2007-04-12 13:10:56 · 11 answers · asked by esha26 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
sorry about typo...had a great influence
2007-04-12 15:31:17 · update #1
Yes.
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
They say after reading the book it's supposed to change your life.
Also, Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie.
2007-04-12 13:21:09 · answer #1 · answered by Duchess of Cookieshire 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are lots of books that had an influence on my life... but I'd have to say Marge Piercy's "Braided Lives" really changed the way I think about things. I don't necessarily agree with all the ideas in her books, but I'm grateful to have read about them nonetheless... (She writes feminist fiction-- I guess that's how you'd describe her. She also writes poetry and essays etc... but anyway Braided Lives helped me see things differently in my own life and helped me get out of a rut/funk in my life.)
2007-04-12 21:45:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. actually two
1. A Seperate Reality- By Carlos Castaneda
2. Tales Of Power - By Carlos Castaneda
2007-04-12 20:14:06 · answer #3 · answered by msds0413 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and I'm probably going to get a bunch of thumbs down over it. But I read a biograpy "Che" by Jon Lee just because I didn't know anything about him and I'm working on a master's degree in history and that is the time period I'm really focusing on. I really came to respect the man, he was brilliant. He studied medicine, became a physician, was a lover of arts, owned no real possessions but carried his books with him at all times. He had a brilliant strategic mind, lead his men in battle (didn't hide on sidelines like Fidel) and was amazing and asthmatic!
No matter your politics or your feelings, you have to admire someone that dedicated to a cause. It really made me realize that even the bad guys have lots of really good things about them.
On that question, who'd you like to have at a dinner party, he'd definately be on my list.
2007-04-12 20:34:23 · answer #4 · answered by Jackie Oh! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day and The Missing Peice. Lame I know but they have the memorys that last a lifetime.
2007-04-12 20:19:23 · answer #5 · answered by katybug1776 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eragon.
I've always wanted to write, but I guess I never thought it would be possible. Christopher Paloini's novel really set an example for me. It inspires me. I suppose it wasn't so much as the content of the story. It was the fact that it was written. The fact that even though he was young, he stuck to his writing passion. I've got that passion too. :] So thank you Eragon! ^^
2007-04-12 21:02:45 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Fire Storm♥ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, The Secret.
2007-04-12 20:16:06 · answer #7 · answered by Can music save your mortal soul? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds strange, but dr. seuss. pick any book (my favorite's green eggs and ham). he gave me a love of reading that i have never lost, and he opened realms i had never imagined.
and mixed in with all the silly rhyme are life lessons that seem to have stuck with me.
2007-04-12 21:49:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don Quixote- it taught me to keep fighting windmills and looking for that impossible dream. Pax - C.
2007-04-12 20:14:15 · answer #9 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"The Magic of Believing" by Claude Bristol.
What the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind of man can achieve.
Think about it. Powerful stuff!
2007-04-12 20:14:27 · answer #10 · answered by Juanitaville 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋