导读：希拉里·黛安·罗德姆·克林顿——美国律师、政治家。美国第67任国务卿，前联邦参议员(代表纽约州)，美国第42届、43届总统比尔·克林顿的妻子。如今她另一个更知名的身份，变成了2016年美国总统大选热门候选人。这样一位女强人，她的精神世界是怎样的呢?有哪些书改变了她的思想塑造了她如今的人生?

　　1. "The Brothers Karamasov" by Dostoevsky

　　陀思妥耶夫斯基著《卡拉马佐夫兄弟》

　　During her tour in New Hampshire, Clinton named Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" as her favorite book.

　　克林顿在访问新罕布什尔州期间，说弗奥多•陀思妥耶夫斯基的《卡拉马佐夫兄弟》是她最喜欢的书。

　　Also recommended by Albert Einstein, Vladimir Putin, mentioned in 5 Good Books To Read According To Haruki Murakami. This is of the best allegorical novels to explain the fractured nature of 19th century Russia. Throughout are themes of love, law, and duty, which makes this one of the best Dostoyesky books to read besides Crime and Punishment.

　　这本书也备受阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦和弗拉基米尔·普京的推崇，并被列为“村上春树推荐阅读的5本好书”之一。这是一本最优秀的讽喻小说，阐释了19世纪俄国没落的本质。爱、法律和责任的主题贯穿全书，是陀思妥耶夫斯基的书中除《罪与罚》之外最值得阅读的一本。

　　2. "The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance" by Edmund de Waal

　　埃德蒙·德瓦尔著《琥珀眼睛的兔子：隐秘的遗产》

　　Q：What was the last truly great book you read?

　　提问：你最近读过哪本真正的好书?

　　Hillary: I can't stop thinking about "The Hare With Amber Eyes," by Edmund de Waal; "The Signature of All Things," by Elizabeth Gilbert; "Citizens of London," by Lynne Olson; and "A suitable Boy," by Vikram Seth.- from interview to The New York Times

　　希拉里：关于这个问题，我不禁想到埃德蒙·德瓦尔的《琥珀眼睛的兔子》、伊丽莎白·吉尔伯特的《万物的签名》、琳内·奥尔森的《伦敦公民》和维克拉姆·赛斯的《合适郎君》。——摘自《纽约时报》采访

　　In the 1800's, the family of Ephrussis bankers lit up the Parisienne and Venetian world in similar fashion to the Vanderbilts and Morgans of the Roaring '20s. History students who enjoy a mixture of royal and peasant life stories will want to read this multiple award-winning account.

　　19世纪，从事银行业的伊弗鲁西家族在巴黎和维也纳煊赫一时，就像“咆哮的二十年代”时期的范德贝尔特家族和摩根家族那样。皇家贵族的生活和穷苦农民的日子交织在一起，喜欢这类主题的历史学生会想读一读这本优秀的史实记录作品。

　　3. "The Signature of All Things" by Elizabeth Gilbert

　　伊丽莎白·吉尔伯特著《万物的签名》

　　Gilbert took over a decade to write an award-winning novel of love, science, and the lure of knowledge. A winter-born ugly duckling child named Alma is born in Philadelphia to a wealthy titan who made his fortune on exotic plants. As Alma becomes dissatisfied with unfulfilling social life and fascinated with her own internal contradictions, she begins a tour of exotic locations to discover that the plant world can speak to the world of humans.

　　吉尔伯特花费十余年时间写就了这部优秀的小说，其主题关乎爱、科学及知识的魅力。冬季出生于费城的小孩阿尔玛相貌丑陋、平庸无奇，她的父亲是靠珍稀植物发家的大富豪。渐渐地，阿尔玛对不愉快的社交生活感到失望，而沉迷于自己内心的矛盾。这时，她开始了探访奇异地域之旅，发现植物世界和人类世界是相通的。

　　4. "Citizens of London" by Lynne Olson

　　琳内·奥尔森著《伦敦公民》

　　If you've ever wondered about Winston Churchill's inner circle, this 2010 Amazon Best Book of the Month will reveal the bold souls who forged an Anglo-American alliance before the public came on board.

　　如果你想了解温斯顿·丘吉尔周围的核心人物，这本2010年亚马逊月度最佳图书将向你展现一个个无畏的灵魂，就是他们在大众参战之前就铸造了坚强的英美同盟。

　　5. "A Suitable Boy" by Vikram Seth

　　维克拉姆·赛斯著《合适郎君》

　　In 1950's India, it is most important that a lovely Indian girl have an arranged marriage with an impressive groom. This novel of magical realism weaves together the lives of four families, and has been described as a Dickensian work meant for 20th Century readers.

　　在20世纪50年代的印度，对一位可爱的印度女孩来说，人生最重要之事莫过于通过包办婚姻嫁给一位优秀的郎君。这部魔幻现实主义小说将四个家庭的生活交织在一起，被评为20世纪的狄更斯式作品。