The Tibetan Book of the Dead

I churned through this book in my early 20s when seeking the meaning of life and trying to find my head up my own backside. I didn't find it, not then, and probably never will.

This is profound and enlightening stuff, a bit like owning an original pressing of Jailhouse Rock or something, too fragile and valuable to be actually played, but an amazing book for your coffee table.

This is no thriller, but then again, neither is the Bible