- *Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
- *Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
- *Animal Farm by George Orwell
- *Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
- *The Skating Rink by Roberto Bolaño
- *Nazi Literature in the Americas by Roberto Bolaño
- *Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi
- *A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
- *Looking for Alaska by John Green
- *Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman
- *Think Twice by Lisa Scottaline
- Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin
- The Stories We Live by: Personal Myths and the Making of the Self by Dan P. McAdams
- Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner
- The Angels of Morgan Hill by Donna VanLiere
- Finding Grace: A True Story About Losing Your Way In Life…And Finding It Again by Donna VanLiere
- Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
- Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding
- Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
- The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
- Fight Club: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk
- The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
- American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
- Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
- The Periodic Table by Primo Levi
- The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono
- A Tiger for Malgudi by R.K. Narayan
- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
- Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser
- Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi
- The Stranger by Albert Camus
- Point Omega: A Novel by Don DeLillo
- Freedom: A Novel by Jonathan Franzen
- This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin
- Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
- Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness
by Tracy Kidder - Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and
How They Shape Our Lives by Nicholas A. Christakis - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
- The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel by David Wroblewski
- The Holographic Universe: The Revolutionary Theory of Reality by Michael Talbot
- The Gift: Art, Imagination, and the Power of the Creative Spirit by Lewis Hyde
- The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth by M. Scott Peck
- The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm
- Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
- The Wisdom of No Escape: How to Love Yourself and Your World by Pema Chodron
- The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
- Tales by H.P. Lovecraft
- Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
- Solitude: A Return to the Self by Anthony Storr
- An Optimist’s Tour of the Future: One Curious Man Sets Out to Answer “What’s Next?” by Mark Stevenson
- Live Now: Artful Message of Hope, Happiness, and Healing by Eric Smith
- The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A.J. Jacobs
- My Life as an Experiment: One Man’s Humble Quest to Improve Himself by Living as a Woman, Becoming George Washington, Telling No Lies, and
Other Radical Tests by A.J. Jacobs - A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change by Douglas Thomas
- The Late American Novel: Writers on the Future of Books by Jeff Martin
- Blood Memory: A Novel by Greg Iles
- How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like by Paul Bloom
- The Philosophical Baby: What Children’s Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life by Alison Gopnik
- The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind by Alison Gopnik
- Life is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, be Mindful, and Live Intentionally by Patti Digh
- Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now by Gordon Livingston
- The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-create Your World Your Way by Wayne W. Dyer
- The Rare and the Beautiful: the Garman Sisters Captured the Heart of Bohemian London by Cressida Connolly
- Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases by Daniel Kahneman
- Choices, Values, and Frames by Daniel Kahneman
- The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less by Barry Schwartz
- Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth by Ed Diener
- The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
- Light in August by William Faulkner
- The Four Insights: Wisdom, Power, and Grace of the Earthkeepers by Alberto Villoldo
- The Word Project: Odd & Obscure Words-Illustrated by Polly M. Law
- The Lost Art of Reading: Why Books are So Important in a Distracted Time by David L. Ulin
- The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by Dalai Lama XIV
- Coming of Age: The Story of Our Century by Those Who Lived It by Studs Terkel
- Robopocalypse: A Novel by Daniel H. Wilson
- The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- East of Eden by John Steinbeck
- Smokin’ Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
- Pensees by Blaise Pascal
- Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill by Mattieu Ricard
- The Ego Trick: In Search of the Self by Julian Baggini
- Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges
- Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges
- Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
- Subversia by D.R. Haney
- Ender’s Game (Ender, Book 1) by Orson Scott Card
- Lord Foul’s Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Book 1)by Stephen R. Donaldson
- Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life by Martin E.P. Seligman
- The Optimism Bias: A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain by Tali Sharot
- Tao of Pooh and Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff
- Plot Versus Character: A Balanced Approach to Writing Great Fiction by Jeff Gerke
- Fear and Trembling by Soren Kierkgaard
- Atonement: A Novel by Ian McEwan
- The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson
- The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
- The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis
- The Roving Mind by Isaac Asimov
- Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuk
- Gilead: A Novel by Marilynne Robinson
- The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcom Gladwell
- Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcom Gladwell
- Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul by Stuart Brown
- One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success by Marci Alboher
- The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho
- A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life by Donald Miller
- Distant Star by Roberto Bolaño
- Last Evenings on Earth by Roberto Bolaño
- Amulet by Roberto Bolaño
- Hand to Mouth: Chronicle of Early Failures by Paul Auster
- Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
- I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
- Flowers in the Attic series by V. C. Andrews
- IQ84 by Haruki Murakami
- Genesis by Bernard Beckett
- The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler
- Escaping North Korea by Michael Kim
- The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
- Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
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don’t forget An Uncertain Age by yours truly!
Recently I read and recommend:
Escaping North Korea by Michael Kim.
http://www.escapingnorthkorea.com/
True stories of what really happens there.
It really makes you appreciate what we have!
That sounds fascinating! I’ll have to check it out. Thanks!
a very knowledgeable book on writing, “on becoming a novelist” by: John Gardner with Forward by: Raymond Carver
i’ve read many of the books on your list. you are going to enjoy them very much.
David in Maine USA
Thanks for the recommendation – I will add that to my list! I’m really looking forward to reading them and it’s great knowing that you enjoyed them.