{"product_id":"9781408136058","title":"100 Must-read Life-Changing Books","description":"\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\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","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158237004016,"sku":"9781408136058","price":17.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408136058_p0.jpg?v=1763718009","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408136058","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}