30歲前必讀的30本書 經典好書推薦排行榜(2)

　   9.One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez – This novel does not have a plot in the conventional sense, but instead uses various narratives to portray a clear message about the general importance of remembering our cultural history.

　　《百年孤獨》(Gabriel García Márquez)——這本小說不像傳統(tǒng)情節(jié)發(fā)展順序那樣展開，而是用不同的敘述手法清晰地表達了牢記文化歷史的重要性。

　　10.The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin – Few books have had as significant an impact on the way society views the natural world and the genesis of humankind.

　　《物種的起源》(Charles Darwin)——沒有書能像它一樣如此深地影響人們對自然世界和人類起源的看法。

　　11.The Wisdom of the Desert by Thomas Merton – A collection of thoughts, meditations and reflections that give insight into what life is like to live simply and purely, dedicated to a greater power than ourselves.

　　《沙漠的智慧》(Thomas Merton)——這是一部對比本身更強大的力量的思考、冥想和反思的文集，它讓人們了解，如果簡單而純粹地生活，生命又是怎樣一番景象。

　　12.The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell – Gladwell looks at how a small idea, or product concept, can spread like a virus and spark global sociological changes. Specifically, he analyzes “the levels at which the momentum for change becomes unstoppable.”

　　《引爆點》(Malcolm Gladwell)——格拉德韋爾著眼于不起眼的想法或產品概念如何像病毒一樣蔓延，并引起世界社會學的變化。具體來說，他分析了“變化的勢頭變得銳不可擋的不同程度”。

　13.The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham – Arguably one of the best children’s books ever written; this short novel will help you appreciate the simple pleasures in life. It’s most notable for its playful mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie.

　　《柳林風聲》(Kenneth Graham)——它可以說是最好的兒童讀物。這部短篇小說將幫你欣賞生活中簡單的快樂。本書特點是它幽默地將神秘、冒險、美德和友情集于一體。

　　14.The Art of War by Sun Tzu – One of the oldest books on military strategy in the world. I t’s easily the most successful written work on the mechanics of general strategy and business tactics.

　　《孫子兵法》(孫子)——它是世界上最古老的軍事戰(zhàn)略書籍之一。顯然，它也是關于總體戰(zhàn)略和經營策略的最成功的一部作品。

　　15.The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien – One of the greatest fictional stories ever told, and by far one of the most popular and influential written works in 20th-century literature. Once you pick up the first book, you’ll read them all.

　　《指環(huán)王》(JRR Tolkien)——它是人們看過的最好的玄幻故事，也是20世紀文學作品中迄今最流行最有影響力的書籍之一。一旦拿起第一本，你會情不自禁地想看下一本。

　　16.David Copperfield by Charles Dickens – This is a tale that lingers on the topic of attaining and maintaining a disciplined heart as it relates to one’s emotional and moral life. Dickens states that we must learn to go against “the first mistaken impulse of the undisciplined heart.”

　　《大衛(wèi)科波菲爾》(Charles Dickens)——故事反復討論了在情感和道德生活中獲得并保有一顆有修養(yǎng)的心這一主題。狄更斯寫道，我們必須學會去克制“第一個不安分的錯誤沖動”。