Thus far, it’s proven to be a good assumption. I like to think that anyone who reads this book and enjoys it must be compatible with me on numerous levels. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values Without further ado, I hope that the books below will inspire you and open your mind just a little more to the possibilities of our beautiful world, like they have for me.

If you’re opposed to this, don’t click on the links, and just search for the books yourself. Please note also that the links below are Amazon Associates links, which means I get a nominal commission if you buy through them. For that reason, this list is less a reflection of the books’ value as it is a reflection of my own personal relationship with each book (and my relationship with the time and place I read it). There are books I’ve read recently which I think are nice, but they haven’t made the same emotional impact on me as they perhaps would have if I’d read them years ago. When it comes to philosophy just as much as spirituality, our first glances at ancient truths will hit us harder than our third or our fifty-third.

I can only evaluate these books based on how I have experienced them. Please realize that the list below is completely subjective. The other day, one of my clients asked me to make a recommended reading list, and it actually shocks me that I haven’t done this already. It was reading that first inspired me to become a writer, and writing has been a source of never-ending fulfillment for me. I love reading, and I believe in the power of books to not only change individual lives, but change the world.

Detour from Normal by Ken Dickson