2007-04-05 18:26:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Layman's Guide to Suicide
(get it here:http://www.keyword.com/cd/laymans_guide/pageone.htm)
- The last self-help book you'll ever need (unless you mess up - again), it's the Essential Handbook Guaranteed to Make Any Problem a Laughing Matter.
- Nothing is worse than an ill-planned, haphazard, last-minute suicide.
But . . . . I would also suggest The Bible.
2007-04-05 18:43:45 · answer #1 · answered by ari-pup 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The Bible. I recommend starting with the Gospel of John, which is the fourth book into the New Testament. I suggest pretty much any translation except the King James, which is poetic-sounding but harder to read because of the old-style English. The Message version, the New International Version, or the New Living Translation are all very readable translations.
Also the book "Battlefield of the Mind" by Joyce Meyer (www.joycemeyer.org), a Christian author whose teachings have immensely impacted my life in very positive ways.
2007-04-12 13:02:53 · answer #2 · answered by Rella 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who moved my cheese? By Spencer Johnson. This book shows you about change and peoples reactions to it. It features 4 characters, 2 are mice, the other two are human1 Hee and human 2 Haw. I feel I am Haw. It reads like a childrens book a little but it is used in boardrooms worldwide and in corporate retreats as well. It is a great motivational tool. It gets you to examine yourself without making it all about you.
2007-04-06 00:44:18 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A couple ideas...
1. Bible
2. Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential
by Joel Osteen
3. How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
2007-04-13 10:30:58 · answer #4 · answered by Bella 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I feel that Stephen King's CARRIE is a life-changing book because being an outcast in high school, i understood where she came from and how she felt and the hate that she had to live through. Of course, im not telekinetic, but the emotions were still "firing" .
2007-04-13 06:48:53 · answer #5 · answered by Dedereadssk19 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For me at about 18, it was Frannyy And Zooey (J.D. Salinger.) While it's not acclaimed to be Salinger's best (Catcher in the Rye), for me it was a compelling read because I was searching for something. The end of the novel was so satisfying and the moment of digesting the ending so rewarding for me that I was totally ticked off that I was finished with the book because even the process of getting to the ending was so enjoyable for me.
2007-04-13 02:01:30 · answer #6 · answered by margot 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about life changing, but Sweet 16 really changed me in ways I can't even describe. Might sound funny in a way, but I really enjoyed reading the book.
2007-04-13 09:12:03 · answer #7 · answered by babyi'melectricc. 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Outsiders. It may not seem that good at first but it really opens your eyes to the people who are less fortunate than you and helps you form a different opinion about the people who are parts of gangs and seem like trouble makers. It is a bit sad too.
2007-04-06 05:41:05 · answer #8 · answered by hpluvr99 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne.
2007-04-06 05:31:49 · answer #9 · answered by Malfoy vs Potter 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Ishmael" I wish I could remember the author, oh wait I remember it : Daniel Quinn. You will never be the same. About a very wise Gorilla...no really, its amazing,
2007-04-13 17:46:52 · answer #10 · answered by Amanda L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋