Books that changed me and the way I think (in no order)

Discover transformative reads with this curated list of books that changed my perspective and thinking. Explore life-changing titles that inspire growth, wisdom, and new ways of seeing the world.

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The Coming Anarchy

by Robert D. Kaplan

Robert Kaplan, bestselling author of Balkan Ghosts, offers up scrupulous, far-ranging insights on the world to come in a spirited, rousing, and provocative book that …
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The Cost of Discipleship

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Previously published: New York: Macmillan, 1959.
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The Culture of Fear

by Barry Glassner

There has never been another era in modern history, even during wartime or the Great Depression, when so many people have feared so much. Three …
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Existentialism and Human Emotions

by Jean-Paul Sartre

Proposes that individuals must create their own values, take responsibility for their actions, and find a sense of meaning while living in a universe without …
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Hegemony or Survival

by Noam Chomsky

"Reading Chomsky today is sobering and instructive . . . He is a global phenomenon . . . perhaps the most widely read voice on …
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Mere Christianity

by C. S. Lewis

A forceful and accessible discussion of Christian belief that has become one of the most popular introductions to Christianity and one of the most popular …
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Night

by Elie Wiesel

Winner of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize.
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The Sacred Journey

by Frederick Buechner

The renowned Godric (nominated for the Pulitzer Prize) shares his personal and professional journey in a literary, wise and moving memoir. "Fascinating . . . …
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The Seven Storey Mountain

by Thomas Merton

A celebration of Merton's spiritual autobiography is accompanied by an introduction from the editor and a note from Merton's biographer.
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Shake Hands with the Devil

by Roméo Dallaire

A Canadian general and former United Nations peacekeeper shares his harrowing eyewitness account of the genocide in Rwanda, revealing how he and his men managed …
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The Soccer War

by Ryszard Kapuscinski

Part diary and part reportage, The Soccer War is a remarkable chronicle of war in the late twentieth century. Between 1958 and 1980, working primarily …
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families

by Philip Gourevitch

In 1994 the Rwandan government implemented a policy for the Hutu majority to murder everyone in the Tutsi majority.