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Unraveling experience, What is a good book to regain balance in life?

I can't be specific about subject, sorry... just can't. Certain cards have been played against me. You could almost say these people are like the spawn of Satan in the way they wield their power and destroy lives. It was so cleverly crafted that it will take about 20 years (or executed tomorrow) for them to come to fruition and in the end it will leave me a broken man. It will take my worldly possesions, leave me in an old and crippled state. I will finish the last years of my life struggling and working like I never had too work, a loaf of bread and cheese will be a feast... and there is nothing more I can do too prevent it from happening.... what book, story would you suggest for me too read to try and re-center my life. (although I do love the bible....lets find something inspired by god and written by a poet or authors hand). One of my favorite reads was, Les Miserable by Victor Hugo, what other books, poems, would you suggest?

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1. Something by Shunryu Suzuki. One is partially titled, "Zen Mind, XX Mind" (can't remember the 3rd word). Entire purpose of his writing and practice is to show how to find balance and peace.
2. "Tao Teh King" by Lao Tze "A Path and a Practice" by William Martin
3. Try "The Tao of Pooh" by Bejamin Hoff. Somebody got this for me, for my birthday about a month ago, and the concepts are still in my brain. It's basically explaining Taoism through the whimsical life lessons of Winnie the Pooh. Adorable and inspiring. http://www.amazon.com/Tao-Pooh-Benjamin-Hoff/dp/0140067477 The "Tao Te Ching" by Lao-Tsu is pretty much the Bible of Taoism. Look for a good translation (it's not easy to find): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao_Te_Ching#Translations
4. Sleeping, Dreaming and Dying...the Dalai Lama
5. Red Bird Just Like This by Earl Jesse Stevens. It's the biography of a man who went through pure hell and found peace in his heart at the end. It's raw as salt in a wound in places, and tender as a a honeysuckle flower sometimes. And it's the truth.