What books have changed your life?
Discussion
Any one else read a book or books that radically changed their attitude to life? There have been a few in my life and I'd like to hear about others' experiences.
My first was when I read Ayn Rand 's Atlas Shrugged as a teenager. Before that, I'd been quite socialist but the book pointed out a lot of the pitfalls of socialism and put forward some convincing right wing arguments.
The next was a short story by Jack London, I'm afraid I don't remember the title but it concerned a dying old native American. It helped me formulate my ideas on death, reason for existence, and religion.
The third was James Barke's Land of the Leal, A book recommended by my grandmother to my mother and then by my mother to me shortly after the death of my father. It helped explain the circle of life and relationships between parents and their children.
There have been others and I hope there will be many more, but these three stand out for me. How about you?
My first was when I read Ayn Rand 's Atlas Shrugged as a teenager. Before that, I'd been quite socialist but the book pointed out a lot of the pitfalls of socialism and put forward some convincing right wing arguments.
The next was a short story by Jack London, I'm afraid I don't remember the title but it concerned a dying old native American. It helped me formulate my ideas on death, reason for existence, and religion.
The third was James Barke's Land of the Leal, A book recommended by my grandmother to my mother and then by my mother to me shortly after the death of my father. It helped explain the circle of life and relationships between parents and their children.
There have been others and I hope there will be many more, but these three stand out for me. How about you?
MikeT66 said:
brrapp said:
...The next was a short story by Jack London, I'm afraid I don't remember the title but it concerned a dying old native American. It helped me formulate my ideas on death, reason for existence, and religion.
nWas it this one?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Law_of_Life
Not read it, but sounds interesting.
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