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With respect to those in this thread, I'm seeing a lot of suggestions of fairly niche books that I have never heard of or would consider reading.

It may be that there is no one book that I think everyone should read. Everyone has different tastes and interests, and what I think is a must read is probably on someone else's list of books never to read.

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>I have never heard of

That's the point

>or would consider reading.

Why? The point of lists like this (and of learning) is to go beyond what you're comfortable with and expand your horizons and knowledge.

There are many books people suggest I read which I have heard of but haven't had a chance to. On the other hand, some suggestions here are slightly outlandish. To their credit, some of these people have provided a brief synopsis to enable one to quickly decide if it's their cup of tea or not.

My ultimate point is it strains credulity to think that there is a one size fits all approach to books. What you think is a great read others would say otherwise.

There is no one book I would recommend everyone read. Maybe if we got specific into a particular academic field, there is. Not generally, though.

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