Book(s) that changed your life!

[ZED SLED]

Originally Posted by farm rat

In my case it was an inspiration. RLS Jr turned himself around at a later age and ended going to West Point and ultimately becoming a General

and was the only person I've heard of to travel the whole length of the Great Wall.

[Iron Lung Jimmy]

Originally Posted by SquawkVFR

I wish people would elaborate on HOW some of these books changed their lives. LOL

You go first.

[pyroguy]

I’m a little surprised nobody said the Bible yet. It has made a huge impact in my life from daily moral values to advice on marriage, money, and how I try to live my life. Not to go all religious on anyone, but it’s a good read. Boring at times, but you get past all of the whoever was born to whom ever it has some good info.

[SquawkVFR]

Originally Posted by Iron Lung Jimmy

You go first.

It’s pretty much self explanatory. Learning to read pretty much changed my life. I swear it’s like herding cats sometimes.

[Iron Lung Jimmy]

Originally Posted by SquawkVFR

It’s pretty much self explanatory. Learning to read pretty much changed my life. I swear it’s like herding cats sometimes.

Oh, you read it when you were a kid. Now I understand.

[Stingr69]

Playboy.

[KenKat]

Originally Posted by SquawkVFR

I wish people would elaborate on HOW some of these books changed their lives. LOL

Ok, so for How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie:

As I got into my 30’s and the responsibilities of life grew quickly, my laid back, nothing bothers me personality started to break down. My father in law gave me this book and said read this, it really helped put things in perspective. It is full of sayings and quotes - here’s a summary as well as a few of my favorites:

https://westegg.com/unmaintained/car...top-worry.html

If you want to avoid worry, do what Sir William Osler did: Live in "day-tight compartments." Don't stew about the futures. Just live each day until bedtime.

Half the worry in the world is caused by people trying to make decisions before they have sufficient knowledge on which to base a decision.

Let the past bury its dead. Don't saw sawdust.

Let's never waste a minute thinking about people we don't like.

Do the very best you can; and then put up your old umbrella and keep the rain of criticism from running down the back of your neck.

[KenKat]

Originally Posted by Stingr69

Playboy.

Haha, true - we used to dumpster dive and look through trash cans at the local convenience store to find old copies that had been thrown out.

[SquawkVFR]

Originally Posted by Iron Lung Jimmy

Oh, you read it when you were a kid. Now I understand.

I read it as an adult too!

[JLSuperfly]

Originally Posted by KenKat

Haha, true - we used to dumpster dive and look through trash cans at the local convenience store to find old copies that had been thrown out.

I wish I knew about this when I was a kid.

[mpsgolf]

The Bible
- essential guidance for living my life


Flyboys
Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton
Lone Survivor
American Sniper
- the incredible bravery of our military and commitment to defending freedom


For Whom the Bell Tolls
To Kill a Mockingbird
East of Eaden
- classics are classics for a reason - they are GOOD books!


Nonlinear Oscillations, Dynamical Systems, and Bifurcations of Vector Fields
- just checking if you’re paying attention to this post! ha!

[KJZ28]

Originally Posted by pyroguy

I’m a little surprised nobody said the Bible yet. It has made a huge impact in my life from daily moral values to advice on marriage, money, and how I try to live my life. Not to go all religious on anyone, but it’s a good read. Boring at times, but you get past all of the whoever was born to whom ever it has some good info.

My life has radically changed because of God's truth in the Bible. I am not the same person.

[jshaf]

"Why we get fat, and what you can do about it" Gary Taubes

and

"The art and science of Low Carbohydrate performance" Jeff Volek and Stephen Finney.

will never eat the same way for the rest of my life.

"the Big Fat Lie" Nina Teicholtz in another.

didn't eat bread for over a year and didn't mind it

[KROLIS]

'The Turner Diaries"