Safferz Posted December 16, 2013 What books have stayed with you and impacted you the most? Saw this question going around Facebook, so I thought it would be interesting to see what books SOLers come up with (I also may or may not be mining for good reads over the winter holidays...). I'll come up with my list in a little bit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khayr Posted December 16, 2013 "Stuff white people like" is a good book. Here is a quote: "* Having black friends: "...an abundance of black fiends (defined in white culture as two) also enables a white person to be the resident expert on African-American issues when there are no black people around." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Safferz Posted December 16, 2013 Here are mine, in no particular order -- Aime Cesaire, Discourse on Colonialism Frederick Douglass, My Bondage and My Freedom Leila Ahmed, Women and Gender in Islam Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider Assia Djebar, Fantasia Toni Morrison, Beloved Edward Said, Orientalism Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man Twyla Tharpe, The Creative Habit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Safferz Posted December 16, 2013 Khayr;991275 wrote: "Stuff white people like" is a good book. Here is a quote: "* Having black friends: "...an abundance of black fiends (defined in white culture as two) also enables a white person to be the resident expert on African-American issues when there are no black people around." lool I know the blog, but I didn't know they've published it into a book. But really Khayr... "Stuff White People Like" was life changing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiil Cusub Posted December 16, 2013 Quran How to Win Friends and Influence People The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thefuturenow Posted December 16, 2013 Safferz;991277 wrote: Here are mine, in no particular order -- Your life is quite "changeable." The Qur'an, the Book of Genesis and The Book of Daniel. The Autography of Malcolm X. The Y.I.B.I.R of Las Burgabo--Mahmood Gaildoon. The Malcolm X book is incredible. To see what this man used to be and who he became is truly inspiring. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Safferz Posted December 16, 2013 thefuturenow;991280 wrote: Your life is quite "changeable." The Qur'an, the Book of Genesis and The Book of Daniel. The Autography of Malcolm X. The Y.I.B.I.R of Las Burgabo--Mahmood Gaildoon. (**** you admin) The Malcolm X book is incredible. To see what this man used to be and who he became is truly inspiring. By "changed your life" I meant altered your thinking in some way, affected you deeply, stuck with you, maybe inspired a change, etc. I don't think I've read a single book that hasn't done that to me in some way, that's the mark of a good book Malcolm X is another one, but there are other memoirs I'd put ahead of it if I had to expand my list to more than a top 10. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoctorKenney Posted December 16, 2013 The books which have had the deepest impact on me were The Quran The Autobiography of Malcolm X Animal Farm 1984 Life of Pi How an Economy Grows and why it doesn't Self-Reliance (it is actually an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson) Media Control (Noam Chomsky) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Blondy Posted December 16, 2013 DoctorKenney;991295 wrote: The books which have had the deepest impact on me were The Quran The Autobiography of Malcolm X Animal Farm 1984 Life of Pi How an Economy Grows and why it doesn't Self-Reliance (it is actually an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson) Media Control (Noam Chomsky) i'm surprised there isn't any Islamist literature, here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allyourbase Posted December 16, 2013 I would say the books that have really altered my thinking or have made a strong impression on me I read when I was younger so expect some cheese in my list: The Alchemist 100 Years of Solitude Flowers for Algernon The Art Spirit The Little Prince Outliers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DR. ANWAR Posted December 16, 2013 منهاج المسلم الشيخ عمر الفاروق First Things First (COVEY) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Safferz Posted December 16, 2013 Apophis;991290 wrote: I have never read a book which has "changed my mind". My mind has always changed itself with no outside influence. That explains a lot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnson Posted December 16, 2013 The four agreement Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnson Posted December 16, 2013 Are You Atheist, Agnostic, Pantheist, Deist, Pagan or what? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Safferz Posted December 16, 2013 Johnson;991340 wrote: Are You Atheist, Agnostic, Pantheist, Deist, Pagan or what? Me? I'm Muslim. Why do you ask? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
