100 Must Read Books
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100 MUST-READ
LIFE-CHANGING BOOKS
Nick Rennison
A & C Black • London
First published 2008 A & C Black Publishers Limited 38 Soho Square London W1D 3HB www.acblack.com
© 2008 Nick Rennison ISBN: 978–0–7136–8872–6 A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means – graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or information storage and retrieval systems – without the written permission of A & C Black Publishers Limited. This book is produced using paper that is made from wood grown in managed, sustainable forests. It is natural, renewable and recyclable. The logging and manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. Typeset in 8.5pt on 12pt Meta-Light
Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Bookmarque, Croydon, CR0 4TD
CONTENTS
ABOUTTHISBOOK INTRODUCTION vi x iv
A–ZLISTOFENTRIESBYAUTHOR ATOZOFENTRIES 1
THEMATICENTRIES
Altered consciousness 61 • The child is father to the man 94 • Classics for children (and adults) 9 • Exploration and endurance 121 • Great thinkers, great ideas 39 • In touch with nature 16 • Inspiring memoirs 65 • It’s all in the psychology 96 • Making sense of death 113 • Native wisdom 18 • New physics, new philosophy 14 • Society will never seem the same 45 • Surviving the Holocaust 141 • Up from slavery 30 • Wisdom from the East 134 • Womanpower 48
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ABOUTTHISBOOK
The individual entries in the guide are arranged A to Z by author. They describe the chosen books as concisely as possible and say something briefly about the writer and his or her life. Each entry is followed by a ‘Read on’ list which includes books by the same author, books by similar authors or books on a theme relevant to the entry. Scattered throughout the text there are also ‘Read on a theme’ menus which list between
100 MUST-READ
LIFE-CHANGING BOOKS
Nick Rennison
A & C Black • London
First published 2008 A & C Black Publishers Limited 38 Soho Square London W1D 3HB www.acblack.com
© 2008 Nick Rennison ISBN: 978–0–7136–8872–6 A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means – graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or information storage and retrieval systems – without the written permission of A & C Black Publishers Limited. This book is produced using paper that is made from wood grown in managed, sustainable forests. It is natural, renewable and recyclable. The logging and manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. Typeset in 8.5pt on 12pt Meta-Light
Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Bookmarque, Croydon, CR0 4TD
CONTENTS
ABOUTTHISBOOK INTRODUCTION vi x iv
A–ZLISTOFENTRIESBYAUTHOR ATOZOFENTRIES 1
THEMATICENTRIES
Altered consciousness 61 • The child is father to the man 94 • Classics for children (and adults) 9 • Exploration and endurance 121 • Great thinkers, great ideas 39 • In touch with nature 16 • Inspiring memoirs 65 • It’s all in the psychology 96 • Making sense of death 113 • Native wisdom 18 • New physics, new philosophy 14 • Society will never seem the same 45 • Surviving the Holocaust 141 • Up from slavery 30 • Wisdom from the East 134 • Womanpower 48
iii
ABOUTTHISBOOK
The individual entries in the guide are arranged A to Z by author. They describe the chosen books as concisely as possible and say something briefly about the writer and his or her life. Each entry is followed by a ‘Read on’ list which includes books by the same author, books by similar authors or books on a theme relevant to the entry. Scattered throughout the text there are also ‘Read on a theme’ menus which list between