3 Books You Need to Read in 2021

Most of us are spending more time indoors than we were before, which means we have more time to do stuff in our bucket list such as reading books. Whether it is a way of escaping from reality or simply wanting to read more, our list of must-read books for 2021 has you covered.

So, what should be the next book in your reading list? We recommend that you read these top three life-changing books, which we have hand-picked especially for you.

Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart.

This book is written by James R. Doty MD and was published on February 2, 2016. In this memoir, the author uses his personal experience and cutting-edge science to uncover the extraordinary things that can happen when we harness the power of both the brain and the heart. Here's a brief overview of the story:

Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke. Today he is the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University, of which the Dalai Lama is a founding benefactor. But back then his life was at a dead end until at twelve he wandered into a magic shop looking for a plastic thumb. Instead he met Ruth, a woman who taught him a series of exercises to ease his own suffering and manifest his greatest desires. Her final mandate was that he keep his heart open and teach these techniques to others. She gave him his first glimpse of the unique relationship between the brain and the heart.

Doty would go on to put Ruth’s practices to work with extraordinary results—power and wealth that he could only imagine as a twelve-year-old, riding his orange Sting-Ray bike. But he neglects Ruth’s most important lesson, to keep his heart open, with disastrous results—until he has the opportunity to make a spectacular charitable contribution that will virtually ruin him. Part memoir, part science, part inspiration, and part practical instruction, Into the Magic Shop shows us how we can fundamentally change our lives by first changing our brains and our hearts.

Source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25733658-into-the-magic-shop

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles – Steven Pressfield

A nonfiction book that highlights the forms of resistance faced by artists, entrepreneurs, athletes and others who are trying breakthrough creative barriers. The book is for someone who struggles with building positive habits and overcoming procrastination.

Internationally bestselling author of Last of the Amazons, Gates of Fire, and Tides of War, Steven Pressfield delivers a guide to inspire and support those who struggle to express their creativity. Pressfield believes that “resistance” is the greatest enemy, and he offers many unique and helpful ways to overcome it.

Source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1319.The_War_of_Art

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

A magical chronicle about the visits Albom made to his former sociology professor Morrie Schwartz. A delightful tear-jerker filled with lessons and values on how to live life.

Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, and gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago.

Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you?

Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final 'class': lessons in how to live.

Source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6900.Tuesdays_with_Morrie

If you think we have missed some inspiring books that should have been included in our top pick, let us know in the comments or tell us your thoughts if you have read one of these books.

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