The Book That Made Me by Various (著)

"The Book That Made Me is a celebration of the books that influenced some of the most acclaimed authors from Australia and the world. Edited by Judith Ridge, it features non-fiction stories from 32 inspiring and award-winning authors including Markus Zusak, Jaclyn Moriarty, Shaun Tan, Mal Peet, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Simon French, Alison Croggon, Fiona Wood, Bernard Beckett, Ursula Dubosarsky, Rachael Craw, Sue Lawson, Benjamin Law, Cath Crowley, Kate Constable, James Roy, Will Kostakis, Randa Abdel-Fattah and many more. Royalties from the sale of the book will go to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation"  from Amazon

호주와 뉴질랜드에서 활동하는 저자들을 중심으로 그들의 인생에 큰 영향을 준 책들에 대한 이야기들을 모아놓은 단편집이다. 이 책에서 소개하고 있는 작품들은 The adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Adam's Empire, The adventures of Tom sawyer, Adventures of the Wishing-Chair, American Born Chinese, Animal Farm, Anne of Green Gables, Anne of the Island, The Arrival, Australia's Heritage, Ballet Shoes, Blankets, The Book Thief, The Borrowers, The Cat in the Hat, The Children of Green Knowe, Cue for Treason, Displaced Person, The Dreaming, Emil and the Detectives, The Family of Man, Farmer Giles of Ham, Fish in the Sky, The Flame Takers, Flowers in the Attic, Fox, Gemma, Ghost world, Grand Days, Great Expectation 등 다양한 장르의 책들을 소개되고 있다. 명작들에 대한 소개글 정도로 생각하면 될 듯싶다. 

-.... reading is a magic carpet that can take you anywhere and everywhere, the perfect way to escape a less-than-perfect life...

-.... if nothing speaks to you, then pick up a pen and speak for yourself. Yours may be the voice that someone else is looking for.....

- Many books that change lives often come with two people attached - the one who wrote the book and the one who pressed that book into your hand, urging you to read it.....