The Best Classic Books to Have on Your Bookshelf

"Ulysses" ($25)

Considered Irish author James Joyce's opus, "Ulysses" has such a dedicated fanbase that people from all over the world make pilgrimages to Dublin just to see the places mentioned in the story. Notorious for being one of the most difficult books ever written, each chapter of "Ulysses" is crafted in a different style — one is a play, one is meant to evoke music, one is totally stream of consciousness — though it all takes place in just one day.