MSNative Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Things that make you go Hmmmmmm. I'm looking for something that will change my perspective - or at least give me a new perspective. Any recs for books that made you think, challenged what you thought you knew or just plain shook up your brain? I'm open to any topic. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apond Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I don't know exactly what your looking for but try this book. It is a free ebook and really made me think. Headgates.org, it is also good to read it with the book "Simplicity Parenting". I don't agree fully with the headgates but it does make you think. Annmarie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 15 books that influenced me in no particular order (even if the book influenced me against the author's philosophy). I'm leaving out The Holy Bible and philosophical works. 1. The Idiot 2. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep 3. Fahrenheit 451 4. Brave New World 5. To Kill a Mockingbird 6. Slaughterhouse Five 7. The Republic 8. Things Fall Apart 9. Silent Spring 10. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 11. Atlas Shrugged 12. The Heart of Darkness 13. Uncle Tom's Cabin 14. Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 15. The Jungle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 All Quiet on the Western Front. That really made me think. What a waste of young life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I'm reading Bird by Bird, by Ann Lamott. It's about writing, but it's also just about life... doing what we fear, silencing the inner voices of judgment and perfectionism. It's blowing me away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 These are science fiction but they both have a lot to say about the differences and connections between 'body' and 'self'. I Will Fear No Evil by Robert Heinlien The Ship Who Sang (and any of its sequels) by Anne McGaffery I originally read them as SF fun reading but I find they come to mind off and on when I think about definitions of 'self'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Girl Meets God Business by the Book Becoming the Parent You Want To Be How to Really Love Your Child Teach Like Your Hair Is On Fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldjoy Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 The Road; Cormac McCarthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I'm reading Bird by Bird, by Ann Lamott. It's about writing, but it's also just about life... doing what we fear, silencing the inner voices of judgment and perfectionism. It's blowing me away. Flipping best book. I didn't read that FOR YEARS though everyone told me to. What a stunad I was. Now I read it every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 The Ship Who Sang (and any of its sequels) by Anne McGaffery Sorry, but I can't help it... it's McCaffrey. She's one of my all-time favorite authors. Reading my son Dragonsong right now. As for books, Catch-22 is probably a biggie for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Ask and It Is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks. Absolutely life changing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Counterfeit Gods by Timothy Keller and all of Mrs. Mungo's list! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Sorry, but I can't help it... it's McCaffrey.She's one of my all-time favorite authors. Reading my son Dragonsong right now. As for books, Catch-22 is probably a biggie for me. Thanks. :blush: I knew it didn't look right but I posted before I checked. I really love all the 'Ship Who .." books and The City Who ... books. Dh liked the dragonsong books, but I never got into them. Both Science Fiction and Comic Books have a wonderful ability to tackle tough subjects, maybe because it is just outside the real world and it is easier to talk about hard things there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 15. The Jungle Can anyone read that book and not become a vegetarian for at least a few years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I also highly recommend You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay. Also a life changing book, and the gift edition is simply beautiful to look at! Another favourite: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book. I absolutely love this book and highly recommend it to everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I read Island of the World by Michael D O'Brien this year. Completely lifechanging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabrett Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Beyond Creation Science Totally shook my world. Made me think...really, really think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Light or intense? Fiction or non? I like to sleep at night these days, so Barbara Kingsolver is a fav. I also very much enjoyed this book: http://www.lotterythebook.com/ The book, not the short story. Totally different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Picture books with wisdom in them: Grandpa Bear's Fantastic Scarf Old Turtle The Sneetches The Lomax The Quilt Maker's Gift The Very Plain Princess Older kids' fiction: The Diamond in the Window (my favorite book until I read LOTR) An Old-Fashioned Girl The Last Battle Number the Stars Adult non-fiction with food for thought: Eat, Pray, Love Animal, Vegetable, Miracle The Feminine Mystique Revolution from Within Mitten Strings for God Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit An Underground History of American Education Tempting Faith Adult fiction with food for thought: That Hideous Strength The Help My Year of Meats Uncle Tom's Cabin Mila 18 And the Ladies of the Club The Ladies' Auxiliary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 http://www.lotterythebook.com/ If you liked this book, you would probably really enjoy The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paisley Hedgehog Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) A strange assortment to consider... Heart of Darkness Fahrenheit 451 Misquoting Jesus The Sparrow Sleeping in Flame Nineteen Eighty-Four Deadeye Dick Born to Run C All the Names Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Murder in the Cathdral Life is a Dream Edited April 18, 2011 by Stacia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Paulo Coehlo is good for that. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Octavia Butler's Xenogenesis trilogy, here collected in one volume as Lilith's Brood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clover11 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 The Four Agreements & Tuesdays with Morrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Anything by Bradbury, he gets me everytime. We just finished Something Wicked this Way Comes. Which leads to my next recommendation, anything you read as a child that touched you. Re read it as an adult and see how your perspective changed. It was profound with books like Johnny Tremain, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, and The Witch of Blackbird Pond. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, fascinating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 The Abolition of Man, by C. S. Lewis. Read it this weekend. Rocked my world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetstitches Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 One of the most life-changing books I've read is The Traveler's Gift. http://www.amazon.com/Travelers-Gift-Decisions-Determine-Personal/dp/0785273220/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1303166294&sr=1-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret in GA Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Love Mungo's list. I'll add some nonfiction to that: The Omnivore's Dilemma Albion's Seed And I just read This Life Is in Your Hands : one dream, sixty acres, and a family undone by Melissa Coleman I would say that anyone that is a fan of Eliot Coleman would really love this book. Also, anyone seriously considering homesteading should read this book. It was very intense and quite gripping, so that even those with no interest in organic farming would have a hard time putting it down. Especially those of us that live outside the 'norms' of society. Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Lost in the Cosmos by Walker Percy http://books.google.com/books?id=tWZQPAoh3ZQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=lost+in+the+cosmos&source=bl&ots=SIGyecIpis&sig=09VPfxcybgRBqsHWiYTrOY3_S9Y&hl=en&ei=js2sTfjRGMLbgQfcnr2YDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 11. Atlas Shrugged Reading this at the moment. Who would have thought a book about trains would be enthralling?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Goldwater Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 For adults...ones I thought of in 30 seconds or less, otherwise it could get long :) Jesus among Other Gods - Ravi Zacharias Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson Unintended Consequences - John Ross The Heavenly Man - Brother Yun Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand The Underground History of Public Education - John Taylor Gatto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Freedom From the Known 100 Years of Solitude A Bend in the River Things Fall Apart The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea and my broken-record book Kristin Lavransdatter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 and my broken-record book Kristin Lavransdatter I loved this, couldn't put it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny from Tenny Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Winterflight by Joseph Bayly - read while at Bryan College. My first encounter with this sort of genre. I will never forget the impact it had on me. And the ending....oh, my. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) Buddhism for Mothers Jesus, Interrupted Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life The Omnivore's Dilemma Edited April 19, 2011 by laundrycrisis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 The Abolition of Man, by C. S. Lewis. Read it this weekend. Rocked my world. :iagree:I'm reading this now and I think I don't have the education for it. Very, very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Love Mungo's list. I'll add some nonfiction to that: The Omnivore's Dilemma Albion's Seed And I just read This Life Is in Your Hands : one dream, sixty acres, and a family undone by Melissa Coleman I would say that anyone that is a fan of Eliot Coleman would really love this book. Also, anyone seriously considering homesteading should read this book. It was very intense and quite gripping, so that even those with no interest in organic farming would have a hard time putting it down. Especially those of us that live outside the 'norms' of society. Margaret Thank you for this last recommendation. The Nearings' book, Living the Good Life, was a bible to me growing up. I am going to read this one :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 I'm reading Counterfeit Gods by Keller, too, and loving it!! I really enjoyed his The Reason for God, as well. He's such a thoughtful writer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*~Tina~* Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 and my broken-record book got a link for this? Who Moved My Cheese? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 got a link for this? There are two translations available. I greatly prefer the most recent by Tiina Nunnally: All-in-one or Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 Original translation, by Charles Archer or Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*~Tina~* Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 There are two translations available. I greatly prefer the most recent by Tiina Nunnally:All-in-one or Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 Original translation, by Charles Archer or Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in the NH Woods Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) "The Yellow Wallpaper", short story Beloved, by Toni Morrison House of Spirits, by Isabelle Allende Nectar in a Sieve, by Kamala Markandaya Christianity for Modern Pagans: Pascal's Pensees Fear and Trembling, Soren Kierkegaard (need to finish this) These are a few books that shook me up. Have been rocked by many of the suggestions already mentioned as well. Edited April 19, 2011 by Cindy in the NH Woods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 I just finished Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. It mingles the story of a little Jewish girl in 1942 France with an American journalist living in Paris in 2002. It definitely makes you go hmmm and Never forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Very Far Away from Anywhere Else - Ursala Le Guin http://www.amazon.com/Very-Far-Away-Anywhere-Else/dp/0152052089/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1303189537&sr=1-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) One Thousand Gifts - Ann Voskamp The Knowledge of the Holy - A.W. Tozer Edited April 19, 2011 by Alphabetika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 The books that were life-altering for me were The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Another book I read recently and I absolutely loved was The Help by Kathryn Stockett. I highly recommend this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 If you liked this book, you would probably really enjoy The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. I loved this one...very poignant. It was one of the best I have read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSNative Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 Love all the recs. Thank you! Knew I could count on this board to help me out. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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