There are ordinary books and there are extraordinary books. If you want to read the best books, then you came to the right place. Here are the best books that you should read in your lifetime.

At some point, we will all die. But before that happens, make sure you read the books listed on this page.

With millions upon millions of books, it is so difficult to catch up. In fact, it would be impossible to read all of them. For this reason, you need to be smart when choosing which book to read. Most importantly, you need to know which book would provide you the best return for your time.

To help you find the best books there are, let me give you this list. They are strongly recommended by different people and websites such as Amazon, BBC, Goodreads, INC, and Reader’s Digest, to name a few.

With this in mind, let the festivity begin! Here are the 100 best books that you should read before you run out of time on this earth!

If you’re in a hurry, let me give you a quick rundown of our list:

Ranking	Title	Subtitle	Amazon Rating
1	1984		4.5 out of 5 stars (6,890+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
2	A New Earth	Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose	4.6 out of 5 stars (4,170+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
3	Fahrenheit 451		4.4 out of 5 stars (3,440+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
4	Awaken the Giant Within	How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial	4.5 out of 5 stars (1,200+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
5	The Shadow of the Wind	(The Cemetery of Forgotten Book 1)	4.5 out of 5 stars (2,580+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
6	Getting Things Done	The Art of Stress-Free Productivity	4.4 out of 5 stars (3,110+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
7	Pride and Prejudice		4.5 out of 5 stars (8,300+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
8	The Secret History	(Vintage Contemporaries)	4.0 out of 5 stars (2,370+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
9	The Road	(Vintage International)	4.1 out of 5 stars (4,620+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
10	Memoirs of a Geisha	(Vintage International)	4.6 out of 5 stars (2,540+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
11	Big Magic	Creative Living Beyond Fear	4.6 out of 5 stars (2,390+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
12	Gone Girl		4.0 out of 5 stars (44,940+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
13	Choose Yourself!	Be Happy, Make Millions, Live the Dream	4.4 out of 5 stars (1,930+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
14	The Lord of the Rings	The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Mass	4.7 out of 5 stars (19,710+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
15	To Kill a Mockingbird		4.7 out of 5 stars (10,520+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
16	How to Win Friends & Influence People		4.6 out of 5 stars (7,780+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
17	A Long Way Gone	Memoirs of a Boy Soldier	4.6 out of 5 stars (1,820+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
18	How Will You Measure Your Life?		4.6 out of 5 stars (760+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
19	Captain Corelli’s Mandolin	(Vintage International)	4.4 out of 5 stars (410+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
20	The Bad Beginning	Or, Orphans!	3.0 out of 5 stars ★★★★★
21	Influence	The Psychology of Persuasion	4.5 out of 5 stars (2,070+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
22	The Great Gatsby	The Only Authorized Edition	4.2 out of 5 stars (6,630+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
23	Lean In	Women, Work, and the Will to Lead	4.5 out of 5 stars (4,410+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
24	The Catcher in the Rye		4.1 out of 5 stars (3,410+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
25	The Bible	Old and New Testaments	4.5 out of 5 stars (21,750+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
26	Meditations	A New Translation	4.5 out of 5 stars (3,620+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
27	Watership Down		4.7 out of 5 stars (1,680+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
28	Crush It!	Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion	4.5 out of 5 stars (1,130+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
29	Outliers	The Story of Success	4.6 out of 5 stars (5,160+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
30	Mindset	The New Psychology of Success	4.6 out of 5 stars (5,160+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
31	The Corrections		3.7 out of 5 stars (1,260+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
32	Predictably Irrational	The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions	3.7 out of 5 stars (1,260+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
33	Moneyball	The Art of Winning an Unfair Game	4.6 out of 5 stars (1,360+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
34	Lord of the Flies	(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)	4.3 out of 5 stars (2,840+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
35	A Tale of Two Cities		4.3 out of 5 stars (5,320+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
36	Quiet	The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking	4.5 out of 5 stars (5,640+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
37	Adventures of Sherlock Holmes		4.5 out of 5 stars (5,900+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
38	Les Miserables		4.2 out of 5 stars (4,280+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
39	The Giver		4.4 out of 5 stars (7,590+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
40	The Greatest Stories Never Told	100 Tales from Military History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy	4.3 out of 5 stars (90+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
41	Drive	The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us	4.4 out of 5 stars (1,150+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
42	The Sun Also Rises	The Authorized Edition	3.8 out of 5 stars (1,400+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
43	Bad Blood	Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup	4.8 out of 5 stars (2,150+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
44	The Count of Monte Cristo		4.6 out of 5 stars (3,320+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
45	The Alchemist		4.6 out of 5 stars (12,380+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
46	Emotional Intelligence	Why It Can Matter More Than IQ	4.3 out of 5 stars (930+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
47	One Hundred Years of Solitude		4.0 out of 5 stars (1,410+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
48	Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.		4.7 out of 5 stars (1,780+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
49	Cutting for Stone		4.6 out of 5 stars (4,080+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
50	The Book Thief		4.6 out of 5 stars (18,010+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
51	Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)		★★★★★
52	Theodore Roosevelt	A Life from Beginning to End	4.5 out of 5 stars (80+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
53	Things Fall Apart		4.3 out of 5 stars (1,700+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
54	The Right Side of History	How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great	4.7 out of 5 stars (470+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
55	Educated	A Memoir	4.7 out of 5 stars (6,580+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
56	The Hunger Games (Book 1)		4.6 out of 5 stars (73,900+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
57	Born a Crime	Stories from a South African Childhood	4.8 out of 5 stars (6,260+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
58	Wuthering Heights		4.4 out of 5 stars (5,770+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
59	Guns, Germs, and Steel	The Fates of Human Societies	4.3 out of 5 stars (2,480+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
60	The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao		4.0 out of 5 stars (1,560+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
61	The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks		4.6 out of 5 stars (14,760+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
62	GIRLBOSS		4.5 out of 5 stars (1,510+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
63	The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up	The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing	4.4 out of 5 stars (14,200+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
64	The 48 Laws of Power		4.5 out of 5 stars (2,730+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
65	Essentialism	The Disciplined Pursuit of Less	4.5 out of 5 stars (2,730+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
66	The complete works of Shakespeare		3.9 out of 5 stars (840+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
67	D DAY Through German Eyes	The Hidden Story of June 6th 1944	4.6 out of 5 stars (290+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
68	The Accidental President	Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World	4.8 out of 5 stars (310+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
69	Alexander Hamilton		4.7 out of 5 stars (4,240+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
70	Start with Why	How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action	4.5 out of 5 stars (2,330+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
71	Freakonomics	A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything	4.4 out of 5 stars (3,370+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
72	Siddhartha		4.4 out of 5 stars (1,970+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
73	Where the Crawdads Sing		4.8 out of 5 stars (9,720+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
74	The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People	Powerful Lessons in Personal Change	4.5 out of 5 stars (5,500+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
75	Becoming		4.9 out of 5 stars (11,440+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
76	Girl, Wash Your Face		4.6 out of 5 stars (10,060+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
77	The 5 Love Languages	The Secret to Love that Lasts	4.8 out of 5 stars (14,360+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
78	You Are a Badass		4.6 out of 5 stars (4,350+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
79	Team of Rivals	The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln	4.8 out of 5 stars (3,210+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
80	Bel Canto		4.1 out of 5 stars (1,600+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
81	Little Women		4.3 out of 5 stars (3,080+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
82	Atonement		4.0 out of 5 stars (1,160+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
83	The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy		4.7 out of 5 stars (2,060+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
84	Catch-22		4.2 out of 5 stars (1,620+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
85	Blood and Thunder		4.7 out of 5 stars (780+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
86	In Cold Blood		4.5 out of 5 stars (1,880+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
87	Interpreter of Maladies		4.4 out of 5 stars (1,290+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
88	Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl		4.6 out of 5 stars (2,530+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
89	Persepolis	The Story of a Childhood	4.5 out of 5 stars (1,100+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
90	Ghost Soldiers	The Epic Account of World War II’s Greatest Rescue Mission	4.7 out of 5 stars (1,040+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
91	Grant		4.8 out of 5 stars (1,330+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
92	Killers of the Flower Moon	The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI	4.6 out of 5 stars (4,020+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
93	Red Platoon	A True Story of American Valor	4.9 out of 5 stars (1,250+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
94	The Lovely Bones		4.3 out of 5 stars (4,080+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
95	The Woman in White		4.2 out of 5 stars (1,480+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
96	His Dark Materials	The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass	4.2 out of 5 stars (4,800+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
97	The Bell Jar (Modern Classics)		4.3 out of 5 stars (1,570+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
98	Of Mice and Men		4.4 out of 5 stars (3,460+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
99	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn		4.4 out of 5 stars (2,730+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
100	The Nightingale		4.8 out of 5 stars (38,190+ customer reviews) ★★★★★
101	War and Peace	Complete and Unabridged: Premium Edition	4.3 out of 5 stars (2,480+ customer reviews) ★★★★★

Now, here’s the list of the best books you should read in a lifetime with their images and description. Enjoy!

Best book no. 1: 1984

• Subtitle: A Woman’s Battle Plan to Serious, Specific and Strategic Prayer
• Author: George Orwell
• Publication date: August 1, 2015
• Publisher: Crossway
• Print length: 208 pages
• Amazon rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (6,890+ customer reviews)

George Orwell’s book titled 1984 is a book about a dystopian vision about a government that will control the narrative, history and the whole place it occupies. This is a great read as it teaches us to read between the lines and not believe everything people say as most could be lies. Those who read this will also learn about how powerful some people can be, from controlling most of the place to historical revisionism and many more. Pick up this book now, and support a free world.

Best book no. 2: A New Earth

• Subtitle: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose
• Author: Eckhart Tolle
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (4,170+ customer reviews)

A New Earth is a book about uplifting and enlightening yourself to discover yourself awakening to your life’s purpose. You should read this book as our ego-based state of consciousness is also the key to ending conflict and suffering throughout the world; not just good for ourselves. You can learn how our attachment to ego creates different problems like anger, jealousy and many more that’ll surely lead to a person’s downfall. 

Best book no. 3: Fahrenheit 451

• Author: Ray Bradbury
• Amazon Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (3,440+ customer reviews)

Fahrenheit, a book by Ray Bradbury is a novel about a fireman which is set in a dystopian future which describes where we could lead to as humans today. It is a great read as its message is so relevant today than ever before. We could also learn here that not questioning why are we doing what we are doing or in simple words, not questioning our actions, it could lead to unwanted results.

Best book no. 4: Awaken the Giant Within 

• Subtitle: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial
• Author: Tony Robbins
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,200+ customer reviews)

Awaken The Giant Within, a book by Tony Robbins is a wake up call for you to take control of your life and to awaken the giant within. It is a must read as this is a step by step process in order for you to shape your destiny. Readers will learn things that affect your psychology and thinking, how will you discover your true purpose, and awaken that sleeping giant inside of you and take control of your destiny.

Best book no. 5: The Shadow of the Wind 

• Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,580+ customer reviews)

The Shadow of the Wind a novel, is by an author of the name Carlos Ruiz Zafón is about a story which takes place in Barcelona, 1945 while it heals from the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. It also takes you to quests which opens doors into Barcelona’s darkest kept secrets; making it an absolutely great read on literature. We would learn things about the world we know, and the world we don’t; our world has deep kept secrets that would be a shock to discover, and what would you do if you had found one?

Best book no. 6: Getting Things Done

• Subtitle: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
• Author: David Allen
• Amazon Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (3,110+ customer reviews)

This book, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity is all about business, being stress free and the way to improve personal productivity. It is a great read as it is filled with principles that will surely have a great impact when adapted in our own lives. We will learn, through this business book, different approaches for dealing with professional and personal tasks, websites, organizational tools, seminars and many more. Read, learn and achieve a stress-free productive life.

Best book no. 7: Pride and Prejudice 

• Author: Jane Austen
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (8,300+ customer reviews)

This book, Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austen is a great novel which still resonates in this day and age. It is a novel about not making fast and snap judgements, no shame in failure and that you as a person matters the most. Set in a time during the late 18th century, a time where aristocracy is a thing, it shows that the things that I had mentioned earlier is much more meaningful than any social status a person may have, thus making it a great read.

Best book no. 8: The Secret History 

• Author: Donna Tartt
• Amazon Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars (2,370+ customer reviews)

The Secret History is a novel written by Donna Tartt, a literary classic that goes over eccentric misfits at an elite New England college. This novel is a great read as it is a great psychological thriller that will surely keep you thinking ang in the edge of your seats. We could learn from this book that some of the people in this world are not like the rest of us, some of the, can go beyond the boundaries of morality and that it can influence some too; something that we shouldn’t do.

Best book no. 9: The Road 

• Author: Cormac McCarthy
• Amazon Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars (4,620+ customer reviews)

The Road is a novel that is about a post-apocalyptic world that revolves around a father and son; it is also a winner of the Pulitzer prize, a great prize for literature. It is a great read as you will follow this story about a father and son that’ll surely move you as it imagines a future where there is no hope. It also teaches us to be resilient, ready and always have some hope within us, as we might not now if there is anymore hope left to get through this hard times.

Best book no. 10: Memoirs of a Geisha

• Author: Arthur Golden
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,540+ customer reviews)

A literary sensation, Memoirs of a Geisha is a novel written by Arthur Golden which revolves around the lyricism and the true confessions of Japan’s most celebrated geisha. A great read, as this speaks to us as we enter a world where appearances matter the most, women’s virginity is auctioned and where they are trained to satisfy powerful men. We could learn from this not to repeat what wrong we have done before as it is not things that should be repeated again.

Best Book no. 11: Big Magic

• Subtitle: Creative Living Beyond Fear
• Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,390+ customer reviews)

Big Magic is a book written by Elizabeth Gilbert is all about inspiring and empowering as the author digs deep into her own generative process and share wisdom, knowledge and inspiration. It is a must read as it offers insights, lessons which will radiate creativity, passion and unique perspective. We could learn from this book how to act, what to do in order for us to face what we most fear and how to uncover the “strange jewels” that are within us.

Best Book no. 12: Gone Girl

• Author: Gillian Flynn
• Amazon Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars (44,940+ customer reviews)

Gone Girl, a novel written by author Gillian Flynn is a suspense novel that revolves around a couple in their anniversary that the wife suddenly disappears. It is a great read as this book will surely keep you on the edge of your seat as it is a dark, suspenseful and thrilling. The story unfolds precisely and with prose, you not even noticing it as you’ve been pulled into the story itself. We could learn much about thinking logically, emotionally and how to deal with things under pressure. It’s great to start reading now.

Best Book no. 13: Choose Yourself! 

• Subtitle: Be Happy, Make Millions, Live the Dream
• Author: James Altucher
• Amazon Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,930+ customer reviews)

‘Choose Yourself!‘, a book written by James Altucher is all about the changing markets, the world changing and the different industries that re being made. It is a great read as a lot of us or even all of us wants a safe exit from a never ending job. We deserve a great retirement and one way to do that is by learning new tools and economic forces to make it possible for individuals to change your ways.

Best Book no. 14: The Lord of the Rings 

• Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
• Amazon Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (19,710+ customer reviews)

The Lord of the Rings is a novel written by J.R.R. Tolkien and it revolves around a fantasy place called the ‘Middle Earth’ and it is about different races fighting for something. You are most likely familiar of this as this is a well-known book which has been adapted to the big screens thus making it a great read. It teaches us honor, loyalty and love for your loved ones.

Best Book no. 15: To Kill a Mockingbird

• Author: Harper Lee
• Amazon Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (10,520+ customer reviews)

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee, it won the Pulitzer Prize and is a very influential piece of art as it shows the unfair treatment of the African-Americans in the old days. It is a great read as gives as a peak into what it is like to be judged and treated unfairly and why we shouldn’t do that. We could learn a thing and two from history, but people seem to look at it blindly, and that is why some teach it in the form of music, movies, and in this case, novels.

Best Book no. 16:  How to Win Friends & Influence People

• Subtitle: The Only Book You Need to Lead You to Success
• Author: Dale Carnegie
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (7,780+ customer reviews)

This book, How to Win Friends & Influence People is Dale Carnegie’s time-tested advice has carried countless people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. It is a great read as a lot of us will need useful advice especially in today’s world. We could learn how to be successful in business, negotiation and how to win friends & influence people.

Best Book no. 17: A Long Way Gone

• Subtitle: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
• Author: Ishmael Beah
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,820+ customer reviews)

A long way gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier is a #1 National Bestseller written by Ishmael Beah and is about how wars are fought now, children wielding guns, more than fifty conflicts going on worldwide and many more; the writer used to be one of them. It is a great read as it shows how life it is in other places especially that it is written by someone who used to be one. We could learn one or two from avoiding war and promoting peace.

Best Book no. 18: How Will You Measure Your Life?

• Author: Clayton M. Christensen
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (760+ customer reviews)

This book, ‘How Will You Measure Your Life?‘ is widely recognized as one of the most significant business books ever published. It is a great read that’ll lead you to new perspectives and how will you measure your life. We could learn from this, a book of insights designed to help any reader to forge their own paths to fulfillment.

Best Book no. 19: Captain Corelli’s Mandolin 

• Author: Louis de Bernieres​
• Amazon Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (410+ customer reviews)

This book, Corelli’s Mandolin, a novel by Louis De Bernieres is written to be a mixture of history and romance, that’ll surely keep you on the edges of your seat. It is a great read especially that this is about ww2 and caught in the occupation are Pelagia, a willful, beautiful young woman, and the two suitors vying for her love:  Mandras, a gentle fisherman turned ruthless guerilla, and the charming, mandolin-playing Captain Corelli, a reluctant officer. We could learn how to be passionate as this is a novel rich with ideas and stories.

Best Book no. 20: The Bad Beginning: Or, Orphans! 

• Author: Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist
• Amazon Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

The Bad Beginning is a book written by Lemony Snicket and revolves around unfortunate events.

This is about family, children or Orphans!

Best Book no. 21: Influence 

• Subtitle: The Psychology of Persuasion
• Author: Robert B. Cialdini
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,070+ customer reviews)

This book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion is written by Robert B. Cialdini, Ph.D. is a wildly popular go-to resource for influence and persuasion. It is also renowned international bestseller, with over 5 million copies sold thus making it a great read. We could also learn how is the psychology behind this along side how to strengthen your influence.

Best Book no. 22: The Great Gatsby 

• Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Amazon Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars (6,630+ customer reviews)

This novel, The Great Gatsby is classified as one of the Great American Novels, is a literature work written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and it revolves around this Gatsby guy and his obsession with wealth and power. It is a great read as it is also a mirror on the materialistic attitudes of Americans and their so called ‘American Dream’. We can learn a thing or two from this as why being so materialistic, obsessed with power is such a dangerous outlook on life.

Best Book no. 23: Lean In 

• Subtitle: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead 
• Author: Sheryl Sandberg
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (4,410+ customer reviews)

Lean In, a book by Sheryl Sandberg also a best seller will surely catch your attention as this book reignited the conversation around women in the workplace. It is a great read as it promotes equality in the workplace and to treat women better.  We could learn a lot as by combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to this will change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can.

Best Book no. 24: The Catcher in the Rye 

• Author: J.D. Salinger
• Amazon Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars (3,410+ customer reviews)

The Catcher in the Rye is a novel written by J.D. Salinger, is a famous book that is commonly misinterpreted as it is really a book that is hard to understand as it revolves around a touchy main character and his rough life. It is a great read if you are ready to handle reading a not so happy book but it will surely leave you asking some questions at the end. We could learn different perspectives of life from this book and how it could be used to improve our own perspective on life.

Best Book no. 25: The Bible

• Author: Multiple Writers
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (21,750+ customer reviews)

The Bible, is a well-known book worldwide due to it’s connection with Christianity. It is a great read as it shows you a view into the Christian religion and how do Christians live life and what is the outlook towards it. We could learn from this book Christian morality, ethics and outlook on life. Pick up a bible now, and have a great read.

Best Book no. 26: Meditations

• Author: Marcus Aurelius
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (3,620+ customer reviews)

This book, Meditations written by Marcus Aurelius is full of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, it remains one of the greatest works of spiritual and ethical reflection ever written. It is a great read if you want to learn more about the required reading for statesmen and philosophers alike. We could learn a lot from the philosophies especially that this is written a very long time ago, it is really worth to read it.

Best Book no. 27: Watership Down 

• Author: Richard Adams
• Amazon Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,680+ customer reviews)

This book, written by Richard Adams  a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in the Hampshire Downs in Southern England, an idyllic rural landscape, follows a band of rabbits in flight from the incursion of man and the destruction of their home. It is a great read as this is a book which is kind of different kind of book. We could learn a lot as this is a book about exile and survival.

Best Book no. 28: Crush It!

• Subtitle: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion
• Author: Gary Vaynerchuk
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,130+ customer reviews)

This book, ‘Crush It!‘ written by Gary Vaynerchuk, is a book by one of those entrepreneurs who was discovered combing passion with business. It is a great read as it shows that business is not only business, but can be combined with passion to have a better output. We could learn a lot from this as it will show readers how to find their passion, then step by step how to turn it into a flourishing, monetized business.

Best Book no. 29: Outliers

• Author: Malcolm Gladwell
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (5,160+ customer reviews)

Outliers, a book written by Malcolm Gladwell is a take on an intellectual journey through the world of “outliers” – the best and the brightest, the most famous, and the most successful. It is a great read as answers what achievers different from us. We could learn a lot from this as this explains the secret to the success of the people who achieve more than the normal people.

Best Book no. 30: Mindset

• Subtitle: The New Psychology of Success
• Author: Carol S. Dweck
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,530+ customer reviews)

Mindset, is the new psychology of success, written by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is a book that will teach you on how we can learn to fulfill our potential. It is a great read as she shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities. We could learn a lot from this reveals how great parents, teachers, and managers put this idea to use to have accomplishments.

Best Book no. 31: The Corrections A Novel 

• Author: Jonathan Franzen
• Amazon Rating: 3.7 out of 5 stars (1,260+ customer reviews)

Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections is a comic, tragic epic of worlds colliding where it presents an old-fashioned world of civic virtue and sexual inhibitions, with a new world of home surveillance and hands-off parenting. It is a great read as it talks about marriage, a stunning family dysfunction and a whole culture. It also contributed to our understanding of the disputes and concerns that might occur within a family when an elder suffers from a progressive disabling disease.

Best Book no. 32: Predictably Irrational 

• Author: Dan Ariely
• Amazon Rating: 3.7 out of 5 stars (1,260+ customer reviews)

Predictably Irrational is a book written by Dan Ariely and it will help us find The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions. As a New York Times Bestseller, it’s sure that this will help you get inspired, informed and knowledgeable.

Best Book no. 33: Moneyball

• Subtitle: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
• Author: Michael Lewis
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,360+ customer reviews)

Moneyball by Michael Lewis is a quest for baseball success. In a story full of amazing characters and unexpected twists and turns; it’s a story about players as investments and a baseball club as a business. In this book, you will learn about different business strategies and how thinking differently can help you make better life decisions.

Best Book no. 34: Lord of the Flies

• Author: William Golding
• Amazon Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars (2,840+ customer reviews)

Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a story, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, and even a vision of the apocalypse about a group of very ordinary boys marooned on a coral island. It teaches ideas about human nature and ethics so as to inform students of the grave conditions and concerns of the Earth and its inhabitants. You will learn how to decode meanings from this book, which is both ageless and extremely relevant today.

Best Book no. 35: A Tale of Two Cities

• Author: Charles Dickens
• Amazon Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars (5,320+ customer reviews)

Charles Dickens has written this story, A Tale of Two Cities which really had great words in it which makes it a great read and a must read before you pass. This will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat as this is the French Revolution that Charles Dickens vividly captures in his famous work.

Best Book no. 36: Quiet

• Author: Susan Cain
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (5,640+ customer reviews)

Susan Cain claims that her nonfiction book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, published in 2012, is an essential resource for anyone who wants to understand the gifts of the world’s introverted half and that modern Western culture does not understand or value introverts, resulting in “a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness.” Anyone interested in how people think, work, and get along, or who wonders why some people act the way they do, should read this book about introversion, extroversion, and sensitivity.

This book has the potential to change how we think about introverts, as well as how they think about themselves. It’s also passionately debated, meticulously researched, and chock-full of unforgettable stories about real people that you’ll undoubtedly adore and adapt.

Best Book no. 37: Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

• Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (5,900+ customer reviews)

The story is all about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a keen observer and private detective;He sees things that others miss, and he correctly interprets what he sees. It is a great read where it tend to point out social injustices, such as “a king’s betrayal of an opera singer, a stepfather’s deception of his ward as a fictitious lover, an aristocratic crook’s exploitation of a failing pawnbroker, a beggar’s extensive estate in Kent.” It teaches the power of observation which creates knowledge that leads to more power.

Best Book no. 38: Les Miserables

• Author: Victor Hugo
• Amazon Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars (4,280+ customer reviews)

Victor Hugo’s tale of injustice, heroism, and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him; A compelling and compassionate view of the victims of early nineteenth-century French society, Les Misérables is a novel on an epic scale. It is a fantastic read about various topics that are relevant in our hyper-partisan political environment, as well as a life-changing experience. You will learn a lot, especially about love, sincerity, forgiveness, change, sacrifices, and justice or injustice.

Best Book no. 39: The Giver

• Author: Lois Lowry
• Amazon Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (7,590+ customer reviews)

The Giver, a Newbery Medal winner in 1994, has become a modern classic and is all about the haunting story of Jonas, a 12-year-old boy who lives in a colorless world of conformity and contentment, and also, as Receiver of Memories, he doesn’t fully understand the dark and complicated secrets of his small community until he is given the job. A rare young adult novel that lets you choose the ending, The Giver is a powerful read. You, like Jonas, must make a sacrifice for the good of the community, which is an important aspect that you can apply to your life.

Best Book no. 40: The Greatest Stories Never Told 

• Subtitle: 100 Tales from Military History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy 
• Author: Rick Beyer
• Amazon Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars (90+ customer reviews)

This book includes 100 stories from two thousand years of military history, as well as numerous images, maps, sketches, and documents that help to bring each story to life. It’s a fascinating look at how war can be a catalyst for change, an engine for innovation, and a battleground for valor, deception, intrigue, ambition, retribution, boldness, foolishness, and even silliness. In this collection of fascinating historical tidbits, a new discovery waits on every page and will have you shaking your head in wonder and disbelief.

Best Book no. 41: Drive

• Subtitle: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
• Author: Daniel H. Pink
• Amazon Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,150+ customer reviews)

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us asserts that human drive is largely intrinsic and may be divided into three categories: autonomy, mastery, and purpose, and he also criticizes prior theories of motivation based on external factors like money, incentives, and punishment dread. It is a great read and gives readers a paradigm-shattering new way to think about motivation. It also teaches us how we can control our lives, learn to create new things, and do better for ourselves and for our environment.

Best Book no. 42: The Sun Also Rises

• Author: Ernest Hemingway
• Amazon Rating: 3.8 out of 5 stars (1,400+ customer reviews)

The Sun Also Rises follows a group of young American and British expatriates as they wander through Europe in the mid-1920s. They are all members of the cynical and disillusioned Lost Generation who came of age during World War I (1914–18), and the novel exposes social issues such as immorality, alcohol abuse, anti-Semitism, racism, animal cruelty, and gender roles and stereotypes worth analyzing, especially in light of modern American society.

As a result, it is a great book to read because this is an era of moral bankruptcy, spiritual disintegration, and incomplete love, as well as a time when people lose their illusions.

Best Book no. 43: Bad Blood

• Subtitle: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
• Author: John Carreyrou
• Amazon Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (2,150+ customer reviews)

Bad Blood by John Carreyrou is all about the gripping story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, one of the biggest corporate frauds in history—a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley, rigorously reported by the prize-winning journalist. It is a great read because it portrays the harsh reality of working in an industry when a team of engineers were laid off because the research was headed in a new direction and they were not needed there anymore. It teaches us the importance of finding a balance between protecting proprietary information and facilitating communication to ensure maximum productivity.

Best Book no. 44: The Count of Monte Cristo

• Author: Alexandre Dumas
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,320+ customer reviews)

Alexandre Dumas’ thrilling adventure story is one of the most widely read romantic novels ever, in which Edmond Dantès, the dashing young hero, is betrayed by his enemies and thrown into a secret dungeon in the Chateau d’If. The tale of his captivity, miraculous escape, and meticulous revenge paints a picture of France—a dazzling, dueling, exuberant France—that has become immortal.

It is a great read that presents both revenge and redemption as being motivated by love, and tells the story of betrayal, survival, faith, and God.

Best Book no. 45: The Alchemist

• Author: Paulo Coelho
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (12,380+ customer reviews)

The Alchemist is the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who longs to travel and find a worldly treasure where his quest will lead him to riches he could never have imagined. It is a great read on how to combine magic, mysticism, wisdom, and wander into an inspiring tale of self-discovery. Santiago’s journey teaches us to listen to our hearts, recognize opportunities, read omens, and most importantly, follow our dreams.

Best Book no. 46: Emotional Intelligence

• Subtitle: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
• Author: Daniel Goleman
• Amazon Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars (930+ customer reviews)

We all know that IQ isn’t a guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but we didn’t know why. Our two minds—rational and emotional—shape our destiny, according to Daniel Goleman’s brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience. As a result of reading it, you will see your emotional landscape in a new light where your emotional intelligence and the ability to handle your own emotions as well as recognize and interact with others’ emotions are an important skill in all aspects of life.

Best Book no. 47: One Hundred Years of Solitude

• Author: Gabriel García Marquez
• Amazon Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars (1,410+ customer reviews)

The novel tells the rise and fall of Macondo through the Buenda family’s history, and it is also a brilliant chronicle of life, death, and humanity’s tragicomedy. It is a great read about love and lust, war and revolution, riches and poverty, youth and senility, the variety of life, the endlessness of death, the search for peace and truth, and how these universal themes dominate the novel. You will learn in this book that we are born alone, live and die alone, and keep having to learn the same lessons over and over in life.

Best Book no. 48: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

• Author: Judy Blume
• Amazon Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,780+ customer reviews)

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is a book written by Judy Blume is about a sixth-grade female who has grown up without a spiritual association because of her parents` interfaith marriage. It is a good read especially on teenager because it is all about issues faced by early adolescent girls going through puberty. Reader will learn about on how to face puberty and can relate to Margaret and how to deal with problem as teenager.

Best Book no. 49: Cutting for Stone

• Author: Abraham Verghese
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (4,080+ customer reviews)

Abraham Verghese book titled cutting for stone is a journey of a twin brother who both share passion on medicine, it explores a deep description of medical procedures and an exploration of the human side of medical practices. It consists of the element of a great story and facts about medicine. At the end of the
day, true family love is stronger than any problem.

Best Book no. 50: The Book Thief 

• Author: Markus Zusak
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (18,010+ customer reviews)

The Book Thief is a famous book written by Markus Zusak is about a girl who steal to survive but everything will change for her when she sees a boo. A one-off a few book that life changing for majority of people. The book greatly represents to accept other’s differences and stand up for those who are
oppressed.

Best Book no. 51: Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)

• Author: Frank Herbert

Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) is the first part of the 6 dune story written by Frank Hebert, The story focus on a heir to a noble family assign to rule an inhospitable word where the only value is spice. The book relies heavily upon building a fictional world/universe with fantastic creatures and planets with
creative plot. The plot teaches us that no matter what the challenges of life we must adopt to it.

Best Book no. 52: Theodore Roosevelt

• Subtitle: A Life from Beginning to End
• Author: Hourly History
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (80+ customer reviews)

This book, Theodore Roosevelt: A Life from Beginning to End is a book about the late Theodore Roosevelt who was a former U.S. President. This was a man who did many things and did them outstandingly well. Roosevelt’s willingness to go the extra mile, to put fear in the back seat, were qualities that he saw in his beloved country as well. We could learn from this book about his education, political career and what has now change from then til’ now.

Best Book no. 53: Things Fall Apart

• Author: Chinua Achebe
• Amazon Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,700+ customer reviews)

This book, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is about a classic narrative about Africa’s cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. It is a great read as it gives us a new perspective on the African continent. We could learn a lot of things from this book like what life is like there because of history and many more things; but most especially, history.

Best Book no. 54: The Right Side of History

• Author: Ben Shapiro
• Amazon Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (470+ customer reviews)

This book, The Right Side of History written by Ben Shapiro is all his argument that  Western civilization is in the midst of a crisis of purpose and ideas; that we have let grievances replace our sense of community and political expediency limit our individual rights; that they are teaching our kids that their emotions matter more than rational debate. It is a great read as it gives us new perspectives from a different socio and political aspects. We could learn a thing or two from this book as it argues how reason and moral purpose made the west great.

Best Book no. 55: Educated

• Subtitle: A Memoir
• Author: Tara Westover
• Amazon Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (6,580+ customer reviews)

Educated, A Memoir is about someone who is Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. It is a great read as it shows how different life it for some people. We could learn a lot of things here but most importantly, how everyone in this world doesn’t have the same luxuries you may have.

Best Book no. 56: The Hunger Games (Book 1)

• Author: Suzanne Collins
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (73,900+ customer reviews)

The Hunger Games is about the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. It has been adapted to the big-screens which shows how much a great read it is. We could learn things here like teamwork and that most of the time, especially in the corrupt, winning means fame and fortune while losing means certain death.

Best Book no. 57: Born a Crime

• Subtitle: Stories from a South African Childhood
• Author: Trevor Noah
• Amazon Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (6,260+ customer reviews)

Born a Crime is a book written by South African comedian Trevor Noah and is all about his stories from a South African Childhood. It is a great read as Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. We could learn a thing or two from this but most importantly, freedom and love will prevail.

Best Book no. 58: Wuthering Heights

• Author: Emily Brontë
• Amazon Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (5,770+ customer reviews)

This book, Wuthering Heights written by Emily Brontë is A classic novel set on the solemn moors of northern England and is the unforgettable story of Heathcliff and Catherine, whose doomed love torments them in a tempest of madness, vengeance, and redemption. It is a great read as it is one of the so called ‘classics’. We could learn from this novel that love will always prevail.

Best Book no. 59: Guns, Germs, and Steel 

• Subtitle: The Fates of Human Sacrifices
• Author: Jared Diamond Ph.D.
• Amazon Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars (2,480+ customer reviews)

Guns, Germs and Steel is a book about Societies that had had a head start in food production advanced beyond the hunter-gatherer stage, and then developed religion—as well as nasty germs and potent weapons of war. It is a great read as it is like an adventure type that’ll surely keep you reading. We could learn a thing or two from this like not repeating the harsh things in history.

Best Book no. 60: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

• Author: Junot Díaz
• Amazon Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars (1,560+ customer reviews)

This book, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is a novel written by Junot Díaz and is about Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who—from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister—dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, finding love. It is a great read as it showcases a different life and we could learn a lot as this opens our eyes to an astonishing vision of the contemporary American experience and explores the endless human capacity to persevere and risk it all in the name of love.

Best Book no. 61: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

• Author: Rebecca Skloot
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (14,760+ customer reviews)

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks tells a riveting story of the collision between ethics, race, and medicine; of scientific discovery and faith healing; and of a daughter consumed with questions about the mother she never knew. It is a great read as you follow the story of Henrietta Lacks, who remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave. This book shows both the beauty and the drama of scientific discovery, as well as the effects that it has on people.

Best Book no. 62: #GIRLBOSS

• Author: Sophia Amoruso
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,510+ customer reviews)

Amoruso spent her adolescence travelling, stealing, and scrounging for bagels in the garbage; today, she is the founder of Nasty Gal and the CEO of Girlboss. Sophia was never your standard CEO, and she wrote “GIRLBOSS” for other outsiders (and insiders) seeking a unique path to success, even if it’s windy and full of doubters. It teaches us that being successful isn’t about where you went to college or how popular you were in high school. It’s about trusting your instincts and following your gut; knowing which rules to follow and which to break; when to button up and when to let your freak flag fly.

Best Book no. 63: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

• Subtitle: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
• Author: Marie Kondō
• Amazon Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (14,200+ customer reviews)

According to Japanese cleaning expert Marie Kondo, if you properly simplify and organize your home once, you’ll never have to do it again.The KonMari Method’s revolutionary category-by-category system works. It is a great read about the power of tidying up in a Japanese way. It will help you clear your clutter and enjoy the unique magic of a tidy home—and the calm, motivated mindset it can inspire in your lifestyle.

Best Book no. 64: The 48 Laws of Power

• Author: Robert Greene
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,730+ customer reviews)

In this book, Robert Greene and Joost Elffers distilled three thousand years of history into 48 essential laws. It is a great read as it is a collection of guidelines that show you how to gain power and influence in any situation or environment that you find yourself in. It also teaches the desire to be powerful, which can help you cultivate this precious commodity.

Best Book no. 65: Essentialism

• Subtitle: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
• Author: Greg McKeown
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,730+ customer reviews)

Essentialism isn’t just a time-management or productivity strategy; it is a systematic discipline for determining what is essential and eliminating everything else, so we can contribute the most to the things that matter. It is a great read for anyone who feels overcommitted, overloaded, or overworked. It also teaches you the concept of doing less, but better in every area of your life.

Best Book no. 66: The complete works of Shakespeare

• Author: David Bevington
• Amazon Rating: 3.9 out of 5 stars (840+ customer reviews)

The seventh edition of this comprehensive anthology addresses the two key issues confronted by readers approaching Shakespeare today: a lack of knowledge about the historical period and difficulty with the language of Shakespeare’s plays. It is a great read that helps you understand the language and life of Shakespeare’s era. You will learn a lot especially in the field of writing, playwright and acting.

Best Book no. 67: D DAY Through German Eyes

• Subtitle: The Hidden Story of June 6th 1944
• Author: Holger Eckhertz
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (290+ customer reviews)

This book is a collection of five interviews with men in the German army stationed in Normandy on D-Day, where each soldier was stationed at one of the five invasion beaches and tells the interviewer what the invasion was like from the German perspective. It is a good read about the viewpoint of the defending German troops on each Allied beach zone on D-Day, as it brings to light what motivated these German troops to fight. It will change your point of view about war.

Best Book no. 68: The Accidental President

• Subtitle: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
• Author: A. J. Baime
• Amazon Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (310+ customer reviews)

This book is all about the most dramatic rise to greatness in American history is chronicled in this hypnotically fast-paced, masterful reporting of Harry Truman’s first 120 days as president. It is a great read as it follows why Harry Truman became a president for just four months and how he changed the world. It also teaches you the ups and downs of politics.

Best Book no. 69: Alexander Hamilton

• Author: Ron Chernow
• Amazon Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (4,240+ customer reviews)

Alexander Hamilton is a 2004 biography authored by historian and biographer Ron Chernow about American statesman Alexander Hamilton. It is a great read as it will remind readers of the purpose of American institutions and their heritage as Americans. It also teaches us about legacy and what we want it to be for future generations, as well as the steps we’re prepared to take to get there.

Best Book no. 70: Start with Why

• Subtitle: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
• Author: Simon Sinek
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,330+ customer reviews)

Start With Why shows that the leaders who have had the greatest influence in the world all think, act, and communicate the same way—and it’s the opposite of what everyone else does. It is a great read about the Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built, movements can be led, and people can be inspired. And it all starts with WHY, which will help you in your decision making in life.

Best Book no. 71: Freakonomics

• Subtitle: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
• Author: Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
• Amazon Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (3,370+ customer reviews)

Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist, and it is a great read because they set out to explore the inner workings of a crack gang, the truth about real estate agents, the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan, and much more. It also teaches you that economics is, at root, the study of incentives and how people get what they want or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing.

Best Book no. 72: Siddhartha

• Author: Hermann Hesse
• Amazon Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,970+ customer reviews)

Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse based on the early life of Buddha and is all about the search for self-realization by a young Brahman, Siddhartha. It is a great read where Siddhartha carries themes that relate to Buddhist teaching. It also shows you how important it is to let go to find peace, find meaning in simple things, and learn more about yourself through introspection.

Best Book no. 73: Where the Crawdads Sing

• Author: Delia Owens
• Amazon Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (9,720+ customer reviews)

This book is all about a young woman named Kya, who’s left to raise herself in the marshes of North Carolina when her family abandons her at a young age. It is a great read because it is an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. In this book, it will remind you that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.

Best Book no. 74: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

• Subtitle: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
• Author: Stephen R. Covey
• Amazon rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (5,500+ customer reviews)

This book is all about the seven habits of highly effective people in the infographic edition. It is a great read on how it transformed the lives of presidents and CEOs, educators, parents, and students—in short, millions of people of all ages and occupations. It also teaches you critical lessons about the habits of successful people and enriches your life experience.

Best Book no. 75: Becoming

• Author: Michelle Obama
• Amazon Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (11,440+ customer reviews)

Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations—and whose story inspires us to do the same. It is a great read about the intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States. In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her and showing us how they can help in our lives.

Best Book no. 76: Girl, Wash Your Face

• Subtitle: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be
• Author: Rachel Hollis
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (10,060+ customer reviews)

Girl, Wash Your Face is a book written by Rachel Hollis and will definitely make you feel empowered as this is written to talk about real issues. This is a great read especially to those who doubt themselves, now go, wash your face, and have a read!

Best Book no. 77: The 5 Love Languages

• Subtitle: The Secret to Love that Lasts
• Author: Gary Chapman
• Amazon Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (14,360+ customer reviews)

In the #1 New York Times international bestseller, The 5 Love Languages, you’ll discover the secret that has transformed millions of relationships worldwide. It is a great read that reveals intrinsic truths and applies relevant, actionable wisdom in ways that work. It also teaches you that staying in love is a challenge and is not easy, and how you can keep your relationship fresh and growing amid the demands, conflicts, and boredom.

Best Book no. 78: You Are a Badass

• Subtitle: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
• Author: Jen Sincero
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (4,350+ customer reviews)

You Are a Badass is the self-help book for people who desperately want to improve their lives but don’t want to get busted doing it. It is a great read as it is composed of hilarious, inspiring stories, sage advice, and easy exercises. By the end of You Are a Badass, you’ll understand why you are how you are, how to love what you can’t change, how to change what you don’t love, and how to use The Force to kick some serious ass.

Best Book no. 79: Team of Rivals

• Subtitle: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
• Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin
• Amazon Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (3,210+ customer reviews)

In this book, they were waiting in their hometowns for the results of the Republican National Convention in Chicago on May 18, 1860, where Lincoln’s victory shocked and enraged his opponents. It is a great read because it is centered on Lincoln’s mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation’s history. It also teaches you the remarkable example of leadership and the power of collaboration.

Best Book no. 80: Bel Canto

• Author: Ann Patchett
• Amazon Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars (1,600+ customer reviews)

Bel Canto is a story of a lavish birthday party being held somewhere in South America at the home of the country’s vice president. Roxanne Coss, the opera’s most renowned soprano, enchanted the international guests—that is, until a gang of gun-toting terrorists kidnaps the entire party. It is a great read that teaches you about the captivating story of strength and frailty, love and imprisonment, and an inspiring tale of transcendent romance.

Best Book no. 81: Little Women

• Author: Louisa May Alcott
• Amazon Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars (3,080+ customer reviews)

This novel, is a classic written by Louisa May Alcott named Little Women is a masterpiece as it talks about the March sisters of Louisa’s most popular and enduring novel. It is a great novel as it explores such timeless themes as love and death, war and peace, the conflict between personal ambition and family responsibilities, and the clash of cultures between Europe and America. We could learn a thing or two from cultures, love, death war and peace of that time when this was created.

Best Book no. 82: Atonement

• Author: Ian Mcewan
• Amazon Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars (1,160+ customer reviews)

Ian McEwan’s Atonement is a book about a hot summer day in 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis witnesses a moment’s flirtation between her older sister, Cecilia, and Robbie Turner, the son of a servant and Cecilia’s childhood friend. But Briony’ s incomplete grasp of adult motives together with her precocious literary gifts brings about a crime that will change all their lives. It is a great read as it will really keep us on the edge or our seats. Pick up a piece now to learn things about flirtation, motives and love with the adventure that comes with it.

Best Book no. 83: The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

• Author: Douglas Adams
• Amazon Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (2,060+ customer reviews)

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams is a New York Times bestseller as it really sold unto the minds of readers as it’s a compilation of different sci-fiction imaginations that we may have. It is a great read as it is a really well-known sci-fiction novel and it shows. We could learn a lot here especially about science, imagination and curiosity.

Best Book no. 84: Catch-22

• Author: Joseph Heller
• Amazon Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars (1,620+ customer reviews)

Catch-22, a book written by Joseph Heller and it revolves around a bomber squadron in the Second World War’s Italian theater features a gallery of magnificently strange characters seething with comic energy. It is a great read as it is one of the funniest books ever. Grab a piece now, start reading and witness a masterpiece unfold.

Best Book no. 85: Blood and Thunder

• Author: Hampton Sides
• Amazon Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (780+ customer reviews)

This book, Blood and Thunder is written by Hampton Sides as is about the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. It is a great read as it is an epic story of the conquest of the American west. We could learn a lot from here especially things that they wont teach about America’s western conquest.

Best Book no. 86: In Cold Blood

• Author: Truman Capote
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,880+ customer reviews)

In Cold Blood written by Truman Capote is a book that revolves about November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues. It is a great read as it is one of the first non-fiction novel ever written. We could learn things like how to reconstruct the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers.

Best Book no. 87: Interpreter of Maladies

• Author: Jhumpa Lahiri
• Amazon Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,290+ customer reviews)

Interpreter of Maladies, written by Jhumpa Lahiri, a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, is all about A blackout forces a young Indian American couple to make confessions that unravel their tattered domestic peace. An Indian American girl recognizes her cultural identity during a Halloween celebration while the Pakistani civil war rages on television in the background. It is a great read as Indians are being talked about that much. We could learn things like Indian American life and perspectives especially that Jhumpa Lahiri traces the crosscurrents set in motion when immigrants, expatriates, and their children arrive, quite literally, at a cultural divide.

Best Book no. 88: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

• Author: Anne Frank
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,530+ customer reviews)

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl is a book written first as a diary by Anne Frank herself. It is a diary of her life in Hiding in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from Nazi Germans. It is a great read as gives as a peak into that times and why we shouldn’t allow it to repeat again. We could learn a thing or two from here that is has a connection to history and to always remember that we should never let this happen again; protect our freedom, dignity and peace will prevail.

Best Book no. 89: Persepolis

• Subtitle: The Story of a Childhood
• Author: Marjane Satrapi
• Amazon Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,100+ customer reviews)

Persepolis is a book written by Marjane Satrapi and is about the author’s wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It gives us a peak intro their life and it is surely a great read. It gives us insights, perspectives and reasons why we should let peace and love prevail.

Best Book no. 90: Ghost Soldiers

• Subtitle: The Epic Account of World War II’s Greatest Rescue Mission
• Author: Hampton Sides
• Amazon Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,040+ customer reviews)

Ghost Soldiers, a book written by Hampton Sides is an epic account of World War II’s greatest rescue mission. January 28, 1945: 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines, their mission; to march thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing in a hellish camp, among them the last survivors of the infamous Bataan Death March; a recent prison massacre by Japanese soldiers elsewhere in the Philippines.

It is a great read as it combines action with history, and how it was once hell on earth. We could learn a lot from this like we should learn how to forgive, but to never forget things that happened in our history.

Best Book no. 91: Grant

• Author: Ron Chernow
• Amazon Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,330+ customer reviews)

This book, Grant, by Ron Chernow revolves around Ulysses S. Grant’s life; which has been often misunderstood. he is caricatured as a chronic loser and an inept businessman, or as the triumphant but brutal Union general of the Civil War. But these stereotypes don’t come close to capturing him and with this biography, it is surely a great read. Pick up a piece now, and have a great time reading.

Best Book no. 92: Killers of the Flower Moon

• Subtitle: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
• Author: David Grann
• Amazon Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (4,020+ customer reviews)

Killers of the Flower Moon is a book written by David Grann and tackles the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. It is a great read as it gives insights about these said murders and we could surely learn as this is a wonderful piece which gives us perspectives unto sensitive things like murders. Pick up a piece now.

Best Book no. 93: Red Platoon

• Subtitle: A True Story of American Valor
• Author: Clinton Romesha
• Amazon Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (1,250+ customer reviews)

Red Platoon is a book written by Clinton Romesha, a Medal of Honor Recipient and is is all about a true story of American Valor. It is a great read as it is the only comprehensive, firsthand account of the fourteen-hour firefight at the Battle of Keating in Afghanistan. We could learn things from this book like bravery, valor and honor.

Best Book no. 94: The Lovely Bones

• Author: Alice Sebold
• Amazon Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars (4,080+ customer reviews)

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold is about Susie Salmon, like any other young American girls, she wants to be beautiful, adores her charm bracelet and has a crush on a boy from school. But there’s a problem; Susie is dead. This is a great read as it is a unique type of love story which will surely catch your attention. Pick up a piece now and learn things about how love will prevail, or will it? Read now and see.

Best Book no. 95: The Woman in White

• Author: Wilkie Collins
• Amazon Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars (1,480+ customer reviews)

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins is a book that revolves around a young artist Walter Hartright who one night comes across a ghostly woman dressed white, lost in London. It is a great read as it is considered to be among the first mystery novels. Pick up your copy now, and have a great read.

Best Book no. 96: His Dark Materials

• Author: Philip Pullman
• Amazon Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars (4,800+ customer reviews)

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman, is about the story of Lyra and Will; two ordinary children on a perilous journey through shimmering haunted other worlds. This is a great read as it has captivated readers for over twenty years and won acclaim at every turn. We could learn a thing or two here about adventure, fantasy and imagination that’ll lead to an adventurous world.

Best Book no. 97: The Bell Jar (Modern Classics)

• Author: Sylvia Plath
• Amazon Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,570+ customer reviews)

The Bell Jar, a novel is written by Sylvia Plath and is about the main character, Esther, as her neurosis becomes completely real and even rational, as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies. This is a deep book that’ll surely penetrate you thus making it a great read.

Best Book no. 98: Of Mice and Men

• Author: John Steinbeck
• Amazon Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (3,460+ customer reviews)

This book, Of Mice and Men is a novel that is about a tale of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of America’s most widely read and taught novels. George and Lennie, two migrant workers in California during the Great Depression, grasp for their American Dream; making it a great read. We could learn things like new perspectives, different experiences and adventure.

Best Book no. 99: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

• Author: Mark Twain
• Amazon Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (2,730+ customer reviews)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a book written by Mark Twain is a sequel to his previous book called Adventures of Tom Sawyer is all about the childhood adventures many children fantasize. It is a great read as it is a book that is considered to be a classic, and is naturally fun to read; so, pick up a book now!

Best Book no. 100: The Nightingale

• Author: Kristin Hannah
• Amazon Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (38,190+ customer reviews)

The Nightingale is a book written by Kristin Hannah is all about the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied and war-torn France. It is a great read as it is a book that combines Romance and History. We could learn things from this book like courage, grace, love and a thirst for freedom.

Best Book no. 101: War and Peace

• Author: Leo Tolstoy
• Amazon Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars (2,480+ customer reviews)

This book, War and Peace, is a novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869 in Russkii Vestnik is all about the chronicles of the history of the French invasion of Russia. This is a great read as it tells the story of Russian society during the Napoleonic Era. We could learn a lot of things from this book as it makes learning history much better which leads to readers attached more.

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There you have it our 101 amazing, impressive, and must-read books in a lifetime. I hope you enjoy our list.

All the books mentioned in this list will give you a new perspective on life. Some of them will make you think while others will make you cry. Some will make you laugh, while others will make you a better person.

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