Books serve as trustworthy guides to other worlds and realities. They educate us and shape our 61._______ (personal). Sometimes nothing can be better than 62._______ (get) lost in a good book. Everybody is aware of the advantages of reading books.
When I started thinking about the list of the books that get me 63._______ (inspire) daily, Shantaram was the first book that came to my mind! I 64.________ (read) many books in the last few years, but none of them left such an inspiring impression 65.______ me. It is one of those exceptional books, which make you think your life over and look at them differently.
This is a story about an Australian bank robber and drug addict who escaped from prison and fled to India, 66._______ he spent 10 years. Based on a true story, this piece of writing is about everything 67._______ world has: the unknown country and city, love, crime, friendship and human values. 68.________ (publish) in 2003, Shantaram 69._______ (immediate) became an international bestseller and caused interest in a film adaptation. This literary masterpiece is 70.________ tops my inspirational list.