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Re: Ask: Read a book that changed your life? Title?

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Post by james678 »

hvass wrote: post #6

The Black Swan (anything by Taleb really), Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Letters from a Stoic by Seneca, Epictetus' Discourses, Fish that ate the whale by Rich Cohen, Man's Search for Meaning, Titan, Principles by Ray Dalio (not really a book, but really worth reading, plus it's free), 4HW by Tim Ferris, The Strategy Paradox. Also Teddy Roosevelt's biography has been very influential.

+1 for Taleb. I only wish that his books were written with more humility.

Re: Ask: Read a book that changed your life? Title?

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Post by seanccox »

White Teeth, Zadie Smith

Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, Tom Robbins

Homage to Catalonia, George Orwell

Catch 22, Joseph Heller

Timequake; Mother Night, Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom, TE Lawrence

The Histories, Tacitus

The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger (caveat, it was most effective when I read it at 16)

Redwall, Brian Jaques (got me really excited about reading when I was in the fourth grade)

This list could be much, much longer, but those are the most prominent 'life-changers' that come to mind.

Re: Ask: Read a book that changed your life? Title?

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Post by hvass »

seanccox wrote: post #17

White Teeth, Zadie Smith Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, Tom Robbins Homage to Catalonia, George Orwell Catch 22, Joseph Heller Timequake; Mother Night, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Seven Pillars of Wisdom, TE Lawrence The Histories, Tacitus The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger (caveat, it was most effective when I read it at 16) Redwall, Brian Jaques (got me really excited about reading when I was in the fourth grade) T…

Thanks for reminding me of Seven Pillars, been on my wishlist for way too long now.
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