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Alphapenguin:
This may seem like a weird choice, but A Confederacy of Dunces. It taught me an important lesson about humility that I should've learned a long time ago - to wit, don't be an egotistical prick or people will hate you (and for good reason).

Besides, it was funny as hell. I literally could NOT STOP LAUGHING for weeks after I'd finish it. Every so often, I'd be sitting in class or at work or wherever and just remember a scene from the book and start giggling.

A good rule of thumb for life: any book that makes you laugh hard enough for random passers-by to think you're crazy EVEN AFTER YOU'VE FINISHED THE DAMN THING is bound to be educational.

im_a _hellion:
"The Five People You Meet In Heaven" This is a truely inspirational book it changed my very personality towards people.

Stayc:

--- Quote from: hoax on 17 Feb 2006, 21:51 ---The Handmaid's Tale: Margaret Atwood

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I second this one.

The Outsiders/SE Hinton - Though I read this in Junior High, it changed my life in so many ways.  It helped me see things outside of the tunnel vision of my 12 year-old mind.

The Wave/Todd Strasser - Again, another juvenile book.  Based on a true story about how a teacher used Hitler's techniques and involved them into the classroom to watch it go completely out of control throughout the entire school.

Angels and Demons/Dan Brown - The depth of it made me realize how different things can be and how much science is really out there.

Timeline/Michael Crichton - I don't know why, but here it is.

Go Ask Alice/Anon - I swore that it was my life and I connected with this book on a more personal level.  I laughed.  I cried.  I pondered.

If I Should Die Before I Wake/Han Nolan - An easy read book on racism.

A Child called It/Dave Pelzer - Just an overall good read, touches the heart and makes you realize how horrible people can be and how anything is possible when you see the triumph.

Liz:
A Separate Peace- John Knowles
Children of Men- PD James
Phantom- Susan Kay
Because of Romek- David Faber

I will probably think of more. Stay tuned.

The Overachiever Bandit:

--- Quote from: Linds on 15 Feb 2007, 16:01 ---Ray Brabury (possibly my favorite author): Something Wicked This Way Comes, Farenheight 451, The Veldt (it's a short story, but whatever)
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Yes, oh my god. Something Wicked this Way Comes was amazing, as was Farenheit 451, as well as all of his other works that I have read. Both of those made me really appreciate what I have.
Others that have changed my life are The Giver, The Hitchhiker's Guide, One Door Away from Heaven by Dean Koontz, The Catcher in the Rye, and Rose Madder by Stephen King. Also, though it is not a book, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" really had a huge impact on me.

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