Books that influenced you
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the smiling buddha saved my life, normaly im not into this, but i gave it a try and was overwhelmed
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When I was a child, Charlotte's Web was one of my all time favorite books. My sister, bless her heart, was so patient with me and read it to me over and over. I credit this book to why I'm a vegetarian, and feel so much compassion for animals, and a desire to save them. The book does such a good job humanizing animals, and I think that's an important lesson for kids to learn; that animals feel pain, and emotions as well as humans do, and that they deserve our respect, compassion and care.
Also, in that vein, Micheal Pollen's "In Defense of Food" was eye-opening and I wish everyone would read it.
When I was a child, Charlotte's Web was one of my all time favorite books. My sister, bless her heart, was so patient with me and read it to me over and over. I credit this book to why I'm a vegetarian, and feel so much compassion for animals, and a desire to save them. The book does such a good job humanizing animals, and I think that's an important lesson for kids to learn; that animals feel pain, and emotions as well as humans do, and that they deserve our respect, compassion and care.
Also, in that vein, Micheal Pollen's "In Defense of Food" was eye-opening and I wish everyone would read it.
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The Tao of Pooh - Hoff & Shepperd - helped a lot in a dark time of my life.
Memnock the Devil - Anne Rice - made me question the universe and religion.
The Dummies Guide to Bipolar - true but yeah helped a lot!!!
Memnock the Devil - Anne Rice - made me question the universe and religion.
The Dummies Guide to Bipolar - true but yeah helped a lot!!!
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I, Jan Cremer was an old book I read at the age of 13. Definitely opened my eyes! And it made me laugh quite a bit, the author is just wicked.. I can still quote passages. 😄
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I don't generally read non-fiction, though I do sometimes have the inclination. I just don't usually end up following through. I've always been much more interested in escapism. There are some that maybe I should go back to and try again with (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, for instance.) I've read On the Road by Jack Kerouac, which is technically a novel, but is essentially a barely whitewashed autobiographical recounting of the author's life. I found that impactful. I've read the biography of Ingrid Bergman (my favorite actress), simply called Ingrid, which I found incredibly moving—it made me laugh, it made me cry, as they say.
I'm looking to read White Oleander by Janet Fitch, which was recommended to me and I expect to find meaningful, but I'm waiting on it to arrive from an interlibrary loan.
I've always been far more impacted by fiction. As I like to say, Star Trek was an important part of my moral development. Maybe I'll go through other people's responses and build myself a little list of books to try to find and read.
I'm looking to read White Oleander by Janet Fitch, which was recommended to me and I expect to find meaningful, but I'm waiting on it to arrive from an interlibrary loan.
I've always been far more impacted by fiction. As I like to say, Star Trek was an important part of my moral development. Maybe I'll go through other people's responses and build myself a little list of books to try to find and read.
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One book that has influenced me is Generations by William Strauss and Neil Howe. They analyzed American history through a cycle of generations, each of four types repeating. It was first published in 1991 and has had several follow-up books. I've been amazed at how much they predicted has come to pass.