Life Changing Books...

carpaedeyum
carpaedeyum Posts: 13 Member
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What are three books that changed your life? You define what "changed your life" means.
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  • just_Jennie1
    just_Jennie1 Posts: 1,233
    "Who Moved My Cheese"

    Best book ever.
  • 1320GO
    1320GO Posts: 150 Member
    Elements of Style - gave writing skills to an accountant that helped climb the corporate ladder.
    Road Less Traveled - *kitten* happens - its how you deal with it.
    One minute manager - People hire/promote you for abiity to solve problems not merely identifying them. Ding ding ding.
  • Jerrypeoples
    Jerrypeoples Posts: 1,541 Member
    Penthouse Forum
  • ckspores1018
    ckspores1018 Posts: 168 Member
    In no particular order and for various reasons:

    Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
    No Need for Speed by John Bingham
    The Gunslinger by Stephen King
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    Casserett and Doull's Toxicology, The Basic Science of Poisons.
  • MysteriousMerlin
    MysteriousMerlin Posts: 2,270 Member
    The Gunslinger by Stephen King

    Love you for it! The Talisman by Stephen King was mine.
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    The Puppy That Lost His Way

    Although the part of the story I don't like is that the little boy gave up looking for Happy after an hour. He didn't put posters up or anything, he just sat on the porch like a goon and waited. That little boy's gotta think 'You got a pet. You got a responsibility.' If your dog gets lost you don't look for an hour then call it quits. You get your butt out there and you find that fracking dog.
  • Iron_Duchess
    Iron_Duchess Posts: 429 Member
    1. “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business” by Charles Duhigg
    2. “I love you but I am not in love with you” by Andrew G. Marshall
    3. “This Present Darkness” by Frank Peretti (This is the book that started my love for reading)
  • sillygoosie
    sillygoosie Posts: 1,109 Member
    Life of Pi. It tuned me from a pessimist into an optimist. Life is much better when you choose happiness.
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  • 2ht2hand1e
    2ht2hand1e Posts: 116 Member
    The Shack by William P. Young
  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    A Room of One's Own (which is an essay, but whatever) Virginia Woolf
    Memoirs of a Survivor, Doris Lessing
    To Kill a Mocking Bird, Harper Lee -- that one probably the most, my daughter's named after her
  • epazia
    epazia Posts: 126 Member
    The alchemist paulo coelho
    The Wall by John Heresy
    7 effective habits
  • lrmall01
    lrmall01 Posts: 377 Member
    The Bible
    The Total Money Makeover
    Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently
  • nmdrums
    nmdrums Posts: 1
    The Gunslinger by Stephen King

    The Gunslinger was such an incredible book. I wish I could bring myself to read the rest of the Dark Tower...

    Edit: I will add my three books so I don't flood the forum with replies.

    The Gunslinger by Stephen King
    Level 26 by Anthony Zuiker (was cool because of the videos that you could watch on the net that went with the book)
    Black by Ted Dekker (part of a series that changed my life)
  • michelefrench
    michelefrench Posts: 814 Member
    the one that pops into my head is Watership Down by Richard Adams.. I was a kid and it was a HUGE book I didn't think I was ready for....that book sparked my love of reading...and to this day I reread it once a year or so..
  • Rosieannaxo
    Rosieannaxo Posts: 129
    The five people you meet in heaven by Mitch Albom. It's not a religious book, it talks about the importance of self. I guess whenever you're feeling quite small in this big world, if you read this book, you realize you have more of an impact on friends, family, and strangers than you originally thought. Easy read and beautiful lesson.
  • reddcat
    reddcat Posts: 314 Member
    Oh, the places you'll go.. .Dr. Seuss (seriously!)
    The Five People you Meet in Heaven
    Crime and Punishment...(only because it was a REALLY hard read and I taught myself I could stick to something I did not enjoy...much like dieting)
  • NoirDancer
    NoirDancer Posts: 62
    1 - The Book of Job in the Bible
    2 - The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
    3 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
  • btsinmd
    btsinmd Posts: 921 Member
    The Sneeches and Other Stories by Dr Seuss
    Great book about recognizing and dealing with prejudice in it's many different forms and why it's good that every being is unique and special in their own way. The last story in the book, "The Pants With Nobody Inside Them" really helped me think about and deal with my fear of the unknown.
  • poedunk65
    poedunk65 Posts: 1,336 Member
    Forks Over Knives-changed the way i consume and what i consume for foods
    Hungry For a Change: Changed the way i shop for foods and what is a real food and what is a "food like" product.
    Happy, Happy, Happy; The life of the Duck Commander: How I look a life itself for my family.
  • Cre8veLifeR
    Cre8veLifeR Posts: 1,062 Member
    All of them!! I am a total bookworm! If I HAD to choose:

    1. "CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR LIFE" by Dr. Amen - I was able to cure my depression through his instructions 15 years ago!
    2. A Course in Miracles. I still read it daily and have new insights.
    3. Creativity: Unleashing the forces within by Osho. Well, anything by Osho really. He's a kooky genius. I think I underline everything lol.
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    Only 3?

    1) The Count of Monte Cristo
    2) Fahrenheit 451
    3) Celestine Prophecy
  • staciedee10
    staciedee10 Posts: 90 Member
    The Shack by William P. Young

    ^^^^^ Awesome!!
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
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  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle
    The Three Waves of Volunteers by Dolores Cannon
    Full Frontal Feminism by Jessica Valenti
  • RobinCT821
    RobinCT821 Posts: 26 Member
    The Shack - what you think you know to be the truth may be farther from it than you realize.
    The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Your actions have an impact on other people, even when it is not obvious to you.
    The Last Lecture - Inspiring and moving.
  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member

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    I knew this would show up on your list!
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member

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    I knew this would show up on your list!

    How could it not? Just like Ginny would show up on yours!
  • sillygoosie
    sillygoosie Posts: 1,109 Member
    I also want to add everything by Judy Blume. She made me fall in completely love with reading at the age of 7. Thirty years later, I'm still the same book nerd I was back then. Also, Misery by Stephen King because it was my first "adult" book when I was in the 6th grade. I promptly gave up the Sweet Valley High twins and never looked back.

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