The EssayThe Book that Changed MeEpisodes Episode guide

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1. Luke Johnson on The Magic of Thinking Big

   5/5Entrepreneur Luke Johnson celebrates the classic self-help book The Magic of Thinking Big.
2. Malorie Blackman on The Color Purple

   4/5Children's Laureate Malorie Blackman on Alice Walker's novel The Color Purple.
3. Simon McBurney on And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos

   3/5Actor Simon McBurney on John Berger's And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos.
4. Tracey Thorn on The Female Eunuch

   2/5Singer Tracey Thorn on how Germaine Greer's The Female Eunuch spoke to her as a teenager.
5. Alan Johnson on David Copperfield

   1/5Politician Alan Johnson on how Dickens's David Copperfield affected the course of his life