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  1. 10-30-2008, 01:04 PM #1
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    What book had the biggest impact on your view of the world?

    Just what it says, folks.

    Not really looking for fiction or propaganda.
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    'Karma' is an Eastern religious concept which views all human dramas as the will of God as opposed to present - and past - life actions.
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    Putting the "core" in corporate, one turn at a time.

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    Easy one.

    Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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    A recent read that comes to mind:

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    Tales of the 4th grade nothing.
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    Animal Farm & 1984

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    Just what it says, folks.

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    So you want a history book?
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    Most recently, The Good War by Studs Terkel. I can't say enough about this book. Please read it.

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    A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn.
    Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey -- "There is no shortage of water in the desert, but exactly the right amount..."
    Cannery Row by John Steinbeck. I know it's fiction, but it's never been said better: "What can it profit a man to gain the whole world and come to his property with a gastric ulcer, a blown prostate, and bifocals?"
    We heard you in our twilight caves, one hundred fathom deep below, for notes of joy can pierce the waves, that drown each sound of war and woe.
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    Quote Originally Posted by butterscotch View Post
    Most recently, The Good War by Studs Terkel. I can't say enough about this book. Please read it.
    Studs is a personal hero of mine--"American Dream's" and "Working" are both excellent as well.
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    Mein Kampf.


    No - actually probably Anthem, The Sirens of Titan or Dharma Bums. Or Thus Spake Zarathustra. Of those four I'd say Anthem because I read it when I was 18 or 19 and very impressionable.
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  14. 10-30-2008, 03:40 PM #14
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    I can't say only one did it to me. I would say these are the books that rocked my world for one reason or another.

    A Peoples History of the United States - Howard Zinn
    Year 501: The Conquest Continues - Noam Chomsky
    Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig
    The Tao of Pooh - Benjamin Hoff
    Way of the Peaceful Warrior - Dan Millman
    The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom - Don Miguel Ruiz
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    War and Peace.
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    I'd have to go with The Discoverers by Daniel Boorstin.
    http://www.amazon.com/Discoverers-Da.../dp/0394726251

    Amazing look at history and technological advances without any political bent whatsoever.
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    The August 1978 issue of Juggs.
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    Surprised nobody called the Bible their most influential. Not that it's mine, but I know a lot of folks who feel that way.
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  23. 10-30-2008, 08:34 PM #23
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    ^^^A writing style guide? I get that this must be a joke, but I don't get it.

    And as always, I could have learned a lot from that book as I have horrible grammar.
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    Quote Originally Posted by advres View Post
    ^^^A writing style guide? I get that this must be a joke, but I don't get it.
    you have to consider who the OP is and their history on this board i applaud blurry's attempts to figure out more enlightened reading material through polling the board, but i can't resist some gentle ribbing.

    ps: my serious answer is "Catch-22" for reasons I won't go into. this book still guides a lot of what i do. JUMP!
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    The Grapes of Wrath
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    couldn't keep it to one book influencing my world view
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