Books that changed your life

[liliaceae]

Have you read a book that changed your life for the better, made you a better person, changed your view of the world? Please tell us about it!

[NewCrunchyDaddy]

Off the top of my head:

East of Eden by John Steinbeck and Flight by Sherman Alexie

I know there are more, but at one in the morning, my brain is fried and I can't think of any other titles.

[AuntNi]

I second East Of Eden. I first read it when I was in high school, and it dramatically changed my life. The whole concept of taking control of your destiny, and choosing how you will react to circumstances is what made the biggest impression. I've read other books that changed my outlook, too, but East Of Eden had the biggest impact.

And let's see: The Poisonwood Bible gave me a debilitating snake phobia - does that count?

All of Margaret Atwood's books stay with me forever, and I think about them often. But I don't know that I've changed my actions because of them.

I'm anxious to hear about others' experiences!

[Lindsay1234]

The Great Gatsby in high school. Ive read it 30 or 40 times now.

A Handmaids Tale, Margaret Atwood is pure genius.

Recently, Scream Free parenting. That changed my whole life!!!

[philomom]

When God was A Woman by Merlin Stone

http://www.amazon.com/When-God-Woman...owViewpoints=1

[greeny]

Man's Search For Meaning by Victor Frankl. I first read it in highschool as a class assignment, and come back to it often. I really helps me deal with difficult situations.

[JesiLynne]

The Well Trained Mind. Susan Wise Bauer.

Nourishing Traditions

How to organized everything.

[zinemama]

Disturbances in the Field by Lynne Sharon Schwartz. I learned a lot from this book at a time when I didn't understand very well how the same sad event could effect two people very differently. Plus, it's a terrific novel.