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By *rad670 OP Man
over a year ago
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If there was a book you would recommend to people because it changed your life or influenced you in a positive way what would it be?
To start I would recommend The Chimp Paradox, reason being it helps you understand why you react and do stuff the way you do and how to control outbursts, it also help you understand why others do things you don't quite get. You sometimes have to read a chapter over again to get it to sink in but a very good read. |
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Hmm, hard to pinpoint one but 'A short history of nearly everything' by Bill Bryson and 'The big picture' by Sean Carroll are probably 2 that had the biggest influence.
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"If there was a book you would recommend to people because it changed your life or influenced you in a positive way what would it be?
To start I would recommend The Chimp Paradox, reason being it helps you understand why you react and do stuff the way you do and how to control outbursts, it also help you understand why others do things you don't quite get. You sometimes have to read a chapter over again to get it to sink in but a very good read."
Gonna check that out sounds interesting, thanks. |
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"If there was a book you would recommend to people because it changed your life or influenced you in a positive way what would it be?
To start I would recommend The Chimp Paradox, reason being it helps you understand why you react and do stuff the way you do and how to control outbursts, it also help you understand why others do things you don't quite get. You sometimes have to read a chapter over again to get it to sink in but a very good read.
Gonna check that out sounds interesting, thanks."
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"Hmm, hard to pinpoint one but 'A short history of nearly everything' by Bill Bryson and 'The big picture' by Sean Carroll are probably 2 that had the biggest influence.
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The Bill Bryson book was pretty awesome. Brings back some memories. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If there was a book you would recommend to people because it changed your life or influenced you in a positive way what would it be?
To start I would recommend The Chimp Paradox, reason being it helps you understand why you react and do stuff the way you do and how to control outbursts, it also help you understand why others do things you don't quite get. You sometimes have to read a chapter over again to get it to sink in but a very good read."
I've had this recommended to me. I just need to actually start reading. Or listening. |
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I cant say any book I've read had has changed my life or influenced me.
Some have certainly moved me.
Helmet for my Pillow by Robert Leckie, Parachute Infantry by David Webster and With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugene Sledge are some of the best 1st hand accounts of battle in the 2nd world war. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The way some people spell on here, a god damned dictionary would be a worthwhile investment "
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I can actually, spell but I'm a nightmare for typos. I'd assume there's a few more like me too. Regularly hit the I instead of the o for example. |
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To kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee. As a school boy it literally changed how I viewed people and opened my eyes to injustice. I absolutely understood the characters from Mrs Dubose to Boo Radley and what they brought to the overall story.
Thanks to that book I ended up devouring many more throughout the years, classics to pulp.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If there was a book you would recommend to people because it changed your life or influenced you in a positive way what would it be?
To start I would recommend The Chimp Paradox, reason being it helps you understand why you react and do stuff the way you do and how to control outbursts, it also help you understand why others do things you don't quite get. You sometimes have to read a chapter over again to get it to sink in but a very good read."
This is a very good book. I'd definitely recommend it too. |
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By *rad670 OP Man
over a year ago
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It's nice to see a few also like the Chimp Paradox or have heard of it. I think the way it explains how our brain works to react is brilliant, the reaction is usually the one that causes conflict but can also save your life. I heard of it from the Guy Martin books. |
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Jordan Peterson. 12 rules of life. Opens your eyes to self worth.
Ben goldcare. Bad pharma. Opens your eyes to the pharmaceutical industry and how it treats symptoms instead or cures.
A bit deep for this Time on a Friday night but u did ask.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The way some people spell on here, a god damned dictionary would be a worthwhile investment
(In my defence)
I can actually, spell but I'm a nightmare for typos. I'd assume there's a few more like me too. Regularly hit the I instead of the o for example. "
Typo's are one thing just bad spelling is another things like "I'm board" etc |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The way some people spell on here, a god damned dictionary would be a worthwhile investment
(In my defence)
I can actually, spell but I'm a nightmare for typos. I'd assume there's a few more like me too. Regularly hit the I instead of the o for example.
Typo's are one thing just bad spelling is another things like "I'm board" etc"
Not a fan of punctuation though are you |
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By *rad670 OP Man
over a year ago
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"The way some people spell on here, a god damned dictionary would be a worthwhile investment
(In my defence)
I can actually, spell but I'm a nightmare for typos. I'd assume there's a few more like me too. Regularly hit the I instead of the o for example.
Typo's are one thing just bad spelling is another things like "I'm board" etc
Not a fan of punctuation though are you "
Ooooh, someone needs to read the chimp paradox LOL |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The way some people spell on here, a god damned dictionary would be a worthwhile investment
(In my defence)
I can actually, spell but I'm a nightmare for typos. I'd assume there's a few more like me too. Regularly hit the I instead of the o for example.
Typo's are one thing just bad spelling is another things like "I'm board" etc
Not a fan of punctuation though are you "
Missing a comma out was a typo...so pfft! |
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Many years ago I read Last Man Down by Pitch Picciotto?
He was one of the highest ranking fire fighters inside one of the 9/11 buildings when it collapsed.
Fantastic book if modern history is your thing. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If there was a book you would recommend to people because it changed your life or influenced you in a positive way what would it be?
To start I would recommend The Chimp Paradox, reason being it helps you understand why you react and do stuff the way you do and how to control outbursts, it also help you understand why others do things you don't quite get. You sometimes have to read a chapter over again to get it to sink in but a very good read."
Tame that monkey!
He was my mates therapist |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Jordan Peterson. 12 rules of life. Opens your eyes to self worth.
Ben goldcare. Bad pharma. Opens your eyes to the pharmaceutical industry and how it treats symptoms instead or cures.
A bit deep for this Time on a Friday night but u did ask.
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I not a jp lover |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The way some people spell on here, a god damned dictionary would be a worthwhile investment
(In my defence)
I can actually, spell but I'm a nightmare for typos. I'd assume there's a few more like me too. Regularly hit the I instead of the o for example.
Typo's are one thing just bad spelling is another things like "I'm board" etc
Not a fan of punctuation though are you
Ooooh, someone needs to read the chimp paradox LOL"
Haha! |
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Most Greg iles
I’d start with the quiet game, it’s the first one of books with a recurring main character, the best in the series is Devil’s punchbowl. Outstanding page turner and genuinely tense reading |
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By *JB1954Man
over a year ago
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Mr Crabtree goes fishing. My brother introduced me to fishing age five. I was given books for presents and then watching Jack Hargreaves on tv. Been course , sea fishing and still do at present time.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Jordan Peterson. 12 rules of life. Opens your eyes to self worth.
Ben goldcare. Bad pharma. Opens your eyes to the pharmaceutical industry and how it treats symptoms instead or cures.
A bit deep for this Time on a Friday night but u did ask.
I not a jp lover "
Unfortunately that seems to be a common theme. May I ask why?
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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I recommended it to someone earlier but The Ethical Slut is a brilliant read for those in the lifestyle, interested in the lifestyle or dipping their toes in the outskirts of these murky waters.
Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski is also well worth a read for those interested in female sexuality, whatever gender you identify as.
I wouldn't say any non fiction book has been life changing per se but those are two texts I've treasured and still do to this day. |
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God is not great by Christopher hitchens, would recommend this to anyone.
Anything by Angela Carter, Steven pinker enlightenment now and angels of our better nature to get a more positive look at the world |
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Can't say I've read a book that's changed my life, I've read lots of excellent books, one that sticks in my head was the secret diary of Adrian Mole I read it as a 12 yr old, I started writing a diary soon afterwards |
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I'm reading spitfire...by John Nichol.....the story of the plane ..in all its versions and the brave men that flew them throughout the war and in all the areas of the conflict.... It wasn't just the battle of Britain where it ruled the skies  |
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By *JohnMan
over a year ago
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Huizinga "Homo Ludens". A study of games and play, proposing that they are not at all frivolous, but underlie large parts of civilisation.
Maalouf "On Identity". An antidote to bigotry.
Pigliucci "How to be a Stoic". Good summary of the thinking that keeps me sane. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've got Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind tjay im waiting to read
Jump into it, awesome book. Better in physical version I found."
I have physical I've lent it to a friend at the moment as I finally got my hands on a book I'd been keeping my eye out for ages? |
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The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. I was recommended this book in a really rough time where I was struggling with anxiety. I think this had a lot to do with finally managing to refocus my mind and enjoy the little things each day. I love it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. I was recommended this book in a really rough time where I was struggling with anxiety. I think this had a lot to do with finally managing to refocus my mind and enjoy the little things each day. I love it. "
Another I'm not a fan of,ET
If you liked that you'd probably like the tao of pooh and the tae of piglet |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. I was recommended this book in a really rough time where I was struggling with anxiety. I think this had a lot to do with finally managing to refocus my mind and enjoy the little things each day. I love it. "
But I hear you and see you  |
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The Danish Way of Parenting by Jessica Joelle Alexander and Iben Dissing Sandahl
Really helped me to not be that angry dad I feared at one time I would become |
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Kite Runner
Two very emotive books and puts you in the shoes of those in a minority and what they faced.
The Millennium Trilogy are 3 of the best books I’ve ever immersed myself in. The difference in the rest of the books is vast due to the author dying and another another another trying to fill his shows…
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