Have you ever read a *great* book that change your life forever?
Topic 30 · 14 responses · archived october 2000
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Sat, Oct 14, 2000 (17:34)
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~wolf
Sat, Oct 14, 2000 (22:07)
#1
excuse me? how did we get spammed?
~MarciaH
Sun, Oct 15, 2000 (00:01)
#2
Terry, is no one in charge of this conference? Kill this topic??? If he(?) can create it 'off the streets' I can kill it. If you don't let me know why!
~mikeg
Sun, Nov 26, 2000 (01:02)
#3
I think we should carry the topic on. Except here :-)
Books that changed my life forever:
1. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
2. Some book I read as a teenager which, I think, was the only book to
ever make me cry like a baby :-)
...can't think of any more right now. Will investigate my brain a bit more...
~sprin5
Mon, Nov 27, 2000 (08:04)
#4
What was the name of book 2 (the one that made you cry)?
~mikeg
Mon, Nov 27, 2000 (11:37)
#5
Ummm....racks brains...
...searches amazon...
Too Young to Die (I'm sure I've mentioned this book in another thread)
and the sequel
Goodbye Doesn't Mean Forever
It's about a girl my age (at the time) who gets Leukemia and about her life.
~mikeg
Mon, Nov 27, 2000 (11:40)
#6
The author is Lurlene McDaniel (that's how I found it)
~MarciaH
Mon, Nov 27, 2000 (14:02)
#7
No one has mentined The Holy Bible?! Interesting. I am still thinking. "Gods Graves and Scholars" was mine I think but I never did become an archaeologist...
Mike, you're right - this IS turning into an interesting topic!
~Charlotte
Mon, Nov 27, 2000 (17:49)
#8
Mike, your #2 above reminded me of a book I read in High School that changed my life. Until I read it, my reading was limited to sci-fi/fantasy, but my English teacher got tired of those book reviews and forced me to expand my horizons. So I read DEATH BE NOT PROUD, by John Gunther. It remains one of the most poignant books I've ever read. Mr. Gunther is (was?) a noted travel journalist, author of INSIDE U.S.A, INSIDE SOUTH AMERICA, INSIDE AUSTRALIA, among others. DEATH BE NOT PROUD is a memoir, a chronicle of his young son's battle with a brain tumor that took his life at age 17. The boy was a certified genius; he corresponded with Albert Einstein and had been accepted to Harvard AND Yale. The book will break your heart, but it will also remind you of the phenomenal strength of the human spirit.
Charlotte
~mikeg
Tue, Nov 28, 2000 (01:31)
#9
DEATH BE NOT PROUD
I will look that one up. Sounds good.
~Charlotte
Tue, Nov 28, 2000 (11:19)
#10
It was once out of print, but has been reprinted in hardcover and paperback. Amazon has both in stock.
~mikeg
Sat, Dec 2, 2000 (03:58)
#11
woohoo! get thee to a web browser...
~autumn
Sun, Dec 17, 2000 (22:02)
#12
Death be not Proud was required reading when I was in middle school. It was pretty heavy compared to most of the stuff we had to read.
This topic is so broad! I think most of the books I read somehow change my world view or inner view...it's rare that one doesn't make some kind of mark on my psyche.
~mikeg
Tue, Jan 23, 2001 (15:39)
#13
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby. Changed my view of women forever :-)
~autumn
Sun, Jan 28, 2001 (22:05)
#14
LOL!! That was a good book, Mike. Can't wait to see the movie (LOVE John Cusack)!!!