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The Road<\/em> documents the lives of a father and his young son as they flee southward to escape the winter in a post-apocalyptic world. \u00a0In addition to the scarcity of resources such as food and water, there are dangers such as cannibalistic survivors that they have to protect themselves against.<\/p>\n Turning Pro<\/em> is a self-help book which contains practical wisdom about life, the seriousness of it, and how to motivate yourself to ‘turn pro’. \u00a0It makes the reader indulge in self-examination and provides pieces of advice that are applicable to all areas of life.<\/p>\n A doctor at a famous psychiatric care center in Slovenia tests whether it is possible to make a suicidal person want to live by convincing them that they are going to die soon. \u00a0Veronika, who attempts suicide for no apparent reason, has her faith in life and love restored through this experiment. \u00a0In this novel, Paulo Coelho skilfully handled the subject of insanity and people’s outlook on it.<\/p>\n Set in Georgia in the 1930s, The Color Purple<\/em> is an epistolary novel which portrays the plight of African-Americans in the American South. \u00a0Celie, the protagonist, struggles against\u00a0violence and degradation from men, including her step-father and husband. \u00a0It is a deeply emotional novel that deals with themes such as racism, domestic abuse, rape, and sexism.<\/p>\n The Art of Success<\/em> can be considered a self-help or self-improvement book. \u00a0James Melouney gives his readers an opportunity to look at the world differently through\u00a0glimpses of the lives of 134 successful people ranging from billionaires to saints.<\/p>\n “..when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.\u201d \u00a0This frequently quoted line is from Paulo Coelho’s novel, The Alchemist<\/em>. \u00a0It is the story about a young shepherd boy named Santiago, who makes his way across mountains and deserts to find out the truth about his recurrent prophetic dream. \u00a0The Alchemist<\/em> holds the Guinness World Record for most translated book by a living author.<\/p>\n Written as an autobiographical work, The Game<\/em> is a non-fiction book which deals in depth with the art of seduction. \u00a0The author, who is also the protagonist, goes through the various stages of becoming a pick-up artist. \u00a0A pick-up artist is a member of the seduction community, a movement begun by men to access and seduce women, in the \u00a0modern dating scene. \u00a0 It is an eye-opener for men who are clueless when it comes to picking up a woman and for women\u00a0who find it difficult to see\u00a0right through the tricks and games men employ.<\/p>\n On 1990, a young university graduate named Christopher McCandless gives away his college fund, takes on another name, and begins travelling across the United States. \u00a0Jon Krakauer was inspired by this real-life incident and wrote Into the Wild<\/em> in 1996. \u00a0Its movie adaptation was released in 2007.<\/p>\n In the English language, the phrase ‘catch-22’ refers to a unsolvable puzzle or crisis. \u00a0It has its origin in Joseph Heller’s 1961 novel of the same name. \u00a0In this satire set during World War II, pilots who were showing signs of insanity were not required to go on flying missions. \u00a0But if one were to request to be relieved of flying\u00a0duty stating\u00a0this excuse, it would mean he is capable of being concerned for his own safety. \u00a0This would in turn prove that he is not insane. \u00a0Thus, a pilot had no way of getting out of his flying duty, and this situation is known as catch-22.<\/p>\n Anne Frank was a 13-year-old girl who was living with her family in Amsterdam when\u00a0they were forced to go into hiding by the Nazi troops’ invasion of Amsterdam. \u00a0In her diary, which she named ‘Kitty’, she\u00a0documents the trials her Jewish\u00a0family had to go through during the\u00a0Nazi occupation of Netherlands. \u00a0Anne Frank’s diary was recovered and published after the war ended and still serves as an inspiration to many.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Editor’s note:<\/p>\n Looking for other tips to bring change to your life? Read:\u00a010 Ways to Recharge Your Mind and Body in 10 Minutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Work-life balance a struggle? Read: How to Re-Boot Your Life<\/a>.<\/p>\n2. Turning Pro<\/em> by Steven Pressfield<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n3. Veronika Decides to Die<\/em> by Paulo Coelho<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n\u00a04. The Color Purple<\/em> by Alice Walker<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n5. The Art of Success<\/em>\u00a0by James Melouney<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n6.\u00a0The Alchemist<\/em> by Paulo Coelho<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n7. The Game<\/em> by Neil Strauss<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n8. Into the Wild<\/em> by Jon Krakauer<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n9. Catch-22<\/em> by Joseph Heller<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n10. The Diary of a Young Girl<\/em> by Anne Frank<\/h2>\n
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