CANTERBURY TALES by Geoffrey Chaucer - Reading this in Middle English is definitely a "must do before you die" item. This book is a real time machine in your hands, giving an amazing and entertaining glimpse into the minds of 14th century people. (Some pre-study required).

IVANHOE by Sir Walter Scott - A classic novel taking place in medieval times, featuring characters like Robin Hood and Richard the Lionhart. Exciting plot, riveting read.

THE TELL-TALE BRAIN by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran - Prof. Rama is like the Stephen Hawking of neuroscience for me. He's able to bring his science close to the average reader y talking about his mind-blowing research (pun intended) on synaesthesia and ingenious experiments exploring the human brain.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen - Seriously. I know the title is overused, and you think it's exclusively for spinster aunts wearing chintz housecoats, but this book is anything but boring. Despite the lack of an earthshaking, convoluted plot, Austen keeps your mind entertained by every single word she writes. Unforgettable conversations, snappy comebacks, and of course innocent romance are just a few of the tools she employs to make you want to read this 200 year old chick-flick over and over again.

THROUGH THE LANGUAGE GLASS by Guy Deutscher - A very interesting and entertaining research on the relationship of language and culture.

THE WORST JOURNEY IN THE WORLD - With the centenary of Scott's expedition to the South Pole, I keep coming across this title quite often these days. It's next up on my reading list. Not a light reading, I expect.

DUBLIN and IRELAND AWAKENING by Edward Rutherfurd - A must read for everyone interested in Irish history.

MY TAKE by Gary Barlow - A very light reading for fans only, about the "ordeal" Gary and his buddies had to endure on the way to success back in the '90s.

Thomas Mann: The Magic Mountain

J.D. Salinger: Franny and Zooey

Babits: Gólyakalifa

J.D. Salinger: Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters

E.T.A. Hoffmann: The Golden Flower Pot

Leo Tolstoy: Anna Karenina

Charles Dickens: Dombey and Son

Virginia Woolf: The Waves

Boris Pasternak: Dr Zhivago

Dezső Kosztolányi: Skylark

Russel Hoban: The Medusa Frequency

Christopher Isherwood: Mr Norris Changes Trains