Author Topic: Which Book Changed Your Life?  (Read 6613 times)

Bombay Chutney

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Re: Which Book Changed Your Life?
« Reply #15 on: November 07, 2003, 11:39:00 am »
"On The Road" - Jack Kerouac
 "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" - Robert Pirsig
 "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" - Tom Wolfe
 
 "You're either on the bus, or you're off the bus."

markie

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Re: Which Book Changed Your Life?
« Reply #16 on: November 07, 2003, 11:42:00 am »
Richard Dawkins: The selfish gene
 
 Oh and the joy of sex......

Re: Which Book Changed Your Life?
« Reply #17 on: November 07, 2003, 11:57:00 am »
Didn't change my life; but Good Vibrations Guide to Sex at least made me realize their were others who thought like me.

mankie

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Re: Which Book Changed Your Life?
« Reply #18 on: November 07, 2003, 12:17:00 pm »
The Bible....my religous knowledge teacher threw it at me for talking in class and he got me right on the ear with the corner of the book. NEVER spoke in religous knowledge class again.
 
 Enid Blyton series, loved em!
 
 "Stig of the dump" A great kids book about a boy who befriended another boy that lived in a trash heap. I can't find the damn thing anywhere, tried to find it for Kathleen and will try again for Rory.
 
 "Epaminondas" Another great kids book about a little boy who lived with his grandmother and was always getting into trouble. Can't find that one either but it was probably taken out of print because in todays world is not pc.
 
 Grown up books are just too damn serious. I read biographies/memoirs/non-fiction only. Just finished one about Hitler and now reading David Beckham's autobiography then Roy Keane's next.

broadkat

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Re: Which Book Changed Your Life?
« Reply #19 on: November 07, 2003, 12:22:00 pm »
Pussy, King of the Pirates by Kathy Acker

igor

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Re: Which Book Changed Your Life?
« Reply #20 on: November 07, 2003, 12:25:00 pm »
animal farm & 1984 by orwell

ratioci nation

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Re: Which Book Changed Your Life?
« Reply #21 on: November 07, 2003, 12:27:00 pm »
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Originally posted by mankie:
 
 "Stig of the dump"
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140301968/026-7712996-4436423

markie

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Re: Which Book Changed Your Life?
« Reply #22 on: November 07, 2003, 12:29:00 pm »
I remember Stig as a childrens TV show......

brennser

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Re: Which Book Changed Your Life?
« Reply #23 on: November 07, 2003, 12:32:00 pm »
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"Epaminondas" Another great kids book about a little boy who lived with his grandmother and was always getting into trouble. Can't find that one either but it was probably taken out of print because in todays world is not pc.
is this it?
 
   <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/089966556X.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
  amazon

vansmack

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Re: Which Book Changed Your Life?
« Reply #24 on: November 07, 2003, 12:36:00 pm »
Grade School: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
 
 Junior High: To Kill a Mocking Bird
 
 High School: Lord of the Fly's
 
 College:  The Marx-Engels Reader
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mankie

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Re: Which Book Changed Your Life?
« Reply #25 on: November 07, 2003, 02:01:00 pm »
Thanks for the links.....to be honest part of the fun was looking in bookstores for them, but I give up...amazon it is! Rory's stocking just started getting filled.  :D

poorlulu

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Re: Which Book Changed Your Life?
« Reply #26 on: November 07, 2003, 02:13:00 pm »
harold and the purle crayon, noddy and tintin when i was little........
 
 room with a view in my teens
 
 iain banks........the crow road i just love this book
 hmmmm i wonder if jadetree will ever read it and return it.............hint,hint

ratioci nation

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Re: Which Book Changed Your Life?
« Reply #27 on: November 07, 2003, 02:24:00 pm »
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 hmmmm i wonder if jadetree will ever read it and return it.............hint,hint
maybe... maybe not

vansmack

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Re: Which Book Changed Your Life?
« Reply #28 on: November 07, 2003, 02:34:00 pm »
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  hmmmm i wonder if jadetree will ever read it and return it.............hint,hint
Actually, I think I have it......
 
 **sinks head in shame**
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markie

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Re: Which Book Changed Your Life?
« Reply #29 on: November 07, 2003, 02:36:00 pm »
we have two copies, thanks to a fortuitous ebay purchase of a job lot of banks books.
 
 Its a great book too, read it.