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Have you ever read a book that changed your life?

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  1. TeddyKGB109 TeddyKGB109 is offline

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 8:29pm)

    Or was so interesting you couldn't put it down? If so please post it ITT, I have been wanting to do more reading lately... preferably non-fiction but fiction can be good too.

    Thx

     
  2. Ozzie Ozzie is offline

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 8:32pm) in reply to TeddyKGB109

    everybody poops
  3. Glo4m Glo4m is offline Confess to me

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 8:33pm) in reply to Ozzie

    non fiction:



    fiction:

  4. 1.21Gigawatts 1.21Gigawatts is offline

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 8:35pm) in reply to Glo4m

    Grapes of Wrath
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    All Quiet on the Western Front

    I wouldn't call them life-changing... just unforgettable.
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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 8:36pm) in reply to Ozzie

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 8:37pm) in reply to cantshaikme

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 8:41pm) in reply to Niceguy

  8. bcdrmr bcdrmr is offline 3 of a kind > flush????

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 8:44pm) in reply to TeddyKGB109

    Think and Grow Rich, How to Win Friends and Influence People, The Slight Edge, How I Raised Myself From Failure to Success Through Selling... many others but those are pretty solid and come to mind. PM for more if you're serious on the topic.
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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 8:48pm) in reply to bcdrmr

    Emergency by neill Strauss. Not that many good reviews, but it made me realize how I wont survive if shit goes down

    Vagabonding by Rolf Potts. Made me realize how i dont want to travel in luxury
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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 8:56pm) in reply to Unforseen



    Edited By: AmSlim22 Sep 15th, 2010 at 08:56 PM
     
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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 8:56pm) in reply to Unforseen

    "Taming the Tiger Within" It really helped me focus on mindfulness and the emotions that I had not payed attention to. I have since quit all hard liquor <March> and been training in the gym 4x a week like a champ.
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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 8:59pm) in reply to Mr323

    I remember reading the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen i think when i was in middle school.

    And i still remember it now so i guess i have to go with that.

    also, Tony Dungy's book is a good read if you want a mix of sports and theology
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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 9:01pm) in reply to JasonBDizzle

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    read this from start to finish, couldn't set it down for a minute.
     1
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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 9:17pm) in reply to Stynsty71

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 9:19pm) in reply to jusfoldf1sh

    mainly so i can find this later, but:

    the secret
    the rich dad poor dad series
     
  18. Milkman Andy Milkman Andy is offline

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 9:20pm) in reply to MarkFSU1

    I read Lonesome Dove once.
  19. R_U_Nuts R_U_Nuts is offline

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  20. Mr Galt Mr Galt is offline sister-in-law's a ho

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 9:36pm) in reply to R_U_Nuts


    this guy knows the book

     
    Originally Posted by MarkFSU1 View Post

    mainly so i can find this later, but:

    the secret
    the rich dad poor dad series

    http://www.johntreed.com/Kiyosaki.html tho
  21. Superleggera Superleggera is offline

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 9:39pm) in reply to Mr Galt

    not sure if it changed my life, but I'll never forget this book... best assigned reading ever.

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 9:40pm) in reply to bcdrmr

     
    Originally Posted by bcdrmr View Post

    Think and Grow Rich.

    It's the only book my dad has required me to read in my life. My grandpa used to require all management in his company to read it as well.
  23. FenwayKing FenwayKing is offline The Well: FenwayKing

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 9:45pm) in reply to TiltinShoes

    The Fountainhead
    247 1
  24. Lord Supremo Lord Supremo is offline actually a tuvalu lord (sigh)

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 9:49pm) in reply to FenwayKing



    Haters will hate, but this book got me really really interested in politics for the first time (read it in 8th grade I think) and without that I'd be nowhere right now. Absolutely a life changer.
  25. smcrawford2 smcrawford2 is offline The Decision Tree

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 9:52pm) in reply to Lord Supremo

    didn't expect to see chariots of the gods, good choice.
    am i alone in hating the shit out of catcher in the rye? i got halfway through it and couldn't finish it. all i wanted was for that lil fuck caulfield to die.
    i just started reading all quiet on teh western front, and it's awesome so far, glad to see giga recommend it.
    but to answer the op: 1984.
     
  26. TiltinShoes TiltinShoes is offline

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 9:55pm) in reply to smcrawford2

     
    Originally Posted by smcrawford2 View Post

    didn't expect to see chariots of the gods, good choice.
    am i alone in hating the shit out of catcher in the rye? i got halfway through it and couldn't finish it. all i wanted was for that lil fuck caulfield to die.
    i just started reading all quiet on teh western front, and it's awesome so far, glad to see giga recommend it.
    but to answer the op: 1984.

    I haven't read All Quiet yet, but its the ole ball n chain's like 2nd favorite book. Ironically her favorite is Catcher in the Rye. The author of All Quiet is her dad's favorite author as well. I don't know all of his stuff (well any) but apparently Night In Lisbon is amazing too.
  27. bcdrmr bcdrmr is offline 3 of a kind > flush????

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 9:56pm) in reply to Mr Galt

     
    Originally Posted by Mr Galt View Post


    this guy knows the book

    http://www.johntreed.com/Kiyosaki.html tho

    word to the book in Eli

    I skimmed through the johntreed site... guy seems very butt-hurt and looking to slag a competitor.
  28. TheWhitePele TheWhitePele is offline

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 9:58pm) in reply to bcdrmr

    I couldnt put this down. sick mf

  29. Hateflops Hateflops is offline 7 over par. ship it!

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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 10:03pm) in reply to cantshaikme

     
    Originally Posted by cantshaikme View Post

    I hate this guy with a passion.
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    Sep 15th, 2010 (9/15/2010 10:04pm) in reply to TeddyKGB109

    "Masters of the World," and "One Hundred Thousand Years of Man's Unknown History," by Robert Charroux; "Our Haunted Planet," and "The Mothman Prophecies" by John A. Keel; "Mysteries From Forgotten Worlds," By Charles Berlitz; "The Morning of the Magicians," By Louis Pauwels and Jacques Bergier; "Incredible Coincidence," by Richard Bach (who also wrote "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" which is also a great book); "Invisible Horizons" By Vincent Gadis; "The Book of the Damned," by Charles Fort; "The Ghost of Flight 401," by John G. Fuller; "Positively Fifth Street," by James McManus.
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