Top 11 Books You Must Read in Your Lifetime

Kafka on the Shore is a story constructed along two main character lines. On one side, there's the boy Kafka on a journey to escape the curse: you will sleep with your sister and mother after killing your father. On the other side, there's old Nakata, with memory loss and reading ability lost after a childhood accident, yet can communicate with cats, hence, he's tasked with finding a mysterious stone or killing a cat-killing demon.

Two seemingly unrelated individuals become surreal mirrors reflecting each other on a mystical and mysterious journey. Along the way, reality whispers alluringly. The forest filled with war refugees just passed, raining fish from the sky, and a prostitute quoting Hegel. Kafka on the shore, a fantastical story heralding the 21st century, plunges us into a turbulent journey full of modernity and dreams in contemporary Japan.

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The Little Prince is a marvelous book, as with each telling, at different ages, the work brings different lessons. Reading The Little Prince, some draw lessons about the art of living, some contemplate business philosophies, while others think about the impermanence of all things, the essence of human beings, their fallacies, and their vices. Although written as a story for children, The Little Prince is also an outstanding work of French literary art, with brilliant ideas and profound writing style, guided by the author's deep insights.

The story tells of a pilot who crashes his plane in the Sahara and is greeted by a little boy who claims to be the little prince from another planet. And in the process of repairing the plane, the pilot discovers the life of the little prince and longs to return to his own forgotten realm.

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The Last Lecture is based on the true story of the author, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer with about ten tumors in his liver. Randy – a husband – a father of three – a university professor, has only a few months left to live! Though time is short to spend with family before departing forever, the author decides to deliver one last lecture in life at Carnegie Mellon University.

The lecture lasts over an hour, where the author recounts childhood dreams – colorful puzzle pieces that make up the author today: Aspiring to be a football player, becoming a content writer in the Encyclopedia, aiming to be a Disney Imagineer to design games in Disneyland,… All those dreams have come true, and through them, the author imparts lessons to the readers. Never give up – Always tell the truth – Gratitude – Find the good in everyone,… A small twist at the end of the book, this lecture is not for us, but it's told for the author's three children, with boundless love.

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Some may feel puzzled holding this thick book of over 500 pages in their hands. It seems too heavy, both literally and metaphorically, for a children's book genre. Yet that's the first peculiar thing that English author Richard Adams brings to you: a children's book that can be as thick as an adult's book. The abundance of pages allows for many adventures to unfold in successive chapters divided into four parts: The Journey, The Down, Efrafa, and The Chief Rabbit.

Watership Down tells the story of a journey to find a new land for the rabbits as their home is gradually invaded by humans and machines. And although this is a children's book, it also attracts many older readers.

While children experience imagination through the rabbit's journey and learn to love animals and nature, adults contemplate about themselves and society, realizing that, remarkable development without conservation only leads them astray.

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One Hundred Years of Solitude is the most famous novel by Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The work was first published by Sudamericana in 1967 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. By 1970, the book had sold over half a million copies in Spanish, not including two printings in Cuba totaling one hundred thousand copies. At that time, there were 17 licensing contracts for translations into other languages. To date, the work has been translated into more than 30 languages ​​worldwide, including Vietnamese, awarded the Chianchiano Prize in Italy, recognized by France as the best book of the year, and rated by American literary critics as one of the 12 best books of the 1960s.

The work tells the story of the Buendia family lineage and the village they have lived in for over a hundred years. This is a representative work of magical realism literature. The story recounts 7 generations of the Buendia family who have condemned themselves to solitude to escape the sin of incest. Among them, the first of the family line, Jose Arcadio Buendia, and the last, Aureliano, were both born with the mark of a pig's tail.

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How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is the only self-help book continuously topping the best-selling Books list as voted by The New York Times for 10 consecutive years. First published in 1936, with sales exceeding 15 million copies, to date, the book has been translated into almost all languages, including Vietnamese, and has been warmly received by readers in most countries.

How to Win Friends and Influence People provides valuable advice on interpersonal behavior. The principles for dealing with people in daily life help readers improve and strive for success. Therefore, everyone should equip themselves with this book. Truly, How to Win Friends and Influence People is the art of attracting and winning people's hearts, as evidenced by readers' sincerity through the author's words and language.

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Cosmos – Carl Sagan is one of the greatest scientists of our time... He has crafted compelling narratives delving into the past, present, and future of science, tackling the vastness that overwhelms the mind of the universe in which we exist. Carl Sagan's simple prose presents the deepest scientific knowledge in the most understandable way for all readers.

Through Carl Sagan's heartfelt storytelling, readers will have the opportunity to travel through the cosmos, exploring the world from the macroscopic scale of large galaxies to the microscopic world of tiny bacteria on Earth, from ancient civilizations to the future of the world, showing the organic connection of every small event to the vast universe and hearing the diverse voices of the Cosmos. Cosmos is not just a chaotic, random universe, but also a world with order, consciousness, full of humanity, and emotions.

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Steel's the Way It Was! is a famous novel by writer Nikolai A. Ostrovsky. Pavel Korchagin is the main character of the work. Nowadays, when reading the work from a broader perspective, many people believe that the struggle for the liberation of humanity is still a struggle against exploitation, poverty, and disease, against ignorance and dictatorship, against oppression and injustice, against war and conflict... The novel has been translated into more than 70 languages and printed in over 80 countries.

The novel describes the events of the era during the civil war, the years of economic recovery in the Soviet Union, and the construction of socialism. In the image of Pavel Korchagin, the author shows the excellent qualities of Soviet youth who grew up in the revolutionary struggle: dedicating their intellect and strength to the Party, the love of their country, courage, and pure ethics. Therefore, Steel's the Way It Was was once considered the bedside book of many generations of Vietnamese youth, one of the best books for everyone.

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Catcher in the Rye is the debut novel of American writer J. D. Salinger. The narrative is in the first person, with the protagonist of the story, Holden Caulfield, recounting Holden's days in New York City after being expelled from Pencey Prep, a preparatory school Pencey Prep is the fourth school. And then he fails four out of five subjects and receives a dismissal notice. The story tells of the subsequent days of Holden, with a bitter look, mocking a dull, wicked, depraved, and directionless life of a young man.

Catcher in the Rye is a small, thin book unlike other thick, multi-chapter books. The work has given readers a perspective through the thoughts of a young man looking at life humorously and extremely intelligently. From there, one can see that life also shines through when reading every line the author knows. Sometimes it makes people startled and nostalgic about the past.

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Alexandre Dumas spun a tale filled with passion, love, and intrigue, transforming The Count of Monte Cristo into the most unique, compelling, and impressive story of punishment and revenge.

This masterpiece by Alexandre Dumas, completed in 1844, tells the story of a young, talented sailor named Edmond Dantès. Although not wealthy, Edmond leads a happy life with his beloved elderly father, his beautiful fiancée, and a kind-hearted employer... His wedding day marks the most tragic day of his life. Edmond is suddenly framed, thrown into a dark dungeon like a dangerous criminal. His lover suffers, his father dies without seeing his son... His life plunges into despair with no way out.

It seemed Edmond would be buried alive in the dungeon, but thanks to a wise yet seemingly mad monk, who patiently teaches him everything. Enduring bitterness for 19 years, Edmond escapes and seeks treasure. He secretly adopts the name Monte Cristo, rebuilding his life with a plan to exact revenge on all those who caused his past tragedy...

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Authored by a Singaporean entrepreneur named Adam Khoo, I'm Skilled - You're Equally So presents stories and learning methods based on the author's own experiences since middle school. This book aims to instill confidence and independence in its readers, empowering them to take control of their lives. Widely translated and distributed worldwide, it's considered a must-read for its insights into various languages and cultures.

I'm Skilled - You're Equally So is suitable for students, parents, educators, and anyone looking to enhance their cognitive abilities or unleash their full potential. If you want to excel in learning methods and out-of-the-box thinking, this book is for you.

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