What are the most influential books you've read?
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What are the most influential books you've read?
This post may make me come across as a dork, but I do read a lot. Every book I read I keep on a close bookshelf in case I want to refer to it. I consider these books to be the most influential on my life. Since most of you are well educated, I'm curious to see if anyone else has any suggested reading.
My top 11 in order:
Holy Bible (King James Version)
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino
Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of Howard Hughes by Bartlett
Beyond Einstein: The cosmic quest of the theory of the universe - Kaku
Edgar Cayce Handbook for creating your Future
The Millionaire Mind - Stanley
The Science of God - Schroeder
10 things you can't say in America - Elder
The Mindbody Prescription : Healing the Body, Healing the Pain by Sarno
And yes I've completely read each one.
My top 11 in order:
Holy Bible (King James Version)
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino
Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of Howard Hughes by Bartlett
Beyond Einstein: The cosmic quest of the theory of the universe - Kaku
Edgar Cayce Handbook for creating your Future
The Millionaire Mind - Stanley
The Science of God - Schroeder
10 things you can't say in America - Elder
The Mindbody Prescription : Healing the Body, Healing the Pain by Sarno
And yes I've completely read each one.
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books? what are these things you call "books"?
I am just a caveman who happend to unfreeze during your people's time. I am frightened by your culture and by these things I talk into which talks back to me.
I am just a caveman who happend to unfreeze during your people's time. I am frightened by your culture and by these things I talk into which talks back to me.
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I have read hundreds of books and always have one sitting on my bedside table.
I have never read one that was really influential on my life though.
I no longer read fiction, I tend to concentrate on Autobiographies and war history books.
I have never read one that was really influential on my life though.
I no longer read fiction, I tend to concentrate on Autobiographies and war history books.
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Kafka is fantastic! Difficult to read his stuff without being influenced.
I was more into the classics myself :-
Treasure Island
The Three Musketeers
Les Miserables
Robinson Crusoe
Anything by H Ryder Haggard, Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Walter Scott
I don't know if I was influenced, but what magical worlds for a young lad to become lost in I never read Tolkien sadly for some strange reason. Now there's a guy who has hordes of adult followers to this day.
Sadly I hardly read at all these days.
I was more into the classics myself :-Treasure Island
The Three Musketeers
Les Miserables
Robinson Crusoe
Anything by H Ryder Haggard, Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Walter Scott
I don't know if I was influenced, but what magical worlds for a young lad to become lost in
I never read Tolkien sadly for some strange reason. Now there's a guy who has hordes of adult followers to this day. Sadly I hardly read at all these days.
