The Books You Must Read





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Why You Should Read Great Books





Aaron Shamp




Three ways classic works of fiction and non-fiction will change you.



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Can you remember a book that really affected you? I mean really affected you? Like, you thought about it for weeks or more? You felt like you lived it? A few for me: “Watership Down” (literally felt like I befriended those rabbits), “Gone With the Wind” (I lived the Civil War in the south and “thought southern” for a month), and Dante’s “Inferno” (I just hadn’t thought about hell that much).

Great books have the power to influence and even change us. They open our eyes and minds to new perspectives, experiences and possibilities. Aaron Shamp takes us on a journey through his own recommendations of Great Books to consider as we seek to grow and change — all in
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In the meantime, don’t forget there’s still time to get a copy (for a gift of any amount!) of John Greco’s “
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Rediscovering Christmas ” as we move into Christmas and beyond. It’s a powerful book to make your Christmas and new year more focused and meaningful.

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