Zoe Dent's Book List

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - S.Covey

The best self-development/business book I have ever read. The summary

of the 7 habits are still on my fridge 6 years after discovering the

book! I have lost count of the number of times "seek first to

understand" has saved me from putting my foot in it.

Dirty Weekend - Helen Zahavi

Men beware, the worm has turned! A superb first novel which united

women worldwide (and men who hate violence against women)

The Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart

Why do I drink tea each morning? Why do I get dressed? Why is it not

ok to break the law? Who's laws are they anyway? What if I have my own

law - the law of the dice ...

A shocking, provocative, sometimes disgusting book which takes us out

of our narrow minds and away from routine, habit and convention.

The Drama of Being a Child - Alice Miller

The kind of book you think was written about you the empathy is so

strong.

The Dilbert Principle - Scott Adams

Also see the web site (in David's favourites) - the guy is a genius!

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirsig

First exploration into philosophy for the layperson, but don't expect to

speed read it. Makes Mensa tests look like ABC!

The Runaway Jury - John Grisham

A gratuitous best seller to end with . Not literary excellence but

Grisham does tell a damn good story and I can't help but adore a book

where [Zoe gives away the plot here, so I deleted this portion. Suffice it to

say that she offers cigarette manufacturers abuse in this sentence - ed.]

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