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    Default Any life-changing books?

    Anyone read something that helped define your life? For me it was Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" plus Thoreau's essay on "Economy". Pirsig taught me about quality and Thoreau about frugality. Both helped me understand what is really important in life.
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    The Bible
    Hatcher's Notebook
    Foundation (formerly trilogy, no series)

    And not a book, but TV

    The Prisoner (all of the eposides in proper order)

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    Yes, the Bible. It's amazing that God's rules for life are contained in ten simple Commandments...and our Constitution and Bill of Rights will fit in your breast pocket. Just sayin'. Add those to my list.
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    The Bible
    Be Here Now
    Siddartha
    Pigs in the Parlour
    When Pigs Move In
    Tom
    Live today, tomorrow may not come!
    Boberg XR9S
    Kahr CW40
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    The Bible
    Mere Christianity
    Atlas Shrugged
    The Road to Surfdom

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    Again the Bible
    How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carneghie
    See you at the top by Zig Ziglar
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    • The Bible
    • Baa Baa Black Sheep by Gregory (Pappy) Boyington
    • Walden; or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau

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    The Revolution: A Manifesto by Ron Paul. Although it is a short book, it was my first time I read something about personal liberty and freedom, economic freedom, and sound money. I recommend this book to everyone I talk to for more than an hour.

    The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. A short novel about following ones dreams.

    Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War by Robert Coram. Picked this one almost by accident. I had grabbed this one for my younger brother who was into fighter jets and ended up reading this fascinating biography about a complex warrior who thought outside the box. This book introduced meet me to the OODA loop concept.

    Don't Hurt People and Don't Take Their Stuff: A Libertarian Manifesto by Matt Kibbe. Another good book examining the philosophy of personal responsibility and freedom.

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    I addition to one standout obvious, the Bible as part of my childhood Christian indoctrination, my answer is many. I'm an avid reader and have been all my life, so my defining book inputs have been plentiful and varied.
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