Life Changing Books...

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  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    HHGG Trilogy.
  • sjsosu
    sjsosu Posts: 135 Member
    1. The Speed of Trust
    2. Goodnight Moon (read this to my kids every night before bed when they were little)
    3. The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People
  • SweetLilyR
    SweetLilyR Posts: 283 Member
    1. Ishmael by Daniel Quinn - I read it in college, and re-read it each year. In fact, I'm reading it now!

    2. Our Bodies, Ourselves - my mother gave that to me when I was 10 and firmly believe that because I was so well informed, it allowed me to make the right choices for myself and my future, as well as giving me the courage to protect myself, stand up for myself, and respect myself.

    3. Tough choice between Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (my pagan high school English teacher let me borrow her copy and it inspired me to continue learning in this subject) and 50 Things You Can Do to Save the World (read it when I was 6 and made me into the hippy, crunchy, Earth Mother-like, activist that I am today.
  • usernamekelly1
    usernamekelly1 Posts: 1,941 Member
    Only 3?

    1) The Count of Monte Cristo
    2) Fahrenheit 451
    3) Celestine Prophecy

    I may have to read your number 3, seems as I agree to the other two
  • LassoOfTruth
    LassoOfTruth Posts: 735 Member
    1984.
    The Bell Jar.
    90 Minutes in Heaven.
  • CJisinShape
    CJisinShape Posts: 1,404 Member
    The Bible - best book ever written, changed my life for the better and keeps doing so
    How to be Happy No Matter What - self explanatory
    The University of Success - a compilation of works by various authors
  • CJisinShape
    CJisinShape Posts: 1,404 Member
    1984.
    The Bell Jar.
    90 Minutes in Heaven.

    1984? Facebook - smartphones, google, snowden - er
  • CJisinShape
    CJisinShape Posts: 1,404 Member
    1984.
    The Bell Jar.
    90 Minutes in Heaven.

    1984? Facebook - smartphones, google, snowden
  • PhearlessPhreaks
    PhearlessPhreaks Posts: 890 Member
    Just three? Ah, well...

    A Child Called "It" - it still haunts me. I've developed an intense passion for abused/neglected children, and deeply admire and respect those who've come out the other side better in spite of it.

    Teresa of Avila, The Progress of a Soul - we often think of saints (if we think of them) as being these otherworldly people with whom we can't identify. I was struck and moved by how much I have in common with this woman. It threw into sharp relief that "sainthood" does not equal perfection, and how extremely complex and interesting the character of these persons are.

    Wisdom's Daughter - historical fiction regarding King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba; while not 'life-changing' per se, it was a fascinating, wonderful read that has been imprinted on my heart.
  • ckspores1018
    ckspores1018 Posts: 168 Member
    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)

    You should read the rest of the series. I've devoted MONTHS of my life to it a few times and never regretted it!
  • Jerrypeoples
    Jerrypeoples Posts: 1,541 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..

    i will watch the DVD ever few months. it is that good.
  • Dino_bacon2112
    Dino_bacon2112 Posts: 341 Member
    Autumn of the Patriarch - Gabriel García Márquez

    That book gave me a terrible headache, but it was really good.

    Ghost Child still makes me shudder. I read it way too young...
  • Jgal8123
    Jgal8123 Posts: 1,378 Member
    The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster
    The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom
    Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
    The Bell Jar

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Catcher in the Rye

    HP

    eta: forgot The Hidden Face of Eve, love Dr. Sadaawi
  • arghbowl
    arghbowl Posts: 1,179 Member
    1.) Gentleman Practice - Buddy Wakefield
    2.) Ham on Rye - Charles Bukowski
    3.) Notes from the Underground - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • doug_pierce
    doug_pierce Posts: 255
    On Liberty - J.S. Mill

    Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu

    First You Have to Row a Little Boat - Richard Bode
  • kdb247
    kdb247 Posts: 326 Member
    1. Psalms
    2. The Art of War
    3. Who Stole My Cheese
    4. He's Just Not That Into You:laugh:
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
    Atlas Shrugged

    The Fountainhead

    1984

    The Rum Diary

    I could go on forever.
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    Only 3?

    1) The Count of Monte Cristo
    2) Fahrenheit 451
    3) Celestine Prophecy

    I may have to read your number 3, seems as I agree to the other two


    Just read the first one, the other 2 in the series gets stupid and far fetched lol I've read everything by this guy, and Celestine Prophecy is the only one that I thought was profound.

    I would also like to add 1984 and a Brave New World. Super stoked that no one has put Twilight or Harry Potter books as life changing ;)
  • Candi_land
    Candi_land Posts: 1,311 Member
    Fahrenheit 451-Ray Bradbury

    The Bell Jar-Sylvia Plath

    She's Come Undone-Wally Lamb

    Honorable Mention:

    Are you there God? It's me, Margaret-Judy Blume, Forever-Judy Blume, The Five People you meet in heaven-Mitch Albom, A Child called 'it"- Dave Pelzer The Outsiders-S.E Hinton
  • Docmahi
    Docmahi Posts: 1,603 Member
    harry potter/game of thrones - minds blown
  • DaeNoMite
    DaeNoMite Posts: 30 Member
    "Where the Red Fern Grows" - read in 2nd grade and fell in love with reading ever since
    "The Count of Monte Cristo" - read in 96, geniusly written historical fiction, realized how much of a nerd I am inbetween sports
    "Think Rich Grow Rich" - read in 03, feel in love with self improvement books, started my own business
  • bheathfit
    bheathfit Posts: 451 Member
    Tagging
  • 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..

    i will watch the DVD ever few months. it is that good.

    I haven't watched it in years!! Thanks for the reminder! !:flowerforyou:
  • aprildaguilar
    aprildaguilar Posts: 1,926 Member
    The Third Life of Grange Copeland - Alice Walker
    Autobiographies of Maya Angelou
    Kindred - Octacia Butler
    All Iceberg Slim Novels
  • Kearsed
    Kearsed Posts: 70 Member
    Any book that teaches you about how to save your money.
  • asgard825
    asgard825 Posts: 1,516 Member
    Body Fat Solution
    Changes
    Thor 176
  • PeanutButterLuver71
    PeanutButterLuver71 Posts: 220 Member
    The Last Lecture
  • PaulaKro
    PaulaKro Posts: 5,789 Member
    The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster
    The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom
    Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
    Gonna have to read Albom since the other two hit so close to home.

    Me:

    The Iliad & the Odyssey (didn't end up being an archeologist, though)
    Anything by Andre Norton (read in high school)
    Ender's Game (ignore the author, loved the book)
  • Fit2Strip
    Fit2Strip Posts: 280 Member
    Man's Search For Meaning
    On Equilibrium
    The Metamorphosis (short story, but really good)

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