Top 10 Books To Read Of All Time For Every Book Lovers
Who doesn’t like reading Books while having a sip of coffee or before going to bed? Time and time has always proved how book reading has helped a large spectrum of people to achieve mental and physical growth and how this habit made their experience life-changing.
People who love reading books live for longer years than those who don’t, irrespective of race, religion and beliefs. Likewise, book reading also improves your cognitive reasoning, increases your self-esteem and also makes your knowledge grow exponentially.
Some studies also say that a person who has a habit of reading fictional novels have a very great sense of empathy towards people. Because while reading books they get to explore the inner lives of characters which attribute to their increase in a heightened ability to understand the feelings, emotions and beliefs of people.
Want to keep things simple? Even If you are pretty much just starting off with book reading but don't know where to begin and pretty much overwhelmed, these are some of my recommendations of best-selling books based on audience popularity along with complete briefing and insights which will help to consolidate your choice which will most certainly precipitate the purchase based on your interests.
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Here I present you my list of Top 10 books to read of all time!
1) Think And Grow Rich By Napoleon Hill
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Published in 1937 and promoted as personality development and self-help book, till date it has inevitably been the most popular choice with consistently being one of the top-selling best books of all time.
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The author has given insights about how the psychological and subconscious power of your mind can lead you to achieve the things you desire in your life.
This book explains the power of thoughts and the potential we possess to shape our dreams into reality by redirecting our thinking into actions which in turn leads to creating favourable circumstances.
According to Wikipedia, this book was written during the Great Depression. It was based on the earlier Hill’s work The Law of Success, wherein the author interviewed some of the wealthiest and richest fortunes amassed individuals.
Amalgamating, all those studies learnt in the process, the author comprehended hundreds and thousands of answers based on the interview and formulated the most fundamental and noticeable common traits followed by successful people.
Based on this research, he penned down some successful mantras to become rich in the form of 13 concise principles named “Philosophy of Achievement”. It has widely been believed that these principles are timeless and when acted upon can earn individuals unprecedented success.
What Can You Expect from this book?
I don't think this book needs a review as it's a bestseller for over 70 years with nearly millions of copies sold. And the fact the author Napoleon Hill has taken 20 years researching and interviewing some of the great names of the day (Ford, Woolworth, Edison, etc) makes it much more interesting and intriguing to know more about this book. Furthermore, lots of people who failed (because you even have to know what doesn't work too).
This book explains the concept of getting your dreams into reality in the most realistic manner. This book is very engaging at the initial state and subsequently, it starts fading in between. Nonetheless, it manages to cover the gap as the roundtable idea mentioned in this book is very intriguing supplementing the real-life examples in the form of case studies.
It basically hammers and stresses on a single point, over and over again i.e "Success comes from knowing what you want to achieve and having a burning desire to achieve it".
Conclusion
I would highly recommend this book to you because it manages to hit the strike among any section of audiences. If you want to become highly successful and if you are someone who is looking for changes in professional and financial life than this book is a must for you.
As I always believe a book won't work unless you take action. So if you want this book to help unlock your true potential, then you have to apply all those principles.
Even if you follow half of the suggestions and adapt those principles in your daily life, I am sure you will really see changes in your life, the way you think, the way you speak, the way you act and the confidence you carry.
This is the best self-help and transformative book for people who are endeavouring to become successful entrepreneurs in future.
2) Ikigai: The Japanese Secret To A Long And Happy Life By Héctor GarcÃa And Francesc Miralles
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This book is a new generation book published in 2017 written by the most popular Japanese authors Héctor GarcÃa and Francesc Miralles. This book is popularly known as the best number 1 book for meditation and also one of the best personality development and self-help book which mainly focuses on concepts about mind, body and spirit.
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Written by famous and best-reputed authors of Japan this book explores the factors responsible for leading a long and healthy life. This book also covers the topics related to “art of living” and the introduction in a variety of different topics which would be possibly new for foreigners like us which dives deep into subjects like Longevity, flow, tai-chi, logotherapy, resilience and yoga.
The author focuses on the concept of “Igikai” which means “There is a passion inside us and a reason to jump out of bed every morning. It gives meaning to our lives and the moments we experience which drives to share the best of ourselves until the very end”.
He believes that our Igikai is based on person to person and we have to discover it as it’s hidden deep inside each of us. Once you discover it, pursuing it and growing with it will bring great meaning to your life.
The author has conducted hundreds of interviews in Ogimi and Okinawa to understand the longevity secrets of Old people who have lived for 100’s of years and also elderly people who have crossed 110 years of age.
Based on this research, the authors penned down those secrets and highlighted it in form of concise topics like Stress & Existential Crisis, Morita therapy, slow living and Secrets of the Centenarians & Supercentenarians, etc.
Concluding this book with their most notable 10 rules of Igikai which gives you tips for longevity and a secret of living a super healthy life.
What Can You Expect from this book?
This book brings out the secrets of living a long and healthy life and Igikai has all the elements to decode it. It has 26 inspirational and thought-provoking lessons which you can learn from this book and the magic of this book is it makes you take action and implement all those secrets which are very easy to follow.
There are quotes and interviews with centenarians who lead a simple life and eat very simple food to enrich their longevity.
Conclusion
You can discover many interesting things about yourselves after reading this book. In short, this is a great book to implore the way you live better and provides you with time to introspect your own life. This book will take you to the Japanese way of living and helps them to reflect on your own personal life.
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3) The Power Of Your Subconscious Mind By Joseph Murphy
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Published in 1963 this book turns out to be the most popular book written by the author Joseph Murphy. It is one of the best self-help books read by millions and well-received anonymously.
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This book teaches us about certain visualization techniques and how to adapt your unconscious behaviour in positive ways wherein the actions in autopilot mode work completely on your favour.
Dr Murphy covers many psychological aspects like how a conscious decision can turn a person into how they wish to be. He asserts that our subconscious mind is the only reason responsible for our success and failure. According to him, Our subconscious mind is ultimately programmed by our thoughts and beliefs.
It is believed that we can train our subconscious mind to the level into whatever you can or want to do and make your mind accept it. This book tries to answer some fundamental and contrasting questions like Why is some-one very rich and on the other side why we have not been doing well, why prayers of some are answered and why some are left unheard?
The central point of this book is that you can succeed in bringing your imagination to do what you want. You can suggest ideas subconsciously in a preconceived mental state and steer your behaviour into making your ideas into reality. The scientific idea behind this concept is called the Placebo effect.
The author has implied that faith is the one and only universal healing created by accessing and harnessing the power of the subconscious mind.
What Can You Expect from this book?
The power of the Subconscious mind trains you about how to use your mind in a subconscious pattern to get things done.
You can use this power to improve your health, to get rich, cure all your body ailments, get the promotion and recognition you want in your professional life, make new friends or build relationships with anyone at a spiritual level, build the confidence to do things you have never dared but always wanted to do in life, overcome your fears or phobias and bad habits that are overwhelming you from the past.
This book consists of 20 chapters and each chapter has a separate summary section where you the main points and highlights are reiterated. The affirmations and quotes used in this book can be very helpful on your daily basis.
Conclusion
This is a very remarkable book that has helped and influenced millions of people and the teachings used in this book are timeless and in time has proven to be aged like fine wine.
If used the lessons and principles used in this book and the proven effective exercises, it can turn your mind into a powerful tool for improving your day to day life.
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4) The Alchemist By Paulo Coelho
This enchanting novel was Published in 1988 by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, this book was originally written in Japanese and then widely translated into English. This book emerged super successful for the author as turned out to be an international bestseller in all countries and overseas markets.
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This novel is about a shepherd boy named Santiago who lives in Spain. This guy keeps getting the same dream about treasures lying in the pyramids of Egypt over and over. So he finally decides to follow his hunch on a quest to pursue his dream and embarks on a journey to find his treasures.
Throughout the journey, he encounters some people leading to a lot of difficulties that ultimately helps him to grow and mature as the story progresses. The book highlights his endeavours and experiences he gets while following his dream whilst trying to find that hidden treasure.
The alchemist is most remarkable for being a love story and abandons the idea of the central love story. This book explores Santiago’s conflicted dilemma between love and his personal dreams.
Coelho wrote this story within two weeks because he believed that the story was already written in his soul.
The story was also adapted in the form of comics and in 2002 the theatrical adaption called The Alchemist was also performed in London. It has also inspired numerous bands and orchestras in some parts of India.
What Can You Expect from this book?
This book will amaze you by the fact how wildly passionate people and it's all about finding your personal legend and pursuing it no matter what hurdles and obstacles you face. We can relate to many things that we either tend to forget or have simply dismissed them as childhood fantasies.
This novel combines an atmosphere of Medieval mysticism with the voices of the desert such as dreams signs an symbols. Coelho also suggests through this book that those who don’t have the courage to follow their personal legends or myths will be doomed of a life fully filled with misery, unsatisfaction, emptiness and fear of failure would always overwhelm them.
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This novel will appeal to any range of audience be it young, adults or elderly people, it won’t leave any stones unturned to enchant you with the wisdom and philosophy. The writer has done a brilliant job into combining those aspects skillfully and simultaneously ensuring the simplicity of language.
Overall, it’s a very beautiful book with awestruck storytelling. The words used in this book are very thoughtful, full of wisdom. It’s a very exciting fictional novel which deserves space at everyone’s bookshelves.
5) Word Power Made Easy By Norman Lewis
Written by late Normal Lewis known to be a legendary grammarian and an etymologist in the profession, this book was published in 2009. This book is popularly considered as a best word builder guide and titled as a best seller in vocabulary category.
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This book was specially designed for people who are going to sit for CAT, TOEFL and other challenging entrance exams. Divided into three sections, the author has shared simple techniques to improve the vocabulary with articulation techniques and how to make correct usage of grammar for different scenarios.
In this book, we get to learn the concept of etymology – which means knowing the origin of words, their prefix, roots and suffix.
The purpose of this book is when you understand the origins of a particular word, you can better understand all the other words built on its root. For instance, take the example of ego which means “me first” then you immediately get an idea on other words which originate from its root(ego) like egoist, egocentric, alter ego and egotist.
This book claims “When you learn to deal with etymology you will feel more comfortable with new words as you can understand its roots and quickly get a grasp of it.
The author intended to make this book as a medium to enhance your superior vocabulary, how to speak and write well with confidence with extending your vocabulary simultaneously enhancing your memory.
What Can You Expect from this book?
“Word Power Made Easy” is a complete handbook for people who want to build superior vocabulary and learn thousands of words quickly without consuming much time on a Dictionary.
Each section has difference chapters wherein the writer has explained the simple step by step methods that will increase your knowledge which will ultimately lead to a mastery of the English Language.
This book is quite lengthy considering its subject but if you take 1 hour daily you can complete each section pretty easily, the content of this book is completely gripping and will leave you awestruck as you magically memorize new and complicated words swiftly in an unbelievable way also contributing your own self-learning.
This book focuses on 5 key points
- Read More Effectively and Efficiently
- Speak and write with confidence
- Increase your earning power
- Develop Social Contacts
- Learn Quickly
Each section has difference chapters wherein the writer has explained a simple step by step methods that will increase your knowledge and you will be able to get mastery of the English Language.
Also, at the end of each chapter, there is a progressive check where you can summarize and review your knowledge learnt from each chapter in the form of exercises.
Conclusion
I would highly recommend this book to anybody who is keen on learning and enhancing their vocabulary. In the process, you will also notice your boost in memory capacity as you will master the art of memorizing.
The authors light-hearted and humorous style adds enjoyability while learning and developing your personality with this book. This makes it an interesting and wonderful experience rather than just forcing your mind to study and learn. If you are patient enough, this book will turn out to be the game changer and make you a vocabulary beast.
6) Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind By Yuval Noah Harari
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Published by Yuval Noah Harari in 1911, this book was an instant hint among history lovers and turned out to be the best seller in History, Civilization & Culture Department. This book was listed to be one of the Guardian’s 100 best books of the 21st Century.
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This book spans the whole of human evolution like from the very first humans to archaic human species in the Stone Age Era up to the 21st century, focusing on Homo Sapiens.
He questions about what makes us brilliant in today’s generation, what makes us deadly, what makes us Sapiens? How we got here and where are we going currently?
The author concludes how modern technology may soon end up destroying the origins and species as there as ushers in genetic engineering.
What Can You Expect from this book?
The author has structured this book in a manner that can captivate readers attention by the tentative details from the very beginning. This book deals with the law of nature and also sets some eye-opening reasoning which we might have never been heard off.
This book not only gives a history and evolution about how it all happened, but it also gives logical reasoning for the most consequences in much convincing manner. The writer has done a very brilliant job of combining those aspects in a very literal manner.
He has given beautiful illustrations as comparing the current era with sapiens age and how certain habits of eating and powerful desires for junk eatery have led to the widespread availability of foods which caused obesity, unhealthiness, ugliness. etc
Pointing out to thinks which most people find unlikable is it’s interjected with too many opinions and ideas of the author nevertheless it’s still a masterpiece and a bestseller for a reason which has full of interesting and fascinating facts and after reading, it definitely has the potential to change your perspective on how you view the human race and its history.
Conclusion
This book is a must-read for nerds and some eye-grabbing chapters like what happened on the early humankind, not to forget the special interaction between Homo Sapiens and other Homo Species will leave you awe-struck.
This book is superbly written as he concentrates on the times of agricultural and industrial revolution and how it progressed further. You will be convicted to authors arguments and his reasoning might influence your understanding about the human condition which may change completely.
In short, this is immensely accessible and enjoyable which is packed with interesting information. It will definitely add lots of knowledge in your arsenal and a pearl of unprecedented wisdom about our predecessors which will provoke new trains of thoughts.
7) Rich Dad Poor Dad By Robert T. Kiyosaki
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It’s been 23 years since when it was first published in 1997. This book is a best seller in the Analysis & Strategy department and still serves as one of the best Finance books of this generation.
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I am sure even if you are not an avid book reader, you may have heard about this book Rich dad and poor dad.
Robert Kiyosaki tells the story about his two dads one his own dad who was qualified and earned a decent income out of his teaching profession although he was not interested in doing business or making money. And second father was his best friend’s dad who was very rich and wealthy being a businessman but was limited to education as he was not qualified.
Combining both of his dad’s stories Kiyosaki promotes the importance of financial education, the importance of investment, real estate investing and why financial intelligence is needed to crack down success formulas.
Robert Kiyosaki has criticized ideas of going to job, working for someone and have considered it a rat-race with limited growth and satisfaction. There’s no scope for improvement as you just happen to stick in the same position and get satisfied if been promoted for a better position.
Kiyosaki explains in this book that the first step towards building wealth is having a financial IQ by buying books, attending seminars, side hustling etc. He also emphasizes on the fact that building wealth always lies in the mindset of bearing risks and failure.
Another most fundamental point Kiyosaki suggested is creating a Future ‘To-Do’ and ‘Don’t want’ list. Consequently, he pitched on to the idea which is to pay yourself first for your self-investment and explained the terms of accounting concepts like assets and liabilities.
What Can You Expect from this book?
This is the best accounts and finance book and for people who are expecting some motivational boost and strategies to carry on their endeavours. This book will also teach you about the thought process of poor and middle-class people and how there is a vast difference in their mindsets as compared to rich people.
This book will leave you intrigued about the tax systems and how poor people pay more tax as compared to rich. Kiyosaki prioritizes one important fact i.e “Rich doesn’t work for money but money works for them” and reinstates it over and over through examples of his real-life illustrations.
This book isn’t too long in length and the generic language is really easy to understand for any section of the audience. Some points mentioned in this book may feel familiar for niche audiences and few of them are very dated.
But the positives far overshadow some really minor flaws as it will really teach you about the financial habits of the reach and poor and will also teach how you can smartly invest for yourself rather than unnecessary spending on miscellaneous items.
The case studies and the real-life examples are the real USP and backbone of this book and its humongous success.
Conclusion
Overall, this is a very informative book on finance which should be considered a top priority for someone who is looking to set a business or startups. And to those people, who want to learn the importance and strategies on how to learn and earn at the same time. If that's the case then this book is definitely for you.
You will learn how to maximize your assets and minimize your liabilities. It will motivate you to be strong and not be afraid of taking risks. This book is specially written for beginners who want to become successful so you need not worry if you don’t have any financial or accounting knowledge before buying this book.
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This Self Help book was written by Dale Carnegie and published in 1936. This book sold over 30 million copies worldwide making it one of the best-selling non-fiction book of all time and is popular even today.
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This book will teach you social skills and how you can win friends by understanding the nature of human psychology. It has six sections and each section will brief you on how to handle people, how to communicate in a manner which can convince people and acknowledge you.
Part one explains the fundamental techniques of handing people in form of three principles. Part two will give you 6 secret techniques which can help you to influence people. Likewise, part three to six will teach you how to win people by the way of your thinking, how to be a great leader. etc
The author explains how knowing others and relating them can make them attract towards you.
What Can You Expect from this book?
This book will give some strategies on how you can influence people and become instantly likeable among them. This book is quite lengthy as it’s above 300 pages but not even a single page will make you bore as contents are very fast-paced.
The principles mentioned in this book are pretty useful if applied in practical life you will get effective results. Few principles feel like it’s quite difficult to implement and easy to say but the real-life examples which are very beautifully illustrated like how some people managed to overcome their fear and beat hurdles using these principles will motivate us to adapt to difficult circumstances.
You may get the wrong idea if this book’s teachings are really viable to today’s generation as it’s over 90 years old. However, when you start reading and applying those dated techniques you will know they are pretty much applicable to any circumstances.
Conclusion
Lastly, I would suggest if you’re looking forward to meet new people, make new friends and want to impress any level of the audience, this book will provide you with insights on how you can win anybody.
The contents and language used in this book will appeal large masses of an audience as it’s very simple to articulate and understand. You can even suggest your parents to read this book.
This book will be like a bible for many in terms of personality development and will let you think and know their perspectives and psychology while handling certain situations.
9) Death; An Inside Story: A book for all those who shall die By Sadhguru
Death: An Inside Story was written by Sadhguru and Published in Feb 2020, and this book was an instant success and became a best seller in the Occult & Paranormal genre.
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In this book, Sadhguru has explained his inner experience and his profound knowledge and aspects of death that is rarely spoken about. For a society where death is considered as a taboo in most sections of the world, this book effortless breaks such stereotypes and drives deep into alternate dimensions of death.
What if we have got completely a wrong notion about death? What happens if we think death is not a catastrophe as we believe it to be but rather a very essential part of life. Such are the topics and a few of many aspects of death that Sadhguru explores in this book.
What Can You Expect from this book?
In this world, where death is considered as a Taboo, we live in a society confused about what happens after death. This book covers and gives a clear understanding of what death is, why it occurs and some unknown facts related to death.
I think this is a kind of book you should only read if are interested to learn something out of the box. The contents are so gripping that it will shake you from the inside and if you think you can digest the facts mentioned in this book, you should definitely go for it.
The wisdom given by Sadhguru is very deep yet simple to understand and has very effectively explained the complexions and atrocities of death. You will also learn why after death certain rituals are done, the significance of doing them.
You will get to learn a lot of interesting things and will dispel all your misconceptions that we have about death.
Conclusion
This book will prove to be an eye-opener and will make you approach the concept of death openly as you will get to learn the science of dying, why rituals take place, and will also educate you about the Indian Culture which we have somewhere lost in this Modern India.
After reading this book, you will definitely not be the same person and you will start perceiving this world very differently. Whether you are a devotee or an atheist, this is truly a book one should read at least for once in their lifetime.
10) The Intelligent Investor By Benjamin Graham
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The Intelligent Investor was published in 1949 by Benjamin Graham. Written by one of the greatest Investment Experts and Advisers, this book is widely acclaimed and considered as a best seller in the Economics Section. According to Warren Buffet, this is the best ever book written for value Investing.
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Benjamin Graham, more importantly, talks about the investment principles and the investor’s attitude, how they minimize the odds of suffering irreversible losses. Moreover, the book also focuses on major principles that can be applied in day to day life and given strategies to implement a well-executed techniques needed for value-investing.
This 600-pages the book which leaves no stone unturned in explaining the fundamentals and principles of Value Investing. He has signified the importance of high IQ and education which is not enough to make the investor intelligent. But Patience, Discipline, Curiosity to Learn, and the ability to harness the emotions into thinking for ourselves are necessary for gaining wisdom.
Furthermore, he says most of the time, people fail is not because they don’t have the knowledge or they are stupid, it’s only because they have not developed the emotional discipline that successful investment demands.
The author having been learned from his own mistakes offer sound advice on investment and lays out what exactly it takes to become a successful investor.
What Can You Expect from this book?
This book may be a little hard to understand for beginners, but if you have a basic idea of accounting and finance then you won’t find difficulty getting the grasp of investing concepts.
For people who are expecting this book, to give some real trading knowledge for them, I would say this book is about investing mostly long term investment. Although this book more of focuses about the American Economy but still it’s a good book for every finance enthusiasts as you can implement the strategies and techniques which are quite subjective.
You will feel enlightened after reading this book as it provides some advance level of financial literacy no doubt why it’s one of the favourite books of Warren Buffet.
Conclusion
Overall, this book is a classic 600 pages of wisdom about Value Investing. Those who are looking forward to investing in Future should definitely go for this book as it will provide them with some very valuable insights which will earn success.
Some call this book as the ‘Bible Of Investing’ because it offers insights right from the very first glance. The principles and methods were written by Benjamin Graham decades ago but are even relevant at today’s age.
Must read for anyone who wants to learn sensible investing. A very detailed and technical book which will certainly make you a smart investor.
The End
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I hope you have enjoyed reading my list of “Top 10 best books of all time” and now might have pretty much concluded about choosing the one based on your interests. The benefits of reading books and results achieved through it are very astounding and hope you strive to read the books mentioned in this article.
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