The Bible (Especially Psalms and Proverbs)
The Analects (Penguin Classics)
Tao Te Ching (Penguin Classics)
Tao of Charlie Munger
How to Win Friends & Influence People
Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis
The Poet by R.W.E
The Transcendentalist by R.W.E
Society and Solitude by R.W.E
Disclaimer:
There are many other books you will want to read over a lifetime.
This page isn't meant to be a “brag about how many books I've read” situation.
I majored in English at a small American liberal arts college, so yes, maybe you can read Shakespeare, Walt Whitman, or whomever…