[deepandmeaning]

Kahlil Gibran - The Prophet.

Timeless themes written in beautiful prose:

It's out of copyright (first published in 1923, so almost 100 years), someone has put a website together of each theme, here is one on work:

http://www.katsandogz.com/onwork.html

I've probably moved on from this book a little now - but it's still beautiful and sometimes gives much needed perspective.