Books like The Prophet
If you liked The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, start here: 12 similar summaries, with why each one matches.
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The Holy Bible: King James Version
Because shares tags: classic, philosophy.
The 1611 King James Bible in a 1,472-page Thomas Nelson edition: from Genesis to Revelation, law, prophets, Gospels, and letters.
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The Fountainhead
Because shares tags: philosophy, classic.
An architect who will not copy faces a rival who pleases everyone, a lover who fears the world, and a trial over dynamite.
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The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Because shares tags: poetry, classic.
The full Poe shelf in one volume: mad narrators, rotting houses, Dupin, and the Raven.
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Meditations
Because shares tags: philosophy, classic.
Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor, reminds himself in Greek on campaign: mind your thoughts, do your work, accept nature, face death calmly.
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Don Quixote
Because shares tags: classic, philosophy.
A poor gentleman maddened by knight romances rides out as Don Quixote with Sancho Panza, until the world answers back.
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Candide
Because shares tags: classic, philosophy.
Voltaire's Candide follows a sheltered boy across earthquakes, wars, and Eldorado as his tutor's sunny optimism falls apart. Short, savage,…
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the sun and her flowers
Because shares tags: poetry, love.
Kaur follows love and loss through wilting, falling, rooting, rising, and blooming in short illustrated poems.
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The Four Agreements
Because shares tags: spirituality, philosophy.
Don Miguel Ruiz offers four Toltec agreements for personal freedom: impeccable word, detachment, curiosity, and effort.
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V for Vendetta
Because shares tag: classic.
A masked rebel stalks fascist London while lost girl Evey finds her nerve, in Alan Moore and David Lloyd's 1988 DC graphic novel.
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The Things They Carried
Because shares tag: classic.
Alpha Company humps through Vietnam carrying rifles, letters, and guilt. O'Brien's linked 1990 collection asks what a true war story really…
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The Remains of the Day
Because shares tag: classic.
Stevens, the perfect English butler, drives west in 1956 and looks back on Darlington Hall, Miss Kenton, and a life spent serving.
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The Purpose Driven Life
Because shares tag: spirituality.
Rick Warren's 40-day guide to Christian purpose, from worship and fellowship to growth, service and mission.
