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waitingforthesun
Mar 29, 2003, 5:52 AM
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Has anyone ever been affected so much by a book that you made a big change in your life because of it? For me:
Into The Wild by John Krakauer
The Mountains of My Life by Walter Bonatti
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carnaged
Mar 29, 2003, 5:57 AM
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Hmm, I just started reading Into the Wild, but A few weeks ago i just finished Lynn Hill's 'Climbing Free'. Oh, it's really good. Sure changed my outlook on climbing, and everything in general A LOT.
A really good book.
(and there's pictures!!!!!) ^_^
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waitingforthesun
Mar 29, 2003, 6:07 AM
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That's funny.. last night I finished reading Lynn Hill's book. It didn't really affect me in any way, but I was very envious of her climbing lifestyle. Must be rough having a house in the french countryside with cliffs to climb in your backyard. And having sponsors support you so that your 'work' is climbing. sssooojealous
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froman
Mar 29, 2003, 7:38 AM
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some early carlos castaneda :shock:
diet for a new america - by john robbins - i think one of the most important books people should read.
into the wild was a really good one too
chaos - james gleick
siddhartha - herman hesse...this is one of my alltime favs. i had a moment of true enlightenment after reading this book :mrgreen:
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jono
Mar 29, 2003, 10:40 AM
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dude u stole my ralph quote
hyeaa sleep is where im a viking
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arrettinator
Mar 29, 2003, 1:30 PM
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Mindfulness - Ellen J. Langer
Really opens the mind and makes you think.
The Things They Carried - Tim O'Brien *a must read
Just makes you appreciate life more and more.
It talks about soldiers of the Vietnam war and what the things they carried meant to them, like picture or a letter.
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ckershner0
Mar 29, 2003, 4:17 PM
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The Perks of being a wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk
Requiem For a Dream - Hubert Selby Jr.,
Dune - Frank Herbert
Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka
Into thin air, while a great book, didnt change my life at all, just made me NOT want to climb everst.
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meataxe
Mar 29, 2003, 4:54 PM
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Howabout:
Turner Diaries
:twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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bakedjake
Mar 29, 2003, 5:11 PM
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Carlos Casteneda
Johnathon Livingston Seagull
I can't fully remember the title "One Straw"
as a youngster Playboy and Penthouse had a very major impact on my life
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meataxe
Mar 29, 2003, 5:15 PM
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In reply to: as a youngster Playboy and Penthouse had a very major impact on my life
As kids we swiped a bunch of Playboy centerfolds and plastered the wall of our clubhouse. I think I was about seven.
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bakedjake
Mar 29, 2003, 5:25 PM
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And for all you oldsters out there....
The Whole Earth Catalog
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wildtrail
Mar 29, 2003, 5:33 PM
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As Far As You Can Go Without a Passport--Tom Bodett
Measure Of a Mountain--Bruce Barcott
(Only because these two were funny)
The Shadow of Kilimanjaro--Rick Ridgeway
(Only because it made me really want to get to Africa, but surprise, surprise, it isn't about climbing Kilimanjaro. Neither are my reasons for wanting to go to Africa)
Scenes in America Deserta--P. Reyner Banham
(Only because it makes me want to spend time walking the deserts of America)
No book really, or ever, changed my life. I'm not that influenced. However, books add thoughts and ideas, and at times, ways to approach things differently. I already knew I enjoyed the outdoors and books that I have read have sparked interest in what was already in me. So, has a book changed my life? No, not at all. Only a tool on great occassion that has made me say, "Yeah! I gotta do that some time."
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meataxe
Mar 29, 2003, 5:42 PM
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Seriously...
I have to say Philip K. Dick novels... I think Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said was the first one I read.
A warnining I've heard other repeat: don't read two PKD novels in a row. If you do, have a friend hide all sharp objects.
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petsfed
Mar 29, 2003, 6:20 PM
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Siddhartha - Hesse
On the Beach - Schute
Paradise Lost - Milton
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crap
Mar 29, 2003, 7:16 PM
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Seawolf by Jack London
There is a discussion in it about how there is more to life than destroying those that are weaker than you. This message is what I needed to hear in high school and it has helped to set me on cores that don’t include prison.
Two Years Before the Mast
It didn't change my life, but its still a great real life adventure story about a place I grew up.
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camhead
Mar 29, 2003, 7:20 PM
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Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel
Wallace Stegner, Angle of Repose
Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire
____________, The Monkey Wrench Gang
that last one got me a criminal record when I was in high school. hehe.
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shortfatoldguy
Mar 29, 2003, 9:05 PM
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The Bible. (But then I grew up... Whew! Close one!)
On the Genealogy of Morals, Friedrich Nietzsche
Introduction to the History of Sexuality, Michel Foucault
Climber's Guide to Smith Rock, Alan Watts
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beercanclimber
Mar 29, 2003, 10:35 PM
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Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
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one900johnnyk
Mar 30, 2003, 1:37 AM
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~anything by Tom Robbins (esp jitterbug perfume and half asleep in frog pajamas)
~Candide
camhead: i love the pick by abbey. represent!
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camhead
Mar 30, 2003, 1:48 AM
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word.
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koto
Mar 30, 2003, 2:55 AM
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The Prophecy by James Redfield, it's one of those explore yourself/self development books. It's very easy to read and changed my view of human interaction immensely (I was sixteen when I read it) must admit though I'm beginning to forget much of the lessons it taught me, and so I'm slipping into apathy, must read it again!
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clmbng_addict
Mar 30, 2003, 3:27 AM
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To name a few:
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Black Elk Speaks by John G. Neihardt
To a lesser extent: The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
I'm told by a friend that Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown will change my life, but i haven't started it yet.
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Mar 30, 2003, 5:09 AM
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The books that have most influenced me are probably (along with what I'm forgetting):
Dostoevsky - The Brothers Karamosov
Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse 5, Galapagos
Grass - The Tin Drum
Nabakov - Pale Fire, Lolita
Hesse - Steppenwolf
Schlosser - Fast Food Nation
Reisner - Cadillac Desert
Moore - Stupid White Men
Cadillac Desert should be required reading for anyone who lives in or West of Texas, particularly those in CA, NV and AZ...
josh
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crap
Mar 30, 2003, 5:58 AM
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In reply to: Cadillac Desert should be required reading for anyone who lives in or West of Texas, particularly those in CA, NV and AZ...
I've seen the movie and play the home version all the time. On a different note, I was wondering...
http://www.alicia-logic.com/...es/3a_026PreShow.jpg
..."Do you have anything else besides Mexican food?"
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alpinelynx
Mar 30, 2003, 7:44 AM
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Siddhartha - Hesse
The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept - Paolo Coehlo (TOTALLY my favourite!)
The Alchemist - Coehlo
The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell (my other total favourite)
that autobigraphy of Bev Johnson (forget the title off hand)
any poem by Pablo Naruda
my college general chemistry book
some anonymous Big blue Book
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