Please give titles and why were they so influentual?
2006-09-25 20:28:11 · 14 answers · asked by alchemy 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Marilyn Mansons' autobiography. definitely.
it helped me to see everyone as a human being, because i saw everyone i didn't know as an alien from as far as pluto. i hated it.
but since reading that book, it has helped me to make better choices in life, and right all the wrongs i have made in the past. it also helped me to argue the point that brian warner [m.m.] is actually a human being.
i've since learned to give up drugs and alcohol. [lol!]
anywho, i just felt like sharing that with everyone in a relevant situation. lol.
good luck!!!!
2006-09-25 20:36:52 · answer #1 · answered by sexy_babe 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The 11-volume series on Western Civilization by Will Durant. The author evidently knew enough Latin, German, Italian, French that he could read the original works and it improved his clarity in English to give compelling Western History from the viewpoint of culture telling us why culture is important.
Start out with "Caesar and Christ", the third volume.
2006-09-25 20:47:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love autobiographies, they make for a great read. I agree with sexy babe, Marilyn Manson's autobiography is killer. Very absorbing. The world as will and representation by Arthur Schopenhauer had a huge influence on me too. It's a bit of a gloomy read and is his answer/opinion on the meaning of life. Very good, difficult to read in parts but worth it once you get into it.
2006-09-26 09:30:27 · answer #3 · answered by sticky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Seabiscuit" by Laura Hillenbrand.
It's so inspiring, and makes anyone feel they can do great things, despite their background or social order.
It also captures the lives of all the individuals connected to that racehorse, giving true accounts of how shaky they each were in different times when America was still young and innocent.
Laura wrote this while very sick, and hope to God she is doing better and can write about another great racehorse soon.
Perhaps Barbaro or Secretariat. Both highly inspiring racehorses.
(My favorite of all was Seattle Slew).
2006-09-25 20:47:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ever Since Darwin - by Stephen Jay Gould. I majored in anthropology in college and this was one of the first required reading books we had. It was interesting to get a fresh perspective on the theory of evolution.
2006-09-26 00:40:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost all the non-fiction I can remember is biographies. I think the biography of Madame Blavatsky, founder of theosophy, had the greatest effect. This is partly because the photograph of her looked out at me like she was my prior incarnation. I have never shaken that impression.
2006-09-25 20:35:39 · answer #6 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The red queen - Matt Ridley
Climbing Mount Improbable - Richard Dawkins
Allowed me to finally stop believing in god.
2006-09-25 21:04:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Angeles Ashes made me understand that sometimes poverty can be all consuming and some people aren't capable of removing themselves from their own situations. It also made me realize that those of us who are capable, need not carry the guilt that come from rising above when others can't.
2006-09-25 22:16:34 · answer #8 · answered by tamwagon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ramayana by Valmiki, the great epic. (Fighting against evil following righteous path only and one man/one wife theory)
Bhavathgeetha by Vyasa from the Mahabharatha.(Evil has to be fought at all costs, whether they come from your blood relations, if required by decieving also.)
VR
2006-09-25 21:28:10 · answer #9 · answered by sarayu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
History of Western Philosophy.
Gives a clear picture of where our values and morals originate from.
2006-09-25 20:32:05 · answer #10 · answered by axel_jose187 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋