The Book That Changed My Life: 71 remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them
Edited by Roxanne J. Coady & Joy Johannessen

About the Anthology
Through reading we can live lives that are completely different from our own, experience foreign worlds that we would otherwise know nothing about, learn to understand others and develop compassion for their situations and what they endure. The Book That Changed My Life is a collection of lively essays that celebrate reading by seventy-one distinguished contributors who share the story of a book that changed the way they see themselves and the world around them.

From Library Journal
Together, the two have compiled a wonderful cross section of contributors and a wildly diverse group of books. With a handy reading list that includes title, author, and contributor and all proceeds going to the Read to Grow Foundation (www.readtogrow.org), this book is recommended for most collections.