 | Belgariad Omnibus: Castle of Wizardry / Enchanters' End Game 2 by David Eddings
Buy used from: £9.19 Magical and emotional! You cannot but help getting emotionally involved with all the characters.
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 | The Belgariad (Vol 1): Volume One: Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit by David Eddings
Buy used from: £8.62 His style incorporates fantasy with humour in way that hooks you in!
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 | The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever: "Lord Foul's Bane", "Illearth War" and "Power That Preserves" by Stephen Donaldson
Buy new: £10.88 / Used from: £3.73 Hard going at first, but perservere, as this trilogy is gripping!
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 | The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.01 Not a spiritual person until this book made me start to question. A truly thought-provoking book.
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 | Angela's Ashes: AND 'Tis: A Memoir of a Childhood by Frank McCourt
Buy used from: £8.58 I loved it! Much more than a desciption of a hard life lived, and in parts extremely funny!
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 | The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £1.20 For all those who feel a little different from the norm, a must!
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 | The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
Buy used from: £35.00 I love children's books! The imgination involved is fantastic!
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 | To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Buy new: £4.30 / Used from: £1.94 Made to read this at school the story of Jem and Scout has stayed with me. An insight into human nature and prejudice.
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 | Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Oxford World's Classics) by Thomas Hardy
Buy used from: £0.01 I fell in love with the story of Tess and Hardy's descriptions. A must read classic!
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 | Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul (Oxford Paperbacks) by William Blake
Buy new: £5.72 / Used from: £2.09 After reading a bit of poetry Blake captured me with these collections of poems and their contrasting views.
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 | The Diary of a Young Girl (Penguin ELT Simplified Readers: Level 4: 1700 Head Words: Intermediate) by Anne Frank
Buy used from: £2.99 I think everyone should read this.
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 | The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: £4.35 / Used from: £0.01 You can't read The Lord of the Rings without first following Bilbo on his quest!
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 | The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: £11.96 / Used from: £7.99 Everyone should read the books before they watch the films, there is so much more to the story!
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 | Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £0.01 A must read for those that feel that they cannot cope with the pressures of life.
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 | Zen in the Art of Archery: Training the Mind and Body to Become One (Arkana) by Eugen Herrigel
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £3.44 Almost like a beginner's guide to understanding zen, disguised as an inspiring story.
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 | The Canterbury Tales (Oxford World's Classics) by Geoffrey Chaucer
Buy used from: £0.01 Sounds boring but infact is anything but, and many of Chaucer's observations are relevant today.
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 | The Sword of Shannara (The Shannara series) by Terry Brooks
Buy used from: £0.01 Although slow in parts this and the other books in the trilogy may a great way to spend a few hours!
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 | Dune by Frank Herbert
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01 For someone who gets bored with sci fi i couldn't put the Dune series down!
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 | Harry Potter Adult Edition Box Set: Four Volumes in Paperback by J.K. Rowling
Buy used from: £37.50 What book list would be complete without Harry Potter!
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 | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Buy new: £5.86 / Used from: £0.01 Moving, but not in a 'look how i have suffered' way.
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 | Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy
Buy used from: £0.01 An easy read that i can read again and again.
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 | Lady of Hay by Barbara Erskine
Buy used from: £0.01 The mix of fact, fiction, past and present is compelling reading.
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