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"Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier." -- Kathleen Norris
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These four books changed my life (revised 5/2/08):
1. STEPS TOWARD INNER PEACE (excerpts from the life of The Peace Pilgrim)
2. YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin
3. 8 WEEKS TO OPTIMUM HEALTH by Andrew Weil, MD
4. STRETCHING by Bob Anderson
(When I find an author I like, I love to read through all their books.)
Bronte, Charlotte - Jane Eyre
Bronte, Emily - Wuthering Heights
Fitch, Janet - White Oleander (also the movie)
Fowles, John - The Magus
Grisham, John - Any books by him, especially A Time to Kill and Street Lawyer
Hillerman, Tony - ANY books by him, but especially Thief of Time
Krakauer, Jon - Into the Wild (made into a movie by Sean Penn)
Lee, Harper - To Kill a Mockingbird
Smith, Alexander McCall - The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (10 books)
Thomas, Dylan - A Child's Christmas in Wales
Turner, Nancy E. - The Blood and the Water
Tyler, Anne - ANY books by her, especially Saint Maybe
Waller, Robert James - ANY books by him
Gibran, Kahlil - The Prophet
Herriot, James - ANY books by him (also great audio tapes)
Love, Laura - You Ain't Got No Easter Clothes
Morgan, Marlo - Mutant Message Down Under
*Mortenson, Greg - Three Cups of Tea (a magnificent story about one man's
determination to build a school in rural Pakistan because of one village's kindness to him after his failed attempt to climb K2)
Quindlen, Anna - A Short Guide to a Happy Life
Roberts, Elizabeth and Elias Amidon (editors) Earth Prayers from Around the World: 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations for Honoring the Earth
Turner, Nancy E. - These Is My Words (3 books in series)
Vienne, Veronique - The Art of Doing Nothing
* Three Cups of Tea is one of the two most inspiring stories I've ever heard -- about a man achieving his goal in spite of tremendous obstacles. The other is the film Pursuit of HappYness with Will Smith.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson - The Secret Garden
Juster, Norton - The Phantom Tollbooth
Leaf, Munro - The Story of Ferdinand
Sendak, Maurice - Where the Wild Things Are
White, E.B. - Charlotte's Web
Williams. Margery - The Velveteen Rabbit