‘One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.’ 

Carl Sagan – Astronomer, Cosmologist, Astrophysicist, Astrobiologist

This list is a compilation of Modern Day Classics (Fiction and Non-Fiction).

When choosing your next book consider the following for a balanced selection:

Make sure you have a balance between male and female authors.

Try and pick books set in different cultures.

Make sure you have read a couple of translated texts.

Try and spread your selection across history and into the future.