If you could list 5 must read books according to you, what would be they?

To what end?

Reading books for self improvement is not the same as reading them as an indulgence. I'll just rank my personal must-reads, but mind that they're all meant for a particular type of mindset. You're, in all probability, not the type to enjoy them.

1- Decline of the West

2- The Shanti Parva

3- Sex and Culture

4- Name of the Rose

5- Moby Dick