2007-03-24 16:43:10 · 18 answers · asked by Unborn Living 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Allen Ginsberg - Howl (multiple poems in one volume)
This book taught me that I am not crazy, that I should live my life and do as I please, and that drugs can be used for positive experiences.
2007-03-24 17:01:58 · answer #1 · answered by stardigan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many more, but the following immediately come to mind:
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
Education and the Significance of Life by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
Death: The Final Stage of Growth by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Eyes of the Heart: Seeking a Path for the Poor in the Age of Globalization by Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Only Begotten Daughter by James Morrow
2007-03-24 17:18:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'Engle
Devils Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
New Moon By Stephenie Meyer (and Twilight)
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
2007-03-24 17:22:12 · answer #3 · answered by BO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Ring of Endless Light
and The Secret History
2007-03-24 17:32:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is going to sound so elitist but the truth is that Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov gave me so many new ideas every time I read it. Even now when I go back and read a few pages I am amazed at its depth and breadth. I would also like to give some honorable mentions to A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole and Candide by Voltaire. Both incredibly witty and funny.
2007-03-24 17:08:19 · answer #5 · answered by jack jagger 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are two for me;
The Bible, not as represented by organized religion but as read and investigated by me.
"1984" a work of fiction that even when I read it was proving to be very prophetic. Now, with the "Patriot Act" and other actions of the Bush administration, it seems that the future was very well told in that book.
2007-03-24 16:52:48 · answer #6 · answered by afreshpath_admin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beloved by Toni Morrison. It is a fiction based on actual events, about escaped slaves in the 1800s. I had no idea just how incredibly terrible slavery was, it is a situation where a mother would rather kill her children then let them go back to it. Very disturbing images of slavery which are overlooked in history classes and the media.
2007-03-24 20:10:17 · answer #7 · answered by jellybeanchick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a newer book out there called "The Traveler" by John Twelve Hawks. Once I added his ideas of the future to mine it scared me the way 1984 scared people in the 70s. Good read.
2007-03-24 16:51:57 · answer #8 · answered by letaican 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sophie's World- maybe life is just a story in a book
The Dark is Rising-maybe something amazing and magical can happen---ok, it's a kid's book
The Secret life of bees- well written
To Kill a mocking bird- really well written
The Shining- scared me to death, don't like big, empty hotels!!!
2007-03-24 16:54:45 · answer #9 · answered by Chrissy V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
2007-03-24 17:18:03 · answer #10 · answered by Jenn S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger - it taught me to watch out for fakes and phonies made me aware of the hypocrisy of people.
1984 by George Orwell - it showed me what could happen to a society if its people are not diligent in protecting their rights.
2007-03-24 17:35:43 · answer #11 · answered by jhartmann21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋