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Oliwia's Shelf: Books That Will Matter

A List of 100 Books from My Personal Library with the Potential to Leave a Mark — Maybe Even Become 5 Stars. My Shelves Are Packed, and This Is My Reason to Finally Read Them.
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Orientalism (Edward Said)
Orientalism
1
Edward Said
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
2
Marjane Satrapi
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
3
Margaret Mitchell
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden (Jonas Jonasson)
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
4
Jonas Jonasson
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
5
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
6
Azar Nafisi
Can't We Just Print More Money? (Rupal Patel & Jack Meaning)
Can't We Just Print More Money?
7
Rupal Patel & Jack Meaning
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant
8
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Island of Missing Trees (Elif Shafak)
The Island of Missing Trees
9
Elif Shafak
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
10
Dodie Smith
The Colour Purple (Alice Walker)
The Colour Purple
11
Alice Walker
Space Crone (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Space Crone
12
Ursula K. Le Guin
Marina (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
Marina
13
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Traktat O Łuskaniu Fasoli (Wiesław Myśliwski)
Traktat O Łuskaniu Fasoli
14
Wiesław Myśliwski
Walk Through Walls (Marina Abramovic)
Walk Through Walls
15
Marina Abramovic
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
16
Kamila Shamsie
Emotional Intelligence (Daniel Goleman)
Emotional Intelligence
17
Daniel Goleman
Crying in H Mart (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart
18
Michelle Zauner
Critique of Pure Reason (Immanuel Kant)
Critique of Pure Reason
19
Immanuel Kant
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
20
Toni Morrison
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice
21
Nevil Shute
The Pyramid (Ismail Kadare)
The Pyramid
22
Ismail Kadare
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
23
Umberto Eco
The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao (Ian Johnson)
The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao
24
Ian Johnson
The English and Their History (Robert Tombs)
The English and Their History
25
Robert Tombs
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
26
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Daniel Kahneman)
Thinking, Fast and Slow
27
Daniel Kahneman
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
28
Gustave Flaubert
Honeybees and Distant Thunder (Riku Onda)
Honeybees and Distant Thunder
29
Riku Onda
Mere Christianity (C.S. Lewis)
Mere Christianity
30
C.S. Lewis
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
31
Agatha Christie
Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
Battle Royale
32
Koushun Takami
The Book of Longings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Book of Longings
33
Sue Monk Kidd
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
34
Carl Sagan
The Emerald Planet (David Beerling)
The Emerald Planet
35
David Beerling
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
36
Bill Bryson
The Earth Transformed (Peter Frankopan)
The Earth Transformed
37
Peter Frankopan
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
38
Leo Tolstoy
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
39
Donna Tartt
Earthsea (Ursula K. Leguin)
Earthsea
40
Ursula K. Leguin
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