 | Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Buy new: $5.95 / Used from: $0.01 Probably my favorite book. Inspiring and thought-provoking, Hermann Hesse hits a home run with this semi-autobiographical account of the life of the Buddha.
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 | The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $10.50 A classic, it is philosophical, intelligent, spiritual, visionary and enlightening. I keep this book with me always.
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 | The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Buy new: $5.95 / Used from: $2.80 At times grim and melancholic, this novel allows you to see, smell and feel the nature of life in the early 20th century. Beautiful and meaningful, it's message will linger with you long after reading it.
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 | Girl with a Pearl Earring, Deluxe Edition by Tracy Chevalier
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $3.45 Depicts the life and times of Vermeer in wonderful detail, engaging language and vivid imagery.
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 | Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse
Buy new: $7.50 / Used from: $0.25 Another great Hesse book, this one is more youthful and lighthearted. A good, fun read.
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 | The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $2.62 Another one of my favorite books ever. A wonderful work of literature which amusingly portrays the roaring twenties, in all it's vitality and eccentricities.
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 | Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.01 Tracing the history of a painting from the present owner all the way back to its creation, this book is a time travel to the past. Written in a prose style, it is an enjoyable, easy read which is also very smart.
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 | Anna Karenina (Oprah's Book Club) by Leo Tolstoy
Buy new: $11.05 / Used from: $1.66 I read this book in five days when a hurricane knocked our power out. I couldn't put it down! Tolstoy is an amazing writer, and this story is so deeply woven and powerful, I recommend it to anyone!
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 | East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Buy new: $11.05 / Used from: $3.25 This book was another page-turner that I finished reading in a matter of days. A poignant tale of love and change, it has all the elements of a great work of literature (imagery, language, sentiment and more).
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 | The Crucible (Penguin Classics) by Arthur Miller
Buy new: $9.23 / Used from: $2.00 A slightly monotonous drolling book, it is nonetheless a great timepiece of pre-revolutionary new england. Satirical and powerful, this book reveals a great deal about our past, and has eerie implications for the future.
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 | The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: $8.00 / Used from: $0.01 Dense and detailed, J.R.R's pre-installment to the Lord of the Rings series is both funny, rich with beautiful images and filled with entrancing stories.
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 | Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Harper Fiction) by Gregory Maguire
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.21 It's wildly popular for a reason. This witty book is a hilarious trip to another dimension. The world is so vividly assembled, you feel you've literally woken up in another land.
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 | His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman
Buy new: $15.30 / Used from: $8.97 The whole trilogy is worth the read. Lighthearted, fantastical fun, these novels bring the reader into a dream realm of magnificent creatures and unlimited possibility.
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 | Circle at Center (Seven Circles Trilogy, Book 1) by Douglas Niles
Buy new: $13.00 / Used from: $0.01 Very detailed and dense, this book is a great romp into the fantasy realm of dwarves and elves and magic. A great work of fantasy, I recommend it to hardcore fantasy afecianados.
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