Such a "food" your mind will appreciate!
1. "Geniuses and outsiders: Why is everything everything and nothing else?", Malcolm Gladwell
Instead of telling about miracles, this book says that miracles do not happen. Success includes both labor, and emerging opportunities, and the ability not to miss the moment.
2. Calvin and Hobbs, Bill Watterson
There are so many truths and life lessons in this series of books! From them you will learn everything about parental duty, friendship, nostalgia and philosophy. And all this with a share of sarcasm.
3. Candide, or Optimism, Voltaire
In order for the book to have the desired effect, you probably need to re-read it. And although it has a lot of satire in 1759, it seems as if it is written about the present time. The book convinces us that people have always been the same, regardless of time.
4. "The Last Lecture," Randy Pausch
This is an unreasonable story about Randy Pausch, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and told that he had few months to live. And then he wrote this book about positive thinking. It will help you realize that even if you are facing serious problems, this does not mean that you are not able to think positively.
5. "Flat world. A Brief History of the 21st Century, Thomas Friedman
If you want to read about globalization, commerce and labor in America, then this book is just right.
6. "Sandman", Neil Gaiman
A series of these books consists of 10 collections and touches on various topics - from forgiveness to the statement that dreams do not die. Each series is intertwined with the next, and the more you read, the more new you learn.
7. "Oscar Wow's Short Fantastic Life", Juneau Diaz
This book is definitely worth reading, since it talks about the difference between "high" and "low" culture. And if you are not bilingual, you will have to get used to bilingual thinking.
8. "The middle sex", Jeffrey Evgenidis
The author of the book makes us think about gender, sexuality and whether it is worth sticking to this traditional views. This is a sad story about a hermaphrodite named Kall and the difficulties he has to face in his family.
9. "Santa Hryakus", Terry Pratchett
This fantastic book tells about Santa-Khryakus. It's someone who looks like Santa Claus. If you want to find out why you should read it, here is an excerpt from the book:
Death: Yes. Exclusively as a practice. To begin with, you must learn to believe in a small lie.
Susan: To believe in a big one then?
Death: Yes. In justice, pity and everything else.
Susan: But it's not the same thing!
Death: Do you think so? Then take the universe, pound it into powder, shade through the smallest sieve and show me an atom of justice or a molecule of pity. And, nevertheless, you act as if in the world there is an ideal order, as if there is justice in the universe, whose standards can be judged.
10. "People's History of the United States: from 1492 to the present day," Howard Zinn
Reading this book, you will understand that there are secret plans in the government, and that behind a known history some dark deeds are hidden.
11. "Think slowly ... Decide quickly," Daniel Kahneman
Sometimes you make a decision, and then you immediately ask yourself: "Why did I do it at all?" This book tells how the brain works and does not work.
12. "Hallucinations", Oliver Sachs
In this book, Oliver Sachs argues that hallucinations are not that rare, and that they certainly should not be feared.
13. "Oversee and Punish," Michel Foucault
The book provides an accurate description of the modern prison system and various penalties.
14. "Cadastral. As the body after death serves science, "Mary Roach
Death is a difficult business. A deep and fascinating explanation of what exactly happens to the body during the scientific experiments conducted over it proves this once again.
15. "Slaughterhouse number five, or the Children's Crusade", Kurt Vonnegut
"It happens ..." - this is probably the most important word that we have heard. It helps to understand that even if something terrible happens, life goes on. The book will help you to accept reality and look to the future with optimism.
16. "Stranger", Albert Camus
This book makes you think about what is really important in our life. Nothing, by and large. Awareness of this will free you from having to follow the usual rules. And you will start to live as you want!
17. "Sex at the dawn of civilization," Christopher Ryan and Casilda Jeta
The main idea of this book is that people are not monogamous in nature. It is by nature, because we have made significant progress in our development.
18. "A Brief History of almost everything in the world," Bill Bryson
Perhaps this book is about natural sciences for senior students, because it is written in an interesting and accessible language. It covers everything from chemistry to cosmology, including many intermediate disciplines.
19. "Beloved", Tony Morrison
This novel, telling the story of an African-American slave living in the 1800s, will change your idea of this period in history, dispelling all your illusions about this. The book will remind you of what monsters were the slaveholders.
20. "Harry Potter", Joan Rowling
You do not need to be a Hogwarts student to understand that these are not just interesting books. In addition to magic, they contain lessons about friendship and how great it is to be different from everyone else.
21. The Book Thief, Markus Zuzak
The narrative is conducted on behalf of death, to make us reflect on the time allotted to us on Earth. This book will remind you how expensive every minute is!