A book you've read?

Books that changed my life forever
AS AN ADULT:
"Mister God this is Anna" about a 7 year old girl who is a physics genius, a little girl full of faith - a true story, and beautiful
"Ashley's Garden" about Ashley Meagan Eckles, a little girl killed in the Oklahoma City bombing - written by her mother
"Hinds feet on High Places" by Hannah Hurnard
"How to Make an American Quilt" by Whitney Otto - the book, not the movie!
AS A CHILD:
"The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis
"The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
"The Boxcar Children"
"Heidi"
"Little House in the Big Woods" and "Little House on the Prairie" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
"Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
"The Hiding Place" by Corrie Ten Boom
"The Diary of Anne Frank"
"Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo
"The Secret Garden"

2007-05-12 07:09:27 · answer #1 · answered by Teresa L 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋

There are many books that helped grow and change a little here and there. Here are a few in no particular order.

The Power of Myth - Joseph Campbell
On Homecoming - John Bradshaw
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
Saved By The Light - Dannion Brinkley
I Know Why We're Here - Mia Dolan
Edgar Cayce - Modern Prophit

2007-05-12 07:06:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

The Immortal by JJ Dewey. "What is it to ye if he tarries to I come?" It's a fascinating book that had John the Revelator as an immortal being, tarrying until the second coming. It's available free online and the author has quite a large group of followers in an online discussion group. JJ is able to discuss religion and spirituality in a way that sparks fires within.

2007-05-12 06:59:09 · answer #3 · answered by CosmicKiss 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The Bible.

Come on now, wasn't that predictable?

But there are others:
1984 by George Orwell
Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Incarnations series by Piers Anthony
Insomnia by Stephen King
Paradise Lost by John Milton
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel

There are so many!

Edit: And Flowers for Algernon was SO sad, and yet so good!

2007-05-12 06:54:38 · answer #4 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋

Captivating by John and Susan Eldridge, I believe. Wonderful book for any woman! It described me and my thoughts and desires that I have always held perfectly! It changed my view of myself and really inspired me.

ALso, The Hiding Place about the life of Corrie ten Boom and her family during the Holocaust. I've read it several times and it still inspires me at each new reading!!

2007-05-12 06:55:00 · answer #5 · answered by misskatiemichelle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Assuming you don't mean the Bible (although that would be my choice), my next would be "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis. He had the ability to articulate, in clear yet accurate terms, what I had sensed regarding several Christian doctrines, but was also able to go beyond what I had thought through or known. After reading it 30 years ago, I began devouring his works and have read them all. Great author!

2007-05-12 06:58:24 · answer #6 · answered by Caesar 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Excluding the Bible, it'd be hard to say. Here's the biggest ones (and there I had to make a lot of hard decisions):

Plato's "Republic" and "Euthyphro"

Homer's "Iliad"

St. Athanasius' "On the Incarnation of the Word"

John Milton's "Paradise Lost"

Hieromonk Damascene's "Fr. Seraphim Rose: His Life and Teachings"

St. Justin Martyr's dialogues

Sun Tzu's "The Art of War"

JRR Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and "Silmarillion"

2007-05-12 07:00:52 · answer #7 · answered by Innokent 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Douglas Hofstadter's book "Godel, Escher, Bach" really blew my mind. The more complex symbolic logic in the book went over my head, but what I could understand was really consciousness-expanding. He dealt with logic, artificial intelligence, Zen, self-referential systems, art, and other topics in a very enjoyable way...

2007-05-12 06:56:49 · answer #8 · answered by crypto_the_unknown 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The Tao of Pooh - Benjamin Hoff
My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn

2007-05-12 07:02:48 · answer #9 · answered by raven7night 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Awaken the Giant Within.

2007-05-12 06:56:28 · answer #10 · answered by Jane Marple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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