{"product_id":"9780713688726","title":"100 Must-read Life-Changing Books","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e100 Must-read Life-Changing Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Nick Rennison\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovels which transform our ideas about human possibilities, biographies which celebrate the achievements of extraordinary individuals, polemical works of non-fiction which oblige us to alter our views of the world or of human society: all of us can remember reading at least one book which made us think about the world anew. Here, the author of the popular \u003ci\u003eBloomsbury Good Reading Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, selects the very best books which may or may not have changed the world, but which have certainly changed the lives of thousands of people who have read them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome examples of titles included:\u003cbr\u003eMaya Angelou, \u003ci\u003eI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - a\u003c\/i\u003e poignant recording of the author's triumph over the obstacles of being black and poor in a racist society.\u003cbr\u003ePaulo Coelho, \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist. \u003c\/i\u003eSantiago's meeting with the alchemist opens his eyes to the true values of life, love and suffering\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Diary of Anne Frank\u003c\/i\u003e Half a century later the story of a teenager coming to maturity in the most terrible of circumstances remains profoundly moving.\u003cbr\u003eKahlil Gibran, \u003ci\u003eThe Prophet \u003c\/i\u003eGibran's poetic essays reveal his thoughts on everything in life from love and marriage to the enigmas of birth and death.\u003cbr\u003eRobert M. Pirsig, \u003ci\u003eZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance \u003c\/i\u003ePirsig's narrator creates a philosophical masterpiece that has the power to change lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780713688726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"A\u0026C Black Academic and Professional","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40592797434062,"sku":"9780713688726","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_03fd87c0-c02c-48e0-aa15-4eefc05c7ac4.jpg?v=1637774343","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780713688726","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}