Books that changed you...

[digital_junkie]

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Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins

http://www.economichitman.com/

Billions and Billions by Carl Sagan

[BSully828]

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.

[speciale]

Re: Books that changed you...

the very hungry caterpillar - eric carle

[Lrn]

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Women - Charles Bukowski

[FM]

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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.

[gjg21]

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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.

[floridaorange]

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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?

[supaz]

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My mixes are flawless now

[Gatz]

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Books have not changed me people have.

[Huggie Smiles]

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Kama Sutra

[jabondan]

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- 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?)

[thesightless]

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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.

[anonin]

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the very hungry caterpillar - eric carle

[labmonkey]

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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

[floridaorange]

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