For me it was this very old book, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl.
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#2On Intelligence, Jeff Hawkins
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#3Drawing from the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
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#4Rich Dad, Poor Dad
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#5Mind if I ask how the book changed your life?
Personally, A Farewell to Arms has likely caused the biggest change. I became really absorbed in the book and at the same time in life was expecting my first child. I didn’t know the story at all, and was not expecting the ending in the least.
There have been many things in life that have taught me to enjoy what I have because it can all be gone in an instant. But that book combined with where I was in life cemented the lesson.
I’m interested in how Man’s Search caused a change in your life.
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#6Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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#7Who Moved My Cheese?
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#8I don't think any book has significantly changed my life. I've read a pretty wide range of books, and remain basically the same schmuck I've always been.
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#9Paraphrasing Cory Doctorow, "be worried about the person who only reads one book." [1]
Your life changes when you read many books from many authors.
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#10Gey manz st8 manz