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10 Charming, elegant and intellectual books
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (20th anniversary edition with a new preface by the author)Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (20th anniversary edition with a new preface by the author) by Douglas R Hofstadter
Buy new: £13.26 / Used from: £11.35
Mind bending, inspiring, intellectual, the hardest book I've ever come by that I couldn't stop reading...
Stumbling on HappinessStumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
Buy new: £5.63 / Used from: £2.15
A good guide to the flaws we have in remembering and pre-feeling happiness - will aid you in making the right decisions
The Paradox of Choice: Why More is LessThe Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less by Barry Schwartz
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.05
You'll learn how to make better decisions
Tricks of the MindTricks of the Mind by Derren Brown
Buy used from: £6.75
The other books by D. Brown areonly available from magic shops, but don't miss this one - his writing is charming and refreshing, don't put off his other books because you have to go out and find them
The GameThe Game by Neil Strauss
Buy new: £7.99 / Used from: £1.95
Really, the writing style and story itself is worth it - like fight club, but better
The God DelusionThe God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Buy used from: £24.99
The atheists bible, entertaining
Mysterious StrangerMysterious Stranger by David Blaine
Buy used from: £0.01
A wonderfully rich and engaging story, with a huge amount of well-told anecdotes from conjuring history
Theory of Fun for Game DesignTheory of Fun for Game Design by Raph Koster
Buy new: £9.38 / Used from: £9.63
I can't tell you enough to just read this now!
The Magus (Vintage Classics)The Magus (Vintage Classics) by John Fowles
Buy new: £5.36 / Used from: £1.97
Greatest piece of psychologically intriguing fiction ever written
The Stanislavsky Technique: Russia - A Workbook for Actors (Applause Acting Series)The Stanislavsky Technique: Russia - A Workbook for Actors (Applause Acting Series) by Mel Gordon
Buy new: £12.50 / Used from: £2.45
Inspiring if hard to actually implement - but it will give you alot if you at least try...