I'm a 15 year old looking for good books that'll give me a deeper insight into anything. Books with meaningful themes like: Ishmael, 5 People You Meet in Heaven, 1984. Even something like Fast Food Nation would do. Anything to change my opinion on anything. What books have really influenced your way of thinking?
2007-10-26 20:05:10 · 25 answers · asked by Anita 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
"Conversations on the Edge of the Apacolypse", various authors.
2007-10-26 20:47:09 · answer #1 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sane Society by Erich Fromm
The Elder Brothers by Alan Ereira
Black Elk Speaks by John G. Neihart
2007-10-27 11:07:14 · answer #2 · answered by Mai Celia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well i have always found that auto bigraphies influence me the most. Just reading of personal triumphs gives me inspiration. Recently the stories coming out of Ground zero have been .uplifting and the books writen on the Columbine school tragedies were very soul fulfiling.{Rachels tears is a good one} Sometimes when you read about others vercoming a long road, your life doesnt seem that bad afterall!
2007-10-26 20:15:16 · answer #3 · answered by blue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Outsiders and 125th Street
2007-10-26 20:09:20 · answer #4 · answered by Lily_Flowers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's cool that you want to stretch your mind.
My favorite book of all time is Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck. It will leave you thinking for a long time.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley is a good book and a compelling read; you won't be able to put it down.
For religion, "Letters from a Skeptic" is a good one. "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom is good too.
2007-10-26 20:09:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Three books for suggestion
"A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle
"The Diary of Anne Frank" by Anne Frank
"The Celestine Prophecy" by James Redfield
These books opened up my imagination and made me think.
2007-10-26 20:43:34 · answer #6 · answered by Uncle Remus 54 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a few Great books that changed my life, one is the Holy Scriptures, Awaken the Giant within and Who moved my cheese.
2007-10-30 17:28:03 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Adventures of A Reluctant Messiah"... and other Richard Bach books
"The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint Exupery (simple and profound)
2007-10-26 21:40:21 · answer #8 · answered by greenstones15 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-Death Note---a comic book, but verrrrry good
Actual books:
-The Little Prince---short, sweet, sad, nice illustrations
-books by Albert Camus (The Fall, The Stranger)---existentialist themes
-Sophie's World--explores philosophy
-A Clockwork Orange---interesting protagonist
2007-10-26 20:21:26 · answer #9 · answered by wildflower 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A series of unfortunate events.
I am not kidding, it changed my life.
I am 15 too, and i started reading those books in like 6th grade, and i loved them. the movie didnt portray the books good enough, but trust me, they are worth a shot.
2007-10-26 20:08:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Romancing the Ordinary, this book helps you seek out the simple enjoyment of life, really awsome!
2007-10-26 20:08:39 · answer #11 · answered by tradejewel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋