What influence did it have on your thoughts, attitudes, and actions?
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That`s a good one. There are several books, which influenced my life. I`ll post about it.
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Burned Alive by Souad
Very sad and unfortunate 😦
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Besides the Bible, the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov.
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There have been dozens. Most recent was:
The Winter of our Disconnect. How to survive without ‘screens, technology and the internet!
Mostly I read about ‘escaped’ trapped women. It stops me complaining about anything. I have even befriended, and helped, one of the escapees. She’s an amazing person and wants to become the next prime minister of the country she was kidnapped from.
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I’m not sure I could say it changed my life, but… ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ – bloomin’ lummy that’s a good book! It reminded me how much joy there is in the really classic stories, and that book alone was the catalyst that got me reading regularly again after a bit of a hiatus. Harper Lee – I thank you.
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No doubt abt it Simon 🙂
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I loved this book as well. It showed courage, patience, and respect.
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I totally agree, Aticus is one of the strongest fictional character i have come across!
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The Great Smile Robbery by Roger McGough. I read it when I was about 10 and was amazed by the characters and the amazing idea that someone could steal your smile. 😀
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There can only be one book that has changed my life The Bible… Not the St James version but one written in normal everyday language. It was a fantastic book with a great story and it changed my life completely.
Try Reading it! and see for yourself
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Check out my blog post of this topic:
http://thehiltonburnellfiles.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/name-a-book-that-changed-your-life/
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Simplify Your Life:
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On further reflection, I couldn’t narrow it down to just that one:
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This is definitely a nice post to write about and read as well. 🙂
Thanks Erica
~Krazy Memoirs
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“To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. Beautiful story about human relationships. Especially the part where Atticus tells his kids to imagine living in someone else’s shoes before judging them.
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like that one!
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‘Vader, wie ben ik’ it’s a Dutch title. but there are a few more and ofcourse the bible.
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The wisdom of anxiety (Alan Watts),
The road less traveled (Scott Peck )
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Would you write a little about the book ” The wisdom of anxiety” by Alan Watts, Jean.
Would love to read a review on it first.
Thanks in Advance
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The Road Less Traveled by Scott Peck
It’s been so long, but…. I remember the jammed emergency brake cable part. Becoming aware that my helplessness habit when confronted with a problem didn’t let me relax and really “look” for the solution. I went to work that night and when the toilet didn’t flush, (there was no one there to fix it), I looked at the problem logically and figured out how to fix it. It was such a small thing but huge for me.
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I love this book Lori 🙂
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I don’t think that any book can really be claimed to have changed my life… but a subject worthy of a reply, so I gave it my best shot 🙂
http://2e0mca.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/books-that-changed-my-life/
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oops Trackbacks aren’t working
here’s my link for the Topic
That One Book
Hope you enjoy it. 🙂
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I have found truth in the bible. On one has ever proved it wrong.
The Collector Game Board Game My wife and I created it in 2009
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Já respondi esse tópico no outro que apareceu.
Que confusão?
Mina!
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This is a great topic. I think a well written story has charcters who you feel you know, and would like to know better. This, in my opinion, can change a life.
Read about it: http://www.jennifermhartsock.wordpress.com
Thanks!
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one word:
Twilight
:D!
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I agree, in the respect that the series changed my life as I became so engrossed in the stories that I put off many important homework assignments and even going to class just so I could lay in bed and read! 🙂
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How bout one line from a story? I was always… unsettled by the line from Dostoevsky’s Notes from Underground: “… an intelligent man cannot become anything seriously, and it is only the fool who becomes anything… an active man is pre-eminently a limited creature.”
I think of myself as a thoughtful, nerdy guy. It was haunting to read and I’ll admit I was a little defensive. But what I took from the line is that perfect can be the enemy of the good and sometimes you just have to make a decision.
So thanks underground man, I’m more assertive nowadays because of you!
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The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie O’Martian
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Great topic and I linked it to a post I wrote on the same subject a while ago.
Thanks,
Elizabeth
Mirth and Motivation
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Honestly? I don’t think any book has changed my life and I’ve read all the books listed above save two. All books influence my thoughts, attitudes, and actions. If there were a book that made me want to write I’d say The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams and then later The Stand by Stephen King.
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this book help me through my tough times…
http://ishakandhanin.com/2011/03/12/a-book-that-change-me/
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. And maybe The Natural by Bernard Malamud
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The bible.
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“The principle of hope” by the German philosopher Ernst Bloch
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eu já tive a oportunidade de ler , muitos livros pelos quais aprendi muito, tanto no desemvolvimento da leitura quanto para o aprofundamento do raciocinio lógico, na maioria livros ciêntificos, relacionados a ciência, outros de psicólogia, e meio ambiênte… todos foram e são de extrema relevância …
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Another good one for my fiction blog!
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