The Most Influential Books In Your Life

[deb1]

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Wifezilla, I have tried twice to get through Atlas Shrugged and just couldn't finish. Maybe I will try again.

 

[6chickens in St. Charles]

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.

But the first line of the first chapter goes, "Howard Roark laughed. He stood naked on the edge of a cliff"............so when reading aloud to the kids, we never got past that first line.

I've heard there's a resurgence of Ayn Rand fans. I never got through any of her others, but I believe this one changed my ability to understand each individual person's ability to think for themselves.

 

[Wifezilla]

deb, you have to skip most of the speech. LOL

Seriously. She tries to beat you over the head with a basic concept. I read the beginning of the speech and then skimmed over it until the story started again.

If Atlas Shrugged is too much of a pain, just read Anthem. It's short. You can even read it online for free

http://www.noblesoul.com/orc/texts/anthem/complete.html

 

[deb1]

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Thanks. I will read over that.

 

[6chickens in St. Charles]

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I got like that the first time I tried the Ring series, when the hobbit was

rudely interrupted by the wizard and his entourage, it was just too much. But it turns out I was pregnant at the time, and after my 3rd baby was big enough to sit in a lap and hear a story The Hobbit read just fine to me. Maybe I was just too stressed out for that story the first time I read it? What do you think?

 

[DAFox]

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I'm reading The Plains of Passage from the Earth's Children series right now. I read Clan of the Cave Bear when it first came out. Recently, one of my friends read the series and let me borrow the books.

Tolkien has been a major influence on my life. I first read Lord of the Rings in the mid 70's as a teen and once every year or two since. I have over 9 linear feet of bookshelf space devoted to books by or about Tolkien.

Mists of Avalon

At a Journal Workshop by Ira Progoff

Several books written by Ram Dass

Dale-Ann

 

[claud]

The Bible

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Goodbye is Not Forever by Amy George

 

[Crusty McPottydoodle]

Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions - Gloria Steinem

It contains that wonderful essay - "If Men Could Menstruate"

 

[Crusty McPottydoodle]

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Oh yeah and from when I was 6 - Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes - Dubose Heyward It was read to me once when and I remembered the story, but not the title for about 20 years and then came across it one easter at my local book store. I buy a copy of it for every new baby girl in my life.

 

[ChicknJ]

"Animals in Translation" by Temple Grandin, truly changed the way I think and relate to both animals and people.