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Is there a book or movie that has changed how you view the world?
Is there a book or movie that has changed how you view the world?
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Not necessarily in a good way, but yes:
Nancy Drew and the Clue in the Diary has a plot wherein a man is arrested for a crime and Nancy proves he didn't do it. Ever since reading that book, I've been afraid I'll be arrested for something I didn't do. Good book, though -- I'd read it again!
Oh, and Feed made me paranoid about Google and Facebook.
Most of my opinions/values come from my family, and in general, I am open-minded to a fault especially after long travels to other countries, so typically, my worldview is both constantly changing and at the same time, always consistent,
Nancy Drew and the Clue in the Diary has a plot wherein a man is arrested for a crime and Nancy proves he didn't do it. Ever since reading that book, I've been afraid I'll be arrested for something I didn't do. Good book, though -- I'd read it again!
Oh, and Feed made me paranoid about Google and Facebook.
Most of my opinions/values come from my family, and in general, I am open-minded to a fault especially after long travels to other countries, so typically, my worldview is both constantly changing and at the same time, always consistent,
Not for a loooooooong time. Well, that's not true. :lol3:
Most recently:
Irreconcilable Differences, Nathan Winograd
I was a voracious reader through college. There's no way to pick just one book that changed my world. The books - well, really the authors, because often it was more than just one book by the same author - that still stand out and popped into my head in a rush when I saw the question are
As a kid:
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller) (autobiography)
The Diary of Anne Frank
Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach
As a teen:
Love, by Leo Buscaglia
Be Here Now, by Ram Dass
The Tao te Ching, by Lao Tsu, as translated by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English
Ten Faces of the Universe, Fred Hoyle
Robert Heinlein
Hunter S. Thompson
College:
Noam Chomsky (the first book I read of his was For Reasons of State).
While most of them just reinforced values/outlooks/sense of being I was learning from my family and my general environment, these voiced them in a way that ... struck me to my core.
Most recently:
Irreconcilable Differences, Nathan Winograd
I was a voracious reader through college. There's no way to pick just one book that changed my world. The books - well, really the authors, because often it was more than just one book by the same author - that still stand out and popped into my head in a rush when I saw the question are
As a kid:
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller) (autobiography)
The Diary of Anne Frank
Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach
As a teen:
Love, by Leo Buscaglia
Be Here Now, by Ram Dass
The Tao te Ching, by Lao Tsu, as translated by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English
Ten Faces of the Universe, Fred Hoyle
Robert Heinlein
Hunter S. Thompson
College:
Noam Chomsky (the first book I read of his was For Reasons of State).
While most of them just reinforced values/outlooks/sense of being I was learning from my family and my general environment, these voiced them in a way that ... struck me to my core.
The Diary of Anne Frank...so heart breaking! Such an interesting young lady.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Exodus by Leon Uris
Rumor of War by Philip Caputo
The Great Influenza by John M. Barry
ETA: darned autocorrect! LOL
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Exodus by Leon Uris
Rumor of War by Philip Caputo
The Great Influenza by John M. Barry
ETA: darned autocorrect! LOL
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Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives, by Michael Newton
OH, That sounds interesting. I will have to look for it.
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I like Ram Dass too. The Power of Now by Eckart Tolle definitely changed how I look at things.Not for a loooooooong time. Well, that's not true.
Most recently:
Irreconcilable Differences, Nathan Winograd
I was a voracious reader through college. There's no way to pick just one book that changed my world. The books - well, really the authors, because often it was more than just one book by the same author - that still stand out and popped into my head in a rush when I saw the question are
As a kid:
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller) (autobiography)
The Diary of Anne Frank
Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach
As a teen:
Love, by Leo Buscaglia
Be Here Now, by Ram Dass
The Tao te Ching, by Lao Tsu, as translated by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English
Ten Faces of the Universe, Fred Hoyle
Robert Heinlein
Hunter S. Thompson
College:
Noam Chomsky (the first book I read of his was For Reasons of State).
While most of them just reinforced values/outlooks/sense of being I was learning from my family and my general environment, these voiced them in a way that ... struck me to my core.
Schindler's List (If I even spelt that right)
The book that put on me the path I've been on most of my life was a little one by Alan Watts... The Wisdom of Insecurity
I read it when I was 14. I've read many profound books since then, but this was the one that started me off.
I read it when I was 14. I've read many profound books since then, but this was the one that started me off.
Oh I LOVE Alan Watts! The Wisdom of Insecurity is here in the RV with us.
I just read Be Here Now before I read any of Watts' work.
I also loved Exodus - and other Leon Uris books.
I don't know The Power of Now by Eckart Tolle. Sounds like I'd enjoy it. I've also never read (or seen) Schindler's List.
I just found out today (looking for that version of the Tao te Ching as an ebook) that the Tao te Ching is the 2nd most translated book, next to the Bible.
I just read Be Here Now before I read any of Watts' work.
I also loved Exodus - and other Leon Uris books.
I don't know The Power of Now by Eckart Tolle. Sounds like I'd enjoy it. I've also never read (or seen) Schindler's List.
I just found out today (looking for that version of the Tao te Ching as an ebook) that the Tao te Ching is the 2nd most translated book, next to the Bible.
Oh yes, Be Here Now is an absolutely classic.
A friend is clearing out his bookshelves and just sent me the works of Neem Karoli Baba, Ram Das's teacher... and extraordinary man.
I think Eckart Tolle has some lovely widom. I've only read his first book. He's really restating what the likes of Watts and Das have written, but in his own way. He certainly is inspirational.
"Escape from Camp 14" - Blaine Harden (This is Shin Dong-hyuk's story about escaping an internment camp in North Korea. It is powerful. I really recommend reading it.)
"Night" - Elie Wiesel
"Dawn" - Elie Wiesel
"Night" - Elie Wiesel
"Dawn" - Elie Wiesel
This book didn't change me much because I read it as an adult. However, the book really moved me. The book is Mary Chestnut's Civil War Diary, It is very poignant.
