I'll have to check it out, and me too dude.

That reminds me:

The History of England by Jane Austen


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Jane Austen is the most popular English writer, more popular even than William Shakespeare, or Charles Dickens.

I tend to enjoy books that tell us something about our condition, that can help us appreciate each moment, and thus our lives, more, that can set us free from society and return us to our true nature. With that in mind I recommend:

Plato - The Republic

It's largely a boring book, but by discovering Plato's ideal society we realise just how horrible it is and thus what kind of society we SHOULDN'T create.

Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist

A lovely story which hints that the real purpose and reward in any journey or learning is to arrive back where we started and see the world with new eyes. A story about awakening from our waking slumber.

Kahlil Gibran - The Prophet

A masterpiece. Few books offer up such a heartfelt expression of man's deepest spiritual desires.

Lao Tzu - Tao Te Ching

A book that can be read in an afternoon but contemplated for a lifetime. It speaks to each of us at our own level of understanding while inviting us to search for levels of insight and experience that are not yet within our comprehension. It deals with what is permanent in us, speaking of a possible inner greatness, and an equally possible inner failure, that are both written into our very structure as human beings.

My senior english teacher took a few of us out to dinner after graduation and gave us all a copy. I think it's the only book I actually read from 15-20. Short and easy read, but it's awesome.

I read that in HS and thought the dude was full of ****. Don't remember why.

Yeah. Even ignoring the morale, it's a well told, simple and enjoyable story.