When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
Reading allows one to learn from the experiences of those who have come before us, to time travel to years long gone by. Below is my list of favourite books, as well as a growing catalogue of book reviews!
Fiction
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas — Book Review: The Count of Monte Cristo
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho — Book Review: The Alchemist
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy — Book Review: War and Peace
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Candide by Voltaire
1984 by George Orwell
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Philosophy & Psychology
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
A Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl — Book Review: A Man’s Search for Meaning
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene
Solitude: A Return to the Self by Anthony Storr
The Undiscovered Self by CG Jung
48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
Awareness: The Key to Living in Balance by Osho
Non-Fiction
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel
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