There are books out there that are so mind boggling, you can't forget them. A few books that have changed the way I think about the world and science are these: Singularity involves twins who go to check out the estate of a dead family member after its left to their father. What they discover while there is incredible. Don't want to ruin it for you, but it's an easy read that could probably be completed in one sitting. abduction is about a group of scientists exploring the inner caverns of the bottom of the ocean. The first 50 or so pages are boring science and not the fun kind, but college textbook science and descriptions to set the pace. However soon after, the book really picks up and for the rest of the book, you'll be saying, "oh what the holy **beep**" The ending is one of the best of any stories I've ever read. Feel free to add more books to this thread. If they gave you chills, changed your life, or made you consider other worldly possibilities, put them here! The good earth by pearl s buck is a literary classic. After reading this book, I looked at people differently. I had a more profound outlook on life and the world, saving money, farming, and the importance of family. I decided after his book to save my money to buy land to farm it, and within a year and a half of completing this novel, I did. Songs my mother taught me is the only semi-autobiography that marlon brando had a hand in creating. The author came to his home to try to get permission to interview Brando for the book. The first thing brando did, was hook the poor guy up to a lie detector test. The stories are told by Brando as he talks aloud and the biographer records his words on tape, later turning them into a book. This is the book Brando wanted to be remembered for and his personal feelings and thoughts come out in here, from his first time being with another race sexually, to his days as a hobo, stuffing his shirt with newspaper to saty warm, to later buying an island and living in seclusion. It is a human tale that will make you feel as though you've always known the man. Angela's ashes changed my life in personal ways. The book, written by a new York math teacher who migrated from Ireland follows a boy who's father abandons the family to starve. The family watches each member die off from various ailments, until a few are left to literally claw their bony way out of poverty in hopes of something better. If you've ever suffered, you will understand the suffering this child goes through on his awkward way towards manhood, turning each page in awe and horror, while you rally behind the main character. It's a true story, and some of the other characters in the book went on to become famous too, writing their own renditions of their early life, becomng actors with the likes of Sean Connery, and bumping into odd figures accidently, like Charles Manson. And this book is just one of four or five, as both brothers in these stories recorded their lives on page. Only true fans will care to read beyond Angela's ashes as the other stories are deeply personal. It's like reading someone's diary of their most personal thoughts and feelings at times.
The Power of One and The Potato Factory by Bryce Courtenay are both worth a read. They Hyperion Trilogy by Dan Simmons is also quite a great read. I'll check your books out in a bit
Astrotheolgy and Shamanism by Jan Irvan and Andrew Rutajit The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by John Allegro The Dead Sea Srolls Deception by Michael Baigent & Richard Leigh Tragedy & Hope by Carroll Quigley The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric (the order in which to use the trivium is grammar, logic, and then rhetoric, despite the title of the book) by Sister Miriam Joseph Morals and Dogma by Albert Pike Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 1984 by George Orwell The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. Hall Integral Psychology by Ken Wilber Born In Blood by John J. Robinson Codex Magica: Secret Signs, Mysterious Symbols, and Hidden Codes of the Illuminati by Texe Marrs Blacks Law Dictionary The Last Will and Testament of Cecil John Rhodes The Underground History of American Education: A School Teacher's Intimate Investigation of the Problem of Modern Schooling by John Taylor Gatto
The Curse Of Lono by Hunter S. Thompson It's a real genre-blender. More than a wacked-out comedy. I'd even go so far as to say it's HST's best work.
Definitely 1984 by Orwell. Henry David Thoreau is the reason I almost failed out of high school, his essays on how derogatory classroom education really opened my eyes. Pretty much everything by Kurt Vonnegut can change your view on some subjects, but in particular, Slaughterhouse Five. Oh man. My head still reels when I sit down and think after finishing it again. And I wouldn't call Kerouac "mind boggling" but his stuff sure is intriguing and thought provoking.
ooooo Wittgenstein's Mistress It's a novel and the basic premise is that this woman is the last person on earth, and it's written in the manner that she is simply typing her thoughts out onto a keyboard. It touches on a lot of interesting concepts like memory, connection, insanity, and language itself. A truly mesmerizing work that I highly recommend.
Mortal Engines. Cities turned into massive vehicles that hunt each other across the world. Story follows 2 people in an epic adventure and later their daughter as they try to survive and make a place for themselves. A deep series and cant recommend it enough Sent from my GT-S6810P using Grasscity Forum mobile app
the silmarillion - tolkien the stories of the hobbit and the lord of the rings are only an expansion on the last part of his best work.
Walden. Or the Night Thoreau spent in Jail. It's a play but it introduces you to who he is and what he's all about. I have to add Hunter S. Thompson now too, specifically the rum diary. And the original Lovecraft Cthulhu mythos. And The Taking by Dean Koontz. It's about armageddon and it's just crazy and deep and the ending... Best ending to a book ever.
The bastard hand . Heath Lawrence . I may has spelled his name wrong . The book blew my mind Sent from your mom's phone.