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We all have a few books that we especially love and appreciate. We keep coming back to them for comfort and wisdom. But every once in awhile, it’s good to branch out and try adding a few new volumes to your collection. Look no further. We brought you a list of 100 of the most extraordinary books, compiled by the BBC. Get ready, aim, read! A The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison B Bad Girls by Jacqueline Wilson The Beach by Alex Garland Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson The BFG or Big Friendly Giant by Roald Dahl Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks C Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres The Catcher in the Rye by Jerome David Salinger Catch-22 by Joseph Heller Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White D Danny the Champion of the W...

Celebrating next week THREE YEARS in the New York times Bestseller List, you find below parts of the dialogue between the shepherd boy and the Alchemist on the way to the pyramids. "Why do we have to listen to our hearts?" the boy asked, when they had made camp that day. "Because, wherever your heart is, that is where you'll find your treasure." "But my heart is agitated," the boy said. "It has its dreams, it gets emotional, and it's become passionate over a woman of the desert. It asks things of me, and it keeps me from sleeping many nights, when I'm thinking about her." "Well, that's good. Your heart is alive. Keep listening to what it has to say." "My heart is a traitor," the boy said to the alchemist, when they had paused to rest the horses. "It doesn't want me to go on." "That makes sense. Naturally it's afraid that, in pursuing your dream, you might lose everything you've won....