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  • poedunk65
    poedunk65 Posts: 1,336 Member
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    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
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    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
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    Only 3?

    1) The Count of Monte Cristo
    2) Fahrenheit 451
    3) Celestine Prophecy
  • staciedee10
    staciedee10 Posts: 90 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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.
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
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    HHGG Trilogy.
  • sjsosu
    sjsosu Posts: 135 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    1984.
    The Bell Jar.
    90 Minutes in Heaven.
  • CJisinShape
    CJisinShape Posts: 1,404 Member
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    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
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    1984.
    The Bell Jar.
    90 Minutes in Heaven.

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

    1984? Facebook - smartphones, google, snowden
  • PhearlessPhreaks
    PhearlessPhreaks Posts: 890 Member
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    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
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    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!

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