hi! i'm a current high school junior and honestly not a big reader; however, i want to enhance and level up my understanding of this world by reading more…i typically prefer reading nonfiction and used to love science fiction but as i grew up i just got more picky with what books i've found interesting (practically none)…I really liked into the wild by jon krakauer and babel by rf kuang; ive read some self improvement books like atomic habits and stuff but i want to read books one step more interesting…hoping for some life changing reads! guys pls help and recommend some books for me!!!
by bookworm1349
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• *The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens* by Sean Covey
• *Ishmael* by Daniel Quinn
• *Sophie’s World* by Jostein Gaarder
• *A Little History of the World* by E. H. Gombrich and other “A Little History…” books from Yale University Press
• *Man’s Search for Meaning: Young Adult Edition* by Viktor E. Frankl
• *The Big Ideas Simply Explained* series published by DK
Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore
Hidden Figures by Magot Lee Shetterly
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Lady From the Black lagoon by Mallory O’Meara
Non Fiction Graphic Novel
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Fiction
Lady Astronaut by Mary Robinette Kowal
Hild by Nicola Griffith
Second Sophie’s World.
Also “Salt” and “The Big Oyster” by Mark Kurlansky(sp?)
Consider The Fork.
By Michael Pollan: The Botany of Desire, Second Nature, The Omnivores Dilema