What book or books have touched your life in some way?

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ty

I would have to say books in general have touched my life. There are
som many in so many different genres it is impossible to name just one.
I started reading before I was een in kindergarten, and was reading
shakespeare by 1st grade. Needless to say I have always enjoyed
reading. I read classics, fantasy, some western, sci-fi, mysteries,
fiction, documentaries, anything really that catches my interest.
One book I will never forget (although I find it hard to forget one
anyway, lol) is called "a boy called 'it'". It is the truew life story
of a man that was severely abused, physically, mentally, emotionally,
and sexually as a child. It was the first book I had ever read onthat
genre that was fact and not fiction, and it scared the **** outta me (I
was about 16 when I read it the first time) andmade me very greatful
that even though I did not have a good family upbringing myself, my life
had been a hell of a lot better that that.
Since reading that book, I have opened my eyes andheart more to the
world around me, and try to do what I can to help even if all it is is
listen and give advise (one reason I would like to get a degfree in
counseling for when I reach retirement age). I consider myself to be
very empathic, and understanding, yet Iam also able to step aside and
reach past the emotional turmoil and the public belief to analyze, and
go with what is right, not what is accepted.

The Art Of Happiness- The Dalai Lama

The Tao Teh Ching - Lao Tzu

The Art Of War- Sun Tzu

God and The Evolving Universe- James Redfield

The Celestine Prophecies- James Redfield

A Boy Named It - David ......

The Bride Stripped Bare- Anonymous

The Secret- ( can't remember the author)

The Road Less Travelled- M.Scott Peck

Tuesdays With Morrie - Mitch Albom

The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom

For One More Day - Mitch Albom

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit- .........

Diary Of Ann Frank-.........

Kim,

There's a million more, every book affects me, and has something to
offer me, I read instinctually, as one falls in my hand, I know it has a
gift for me...

Bambi.

yes lee a visionary must read all and more of the books you mentioned
greyhound bambi has been a great inspiration to me as well lol/

your a n avid reader daniel....that's great. My daughter reads
.......constantly I am always at garage sales bringing home tons of
books she reads every thing

I understand lee i really do...... I do not feel life is a coincidence
(sp)

I know you do Kim, we are all exactly where we are supposed to be, and
know all we are meant to know, and when the time is right, the tools are
made available for us to learn anew.

One book that I forgot, which of course ironically is my most read
book...

Women Who Run With The Wolves- Christina Estes Pinkola

I didn't mean it as a joke, I read Bambi when I was about 8 and I cried
for days. The part about when he lost his mother.

Interesting topic give me more to think about reading, on top of the 20
or so books I have lined up. I've also read
A Boy Named It - love inspirational biographies about regular poeple and
the trials they have to overcome.

Some books that have actually affected my life were:

The Dirary of Anne Frank - was meantioned before
Helen Keller - biography
Anne Sullivan - biagoraphy (Helen Keller's teacher)
Had read these while still in grade school so their affect has been
life long. Also

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran and all his collective works including his
biography. That was in high school, also life long affect.

So many others but these would be reads I would suggest to anyone.

Also read A Boy Named It and along those lines
Dibbs was a readers digest condensed book

Oh my!!!

Another..yes, and thankyou..

The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran

The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare

Othello, and Midsummer's Night Dreams my favourites as a child.

oh!!

e.e.cummings

Pablo Neruda

A watershed of images flowing through my mind, so many, many wonderful
words, thoughts, impressions, images...


Kim,what a great thread! I can see I will be back and forth form
here...

for anhyone interested, the gentleman that wrote/lived "a boy named it"
did a sequel to it as well. I can not remember the title but it was
just as good as the first book.

Yea, Daniel, I read that one too but the name escapes me. I think it
was his name in the title. Google it.

Oh yes, Shakespear, the largest book I ever owned, volume of his works.
Must have weighed 5 lbs.

Watership Down - read it then had to read again in high school where
it's full meaning became clear. Wow great book.

I have never been able to locate a book copy of watership down
Have ypu seenthemovie? Does it compare at all? I saw the movie as a
child until thelocal stations were requiredto stop airing it. I barely
remember it now, but I do remember lovingit.

I was serious greyhound bambie was a good book .
and movie.
and yes jess I feel all you are saying about the books you read.

reyduculis you and I are on the same page with books.....as well as
others here....

thank you all for sharing

daniel what is the book about "water ship down"?

Watership Down, was a story of a colony of rabbits displaced by
landclearing and farming...a story within a story, and a rather
successful movie in the 8o's, with a catchy theme song that was in the
charts for some time...( can't for the life of me think of it)...but the
whole theme of the book, movie and music, were poignant, and so
devastatingly manipulative in the tear-jerker end of the literary world.

Hmmmmmmmmmm so it was a movie in the 80's

I'll have to see if I can find it//ty lee