Besides the Bible (Hopefully we all read that!) what are one or two books you think that if other people read it, it would help us better understand the ultimate nature of reality?
For me it would be Men are From Mars Women are From Venus! John Gray is genius!
2007-01-27 09:29:28 · 23 answers · asked by lovel art 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I’m very fond of The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (It won a Pulitzer Prize.) The story of the poor Chinese peasant, Wang, is so powerful. As we follow him through his life and see him grow wealthier and wealthier through a combination of hard work and good luck, he becomes in turn a target for those who would rob him or sponge off of him. And the ironic thing is he, in his boastful pride of life, does not even realize this.
It is like watching the book of Proverbs played out. It is also sad, in that, until his family takes a train ride to the south to escape the famine, you cannot tell in what era the story takes place. It might have been a hundred years ago or a thousand years ago. Poverty has held China in its grip for that long. Learning to be content and not comparing ourselves with others (who are in turn jealous of us because they think we have it so much better than they do, which is not true) is one of the hardest things to do, but also one of the most rewarding. The communist system has apparently not bettered his life very much. There is still a very active and important underground capitalist economy there, keeping the country running. It is ironic.
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2007-01-27 10:04:29 · answer #1 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Men are not from Mars and women are not from Venus; they are both from earth. John Grey went far beyond being empirically supported in his conclusions on the human species. It was as if he wanted the variance between men and women to be a false dichotomy. I think YOU need to read " The Origin of Species ", by Charles Darwin.
2007-01-27 11:31:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tess Of The D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
2007-01-28 07:32:12 · answer #3 · answered by Beauty isn't everything... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Les Miserable by Victor Hugo
2007-01-27 12:01:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diary of Anne Frank because it illustrates the hopeful nature and outlook of a young girl who, ultimately, dies in the Holocaust but is able to still think optimistically during her experiences
Tuesdays With Morrie because it emphasizes what's truly important in life.
2007-01-27 09:37:02 · answer #5 · answered by 60s Chick 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bill Bryson's " A Short History of Nearly Everything ".
It's a fascinating book and you can really learn alot from it.
To me - the Bible isn't just "a book" - it's a way of life..... and it's the only book that I read from cover to cover, once a year.
2007-01-27 10:01:59 · answer #6 · answered by Kate 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Das Kapital
Karl Marx
2007-01-27 09:36:41 · answer #7 · answered by edd 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The book "Alcoholics Anonymous".
Proven workable lessons for living an examined and healing life.
2007-01-27 17:42:27 · answer #8 · answered by concernedjean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any compilation of Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson.
Because people need to lighten up and laugh a little bit more often... and because booger jokes are funny no matter how old you are ;)
2007-01-27 11:49:54 · answer #9 · answered by motz39baseball 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Tao Te Ching - it is the second most translated book, the bible being the most translated.
2007-01-27 10:50:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋