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Most positive, non Fiction book that changed your life?

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  • #52
    Hector Savage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,809 ✭✭✭Hector Savage


    _Enlightenment Now_ by Steven Pinker - really puts it all into perspective and how this is the greatest time to be alive in history, don't listen to the doom and gloom media...


  • #53
    Baggly
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    Mod

    Moved to literature forum. Please observe the local charter.


  • #54
    Mattdhg
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    The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs.

    It's written by an American counsellor/"shrink" who had a lot of gay clients. He noticed the same destructive patterns in their lives and wrote a book detailing the general stages gay men pass through in order to accept themselves. It's not really a guide to happiness, more a guide out of depression.

    It is definitely very white upper class oriented as those were his type of clients, but the book is still hugely eye opening. It has been passed around my group of friends the last few months and we have all strongly identified with different sections of it. I'd strongly recommend it for any gay men out there.


  • #55
    Panda Killa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭Panda Killa


    ILoveYourVibes wrote: »
    Who is the author of Baba Yaga?

    John Wick? :)
    Couldn't tell you tbh ...it was my first book from the library with wonderful colourful pics...old russian tale as you probably know


  • #56
    mr.anonymous
    Registered Users Posts: 481 ✭✭mr.anonymous


    Mattdhg wrote: »
    The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs.

    It's written by an American counsellor/"shrink" who had a lot of gay clients. He noticed the same destructive patterns in their lives and wrote a book detailing the general stages gay men pass through in order to accept themselves. It's not really a guide to happiness, more a guide out of depression.

    It is definitely very white upper class oriented as those were his type of clients, but the book is still hugely eye opening. It has been passed around my group of friends the last few months and we have all strongly identified with different sections of it. I'd strongly recommend it for any gay men out there.

    Since I started reading as a hobby after college that's the only book I've read twice! It's changed my outlook no doubt.

    There's another similar one called Straight Jacket by Matthew Todd


  • #57
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    Baggly wrote: »
    Mod

    Moved to literature forum. Please observe the local charter.


    The Literature forum ...



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    There was nothing wrong with it in AH


  • #58
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    As predicted. Thread gets moved to Literature and it dies. It was ok where it was in AH and had some great, positive replies

    Boards in general needs a trimming of tumbleweed fora


  • #59
    otnomart
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    Didn't change my life but made a great impression on me.
    The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
    True story of a couple who lose their home and start walking the South West Coast Path.


  • #60
    Lavinia
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    oopsie a double post...


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  • #61
    Lavinia
    Registered Users Posts: 8,089 ✭✭✭Lavinia


    Running: The Autobiography
    by World Snooker Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan

    would recommend it to anyone even if they know nothing about snooker :)


  • #62
    pgj2015
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    Did you read any of the books mentioned op?


  • #63
    Lavinia
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    Lavinia wrote: »
    Running: The Autobiography
    by World Snooker Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan

    would recommend it to anyone even if they know nothing about snooker :)

    he just won his sixth world title so this is already slightly out of date but still :d




    "I used to rely on drugs and alcohol to keep me going, but now I've got the healthiest addiction going - running.

    This book explains how running has helped me to fight my demons - my addictive personality, depression, my dad's murder conviction, the painful break-up with the mother of my children - and allowed me to win five World Snooker Championships.

    It is also about all of the great things in my life - my kids, snooker, my dad's release from prison, great mates who have helped me, and the psychiatrist Dr Steve Peters, who has taught me how not to run away when things get tough.

    Finally, it's about what it's like to get the buzz - from running, from snooker, from life. Because when it comes down to it, everyone needs something to drive them on."


  • #64
    r3nu4l
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    For sheet motivation of recommend The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone.

    Here very 'American' but he puts his money where his mouth is and through following the plan in the book I have definitely made vastly significant improvements to my life and changed my mindset completely


  • #65
    CharlesMartel
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    Meditations, Marcus Aurelius


  • #66
    nehemiah2378
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    My favorite read was the "road less traveled". The message that I got from that is the problems never affect the courage and wisdom, instead they create courage and wisdom.


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  • #67
    AllOneMind
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭AllOneMind


    A deep understanding of what living in this world entails, and most importantly a sequence of lessons that allows us to get beyond it. I bought it 24 years ago and continually refer to it when I forget who I really am. On my third pass through the workbook lessons (alright, I am a slow learner, but on the other hand the ego is a mighty difficult beast to tame). You can read it all here. Sorry I cannot post with images, URLs or attachments because I am a new user.

    jcim dot net/acim_us/Acim.php


  • #68
    Regis779
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭Regis779


    The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon


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