So, OK. BD told me to do this w/i 1 day (see how well I obey?)
I wanna know ppls opinion on really GOOD (not boring), life-changing books they have read. Pref, not fluff fiction; ones that really have had an impact on how you think about the world. Can be fiction or non. Go!!
The Fountainhead
The Red Queen
Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Cyteen series
My Early Life (churchill)
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11-04-05, 02:26 PM #1
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really GOOD, life-changing books?
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12-04-05, 07:41 AM #2
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life of pi
the alchemist
these too r my all time fav latley illthink of more and be backIt takes a minute to have a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, a day to love someone - but it takes a lifetime to forget someone"
People change and forget to tell each other.
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12-04-05, 08:10 AM #3
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moby dick. (i know more than i'll ever need to about whaling.)
monkey wrench gang. (made me want to blow up walmart.)
pillars of the earth. (i don't know why it just did.)
every book i've read has changed my life.
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12-04-05, 08:43 AM #4
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Go Indigo! You read Fountainhead, eh? I cannot recommend that book highly enough. (By Ayn Rand.)
My favorite novel is East of Eden, by John Steinbeck. So, so, so good.
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12-04-05, 11:38 AM #5
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Has to be 1984. Makes you really think, then you want to get rid of anything that has to do with technology and live like it was 1084. Great book, but scary if you thin about it, cause it's happening.
Feel free to AIM me, Im the most bored man on earth.
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12-04-05, 11:40 AM #6
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kama sutra.....bam end it right there.
The only mature way to use power, is to use it to serve those that are powerless.
Love is an art; some paintings can be dark, some can be light- but all are beautiful.
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12-04-05, 11:44 AM #7
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Playboy.
Seriously, I was lookin' through my first Playboy at the age of 8.
Definitely changed my life.
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12-04-05, 02:43 PM #8
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Yup. Rands stuff is good. The F. is her best, tho, for readability IMHO. Tried EoE as a teenager, but couldn't get into it. Maybe should try again, now I am older... had same problem w/Hemingway ::yawn::
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A few others:
The Count of Monte Cristo (a guy who could plan LONG TERM!)
The Hornblower books (Forester)
Brave new World (better than 1984, i think)
Oh, & of course, Desirable & Undesirable Characteristics of Offshore Yachts
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12-04-05, 02:48 PM #9
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Catch 22 definitely changed my life for the better after I read it.
It's just that good.
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haha... nice... Originally Posted by MaRTiaL RaGe
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14-04-05, 03:16 PM #11
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Definitely look into Steinbeck again. "Eden" starts out with the characteristic, lengthy poetics, but it picks up around chapter three. And after you're done you will actually want to go back and see what you may have overlooked when he described the green, lush, Salinas Valley. Originally Posted by indigosoul
Yup. Rands stuff is good. The F. is her best, tho, for readability IMHO. Tried EoE as a teenager, but couldn't get into it. Maybe should try again, now I am older... had same problem w/Hemingway ::yawn::
A few others:
The Count of Monte Cristo (a guy who could plan LONG TERM!)
The Hornblower books (Forester)
Brave new World (better than 1984, i think)
Oh, & of course, Desirable & Undesirable Characteristics of Offshore Yachts
Brave New World was incredible. I plan on looking into the other recs.
Peace.
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A book called CHOBITS changed my life (o.k. its more of a comic book, lol) but it gave me a whole new perspective on love and life, and made me realize alot about myself.
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15-04-05, 10:57 AM #13
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Goosebumps..those Were Classic!
"Why are you an atheist?"
"because I paid attention in science class."
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"Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. Was forced to read it, hated it, but it was life changing. Showed me cruelty personified.
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