12 books everyone should read in their life

Do you strive to be one of those people who know at least a little about everything? There is an easy way to do this: read everything!

You cannot constantly stick to romance novels, anthologies, or biographies that you know and love. If you really want to become a more knowledgeable person, you need to push yourself out of your comfort zone in the bookstore.

If you don't know where to start, you have come to the right place. We've selected 12 books on all different topics to help you become the more educated person you aspire to be.

12 PHOTOS

1. Classic: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

In this American classic, lawyer Atticus Finch agrees to defend a black man accused of raping a white woman. The fictional story takes place in Maycomb, Alabama.

2. '1984' by George Orwell.

George Orwell wrote this novel in 1948 to predict what 1984 London would look like. His prediction? A totalitarian state where "Big Brother", the government, has always watched you and told you what to think and what to believe.

3. Classics: "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez.

One Hundred Years of Solitude follows the story of seven generations of the Buendía family in the fictional utopian city of Colombia.

4. Modern classics: "1Q84" by Haruki Murakami.

"1Q84", released in 2011, is just one of Murakami's many popular artworks.

5. Fantasy: "The Lord of the Rings" by JRR Tolkien.

The Fellowship of the Ring, the first book in JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings series, is another must-read.

6. Story: Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond.

The author, a professor of geography and physiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, argues that societies in which humans had access to resources were able to start producing food faster than other societies, allowing them to move beyond the hunter-gatherer stage. Religions, military weapons, and the conquest of other cultures soon followed.

7. Science: A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking.

In it, Hawking offers a clear explanation of today's scientific theories, from time travel to general relativity to the creation of the universe.

8. Science: "A Brief History of Almost Everything" by Bill Bryson.

Interestingly, the author is not a scientist. He just decided he wanted to truly understand science, so he did his research and wrote this book to help others like him.

9. Technology: "Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution" by Stephen Levy.

If you want to understand how we moved from the post office and library to email and Wikipedia, read this book.

10. Psychology: "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.

The book was originally written by the military strategist Sun Tzu to help explain how to win a war. But over the years, people have found that tactics outlined in the book, such as “know yourself” and “know your enemy,” can help people succeed in their day-to-day struggle for life.

11. Business: "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.

There are a number of lessons you can learn from the Carnegie classics, “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” and they will help you in your personal and professional life.

12. Money: The "Intelligent Investor" by Benjamin Graham.

Billionaire Investor Bill Ackman is one of many Wall Street players citing The Intelligent Investor as a must-read for investors at all levels.