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Books That Have Inspired and Taught Me

This is an eclectic list for sure. These books have taught me empathy, to be kind, to look beneath the surface, to seek reality, to understand people and the world a bit better, and in some cases not. They have led me down many rabbit holes. I read many of them when I was much, much younger than I am now and they have helped shape my life.....
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The Agony and the Ecstasy (Stone, Irving)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
1
Stone, Irving
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
2
Garth Stein
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
3
Ann Patchett
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
4
Markus Zusak
The Choice (Edith Eger)
The Choice
5
Edith Eger
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
6
Charles Dickens
Civilization (Clark)
Civilization
7
Clark
Complete Works of Shakespeare (William Shakespeare)
Complete Works of Shakespeare
8
William Shakespeare
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
9
Charles Dickens
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
10
Anne Frank
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
11
Boris Pasternak
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
12
Dan Brown
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
13
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
14
J.K. Rowling
Katherine (Anya Seton)
Katherine
15
Anya Seton
Life in a Medieval City (Joseph and Frances Gies)
Life in a Medieval City
16
Joseph and Frances Gies
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
17
Louisa May Alcott
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
18
Gabriel García Márquez
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
19
Viktor Frankl
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way (Bill Bryson)
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
20
Bill Bryson
A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
A Moveable Feast
21
Ernest Hemingway
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
22
Umberto Eco
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
23
Willa Cather
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
24
Homer
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
25
John Steinbeck
The Persian Boy (Mary Renault)
The Persian Boy
26
Mary Renault
The Poetry of Yeats (William Butler Yeats)
The Poetry of Yeats
27
William Butler Yeats
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
28
A.S. Byatt
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
29
Jane Austen
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
30
Pat Conroy
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
31
Daphne Du Maurier
The Splendid and the Vile (Erik Larson)
The Splendid and the Vile
32
Erik Larson
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
33
Khaled Hosseini
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
34
Harper Lee
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
35
Betty Smith
A Very Long Engagement (Sebastien Japrisot)
A Very Long Engagement
36
Sebastien Japrisot
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
37
Henry David Thoreau
Zorba the Greek (Nikos Kazantzakis)
Zorba the Greek
38
Nikos Kazantzakis
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