That's a great book...

Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins.... The Celestine Prophesy by James Redfield (I know this one may seem a bit cheesy, but it really put things into perspective for me when I was 18).

julliette by marquis de sade required reading for any self professed philosopher and profligate:thumbsup

The "Bokonist death prayer" rocked my world when I was young.

Naked Lunch opened my head up, too.

The 48 Laws Of Power
By Robert Greene

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

Stranger in a Strange Land, Time Enough for Love, To Sail Beyond the Sunset, I Will Fear No Evil - Robert A. Heinlein

Enders Game - Orson Scott Card

Sagan's "Cosmos"

the alchemist, by Paulo Coelho :thumbsup

When I was a kid, any scifi book from Robert Heinlein or similar authors was an eye opener that made me look past the standard assumed limits that I knew growing up.

Any number of books by Robert Anson Wilson expanded and warped my view of the universe.

More recent books like "the tipping point" "Gonzo marketting" and "cluetrain manifesto" have opened my eyes to other ways of thinking (not just outside the box, but eliminating the box entirely).

Holdem Poker for Advanced players by David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth has also opened my eyes :)

Alex

Master Of The Game - Steve Ross.

It's about how he built Time Warner. Believe it or not he started with a parking garage and turned it into that multimedia empire.

cliff notes on tape

I remember Amstrad. Old School! Not as a old school as a TRS80 or even a Kaypro but that's Old School computing right there. The clone technology team of Windows + Intel sure has come a long way.

If you want something just as quirky but with a lot of pop culture references (reads like a text version of Andy Warhol) try Don Delillo's White Noise.

Chip Hilton High School All American
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I read it when I was about 8.

In case some here don't know about this service:

check out www.audible.com and their monthly program and you can sit at your computer and listen to an audible book while working.

think and grow rich
napolean hill

Mike Caro's "Book of Tells"...:thumbsup
Although, it may be a book about poker, it speaks volumes about peoples body language, and their true intentions. This information can be applied to anything IMO.

There's a lot to be said about what's not being said.:winkwink:

The Celestine Prophecy.

I know Covey, he's a member of my fraternity, met him too; very cool guy. Also a very good book!

Mine is an easy choice: Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

Secret Lives of the Pharoahes --- Shows the innerworkings of the Kings of Egypt over a 3500+ year stretch and things they encountered.

Business problems are the same, whether its making a pyramid 4,000 years ago or making a IP Network today............

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Made me want to be an investment banker, reading about their high-rolling lifestyle

You have to see the movie "The Quills" if you haven't already.
Its about the Marque it is AWESOME. :pimp

I guess the 1st book that made an impact would be Neo-Tech
I was young when I read it and it talks about all the BS involved in Government and Religion. All the power and corruption. Its a self indulged ego trip by the author but aslong as you think for yourself theres some nuggets in it. I never look for any book to be the end all be all, but take what fit you.
Some Books:
Art of War
Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
All you can do is all you can do but all you can dois enough(long title)

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela really had an impact on me

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www.daniken.com - check it out... :winkwink:

The Dancing Wu-Li Masters - Gary Zukav
The Selfish Gene - Richard Dawkins

multiple streams of income

Hands down!

He spoke to the management group at the company where I worked. EVERYONE started carrying their Franklin planner.

Very interesting! After reading the overview at http://www.simonyi.ox.ac.uk/dawkins/.../selfish.shtml I've put this book on my "TO READ" list. Thanks for the lead!

Freud's Psychoanalysis Courses
oh and the alphabet :)

Those for now,I have many audio books does that count?

That was certainly one of his best.

So was 'The Last Temptation of Christ'. Nikos Kazantzakis

A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking was one of the books that really changed the way I think about the world and the universe in general.

Another incredible book was "Doors of Perception, Heaven And Hell" By Aldus Huxley. I've always thought Huxley was a genius.

Another book was "Child Of The Morning" by Pauline Gedge. Although it's a fictional work, there's enough history behind it that it made me look deeper, and from that book stemmed my love-affair with all things Ancient Egypt.

The Art of War

Fear is the mindkiller.

Almost forgot about that one :thumbsup

Conversations with God (all of 'em)
The 48 Laws of Power
Dale Carnegie's How to Make Friends and Influence People
The Way of The Peaceful Warrior

Nice selection. I love that book.

More confirmed then changed.

ATLAS SHRUGGED

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Hary :P:)