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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Let me seeI'm not a big reader, but the follwing are very important to me:
1. Sartre, Existentialism and Humanism
Short enough to digest, dense enough to give a perfect opening on existentialism and living without religion or belief in anything except mastry of the self.
2. Bill Drummond, 45
A book about life, art and rock and roll. Which makes everything seem ok and let's you know there's adventures out there to be had if you're prepared to get silly once in a while.
3. Wumengan
A collection of Zen koans with explanations/expansions, really mind expanding, although it sounds a bit poncy to talk about.
4. God, The Bible
It'd be wrong for me not to mention it, as christianity has played a huge part in my life, all that upsets me about it is how apallingly it's interpretted by the majority.
5. The Art Book + the c20 art book,
My introduction to art, really important.
6. Marx and Engels, The Communist Manifesto,
Between this and Bill Hicks i was convinced away from Marketing for about 2 years.
There are others but these are probably the most influential ones.
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lordsaccharine b3taing is well retro mate, Thu 15 May 2008, 16:23,
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Oh my GodI think I still have your copy of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"
Sorry about that!
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