances remains profoundly moving.<br />Kahlil Gibran,<i>The Prophet</i>Gibran's poetic essays reveal his thoughts on everything in life from love and marriage to the enigmas of birth and death.<br />Robert M. Pirsig,<i>Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance</i>Pirsig's narrator creates a philosophical masterpiece that has the power to change lives.</p></div> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780713688726 |
| ISBN | 0713688726 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780713688726 |
| Stock number | 00015890 |
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