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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirsig Deep Survival -- Laurence Gonzalez
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The Five People you Meet in heaven. It really changed my outlook on what could happen to us after we pass on.
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If by "changed my life" you mean helped make me who I am today, then: the Bible Lord of the Rings Blue Like Jazz A Brief History of Time Jesus Among Other Gods The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the whole "trilogy in five parts") The Great Divorce
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You'll See It When You Believe It Rich Dad, Poor Dad Living Deliberately Secrets of the Millionaire Mind Fit For Life Operating Manual For Spaceship Earth Toxemia Explained The World is Flat Buckminster Fuller's Universe I can't narrow it down to one as the above all changed different aspects of my life but I think Buckminster Fuller has had the biggest impact.
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I like to read. Quite a bit. I also like that my life changes. Quite a bit. So... this is pretty much impossible to answer.
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I did not read it just love Jill bolte taylor.. i can not read very long stuff.. but if i was to read a book this would be the one.. i have a cool brain malfunction.. because of this i do a lot of research on brain stuff.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq5fnQO6w1I" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq5fnQO6w1I "My Stroke of Insight"
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Well the Bible would be *way* up there on the list...but aside from that... Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl Perelandra, The Problem of Pain, and Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis The Girl with the White Flag by Tomiko Higa The Dear America series had a pretty big impact on my life as a young'un And yes, Harry Potter. My mother will never forgive herself for forcing me to read it. One week from tonight I'll be watching the 6th film!
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There are so many... ~The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver- I learn something new every time I read this book, which is quite a feat. There are so many layers of subtlety and symbolism, it's awe-inspiring. This book makes me want to write something beautiful. Unfortunately, I haven't found a book this good for awhile, so I remain perpetually disapponted by most everything else ): ~Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman- I was ready to give up on poetry, because all I ever read were perfectly metered poems with careful metaphors. This book reawakened my love of words- I found it just in time. ~Man's Search For Meaning, by Viktor Frankl, and Reviving Ophelia, by Mary Pipher- The first made me want to study psychology, and the second convinced me that adolescent counseling is what I need to do with my life. Both have opened my mind and fascinated me entirely. ~Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli- This book reminds me to always retain my individuality. I really should read it at regular intervals so that I never forget. ~The Diary of Anne Frank, and The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery- In completely different ways, both of these books confirm and sometimes renew my faith in humanity. I'm sure there are more, but it would be way too long if I tried to do my entire bookshelf justice.
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I've had the pleasure of reading many life-changing books. 1. Fight Club by Chuck Palahnuik: When I first read this book, I was going through some difficult emotional problems--every mattered too much, my life was too dramatic and it was driving me batty. Reading these fights, these political innuendos, these physical descriptions helped me use was I was doing at the time--snowboarding--to release some of that drama and senseless frustration. It allowed me to see how helpful physical pains and movements could be in contemplation. 2. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner: I read this book far younger than most, and some say that will ruin a book for you. In my case, it allowed me to think more clearly and think of things from a 'perspectives' perspective. I still love to read Faulkner; it's like a great big word puzzle mystery all worked into one. This one is told by fifteen different narrators, and you see the holes and additions in the story because of this narrator or that one. This book helped me understand life and how important the roles of perspective and perception can be. 3. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll: This book made me want to change the world. 4. Macbeth by William Shakespeare: This book made me want to teach. 5. If I Should Die Before I Wake by Han Nolan: This book taught me to look at the person, not the issue or the religion or the sexual orientation or the race or ethnicity or nationality--look at someone who has experienced the opposite side of your argument. Put yourself in his or her shoes. Then decide how to feel. 6. Lullaby by Chuck Palahnuik: This book made me want to be a writer.
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"My Nest is Best" by P.D. Eastman I read this to my daughters throughout their childhood, and it always served as a reminder that there truly is "no place like home."
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"The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell A great, provocative, personable writer... Highly recommend everything he's ever written. Ever.
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