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Books that Change the Way You View Life
Every now and then, a book really opens the mind, changes perceptions, launches visions, etc. There have been some books in my life that have influenced my world-view and my life philosophy. I am curious to see books that others have found life changing. Non-fiction, fiction, anything . . .
Tags: autism, awareness, change, empowerment, growth, healing, pain, and spirituality

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The Secret Magdalene: A Novel
The Secret Magdalene: A Novel
by Ki Longfellow (Goodreads author) 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit
by Daniel Quinn 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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The Dance of the Dissident Daughter
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter
by Sue Monk Kidd 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
8
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
by L.M. Montgomery, Jennifer Lee Carrell (Goodreads author) (Afterword) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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A God Who Looks Like Me
A God Who Looks Like Me
by Patricia Lyn Reilly 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
10
Kitchen Table Wisdom & My Grandfather's Blessing
Kitchen Table Wisdom & My Grandfather's Ble...
by Rachel Naomi Remen 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
10
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
by Irvine Welsh 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
12
Woman: An Intimate Geography
Woman: An Intimate Geography
by Natalie Angier 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
13
Eli
Eli
by Bill Myers 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
13
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
by Yann Martel 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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The Taking
The Taking
by Dean Koontz 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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Turning the Mind into an Ally
Turning the Mind into an Ally
by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
13
Soulshaping: Adventures in Self-Creation
Soulshaping: Adventures in Self-Creation
by Jeff Brown 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
13
My Baby Rides the Short Bus: The Unabashedly Human Experience of Raising Kids with Disabilities
My Baby Rides the Short Bus: The Unabashedly Hu...
by Yantra Bertelli, Jennifer Silverman (Goodreads author) (Editor) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas that Have Shaped Our World View
The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding ...
by Richard Tarnas 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
13
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
by Annie Dillard 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
13
Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings
Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings
by Jorge Luis Borges 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
13
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Richard Pevear (Translator) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
13
Doubting Jesus' Resurrection: What Happened in the Black Box?
Doubting Jesus' Resurrection: What Happened in ...
by Kris Komarnitsky 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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The Speed of Dark
The Speed of Dark
by Elizabeth Moon 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
26
From the Corner of His Eye
From the Corner of His Eye
by Dean Koontz 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
26
Choke
Choke
by Chuck Palahniuk 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
26
What Happy People Know: How the New Science of Happiness Can Change Your Life for the Better
What Happy People Know: How the New Science of ...
by Dan Baker 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
26
The Power of Myth
The Power of Myth
by Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
32
By the Light of the Moon
By the Light of the Moon
by Dean Koontz 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
32
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
32
The Good Earth
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
32
The Stranger
The Stranger
by Albert Camus, Matthew Ward (Translator) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
36
One Door Away from Heaven
One Door Away from Heaven
by Dean Koontz 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
36
The Plague
The Plague
by Albert Camus 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
38
Wise Child
Wise Child
by Monica Furlong 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
38
The Darkest Evening of the Year
The Darkest Evening of the Year
by Dean Koontz 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
38
House of Leaves
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
38
The Crying of Lot 49
The Crying of Lot 49
by Thomas Pynchon 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
42
Juniper
Juniper
by Monica Furlong 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
42
Odd Thomas
Odd Thomas
by Dean Koontz 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
42
No Exit and Three Other Plays
No Exit and Three Other Plays
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
45
Frida
Frida
by Jonah Winter, Ana Juan (Illustrator) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
45
Forever Odd
Forever Odd
by Dean Koontz 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
45
A Fan's Notes
A Fan's Notes
by Frederick Exley 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
48
Gwinna
Gwinna
by Barbara Helen Berger 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
48
Brother Odd
Brother Odd
by Dean Koontz 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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Odd Hours
Odd Hours
by Dean Koontz 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
52
In Odd We Trust
In Odd We Trust
by Dean Koontz, Queenie Chan 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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