Which books should I read to educate myself? What are the true classics in this sense?

Question

Which books should I read to educate myself? What are the true classics in this sense?
The ones that will bring me to a new level of understanding the world and myself..

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THIS SHOULD COVER IT!brBrave New World, Aldous Huxley brCatcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger brKing Lear, ShakespearebrLord of the Flies, William GoldingbrOn the Road, Jack KerouacbrOne Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest,, Ken KeseybrThe Color Purple, Alice WalkerbrA Tale of two cities, Charles DickinsbrThe Rainbow, D. H. Lawrence