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  • floridaorange
    I'm merely a humble butler
    • Dec 2005
    • 29125
    #1

    Books that changed you...

    List some books that have significantly changed your perspective on life here are a few that come to my mind.


    The Alchemist

    Jean Piaget: Theory of cognitive development

    The 48 Laws of Power

    Theory of Communicative Action - Jurgen Habermas

    7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey

    It was fun while it lasted...
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    • labmonkey
      Addiction started
      • Apr 2005
      • 352
      #2
      Re: Books that changed you...

      Herman Hesse - Steppenwolf
      Terence Mackenna - Foods of the Gods
      Gabriel Garcia Marquez - 100 años de Soledad
      Jeremy Narby - The Cosmic Serpent
      Jack Kerouack - On the Road
      William Burroughs - The Western Lands
      Jose Arguelles - The Mayan Factor
      Last edited by labmonkey; October 28, 2006, 02:26:48 PM.
      "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted"

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        • anonin
          Juvenile Delinquent
          • Oct 2005
          • 2351
          #3
          Re: Books that changed you...

          the very hungry caterpillar - eric carle



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            • thesightless
              Someone will marry me. Hell Yeah!
              • Jun 2004
              • 13586
              #4
              Re: Books that changed you...

              tom brokaw- the greatest generation
              dennis smith- report from ground zero
              spanking the donkey by matt taibbi
              brave new world- huxley.
              hate to say it, but the bible.(i went to catholic school).just the general principles, not the rules of church.
              history from the other side- i forgot the authors name- but it was a history book written from the loser's point of view in all major historical wars.
              your life is an occasion, rise to it.

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                • jabondan
                  Getting Somewhere
                  • Jun 2004
                  • 114
                  #5
                  Re: Books that changed you...

                  - the metaphysics club (excellent history on the evoultion of pragmatisim and american academia)

                  - The Quantum Brain (best trip on the world of quantum physics as a day to day philosphy, mindblowing experience through the most amazing discoveries of our time)

                  - The Origin of Wealth ( throw traditional Economic Theories to the trash can and open your self to complex adaptive economics, a must read for anyone interested in comprehending the markets).

                  -Fooled by Randomness ( Do we have control?)

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                    • Huggie Smiles
                      Anyone have Styx livesets?
                      • Jun 2004
                      • 11847
                      #6
                      Re: Books that changed you...

                      Kama Sutra
                      ....Freak in the morning, Freak in the evening, aint no other Freak like me thats breathing....




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                        • Gatz
                          Are you Kidding me??
                          • Jun 2004
                          • 4692
                          #7
                          Re: Books that changed you...

                          Books have not changed me people have.

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                            • supaz
                              Platinum Poster
                              • Jun 2004
                              • 1495
                              #8
                              Re: Books that changed you...

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                                • floridaorange
                                  I'm merely a humble butler
                                  • Dec 2005
                                  • 29125
                                  #9
                                  Re: Books that changed you...

                                  Originally posted by Gatz
                                  Books have not changed me people have.
                                  K, what books did you like alot because they gave you a different point of view to think about?

                                  It was fun while it lasted...

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                                    • gjg21
                                      Gold Gabber
                                      • Jul 2004
                                      • 725
                                      #10
                                      Re: Books that changed you...

                                      Jane Jacobs: The Death & Life of Great American Cities

                                      This book provided a lot of reasoning behind my infatuation with cities and pushed me into my chosen career path.

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                                        • FM
                                          Wooooooo!
                                          • Jun 2004
                                          • 5367
                                          #11
                                          Re: Books that changed you...

                                          Dale Carnegie - How To Stop Worrying & Start Living
                                          Ernest Nightingale - Lead The Field

                                          couple good ones to start...got a lot more I haven't scraped yet as they are audio versions.
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                                            • Lrn
                                              Are you Kidding me??
                                              • Jan 2005
                                              • 3234
                                              #12
                                              Re: Books that changed you...

                                              Women - Charles Bukowski

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                                                • speciale
                                                  Are you Kidding me??
                                                  • Dec 2005
                                                  • 3732
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Books that changed you...

                                                  Originally posted by anonin
                                                  the very hungry caterpillar - eric carle


                                                  Originally posted by Miroslav
                                                  It's not like he grabbed his balls and sucked his dick. It's not like he gave the Saudis the original copy of the Constitution to use as toilet paper. It's not like he gave away the secret recipe to the Colonel's chicken. .
                                                  No Soup for You

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                                                    • BSully828
                                                      Platinum Poster
                                                      • Jun 2004
                                                      • 1221
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Books that changed you...

                                                      Carlos Castaneda's works should be required reading imo. There are twelve books in all and every one of them will totally reinvent the way you look at the world, no exception.

                                                      If you saw What the Bleep Do We Know or read stuff like The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz, Conversations with God - Neale Donald Walsch or Dan Millman's Peaceful Warrior series, just to name a few, then check out Castaneda - he's the original. Without him none of these other guys would have ever put pen to paper.
                                                      Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not;
                                                      a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

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                                                        • digital_junkie
                                                          Getting Somewhere
                                                          • Apr 2006
                                                          • 118
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Books that changed you...

                                                          Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins
                                                          Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition
                                                          http://www.economichitman.com/
                                                          How do we confront the ever-evolving economic hit man strategy—and China’s expanding global influence?In this riveting third edition of the New York Times bestseller, former economic hit man (EHM) John Perkins exposes the next phase of a global power play that is reshaping nations and economies worldwide. With twelve e


                                                          Billions and Billions by Carl Sagan

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