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  • Ajontheguitar
    Ajontheguitar Posts: 695
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    so far my list is

    "The House of God" - Samuel Shem
    "The Great Gatsby" - Fitzgerald

    and this one is a little bit specific to what I do, but "Zen Guitar." If you're a musician of any kind--a must read.
  • SkateboardFi
    SkateboardFi Posts: 1,322 Member
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    another one of my favorites is the ear, the eye and the arm by nancy farmer..WONDERFUL book
  • econn
    econn Posts: 157
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    Bump:)) This makes me want to read more :)
  • bonjour24
    bonjour24 Posts: 1,119 Member
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    the one that springs to my mind as a book that changed my perception on things is Shakespear's Julius Caesar!!
    we had to read it in school, and it changed my attitude towards education (because i enjoyed it!).

    a book that altered my perception of what i could do is The Women's Book of Running! no more excuses now that i've read it- just got to get on and do it.
    and also The Long Way Round by Ewan McGragor and Charlie Boorman. they take their motorbikes from london, through france, russia, mongolia, china, etc, and finish up in new york i think. it's about the people they meet and how they get by not speaking the languages, and just enjoying how hospitable people can be and the different experiences they have. i thought after that about comfort zones, and the things we miss out on by not allowing ourselves to experience things because we are too scared to.

    and as far as my favourite book goes, i'll have to opt for The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy- a totally unputdownable, thoroughly enjoyable read (if you like murder and grime and all that stuff!).
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
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    The Catcher In The Rye

    yes, i read that book last summer, couldn't put it down!

    I read it for the first time when I was 7 and have read it a million times since
  • bbush18
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    I enjoyed 1984! I'm currently reading Water, Stone, Heart--I loved Will North's first novel, "The Long Walk Home" :)
  • gettinghealthy777
    gettinghealthy777 Posts: 223
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    Lark rise of Candleford, the trilogy
  • felon72
    felon72 Posts: 21
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    I just finished "The Art of Racing in the Rain", Great book written from a dogs perspective as he observes Human behavior and for some crazy reason longs to be like us.
  • ashesoh1234
    ashesoh1234 Posts: 132 Member
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    Mountains Beyond Mountains. Amazing book.
  • sunkisses
    sunkisses Posts: 2,365 Member
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    Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
    Native Son by Richard Wright
    Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat
    Life of Pi by Yann Martel
    The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
  • BAMA66
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    I am reading The Shack right now!!

    Great book, it is an entirely new perspective on things.
  • BAMA66
    BAMA66 Posts: 240
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    Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
    Native Son by Richard Wright
    Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat
    Life of Pi by Yann Martel
    The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

    The Catcher in the Rye was a good book even though it was kind of depressing
  • BAMA66
    BAMA66 Posts: 240
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    Terry Goodkind's "The Sword of Truth" series
    They made me realize how unbelievable some minds are.
  • BAMA66
    BAMA66 Posts: 240
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    I also love anything by: James Rollins, Lee Child, Brad Thor
  • casey12105
    casey12105 Posts: 293
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    We the Living by Ayn Rand.....I couldn't stop crying at the end. I LOVE anything by her!!! Also We by Yevgeny Zamyatin was VERy interesting!!!!

    This was the first book I read that had such a huge impact on me. We read it in highschool and I immediately fell in love with Ayn Rand and all of her work.

    Also, Eat, Pray, Love and anything by Augusten Burroughs
  • ennaejay
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    Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

    This is my 3rd time reading it and it still has not gotten old. It's a must read.

    Second this.. who doesn't like romance? :)
    Lark rise of Candleford, the trilogy

    I haven't read the books but you've GOT to see the BBC series off Netflix.

    Books that have changed my life? Hmm. I do have a couple to add:


    Blue Like Jazz -donald miller

    Leaves of Grass -walt whitman

    Martin Zender Goes to Hell -martin zender

    Hope Beyond Hell -gerry beauchemin (free edownload @ hopebeyondhell.org)

    Love Wins -rob bell
  • SkateboardFi
    SkateboardFi Posts: 1,322 Member
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    Native Son by Richard Wright

    arrghhh!!! i read this book and i hated it, it was sooo depressing and i just couldn't get with it, but one thing i can say is that i never forgot it.

    another one is 'kindred', 'our nig' and 'not without laughter'

    'push' by sapphire made me cry, and 'for colored girls' almost did
  • edouglas3
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    "the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy". as nerdy as it sounds, reading that book was the first time I ever felt I was smart.
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
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    swan song great book
  • SkateboardFi
    SkateboardFi Posts: 1,322 Member
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    'the giver' is a greattttt book
    also 'the game'

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