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good books my friends should read
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Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and SpiritIshmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $3.75
fiction book detailing the problem of our cultural philosophy
Ansel Adams: An AutobiographyAnsel Adams: An Autobiography by Ansel Adams
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great photographer (and pianist), raised outside pop culture
Chuang Tzu: The Inner ChaptersChuang Tzu: The Inner Chapters by David Hinton
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a founding book of taoism, and written humorously! written long before the Bible
The Third PolicemanThe Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien
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bizarre ideas, humorous, and very descriptive
A Clockwork OrangeA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
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i could not shut me glazzies!
Childhood's EndChildhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
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remarkable sci-fi conception of aliens and the end of the world
Teaching As a Subversive ActivityTeaching As a Subversive Activity by Neil Postman
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this put into words what i have often felt about education
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big DifferenceThe Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
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the thesis is dull, but it's the examples that are very entertaining; an easy read
A Brief History of TimeA Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
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why don't we remember the future? exactly.
Classical Music for DummiesClassical Music for Dummies by David Pogue
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i got this a year ago; i cannot overstate my new love of Classical music
The Tao of PoohThe Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
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understand the beauty of taoism
The Gashlycrumb TiniesThe Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey
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wonderfully disturbing children's book: "K is for Kate who was struck with an axe."
Buddhism Plain and SimpleBuddhism Plain and Simple by Steve Hagen
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this firmly severed me from Western religious thought
Louis Armstrong, In His Own Words: Selected WritingsLouis Armstrong, In His Own Words: Selected Writings by Louis Armstrong
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unpretentious, honest, entertaining tales of this unique life
Elective Affinities (Oxford World's Classics)Elective Affinities (Oxford World's Classics) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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read up on taoism, watch some Kubrick films, and you'll surely appreciate this