A Book that Changes your Life

[superdog]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

I read lots of bios and autobiographies, from entertainment to business. Each has their share of cautionary tales as well as inspiration.
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I don't do a ton of autobiographies. but maybe I should check it out.

[superdog]

Originally Posted by East Bay Rider

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig. I used to re-read it every 10 years or so but thinking about it now is been about 20.

always wanted to read this.

[superdog]

Originally Posted by brandrea

Great topic Seth.

Without hesitation it was this book.

It was published in 1989 and I had just l graduated college and started my career. Every single thing in the book resonated with me and reinforced the teachings from my parents.

I made both my kids read the book when they turned 16 and they have already started using the advice from the author (and mom and dad).

This book is a must read for young people IMHO.


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definitely checking this out.

[White Collar Boy]

Originally Posted by superdog

I am going to look into this [Bukowski’s novel ‘Post Office’]. it sounds interesting.

Just want to let you know that, as much as I love it, it is not a novel that champions the American dream.

It introduces Bukowski’s author-surrogate character he would stick with, Henry Chinasky, who hates his postal delivery job but tells lots of poignant and funny stories about it. The writing finds beauty in simplicity, a bit like Hemingway, and Chinasky is a kind of small-time rebel, lazy and lonely, interested only in booze, women and gambling at the race track.

So it’s not a novel to draw inspiration from (although the positives are Chinasky as a questioner of the status quo, and an appreciator of life’s simple pleasures like classical music). But it is funny, stylish and emotional, and I still love it.

[CPRWATCH]

The ragged trousered philanthropists by Robert Tressell.

[Stud Screw]

The Catcher in the Rye