This book changed my lifeThe Goat writes, "Some books have made a huge impact on my life." It's true. It wasn't until the b3ta mods read the Flashman novels that we changed from mild-mannered computer operators into heavily-whiskered copulators, poltroons and all round bastards in a well-known cavalry regiment.
What books have changed the way you think, the way you live, or just gave you a rollicking good time?
Friendly hint: A bit of background rather than just a bunch of book titles would make your stories more readable
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chthonic, Thu 15 May 2008, 15:11)
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'1421' by Gavin MenziesIt didn't change my life, but is remarkably well-researched and (I thought) pretty conclusive evidence of Chinese global trading missions embarked upon in the 1420s.
I loathe 'shocking new evidence that blah blah blah' type books but the author's inclination not to believe his own conclusions at first and his tentative steps toward a coherent theory had me (a cyncial history graduate) convinced.
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ahthe old "detective story" pitch oft used to make otherwise dodgy hypotheses seem plausible. :-)
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it works!Give it a read - it's entertaining whether you agree with the old boy or not...
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