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Books about Individuality
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
by Ken Kesey
A patient in a mental ward fights against the oppressive authority of the head nurse.
The book is narrated by "Chief" Bromden, a gigantic yet docile half-Native American patient at a psychiatric hospital, who presents himself as deaf and mute. Bromden’s tale focuses mainly on the ... (Wikipedia)
Fight Club
by Chuck Palahniuk
A man's journey of self-discovery and transformation, challenging the status quo of society.
Fight Club centers on an anonymous narrator , who works as a product recall specialist for an unnamed car company. Because of the stress of his job and the jet lag brought upon by frequent business ... (Wikipedia)
Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time
by Rob Sheffield
A memoir of music, love, and loss told through a collection of mix tapes.
In this stunning memoir, Rob Sheffield, a veteran rock and pop culture critic and staff writer for Rolling Stone magazine, tells the story of his musical coming of age, and how rock music, the first ... (Goodreads)
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
A dystopian society where books are outlawed, and a fireman's search for freedom and truth.
Fahrenheit 451 is set in an unspecified city (likely in the American Midwest ) in the year 2049 (according to Ray Bradbury's Coda), though it is written as if set in a distant future. ,[note 1], The ... (Wikipedia)
Insurgent
by Veronica Roth
The fight to save the future in a divided world, as one brave individual stands up against tyranny.
After the events of, Divergent, , Beatrice "Tris" Prior , Tobias "Four" Eaton , Caleb Prior , Peter Hayes , and Marcus Eaton seek refuge in the Amity sector. Tris overhears Marcus and Amity leader ... (Wikipedia)
Divergent
by Veronica Roth
A thrilling adventure of survival and self-discovery set in a dystopian society.
In post-apocalyptic Chicago , survivors are divided into five factions : Abnegation , the selfless; Amity , the peaceful; Candor , the honest; Dauntless , the brave; and Erudite , the intelligent. ... (Wikipedia)
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
A black man's journey towards self-actualization in a world of racial oppression.
The narrator, an unnamed black man, begins by describing his living conditions: an underground room wired with hundreds of electric lights, operated by power stolen from the city's electric grid. He ... (Wikipedia)
Steppenwolf
by Hermann Hesse
The inner struggles of a tortured soul as he searches for redemption.
The book is presented as a manuscript written by its protagonist , a middle-aged man named Harry Haller, who leaves it to a chance acquaintance, the nephew of his landlady. The acquaintance adds a ... (Wikipedia)
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer
A young man's journey of self-discovery, traveling into the wilderness of Alaska.
Librarian's Note: An alternate cover edition can be found, here, In April, 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. ... (Goodreads)
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
A dystopian society where citizens are genetically engineered and prescribed pleasure-inducing drugs.
The novel opens in the World State city of London in AF (After Ford) 632 (AD 2540 in the Gregorian calendar ), where citizens are engineered through artificial wombs and childhood indoctrination ... (Wikipedia)
Delirium
by Lauren Oliver
A teenage girl's struggle against a dystopian society's oppressive rules in order to stay with the one she loves.
The story is set in Portland, Maine , in 2091. Civilization is concentrated in the cities that escaped the severe bombings decades earlier. Travel between the cities is highly restricted. Electric ... (Wikipedia)
Indignation
by Philip Roth
A young man's struggle to find his place in the world, facing personal and societal pressures.
Set in America in 1951, the second year of the Korean War , Indignation is narrated by Marcus Messner, a Jewish college student from Newark, New Jersey , who describes his sophomore year at Winesburg ... (Wikipedia)
Nadja
by André Breton
A surrealistic novel exploring the author's obsession with a mysterious woman named Nadja in 1920s Paris.
Nadja, originally published in France in 1928, is the first and perhaps best Surrealist romance ever written, a book which defined that movement's attitude toward everyday life. The principal ... (Goodreads)
Howl and Other Poems
by Allen Ginsberg
A collection of poems exploring themes of individualism and modern culture.
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton
A romantic drama set in the high society of 19th century New York, exploring the limits of love and longing.
Newland Archer, gentleman lawyer and heir to one of New York City's most illustrious families, happily anticipates his highly desirable marriage to the sheltered and beautiful May Welland. Yet he ... (Wikipedia)
The Dice Man
by Luke Rhinehart
A man discovers the power of randomness and uses it to make his life decisions.
As stated at the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy user site: ... (Wikipedia)
The Sneetches and Other Stories
by Dr. Seuss
A collection of humorous tales, exploring the concepts of acceptance and equality.
"The Sneetches got really quite smart on that day,The day they decided that Sneetches are Sneetches.,And no kind of Sneetch is the best of the beaches." In this book you'll find a selection of four ... (Goodreads)
Invitation to a Beheading
by Vladimir Nabokov
A man's surreal experience in a dystopian world of psychological and physical torment.
Narrated omnisciently , the novel opens with Cincinnatus C., a thirty-year-old teacher and the protagonist, being sentenced to death by beheading for the crime "gnostical turpitude" in twenty days' ... (Wikipedia)
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
An exploration of the power of introversion, examining the implications of modern society's emphasis on extroversion.
The book that started the Quiet Revolution, At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but dislike ... (Goodreads)
Uglies
by Scott Westerfeld
A dystopian society of conformity and beauty, a teenage girl sets out to discover her own identity.
Three hundred years in the future, , the government provides for everything, including plastic surgery operations. Everyone on their sixteenth birthday receives the “pretty” operation which ... (Wikipedia)
Bartleby the Scrivener
by Herman Melville
A story of a mysterious scrivener whose refusal to comply with workplace demands leads to tragedy.
The narrator is an unnamed Manhattan lawyer, aged around his late 50s, with a business in legal documents. He already employs two scriveners , Nippers and Turkey, to copy legal documents by hand, but ... (Wikipedia)
Smack
by Melvin Burgess
A group of teenagers in Bristol, England, get caught up in the world of heroin addiction and the devastating consequences that follow.
Junk is told in the first person, with each chapter having a different character narrating. At the beginning of the story, fourteen-year old Gemma Brogan is spending time with David 'Tar' Lawson, a ... (Wikipedia)
The Idiot
by Elif Batuman
A young woman's journey of self-discovery, learning to navigate the complexities of life.
Selin Karadağ is a freshman studying linguistics at Harvard University . She meets an older Hungarian mathematics student, Ivan, in a Russian language class and the two begin corresponding over ... (Wikipedia)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
by Richard Bach
An exploration of self-expression and personal growth as a seagull learns to defy the boundaries of his flock.
The book tells the story of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a seagull who is bored with daily squabbles over food. Seized by a passion for flight, he pushes himself and learns everything he can about ... (Wikipedia)
The Day the Crayons Quit
by Drew Daywalt
Adventures of mischievous crayons who refuse to stay in the box.
Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: We quit! Beige is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown. Blue needs a break ... (Goodreads)
Ferdydurke
by Witold Gombrowicz
A man is magically regressed to adolescence, exploring the absurdities of adulthood.
In this bitterly funny novel by the renowned Polish author Witold Gombrowicz. a writer finds himself tossed into a chaotic world of schoolboys by a diabolical professor who wishes to reduce him to ... (Goodreads)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
by Tom Robbins
An eccentric story of freedom and adventure, exploring themes of identity, fate and love.
Sissy Hankshaw, the novel's protagonist , is a woman born with enormously large thumbs who considers her mutation a gift. , The novel covers various topics, including free love , feminism , drug use ... (Wikipedia)
Elmer
by David McKee
Elmer, a colorful patchwork elephant, tries to fit in with the other elephants but learns to celebrate his uniqueness.
Elmer the elephant is bright-colored patchwork all over. No wonder the other elephants laugh at him! If he were ordinary elephant color, the others might stop laughing. That would make Elmer feel ... (Goodreads)
Demian
by Hermann Hesse
A young man's spiritual journey towards self-discovery and enlightenment.
Emil Sinclair is a young boy raised in a middle class home, amidst what is described as a Scheinwelt , a play on words meaning "world of light" as well as "world of illusion". Sinclair's entire ... (Wikipedia)
Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli
An uplifting story of a unique girl who challenges her classmates to be their true selves.
The book begins with a brief introduction to the main character, Leo, at an early age, which is followed by his move from his home state of Pennsylvania to Arizona when he is 12. Before the move, his ... (Wikipedia)
Sentimental Education
by Gustave Flaubert
Romance and personal growth in the midst of a turbulent political climate.
Frédéric Moreau renews his acquaintance with a childhood friend, Deslauriers, who advises him to meet with Dambreuse, a rich Parisian banker. Frédéric leaves for Paris, armed with a letter of ... (Wikipedia)
Choke
by Chuck Palahniuk
A darkly humorous story of a man's journey to self-awareness through disruption and chaos.
Choke follows Victor Mancini and his friend Denny through a few months of their lives with frequent flashbacks to the days when Victor was a child. , Victor had grown up moving from one foster home ... (Wikipedia)
O Banqueiro Anarquista (com resumo e biografia do autor)
by Fernando Pessoa
EL BANQUERO ANARQUISTA Fernando Pessoa Traducción y prólogo de Jorge Gimeno ¿Es posible ser a la vez un rico y ladino banquero y un anarquista consumado que lucha por la liberación de la sociedad? ... (Barnes & Noble)
Pippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren
A young girl’s wild adventures, full of imagination and mischief.
Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no parents to tell her what to do, a horse that lives on her porch, and a flair for ... (Goodreads)
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
by Mark Dunn
A story told through letters of a society that forbids certain letters of their language, unraveling their oppressive regime.
The plot is conveyed through mail or notes sent between various characters. The book is "progressively lipogrammatic"—as the story proceeds, more and more letters of the alphabet are excluded from ... (Wikipedia)
The Overcoat
by Nikolai Gogol
A tale of a lowly bureaucrat's journey to reclaim his sense of self-worth.
The story narrates the life and death of titular councillor Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin (Russian: Акакий Акакиевич Башмачкин), an impoverished government clerk and copyist in the Russian capital of ... (Wikipedia)
We
by Yevgeny Zamyatin
A dystopian tale of a totalitarian state and its citizens' struggle for freedom.
A few hundred years after the One State's conquest of the entire world, the spaceship Integral is being built in order to invade and conquer extraterrestrial planets. Meanwhile, the project's chief ... (Wikipedia)
The Will to Power
by Friedrich Nietzsche
Nietzsche's unfinished work on the nature of power and its role in human life, society, and morality.
Nietzsche's notebooks, kept by him during his most productive years, offer a fascinating glimpse into the workshop and mind of a great thinker, and compare favorably with the notebooks of Gide and ... (Goodreads)
The Castle
by Franz Kafka
Townspeople's surreal struggle against a mysterious ruling power.
The protagonist, K., arrives in a village governed by a mysterious bureaucracy operating in a nearby castle. When seeking shelter at the town inn, he claims to be a land surveyor summoned by the ... (Wikipedia)
The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara
by Frank O'Hara
A collection of poems that capture the essence of New York City and the poet's personal experiences.
Available for the first time in paperback, The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara reflects the poet's growth as an artist from the earliest dazzling experimental verses that he began writing in the late ... (Goodreads)
The Story of Ferdinand
by Munro Leaf
A gentle bull refuses to fight, instead choosing to sit in a field and smell the flowers.
Young Ferdinand does not enjoy butting heads with other young bulls , preferring instead to sit under a cork tree smelling the flowers. His mother is concerned that he might be lonely and tries to ... (Wikipedia)
Rhinoceros
by Eugène Ionesco
A surrealist play about a town succumbing to mass political conformity.
The play starts in the town square of a small provincial French village. Two friends meet at a coffee shop: eloquent, intellectual and prideful Jean, and the simple, shy, kind-hearted drunkard ... (Wikipedia)
Today I Will Fly!
by Mo Willems
A young bird's journey of self-confidence and courage, learning to fly on his own.
Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. Today, I Will Fly! is the funny ... (Barnes & Noble)
Red: A Crayon's Story
by Michael Hall
Red crayon struggles to fit in with his peers, until he discovers his true identity as a blue crayon in disguise.
A blue crayon mistakenly labeled as "red" suffers an identity crisis in the new picture book by the New York Times –bestselling creator of My Heart Is Like a Zoo and It's an Orange Aardvark! Funny, ... (Goodreads)
Homo Faber
by Max Frisch
A middle-aged engineer's rational worldview is challenged when he embarks on a journey of self-discovery and falls in love with a young woman.
Walter Faber is an emotionally detached engineer forced by a string of coincidences to embark on a journey through his past. The basis for director Volker Schlšndorff’s movie Voyager . Translated by ... (Barnes & Noble)
Ish
by Peter H. Reynolds
A young artist learns to embrace creativity and express himself through art.
A creative spirit learns that thinking "ish-ly" is far more wonderful than "getting it right" in this gentle new fable from the creator of the award-winning picture book THE DOT. Ramon loved to draw. ... (Goodreads)
Still Life with Woodpecker
by Tom Robbins
Quirky exploration of love and revolution, delving into the nature of reality.
Princess Leigh-Cheri, a redheaded vegetarian liberal princess and former cheerleader, lives with her exiled royal parents Max and Tilli and their last loyal servant Gulietta in a converted farmhouse ... (Wikipedia)
Escape from Freedom
by Erich Fromm
An examination of the psychological effects of modern freedom, exploring how to find a balance between freedom and security.
If humanity cannot live with the dangers and responsibilities inherent in freedom, it will probably turn to authoritarianism. This is the central idea of Escape from Freedom , a landmark work by one ... (Goodreads)
Self-Reliance and Other Essays
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Collection of essays exploring the potential of individualism and the power of self-reliance.
Essayist, poet, and philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) propounded a transcendental idealism emphasizing self-reliance, self-culture, and individual expression. The six essays and one ... (Goodreads)
Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade
by Patrick Dennis
An eccentric, larger-than-life aunt takes her young nephew on a wild ride of adventure and self-discovery.
Wildly successful when it was first published in 1955, Patrick Dennis' Auntie Mame sold over two million copies and stayed put on the New York Times bestseller list for 112 weeks. It was made into a ... (Goodreads)
This Perfect Day
by Ira Levin
In a seemingly perfect world, a young man discovers the truth about his society and rebels against it.
By the author of, Rosemary‘s Baby, a horrifying journey into a future only Ira Levin could imagine., Considered one of the great dystopian novels—alongside Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange and ... (Barnes & Noble)
Existentialism is a Humanism
by Jean-Paul Sartre
A philosophical exploration of the human condition, and the implications of freedom and responsibility.
It was to correct common misconceptions about his thought that Jean-Paul Sartre, the most dominent European intellectual of the post-World War II decades, accepted an invitation to speak on October ... (Goodreads)
Counting by 7s
by Holly Goldberg Sloan
A story of resilience and hope, as an outsider learns to find her place in the world.
Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by 7s. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other ... (Goodreads)
Love, Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli
A teenage girl's journey of self-discovery, as she navigates complex relationships and growing up.
New in town, homeschooled, and feeling rejected by Leo, the 16-year-old narrator of the first book who had fallen under her spell, she is lonely and sad—her "happy wagon," where she keeps stones ... (Wikipedia)
Convenience Store Woman
by Sayaka Murata
A darkly comic story of a woman's search for acceptance and belonging in a society that doesn't fit her.
Keiko Furukura is a 36-year old woman who has been working part-time at a convenience store , or konbini , for the last 18 years. She has known since childhood that she is "different" and that ... (Wikipedia)
Against Nature
by Joris-Karl Huysmans
A decadent exploration of art and beauty, challenging the conventions of society.
The epigraph is a quotation from Jan van Ruysbroeck ('Ruysbroeck the Admirable'), the fourteenth-century Flemish mystic: Jean des Esseintes is the last member of a powerful and once proud noble ... (Wikipedia)
Beneath the Wheel
by Hermann Hesse
A young man struggles against the oppressive rigidity of a school system.
In Hermann Hesse's Beneath the Wheel or The Prodigy , Hans Giebenrath lives among the dull and respectable townsfolk of a sleepy Black Forest village. When he is discovered to be an exceptionally ... (Goodreads)
I Love Everybody
by Laurie Notaro
Humorous memoir of one woman's search for self-acceptance, with an irreverent twist.
Here are more scathingly funny tales from the wild side! Laurie Notaro survived the debauched ride of her twenties and the bumpy road to matrimony. Now she’s ready to take on the thirtysomething ... (Goodreads)
Sometimes a Great Notion
by Ken Kesey
A powerful story of a family's struggle against the odds and the forces of change.
The story centers on the Stamper family, a hard-headed logging clan in the coastal town of Wakonda, on the Oregon coast, in the early 1960s. The union loggers in Wakonda go on strike in demand of the ... (Wikipedia)
Persona normal
by Benito Taibo
A story of a young woman's search for identity, battling with society's expectations.
Una grandiosa e increíble aventura para ser todo... excepto normal. Tenía un par de padres divertidos y jóvenes, llenos de sueños y de planes. Pero a mis doce años, cinco meses, tres días y dos horas ... (Goodreads)
Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
by Friedrich Nietzsche
A philosophical exploration of the human condition and the pursuit of morality.
This volume presents Nietzsche's remarkable collection of almost 1400 aphorisms in R. J. Hollingdale's distinguished translation, together with a new historical introduction by Richard Schacht. ... (Goodreads)
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
by Legs McNeil
An exploration of the punk rock movement through interviews with its pioneers and participants.
A, Time Out, and, Daily News, Top Ten Book of the Year upon its initial release,, Please Kill Me, is the first oral history of the most nihilist of all pop movements. Iggy Pop, Danny Fields, Dee Dee ... (Goodreads)
You're Never Weird on the Internet
by Felicia Day
Memoir of an unconventional life in Hollywood, embracing individuality and creativity.
The instant, New York Times, bestseller from “queen of the geeks” Felicia Day,, You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost), is a “relentlessly funny and surprisingly inspirational” (,Forbes,) memoir ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Misfits
by James Howe
A group of outcast teenagers form an unlikely bond while navigating the challenges of adolescence and societal expectations.
Kids who get called the worst names oftentimes find each other. That's how it was with us. Skeezie Tookis and Addie Carle and Joe Bunch and me. We call ourselves the Gang of Five, but there are only ... (Goodreads)
Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger
by Louis Sachar
Whimsical adventures of a class of students in a peculiar school.
Mr. Gorf was the son of Mrs. Gorf, who tormented the students in, Sideways Stories From Wayside School, before being turned into an apple and eaten. He was born in Kathmandu, Nepal . He was never ... (Wikipedia)
Understood Betsy
by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
A young girl's journey of self-acceptance and growth, challenging her own limitations.
The story tells of Elizabeth Ann, a 9-year-old orphan girl who goes from a sheltered existence with her father's aunt Harriet and cousin Frances in the city, to living on a Vermont farm with her ... (Wikipedia)
Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants
by Dav Pilkey
A hilarious tale of two mischievous kids who battle a mad scientist in an epic battle of wits.
A scientist from the country of New Swissland (a country that doesn't exist, with a foreign culture where everyone has a silly name) called Professor Pippy P. Poopypants goes to the United States to ... (Wikipedia)
Amerika
by Franz Kafka
A young man's surreal journey through a bizarre and dystopian version of America.
The story describes the bizarre wanderings of sixteen-year-old European immigrant Karl Roßmann, who was forced to go to New York City to escape the scandal of his seduction by a housemaid. As the ... (Wikipedia)
The Chocolate War
by Robert Cormier
A boy's struggle against an oppressive school environment, where he must decide between conformity or standing up for what's right.
Jerry is a freshman attending an all-boys Catholic high school called Trinity, while coping with depressive feelings and existential questions that stem largely from his mother's recent death and his ... (Wikipedia)
All's Faire in Middle School
by Victoria Jamieson
A young girl navigates the social struggles of middle school while embracing her love of renaissance fairs.
The author of, Roller Girl, is back with a graphic novel about starting middle school, surviving your embarrassing family, and the Renaissance Faire., Eleven-year-old Imogene (Impy) has grown up with ... (Goodreads)
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
by Andy Warhol
An exploration of the life, works, and philosophy of the iconic Pop-Art figure.
A loosely formed autobiography by Andy Warhol, told with his trademark blend of irony and detachment In The Philosophy of Andy Warhol —which, with the subtitle "(From A to B and Back Again)," is less ... (Goodreads)
Leo the Late Bloomer
by Robert Kraus
Leo, a young lion, struggles to keep up with his peers until he finally blooms in his own time.
This heartwarming story of how a little tiger named Leo bloomed is told by bestselling author Robert Kraus and is accompanied by the wonderfully bold illustrations of Jose Aruego. , “Captivating and ... (Goodreads)
Vain
by Fisher Amelie
A young woman's journey of self-discovery and redemption as she navigates the cutthroat world of fashion modeling.
If you're looking for a story about a good, humble girl, who's been hurt by someone she thought she could trust, only to find out she's not as vulnerable as she thought she was and discovers an ... (Barnes & Noble)
FRUiTS
by Shoichi Aoki
A photographic exploration of youth fashion in Japan, capturing the spirit of street style.
This extensive collection of portraits represents a unique documentation of the changing face of street fashion throughout the last decade. Colourful, fascinating and funny, this is the first time ... (Goodreads)
One
by Sarah Crossan
A teenage girl, separated from her twin, navigates a dystopian world in search of freedom.
Grace and Tippi. Tippi and Grace. Two sisters. Two hearts. Two dreams. Two lives. But one body. Grace and Tippi are conjoined twins, joined at the waist, defying the odds of survival for sixteen ... (Goodreads)
The Age of Reason
by Jean-Paul Sartre
A philosophical exploration of the nature of human freedom in an absurd world.
Set in France during the days immediately before World War II, this is the story of Mathieu, a French professor of philosophy obsessed with the idea of freedom. Translated from the French by Eric ... (Goodreads)
Luces de Bohemia (Spanish Edition)
by Ramón M. del Valle-Inclán
Valle-Inclán escribió, en 1920, esta obra, con la que quedó inaugurada una nueva manera de ver la realidad, el esperpento. Personajes exagerados y situaciones grotescas se suceden a lo largo de los ... (Goodreads)
The Box Man
by Kōbō Abe
A man abandons his life to live in a cardboard box, observing society from the outside.
Kobo Abe, the internationally acclaimed author of Woman in the Dunes , combines wildly imaginative fantasies and naturalistic prose to create narratives reminiscent of the work of Kafka and Beckett. ... (Goodreads)
Ecce Homo
by Friedrich Nietzsche
A philosophical treatise on the meaning of life and the power of the individual.
In late 1888, only weeks before his final collapse into madness, Nietzsche (1844-1900) set out to compose his autobiography, and Ecce Homo remains one of the most intriguing yet bizarre examples of ... (Goodreads)
Song of Myself
by Walt Whitman
A lyrical exploration of the power of the self and the human experience.
One of Walt Whitman's most loved and greatest poems, "Song of Myself" is an optimistic and inspirational look at the world. Originally published as part of "Leaves of Grass" in 1855, "Song of Myself" ... (Goodreads)
Gaston
by Kelly DiPucchio
A charming and confident bulldog named Gaston discovers he is not like his poodle siblings, but learns that being true to oneself is what matters most.
This is the story of four puppies: Fi-Fi, Foo-Foo, Ooh-La-La, and Gaston. Gaston works the hardest at his lessons on how to be a proper pooch. He sips - never slobbers! He yips - never yaps! And he ... (Goodreads)
Letter to a Child Never Born
by Oriana Fallaci
A woman reflects on her life and contemplates the implications of motherhood.
Published by Rizzoli in 1975, Letter to a Child Never Born was quickly translated and sold in twenty-seven countries worldwide, becoming an extraordinary success. It is the tragic monologue of a ... (Goodreads)
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
by Albert Camus
Philosophical essays on the absurd human condition, questioning the value of life.
One of the most influential works of this century, this is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced by works such as Don Juan, and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a ... (Goodreads)
Peter Camenzind
by Hermann Hesse
A young man's journey of self-discovery, from idyllic rural life to the temptations and struggles of the city.
Peter Camenzind, a young man from a Swiss mountain village, leaves his home and eagerly takes to the road in search of new experience. Traveling through Italy and France, Camenzind is increasingly ... (Goodreads)
The Driver's Seat
by Muriel Spark
A woman goes on a journey to find someone to murder her. The story is told in a non-linear fashion.
Lise is a woman , working in an accountancy firm somewhere in Northern Europe , probably Denmark (the location is not explicitly specified). Spark described The Driver's Seat as a 'whydunnit' (and ... (Wikipedia)
Knulp: Three Tales from the Life of Knulp
by Hermann Hesse
Die drei Geschichten aus dem Leben des Landstreichers Knulp, einem Nachfahren von Eichendorffs Taugenichts, zählen zu den reizvollsten Stücken der frühen Prosa Hermann Hesses. In der Folge seiner ... (Goodreads)
Forrest Gump
by Winston Groom
A story of an intellectually disabled man's incredible journey through life, with all its turns and surprises.
Forrest Gump, named after Klu Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest , narrates the story of his life. The author uses misspellings and grammatical errors to indicate his Southern accent, ... (Wikipedia)
The Uglies Trilogy
by Scott Westerfeld
In a future society, everyone undergoes surgery at 16 to become "pretty." Tally Youngblood rebels against the system and discovers the truth about the operation.
This arc of Scott Westerfeld's UGLIES trilogy follows the high-tech adventures of Tally Youngblood. As an ugly, then a pretty, and finally a special, Tally works to take down a society created to ... (Goodreads)
The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship
by Charles Bukowski
A collection of journal entries from Bukowski's last years, reflecting on life, death, and the absurdity of existence.
A book length collaboration between two underground legends, Charles Bukowski and Robert Crumb. Bukowski's last journals candidly and humorously reveal the events in the writer's life as death draws ... (Goodreads)
Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
by Nick Offerman
A humorous and inspiring look at how to live an authentic and fulfilling life.
Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana
by Michael Azerrad
A comprehensive biography of the iconic grunge band Nirvana, exploring their rise to fame and the tragic end of Kurt Cobain.
Nirvana came out of nowhere in 1991 to sell nearly nine million copies of the landmark album Nevermind , whose thunderous sound and indelible melodies embodied the confusion, frustration and passion ... (Goodreads)
The Book of Disquiet: The Complete Edition
by Fernando Pessoa
A collection of fragments, thoughts, and musings on life, existence, and the human condition, written by the enigmatic Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa.
Această carte aproape mitică, probabil opera cea mai seducătoare a lui Fernando Pessoa, e un monolog de o tristețe indicibilă, care surprinde cu o minuție halucinantă interiorul cu mii de fațete al ... (Goodreads)
The Mixed-Up Chameleon
by Eric Carle
A chameleon's journey of self-discovery, exploring diversity and developing self-confidence.
From Eric Carle, the New York Times bestselling author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug , comes a colorful and inventive book about a changing chameleon that wants to be a ... (Goodreads)
Undeniable
by Madeline Sheehan
A gritty and intense love story between a biker and a woman, filled with violence, passion, and heartbreak.
Librarian Note: Alternate Cover Edition for, 9781301741724,. ***Warning*** (This book contains several aspects of the uglier side of life; it is not for everyone.) The story of Deuce and Eva... An ... (Goodreads)
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