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Whether it’s for Christmas, birthday, a special event or just for pleasure, a book is an original and exciting gift with the potential to completely change the life of the person you give it to. Few things can boast such possibility and at such modest cost. But it is difficult to find that rare pearl in the maze of bookstores and libraries, so I am offering you a selection of mind-blowing, rare and demanding books, all of which transformed the way I look at the world. Look for the one that will best suit the person you love or appreciate – or the one that is likely to get them to give up their bad habits 
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Here is a list of each of the books, the critiques and my notes are lower down on the page:
- For learning to read books in another language
1 – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
- Well being and happiness
2 – Being Genuine: Stop being nice and be real! by Thomas d’Ansembourg
- Entrepreneurism, work and success
3 – Living The 80/20 Way: Work Less, Worry Less, Succeed More, Enjoy More by Richard Koch
4 – The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris
- Finances et Money
5 – The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley et William D. Danko (1998)
- Health
6 – Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever by Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman
7 – Anticancer by Doctor David Servan-Schreiber
- Seduction
8 – The Game by Neil Strauss