I want to buy a book for my cousin; she is the leader-type, intelligent and self-confident. Any suggestions?

Question

I want this book to represent her somehow, it's a gift for her birthday.

She's turning 18

Answer 1

Lmao. Yes, definitely The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. Then Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. They introduce the philosophy of objectivism which is all about independence, leadership, egoism and all that jazz.
Yep jiffy pop, yep yep.

Answer 2

The Penguin century of Australian stories
Edited by Carmel Bird ; with an introduction by Kerryn Goldsworthy.

ISBN: 0140284672

848 pages.

Short Stories. Age 16+

This is an excellent collection of stories written over the course of the last century. There are one hundred stories representing the work of writers such as Tom Collins, Henry Lawson and Harriet Drake-Brockman to Matt Condon, David Malouf and Robert Dessaix.

It forms an excellent vehicle for allowing readers to trace the evolution of the short story genre in Australian literature. The collection follows the short story's origins from being a means of showing those in England vignettes of life in the young colony, to the emerging self-confidence and internationalism that has come to be the hallmark of Australian literature in the past thirty years.

This anthology presents a strong, historical and contemporary offering of Australian fiction which has been difficult to find since at least the mid 1980s. Your cousin, given her age and personality particularly, will find the collection a fascinating one because of the diversity of narrative styles.

Often this will be the first time that anyone will be able to read the works of some of these great writers of the Australian literary scene who would otherwise be completely anonymous to them.

There is enough writing from the perspective of drovers, their wives, Aborigines and the seemingly ubiquitous urban, middle-class white male to allow the reader to contrast narrative perspectives and styles with ease. Great reading. Hope this helps. Regards Pete.B.

Answer 3

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

or
my personal favorite for some long time:

Goedel, Escher, Bach; the Eternal Golden Braid

Answer 4

discover out what her pastimes in analyzing textile are. Does she like history, psychology, sociology, politics, and so on.? possibly she likes detective memories, sci-fi, horror..... In any journey, using fact there are a good number of distinctive genres of books accessible, attempt to be certain what style of books she likes to examine. Or, only supply her a modern card to any of the e book chains, and grant to circulate along with her while she is going to the e book shop while she makes use of the present card. this style, you're able to need concepts for what she likes to examine for destiny reference.

Answer 5

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0201567512/ref=dp_olp_2/105-2955636-3750830

Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition

Anyone with a decent brain can't help but love it :)

Answer 6

i think your cosine would really enjoy the following books

"the count of Monte cresto"
"sleepers"

i don't remember the authors but they are very famous books and I'm sure she would love them

Answer 7

lawl, the fountain head, eh liz, eh eh.

Answer 8

get her a romance novel, girls love them.