We all have memories of a book that stirred our mind and soul, a book that stayed with us and whose message became more resonant over the years. In You’ve GOT to Read This Book!, some of today’s best-known names in personal motivation, business, government, media, the arts reveal the books that have transformed them and why these books have been so influential.

Jack Canfield and Gay Hendricks have invited people from many walks of life to contribute, including Malachy McCourt, Christiane Northrup, M.D., Dave Barry, Stephen Covey, Mark Victor Hansen, Kenny Loggins, and John Gray, among others, and Canfield and Hendricks share their own choices as well. These uplifting essays inspire, inform, and motivate readers to both recall and pursue their own transforming experiences with books, and chart a path to a more resonant life.