People who love reading often have a question about how to choose really interesting and useful books. After all, reading is for one thing pleasure, and quite another for comprehending certain skills or personal growth. One of the most popular questions of parents: "What literature will interest the child, will allow him to join the magical world of books read?" We will analyze popular works in terms of benefits and, of course, interest. After all, any book should fascinate, beckon to its world, encourage to open itself again and again.
Why children and adults should read
Both parents and teachers at school have been talking about what to read from childhood. But why does a modern person need a book in the world of information, when the necessary information can be gleaned from other, more progressive sources?
How can reading make a difference? We will analyze the most important reasons according to scientists.
- The book develops imaginative thinking. What is it, Tatyana Larina or Natasha Rostova, what did the Little Prince and his friends look like? For each, the heroes of their favorite books are drawn by their own imagination. Reading, we imagine, fantasize, dream. Not a single film or audio recording will reproduce bright images for us.
- When a person reads, serious brain function occurs, nerve connections in the gray matter are activated. People who love books are less likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementia. In addition, reading helps to relax mentally, calms, helps to sleep harder.
- The book helps to gain self-confidence and self-confidence, which is not surprising, because such a useful lesson improves vocabulary, makes a person erudite, and just a good conversationalist.
- The reading person can quickly concentrate on the necessary things. Therefore, it is very important to choose useful books for your child, because, as you know, it is the younger students who suffer from switching attention.
- Reading develops not only memory, thinking, but also such a complex mental process as empathy (which of us did not cry over poor Mu-Mu ?!).
- The book helps a person to work on himself, his shortcomings.
Top most popular fiction books
In the entire history of mankind, a huge number of works have been written. Many of them gained fame and popularity, nor were generations brought up, so we can say that among the works of the classics there are very useful books. Let's try to make a small list of the most popular today. We chose those that are always on the first lines of various ratings.
"The Master and Margarita" by M. Bulgakov. A bewitching love story, around which fiction, mysticism and complex plot twists are intertwined. Each time the reader opens up new semantic layers. Although the novel is very difficult to understand, it remains in the first position of book ratings.
“Portrait of Dorian Gray” by O. Wilde. The novel is interesting for its mystery, as well as the figure of the author. This is a fantastic story about what narcissism can lead to.
"The Little Prince" A. Saint-Exupery. We can safely say that this fairy tale parable leads rating useful books for children and adults. How many important moral truths are revealed in simple language!
F. Dostoevsky’s novels Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov are some of the best psychological works of the 19th century. They are relevant in modern times. The most complicated internal struggle of a person with himself and with public opinion is revealed. The ratings also include the novels The Idiot and Demons.
E. M Remarque, “Three Comrades.” A very strong book on how a person copes with a soul scorched by war. Love is what helps to return to life.
Among the books occupying ranking positions, it is worth noting the novels by A. Dumas, G. Marquez, N. Gogol, A. Pushkin and M. Lermontov.
Books for motivation and uplifting
If you are in a bad mood, you have lost your life guidelines, you should look in the stores for the following books that are useful for life.
For motivation in raising funds, it is absolutely necessary to read N. Hill’s book “Think and Grow Rich” . The author summarizes the experience of the richest people in the world. It turns out that you should think about your thoughts, it is from them that financial well-being depends.
E. Robbins will help to reflect on your feelings and emotions, learn how to control them. In his book “Three Giants” you will learn the ability to restrain passions, attract good mood and good luck in all endeavors.
The joy of life will surely be returned by V. Peel's book The Power of Positive Thinking . It encourages action even in hopeless situations. The emphasis is placed on the fact that a good mood is the main guarantee of success in business and undertakings.
When you give up, read the work "Jeeves, you are a genius!" P. Woodhouse. The book is very easy to read, it will add joy and a desire to act on a dull weekday.
Books useful for self-development
Undoubtedly, classical literature as a whole develops personal qualities, horizons and speech reserves. However, among her works there are very useful books that encourage the formation of the most important qualities.
Man will never succeed as a person without reading a book that contains the deepest moral laws and wisdom of all mankind - the Bible. The most important laws of the psychology of human relations are concentrated in it: the concepts of good and evil, love and hate, the deepest holiness and vices.
The book recognized by many about the search for the meaning of life is Alchemist P. Coelho . The author warns that the constant search for something unattainable can lead to the loss of everything that was expensive.
The book of A. Rodionova “Intelligence-training” is capable of developing intelligence. The experience of leading psychologists is summarized here, exercises that train thought processes are given.
If you are interested in the question of which books are useful for developing interpersonal communication skills, we recommend that you take a closer look at D. Carnegie's work , “How to Make Friends and Influence People . ” Leading diplomats, politicians, public figures give her a special place in their library.
Books to be read by every woman
Let's analyze the works that are in the top 10 useful books for women. This includes both the novels of the classics, revealing a love relationship, and the work of psychologists, helping the fair sex to look at themselves differently. These helpful books for women are rapturously read all over the world.
"Destination to be a woman" by O. Valyaeva. The author, a practicing psychologist, will tell by personal example about the mission of every woman, mother and wife. If you want to change for the better, to make peace in the family - this book is for you.
“The charm of femininity” H. Andelin. This work will teach wisdom in family relationships, will allow a woman to blossom in marriage, to be always attractive in the eyes of her husband and to keep love. The book reveals 8 simple truths in which the secret of a happy marriage lies.
“Loneliness on the Web” by Y. Vishnevsky. The heroes of the work are regulars in online chats and dating sites. They correspond, share the most secret, and what will be their real meeting? This life-affirming novel is read by women around the world.
“A geisha school in ten simple lessons” E. Tanaki will teach the subtle art of seduction, reveal the secrets of the refined priestesses of love. The book is written in simple language, specific examples are given. Thus, anyone who reads this work will make the beloved man burn with passion.
"Pride and Prejudice" D. Austin. A book that does not need advertising. She reads both young girls and women in age. The story of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, published in 1813, completely breaks the stereotypes that any woman simply must marry, even without love.
"How to be a woman" K. Moran reminds a modern representative of the fair sex, how important it is to be yourself and not succumb to the provocations of others.
Women on family relationships
We continue the conversation about useful books for women. What could be more important than family? The following very useful books will help save the marriage, correctly understand the functions in it of men and women:
"The language of the relationship man-woman" A. and B. Pease. Labor will help to understand the difference in the psychology of opposite sexes, and will teach you how to communicate based on these features. The book is not just a set of rules, but practical actions for building relationships in the family. This will help the unique technique of conflict-free communication, disclosed by the authors.
“Act like a woman, think like a man” S. Harvey. Due to the fact that the work was written by the famous TV presenter-comedian, it has gained popularity around the world. Moreover, the film even shot a film. Here, in a simple language, not devoid of a note of humor, it is described how to conquer and retain precisely your man.
The classic book, a kind of anthology of family relations, is written by O. Karabanova. Her work, “Psychology of Family Relations,” saved more than one family from divorce. Real examples of different families are analyzed here, both those that are the standard of a happy marriage, and those where harmony in relationships is broken.
"Men are from Mars, women are from Venus". D. Gray is a true masterpiece, according to readers. The controversial aspects of the relationship are analyzed here from the point of view of perception by a man and a woman. Surely this will help to look differently at the spouse and better understand him.
Books for men
Among the many works stands out a number of books recommended for reading to modern men. It only seems to us that the stronger sex does not need support and adjustment of its behavior.
The Great Gatsby, F. Fitzgerald . In this novel, many men will see themselves. A hero is a person who believes in a bright future, who knows how to correctly set life goals and priorities.
V. Pelevin's “SNUFF” is a kind of parody of modernity, told in a metaphorical language.
"Statification" by E. Grishkovets. The book is a kind of conversation between two men about pressing problems at all times: life, friendship, love and loneliness.
Lovers of mafia detectives will like the work of M. Puzo "Sicilian" . On the example of the story of Michael, the son of Don Carleone, real male friendship, courage and, of course, love are revealed.
Particularly brutal men will like N. Machiavelli's novel The Sovereign . He reveals the concept of power.
Handbooks of Good Parents
A happy family is not only husband and wife, but also children. We will analyze useful books for parents.
The work of the child psychologist J. Gippenreiter “Communicating with the child. How?" It will open to parents the most important aspects of education: praise, punishment, teach you to listen to the baby and point out errors to him.
Whose advice in education do you probably listen to? Of course, to a successful mother with many children. Such is the journalist I. Hanhasaev. Her best-selling book is "A daughter is growing, a son is growing . " A mother of four gives practical advice on how to care for a child, starting from infancy. Although the work was written in Soviet times, it is relevant now.
The great teacher Y. Korchak wrote a book that has become a desktop for many successful parents. “How to love a child” is the work of a teacher, a person who died with his pupils in a German concentration camp. Parents, listen to your heart when communicating with a child - this is the main idea of the work.
Among the books on how to love a child correctly, one of the leading places is occupied by the bestselling book by G. Chapman and R. Keypbell “Five Ways to the Heart of a Child” .
Books for children
Reading useful books is one of the most important aspects of education.
We list the few works that it is advisable for a child to read in order to grow into a full-fledged personality, to comprehend the most important moral laws.
- V. Dragunsky “Deniskins Stories”. The story about the life of ordinary Soviet schoolchildren will tell young readers why they should always tell the truth, teach friendship.
- A series of books by V. Volkov “The Wizard of the Emerald City”. The story about the girl Ellie will not leave indifferent the guys, she will talk about what real friendship is.
- M. Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Prince and the Pauper.
- S. Lagerlef “Niels Traveling with Wild Geese in Sweden”.
- L. Carroll "Alice in Wonderland", "Alice in the Looking Glass".
- A. Saint-Exupery "The Little Prince".
Teenagers Should Read This
If you are the parents of a teenager - a child looking for himself, his place in the life of others, it is worth offering to read him the following books:
- “To Kill a Mockingbird” by H. Lee.
- "Blame the Stars" D. Green.
- A series of books about Harry Potter.
- The Catcher in the Rye by D. Sellinger.
- The Book Thief by M. Zuzak.
- “Dandelion Wine” by R. Bradbury.