I was asked this question, without any elaboration, by a college professor. Without thinking I blurted out "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." While it is a great book I have to question whether it is the most "important" book I've ever read. It certainly changed my life and how I looked at the world, but IMPORTANT?
Looking back, I have to say now that the most IMPORTANT book I've ever read has to be the Stephen Mitchell translation of "Tao te Ching." While it technically may be a religious book, and I am not a religious person by any means, it went a very long way in transforming my way of thinking about the world around me while I was in high school.
PS. I purposely did not define IMPORTANT. You decide what it means to you. I also exclude the Bible so I don't get 50 of the same answers.
2006-12-29
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