Books that will open my mind up and change the way I view the world. Thanks
2007-12-19 02:56:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I already read "A child called It". I heard some of it was fabricated.
2007-12-19 10:48:52 · update #1
Try for something older and more enlightening. May I suggest the Dao De Chang by Lao Tzu (that will definitely challenge the Western way you have been conditioned to think), The Art of War by Sun Tzu (can be applied to much more than warfare), and the Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi (reportedly the best sword fighter in Japan at his time). All three will broaden your mind and introduce you to concepts and processes of thought unfamiliar to you.
2007-12-19 03:26:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just finished an absolutely phenomonel book called "The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time." It's written by a man named Will Durant who is a famous historian/philosopher. You'll never look at the world the same way after reading this book.
2007-12-19 03:53:20 · answer #2 · answered by Quartermush 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Beauty Myth-Naomi Wolf
A Child Called It-David Pelzer
2007-12-19 03:46:47 · answer #3 · answered by pinklipstick_ab 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recently I really liked Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser and The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan.
In the past, I have also really enjoyed Sex, Time, and Power by Leonard Shlain, The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan, Why People Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer, and The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. All very interesting books!
2007-12-19 03:05:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are 3 non-fiction books I have read and highly recommend: #1: The Bible #2: Jerusalem Countdown #3: Road Less Traveled
2016-05-25 00:57:20 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Lost Paradise: The Jesuit Republic in South America. by Philip Caraman
This is the finest moment in world history. When a society was organized for the benefit of all. This time was the basis of the movie 'The Mission' with Robert de Niro but you know movies !
2007-12-19 04:48:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Wild Places by Robert MacFarlane is a journey around wild and beautiful rural Britain that will infect you with love and enthisiasm for the natural landscape.
2007-12-19 03:15:56 · answer #7 · answered by David S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you are looking for. The books "Cod" and "Salt" by Mark Kurlansky (I think) are good reads about history as they relate to cod and salt. As much about the people and the times as anything else.
2007-12-19 03:04:09 · answer #8 · answered by CaptDare 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a child called it , sickened these books are true storeys about children and are extremely moving box of tissues at the ready xxxxxxx
2007-12-19 03:43:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blackwater - by Scahill
http://www.amazon.com/Blackwater-Rise-Worlds-Powerful-Mercenary/dp/1560259795
2007-12-19 03:01:59 · answer #10 · answered by sounditout 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋