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01-14-2007, 03:27 AM
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 |  Must Reads For Everyone In Society
If you had the power to make everyone in our society read a certain book, what books would you want everyone in this society to read? I recently find myself wishing that everyone would read the following two books:
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01-14-2007, 04:29 AM
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| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
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01-14-2007, 07:32 AM
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| Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki.
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01-15-2007, 12:54 AM
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Ditto on Power vs Force. I was curious about White Hero, Black Beast by Paul Hoch and it seems to be going for almost $200 on Amazon right now. It must be very out of print. More details or a source of the info on the net would be great. The Power of Truth with Gary King - Honesty - Integrity - Truth is my top pick. I saw a 30 minute talk by him at a Tony Robbins event a few years ago. It changed my life completely in just moments. I think it's like that when you find something that really resonates to be a "Truth" if you know what I mean.
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01-15-2007, 01:24 AM
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Ouch on the White Hero, Black Beast. I got the Dutch translation from a second hand store. I'll see if I can get a hold of Mr. Hoch to convince him to make an eBook out of it, otherwise I'll personally write an extensive report on his concepts. |
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01-15-2007, 05:47 AM
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| The Hero With A Thousand Faces, by Joseph Campbell. Because many people read one or two books, find their life changes because of it, and then take it as Scripture. The world is large, old, nuanced, and fascinating. Do not forget it. I wrote a longer "argument" to read it here: raccaldin36: The Must Read
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01-15-2007, 05:11 PM
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Conversations with God
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01-15-2007, 09:13 PM
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| The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
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01-15-2007, 09:47 PM
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As for my rec, the first that comes to mind is "How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World: A Handbook for Personal Liberty" by Harry Browne (apparently also out of print now, but available at libraries). | |
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01-16-2007, 07:57 AM
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The Tao Te Ching is definetly a must read
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01-16-2007, 07:59 AM
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__________________ Currently reading: Job: A Comedy of Justice, Robert Heinlein | |
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01-16-2007, 08:49 AM
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Me too! and the Da Vinci Code - to show you can think outside the square
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01-25-2007, 05:32 AM
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I find it hard to choose favorite books. I recommend books written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama including options outlined here: Books by the Dalai Lama 5 of my other favorite books include:  1) Happiness by Bo Yin Ra 2) The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying (Intro by Dalai lama) 3) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 4) The Secret by Rhonda Byrne 5) Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu |
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01-25-2007, 08:42 AM
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These aren't favorite books, though; they're must reads. The distinction is slight, but present.
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