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one more video
this is a little different
on this video we're gonna share with you
ten books
that we both like
Just a suggestion for you if you don't know what to read
or if you don't know which book you can start with
here you'll have 10 books
 
A lot of you who are already following us 
know that we have a bookstore
if you didn't know now you know
is Cinica's bookstore
people come here asking for recommendations
 
We're not saying they're the best books ever
they're just books we suggest you to read
they're really good
and we're gonna tell you a little bit about each one
so, let's start
the 10th book is
"the secret"
why did I like it?
this book I read it when I was in Canada
And I read it in english
it actually helped me to learn new vocabulary
because it's written in a particular kind of vocabulary, not a lot of slang
 
It has a lot of phrases which 
helped me practice my English
and also because the belief it has
agreed with the one I had at that time and
I hadn't found any other book like that
so let's say
The secret book
helped me to open the door
 to learn more about spirituality
more like being aligned with the universe
more zen
not so Zen because it's not about meditation 
and all that stuff
it's more about being aware of what you think
and what you say too
the 9th book is
Ernest Hemingway "The old man and the sea"
 
this book I read it long time ago
i don't really remember when
But it made an impact on me
because is the story of an old man and the sea
like the title says
I don't want to spoil it to you
but it's
a story about strength
it's not about the years or being old aged
it's about the strength you have inside of you
this book is a great suggestion
It's a classic
Ernest Hemingway is one of the greatest
American writers
I'm not sure, I'll check it out
(I checked, He is an American Author)
He's one of my favorite authors
there has been some movies about it
but obviously I recommend you the book
well
I was continuing with all this spirituality thing
Not as Zen
but
I came across with the "Four Agreements" book 
(the 8th book)
I liked it a lot
and it also helped me a lot with my personal growth
It's not a self-help book like 
it's gonna solve  all your problems
 
I don't read the books thinking like that
It's more like Inner stuff 
that doesn't fit with society rules
 
all this kind of books help you to understand it better
That's why I suggest this one to you
In case you're in search for your inner self
The next book is favorite of both of us
John Steinbeck's "The Pearl"
(the 7th book)
another American Writer, one of my favorites
any of his books is guaranteed
yeah!
this book
i like it for its story
 
it's not the classical rich and fortune story
it hooks you up
and also i like it because for some people
who don't like big heavy books
this book is really easy to digest
a lot of you probably know it
If you don't then read it
it is easy to relate to
actually there's a Mexican movie based on this book
is an old black and white movie
 
In a lot of Steinbeck's books he writes 
a lot about Mexican culture
 
He's kind of amused by Mexican folk
and he portrays it in a lot of his books
 
I guess a lot of characters he knew back then
which book's next?
The 6th book I suggest you
"The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"
that was one of the first books I read in English too
Before I went to Canada I didn't read a lot
I didn't like to read at High-school
It wasn't my favorite thing to do
But once I was there I kind of liked it
and most of the books were in English 
but you can find it in Spanish
I've read both versions
and I liked them both
I don't think they've changed anything
the reason I like this book is because
I was looking into Schizophrenia
and I like to learn about the mind duality
and this book explains it to you
in a really great story that you must not miss it
Yeah in fact, probably you have seen it
in a lot of TV shows which reference it
in a lot of episodes
because a lot of these books are classics
in a lot of places
The 5th book that's my turn
I'm gonna suggest you Desmond Morris' "Naked Ape"
which a college friend recommended to me
 
He started to read it, and after finish it
 He recommended to a lot of us
He actually lent it to us
You know you should never do that
careful with that
there are a lot of books studying the human being
but the study it as a human being
In this book the author tries to study the human being
as an animal or any other species
that's why he calls it the naked ape
it's not a boring reasearch
it's more like it gives you anecdotes
to relate to our habits
and it goes back since the primate age
the primate man who had a mate
he went out to hunt
his mate stayed at home also
the family bond and social bond
but he writes it in a way
like he was just studying another animal
I recommend it a lot
If you're in search of something
some answers you can find them there
the 4th book
Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451"
this is a very special one
because is one of the first books
 I started reading in English
I think it was my second one
A cousin lent it to me
And hands down It's one of the best books
You can find
the books is about a near future
where all books are illegal
so whoever is found with a book
is considered a criminal so
It's about a fireman.
The firemen were in charged of burning the books, they don't put out fires anymore
 
They start them
wherever they find books
so it's the classic story
of a fireman who's just doing his job
he finds a book, starts reading it
and realizes what's he doing
He starts to look for more
and wonders why is this happening
He meets other people
with the same questions
why the books are forbidden
so one of the classics I also recommend
It's guaranteed
Maybe it's nor that far away
they're gonna come and burn everything
imagine when the internet fails and
 where's all the information
right here
the 3rd book another classic
Harper Lee's "To kill a mockingbird"
is another classic everyone should read
For me, it was the second book I can say I really read
I read it at college
Just like Cinica I didn't like to read at highschool
I used to read comicbooks and mangas but not books
until i got to college
it's about 50's racism
 
It's great because the author she tries to create
like a autobiography but it's not entirely
she tells you about her father working
in those days where racism was more common
her father as an attorney defends a man 
accused of raping
because the man is black
all her family including her brother
started to suffer from
discrimination by all of those people against 
her father being the defender
so even the racism today is not the same
as the one from the book in the 50's
in this book I guaranteed you can find
different topics about discrimination
that even today is still current
 in a lot places around the world
and like a lot of classics there's a movie
you can also watch if you like to
I already recommend it to Cinica
She hasn't read it yet
I haven't yet
The 2nd book
this book
is from both of us
is like the first book that I read in English
and the first book i read in Spanish
Before To kill a mockingbird
I used to watch a TV Show called One Tree Hill
there they mentioned it a lot
a lot of phrases from this book
As soon i get to college I look for it
It was the only book from this author there
"Las uvas de la ira" in Spanish
or "the Grapes of Wrath in English"
I read because there was an English class and I have to read
There was a Library and there it was
and I took it because of how it looked
I liked it I don't know why 
because it didn't have a nice cover
No neither did mine
It wasn't a really colorful book
yeah, classic hard cover that 
you see it and think is boring
however i love it, not just because
 it's from my favorite author
 
but because it was the book 
which made me fall in love with reading
it's about discrimination, it's not about racism
it's about discrimination even from city to city
we can actually relate it in Mexico with 
Mexico City people "chilangos"
and people from Jalisco State "Jalisquillos"
you can see it almost everywhere
it's kind of racism but it's not 
because we're from the same race
but it's discrimination
the book is about a family who 
lost everything, house, properties, land
due to an economic crisis
and they go look for new opportunities
look for employment, for jobs
they're traveling from one city to anoher
and they suffer different kind of difficulties doing it
another great suggestion
it is actually a Nobel prize book
to Steinbeck
that's why it's one of his most famous books
 
This is not as light as the Pearl
It's more like for a book worm
somebody who really loves to read
not for beginners
The last one
The 1st Book
It's really pretty, it's good for beginners
It's good for people who enjoy reading too
it's for everyone
every age
"The little prince"
A lot of people think is for children but
it has a lot more
how children see grown ups
and how grown ups see children
Even if you read it as a kid
and you read it again as an adult
or you read it when you're an elder person
It's gonna give you something about the human being
So if you haven't read it yet
 
well, maybe you can start with this one
We recommend you the movie too
The new french movie, it's not based on the book
it's an extra but it's really well done
yeah really good quality
and the message which the little prince always has
about love
yeah over all the part where it says...
don't tell them anything
they need to read it
yeah start with the number one
so These were the 10 books you must read
we hope they are interesting to you
give the video a like if you have read some of them
if you've liked it if you would like to read it
If you didn't like it comment below why you didn't
because we've met a lot of people
they don't agree with you
and it's always interesting to know
 other people's point of view
 
You can start looking at the books 
from another perspective
and get surprised
likes are very different from one person to another
and also what you're looking for at an specific moment
because sometimes you may like romantic stuff
but they give a Shakespeare book
and you may think whaaat
maybe when you were thirteen they made you read a book
and you didn't like it, but now you read the same book
you're a different person, you take it differently
the book arrives to you when you're ready for it
but not when you have to
when you have to it's probably gonna be
like "this is boring"
It's better if you start with a book from your choosing
we gave you some options
and we hope you like some of them
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and we'll see you next time
 
