| Holidays provide great opportunities for leisure, fun and | | | | 5. Insight city guides by the Discovery Channel |
| adventure, quality time with your family or loved ones, | | | | This can serve as a wonderful authentic pocket guide |
| and immense relaxation. When packing up for a | | | | to whichever city you are visiting. |
| holiday, you should make sure that you are well | | | | 6. The Best of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan |
| equipped with all the essentials like travel documents, | | | | Doyle |
| toiletries, appropriate clothing and accessories, your | | | | It is a wonderful collection of the favorite twenty |
| mobile phone, laptop, and your books. | | | | stories of Sherlock Holmes. It is a treat for all those |
| Whether you are on a flight or a train or bus, your | | | | fans of Sherlock Holmes, who are never tired of |
| book can give you a wonderful company throughout | | | | reading the tales of this famous fictitious detective. |
| your journey. Even after arriving at your holiday | | | | 7. The autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by |
| destination, you can find ample time to devote to | | | | Clayborne Carson |
| reading, apart from indulging in other activities. You | | | | We all were intrigued when Barrack Obama was |
| might want to: read a book to do some brainstorming, | | | | elected as the President of USA, in 2008. Martin Luther |
| reflect on the inner and outer world around you, keep | | | | King, Jr. had envisioned a black African-American |
| yourself well-informed with the current affairs, or just | | | | running his country. Now that his dream is realized, and |
| pass a good time with your favourite classical novel or | | | | the face of international politics has changes for ever, |
| an anthology of poems. | | | | you might like to read his autobiography. |
| Here is a list of top books to choose from, to take | | | | 8. The Best American Short Stories (2003) by Walter |
| along with you on a holiday: | | | | Mosley, Katrina Kenison |
| 1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho | | | | Usually, one does not have much time to read through |
| 2. Gone with the Wind by Margret Mitchell. | | | | lengthy novels in a stretch on a vacation. Short stories |
| It is a classical novel that will take you to the world of | | | | are remarkable in their conciseness and their themes. |
| Scarlett O Hara and Rhett Butler. Feel the passion of | | | | These are also lighter in their mood and context. This |
| love, hatred and jealousy. | | | | collection is recommended to be taken along because |
| 3. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown | | | | it surely will give your thinking a new dimension during |
| Experience the thrill and explore the mystery of | | | | your holiday. |
| decoding the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. | | | | 9. Indecision: a novel by Benjamin Kunkel |
| 4. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy | | | | This is a comic novel about how the indecision of a |
| One should read this masterpiece of all times and learn | | | | person leads him to hilarious yet complex situations in |
| about the complex phenomenon of human nature and | | | | life. |
| the power of politics. | | | | |