Books that Shape You

This is my preliminary list: (Just a snapshot!)

• The Fountainhead – Ayn Rand (Excellence as a philosophy.)
• Thud – Terry Pratchett (Hope for Peace.)
• Witches Abroad –Terry Pratchett (Pure fun and magic.)
• The Tiffany Aching Series – Terry Pratchett (And all the other Discworld novels.)
• An Equal Music – Vikram Seth (Excellent writing.)
• Red Earth and Pouring Rain – Vikram Chandra
• The GameWorld Trilogy – Samit Basu (Tolkien, Pratchett, and Indian Myth mixed quite well.)
• The Power of Nice – Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval (Good for a jaded soul.)
• The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho ( Pure Inspiration.)
• The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman ( Other books by Gaiman are good as well)
• Hitchhikers Guide Across the Galaxy – Douglas Adams (Too cool!)
• LOTR (Still Great) – J.R.R. Tolkien
• The Dark is Rising Series – Susan Cooper
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – John Le Carre
• Smilies People – John Le Carre
• The Little Drummer Girl – John Le Carre ( Le Carre’s early work is the best!)
• The Bridge Across Forever – Richard Bach 
  
• Illusions – Richard Bach (Bach, is sublime.)
• The World of Suzie Wong – Richard Mason
• Angelique – Sergeanne Golon (Glimpse into a forgotten world)
• The Secret Countess – Eva Ibbotson
• Lirael – Garth Nix (A great series.)
• Hawaii – James A. Michener (What breath of History!)
• Life of Ramakrishna – Romain Rolland (Truly Excellent, a journey for the spirit.)
• The Discovery of India – Jawaharlal Nehru (Insightful)

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