"The Hero with a Thousand Faces" from Joseph Campbell. It opened my mind to understand metaphors and analogies in literature. It allowed me to peek under the s

"The Hero with a Thousand Faces" from Joseph Campbell. It opened my mind to understand metaphors and analogies in literature. It allowed me to peek under the surface of text. Seriously, every written piece I read after that was different for me than before. It also gave me more insight in the human mind and psyche. Being able to read and understand more literature also gave me more perspectives and deeper understanding of the world and place of mankind in it. Some other nice reads: "The Way of Zen" - Alan Watts "The Book" (On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are) - Alan Watts "Demian" - Hermann Hesse; but I wouldn't want to read it earlier. I think I read at the exact best time for me (in my late 20s).