What is the book that changed your life?
 

Was it Siddhartha by Herman Hesse, or perhaps it was The Stranger by Camus. For me, there were different books that had big impacts at different stages of my life. When I was just a boy, I remember being moved by "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" and by "The Yearling". As a teenager, "Atlas Shrugged" and "A Catcher in the Rye".

Profoundly.....the Bible!!

The Bible is what God Said...if you have a better truth than your Creator, ehhhhh.
The devil is a liar, opposing the truth of God on earth.

Fifty Shades Of Grey:D

Ok Ok Super Joy by Paul Pearsall

I remember being very moved by "The Grapes of Wrath".

I'll agree with Siddhartha and A Catcher in the Rye never read "Atlas Shrugged"
but was influenced by "Nausea" by Sartre.

Can't say any one book has changed my life but more than a few have had some influence on me. Atlas Shrugged, Stranger in a Strange Land are two that I reread about every five years. Johnny Got His Gun brings me to tears every time I read it.

"Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" By Stephen Covey

Worlds in Collision was the most thought provoking book I ever read.
As far as life changing, The works of Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Milton made me change my major from English Lit to Electrical Engineering and Open Marriage nearly ruined my life.

You are one funny guy.

Can't think of a book that changed my life, but my study of science and the scientific method changed the way I looked at some, possibly most, problems.

I agree, the Bible taught me how to attain eternal life through Jesus, changed my life 40yrs ago.

"How I turned $1,000 into a Million in Real Estate in my Spare Time" by William Nickerson stands out. I picked it up during my lunch hour at Brentano's in D.C. in 1966. I ended up buying a 4 unit building on Capitol Hill for $1,000 down and followed the book's recommendations, i.e., rehab to increase value; do 1031 exchanges and so on. It has gone on from there 48 years and counting. That book changed my life more so than any other book by itself although certainly other books have significantly impacted how I view and do life.

Great question to contemplate. Thanks BarryRX!

As a child: Angel Unaware by Dale Evans
As a teen: The Bible

The Fountainhead

I think I read Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead as a teenager - must have been too young because I think I missed all the symbolism, etc, just thought they were good stories - time to reread, I guess.

Also remember reading "War and Peace" by Tolstoy in high school and just remember struggling with all of the names and nicknames. Think that one could have benefited by some editing!

How about "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee? I also read "Exodus" by Leon Uris as a teenager, which probably opened my eyes more than any other book or news show about the Holocaust.