Books that have changed your life

lixxus · 30 Jul 2009 at 22:30

as the title reads

any self development books that have influenced you in terms of finance,materialism etc

(no marketing copyrighted or commericial books please, ie do this to become rich etc)

one of mine is "Rich Dad , Poor Dad" by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Nix · 30 Jul 2009 at 23:35

Alain de Botton - Status Anxiety

titchard · 30 Jul 2009 at 23:39

Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged / The Fountainhead

Not self help like you said - but two very important novels.

Rich

Hades · 30 Jul 2009 at 23:42

Rich Dad Poor Dad

MikeHunt79 · 31 Jul 2009 at 00:02

Yes Man

shifty_uk · 31 Jul 2009 at 00:08

Rich Dad Poor Dad? It simply states the obvious, imo. Invest wisely and live off it. It's been a while since I read it but the investment opportunities the author looked at seemed incredibly narrow.

RIZZEE · 31 Jul 2009 at 00:21

though ive only gotten into reading lately (wasnt a big fan couple of years back) i did find 'Into the wild' something special, though its probably not that amazing in comparison to other books mentioned, hasnt exactly changed my life but it makes me think about society in general sometimes, and how far we've come to surving in on our own in a way. imo.

Sash · 31 Jul 2009 at 07:46

MikeHunt79 said:
Yes Man

benneh · 31 Jul 2009 at 12:15

Institute Benjamenta by Robert Walser. Easily the most explosive thing I've read since Henry Miller taught me the value of a word.

Master_X · 31 Jul 2009 at 16:03

The Game

Nix · 31 Jul 2009 at 17:30

Master_X said:
The Game

You're kidding, right?

voodooGT · 1 Aug 2009 at 00:08

titchard said:
Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged / The Fountainhead

Not self help like you said - but two very important novels.

Rich

From a conspiracists point of view? OR just as good novels?

chrispystix · 1 Aug 2009 at 00:16

if you meet the buddah on the road, kill him

titchard · 1 Aug 2009 at 00:50

voodooGT said:
From a conspiracists point of view? OR just as good novels?

I would have to say I never got any conspiracy vibe from either novel, care to enlighten me maybe I am missing something.

I just found that they were exceptionally well written and contained quite a good philosophy, especially Atlas Shrugged. A lot of the characters were quite parodied in some situations although I feel they had to be to push the morals of the story across - but I could see a lot of parallels with the world at the moment.

Rich

Carzy · 1 Aug 2009 at 07:44

Camus - The Myth of Sisyphus
Diane Raymond - Existentialism and the Philosophical Tradition
Haruki Murakami - Sputnik Sweetheat