GrayAlice Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Ishmael, My Ishmael, and The Story of B by Daniel Quinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire+3 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Three books that really did change my life: Everything Belongs by Richard Rohr Boomeritis by Ken Wilber The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Various books by Barbara Kingsolver. Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler (these influenced my decision to homeschool, amongst other things). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 The Four Agreements & Tuesdays with Morrie :iagree: Love both of these. Love everything by Mitch Albom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon in TN Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 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 I remember reading Misquoting Jesus and thinking WOW! It definitely makes you think. I can't wait to start reading some of these other suggestions. Great thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneE Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 I've found both of the books by Chip and Dan Heath to contain very unique and valuable perspectives: Made to Stick Switch Made to Stick is the one with a bright orange cover that looks like it has a piece of duct tape on it. I bless whoever designed that cover because without it, I never would have picked the book up and would have missed a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyrjoy Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Ditto One Thousand Gifts. Extremely well written book...just beautiful. And really has made me ponder how I view life in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Steiner's Errata is good for some thinking, as is Zweig's The World of Yesterday. Both similar in some aspects, yet reflecting different sensibilities and, in a very curious way, different times. Both of them remarkable, each in a quite a different way. Both have other good works too. Haddad's Les biblioclastes (not sure if there is an English translation?) is quote entertaining too, in some moments profound, though I normally am not crazy about such an approach. Morin and Jankelevitch have some good theoretical stuff on death, one approaches it through a more anthropological perspective, while the other one is more of a philosopher; not sure they are translated (from French), but you might wish to give them a try when you are waxing philosophical. Popper's The Open Society and its Enemies is quite interesting too, lots of food for thought and interesting connections if you're into philosophy, and potentially good stuff to discuss with kids. Pinker's The Blank Slate, long, but it reads quite quickly. That one deals with modern denial of (biological) human nature. Several interesting connections in there too. Regarding fiction, I second Dostoevsky (though I opt for The Brothers Karamazov). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 This -- The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle and Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez are two books that my husband found life changing. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 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! Under the Overpass was that kind of book. It has changed how my family responds to homeless people and how we practice our faith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in MN Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 No one has mentioned it, but reading the Christian Bible has had a major impact on how I think of issues and respond to them. I'm reading the Oxford annotated NRSV version, so it has books that some denominations leave out. I'm up to Proverbs. The book of Job, alone, threw me for a loop for a good year. "Buddhism Plain and Simple" by Steven Hagen will make you lay down and wonder where the smelling salts are! "The Latin-Centered Curriculum" by Drew Campbell has helped me understand Western culture better. Non-Western Fairytales - They help me understand cultures better. Ghost stories do too. "The Baby Book" by Dr and Mrs Sears - Radical about=face of my parenting style, luckily read before I became a parent, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tearose Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I'm glad someone brought this thread back--I meant to respond the first time around but just never got to it. We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories From Rwanda -- Philip Gourevitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Wow, there are some great recommendations on this thread! There is one book that has had a huge impact on me that I did not see listed anywhere, Corrie Ten Boom's The Hiding Place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMom Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 One Thousand Gifts - Ann Voskamp The Knowledge of the Holy - A.W. Tozer Ditto!! (Hi Friend! :)) The Book Thief and The Cellist of Sarajevo are two pieces of fiction I've read this year that have touched me deeply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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