There are the books that you read and there are the books that change your life. WSC's booklist comprises the top 100 must reads that will start you on the path to living brilliantly.

We've combed through an exhaustingly long list of books of literary, literal, fictional, functional and inspirational merit and have narrowed down the list to 100 of the most important books on life transformation.

Some are novels which transform our ideas about life and its possibilities, some are biographies which celebrate the achievements of extraordinary women, polemical works of non-fiction which oblige us to alter our views on the world of women, fiction and flights of fancy which, through the action of their heroines, allow us to see what's possible.

All of us can remember reading at least one book which made us think about the world anew.

Whether it be a book on etiquette, flirting, comportment, career planning, life strategy, relationships or health, we have selected the very best books which may or may not have changed the world, but which have certainly the potential to change the lives of the women who read them.

Collectively, they do nothing less than define what it is to be a brilliant woman.