Which books changed your life? (Page 1 of 5)

Well these are some books that aided my escape from mass hypnosis.
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The Bible-I read the entire book, beginning to end. Luckily I was not educated in  religion and had no pre-conceived notions as to the interpretation.

Crime and Punishment- Fyodor Dostoevsky

Science and Health- With a key to the scriptures-Mary Baker Eddy

The Nature of Personal Reality-Jane Roberts

Psycho-Cybernetics-Maxwell Maltz

A picture of Dorian Gray-Oscar Wilde

Looking Into Mind-Anthony Damiani

Developing your Creativity-Bib Griswald(audio tape)
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Actually, this is the short list.

I have also gleaned gems of knowlege and insight from cheezy romance novels, movies, children's books,song lyrics,overheard conversations, dreams, etc.

I think if one is searching for the truth, they will find it anywhere and everywhere!

"The words of the prophet are written on the subway walls" Paul Simon

I imagine that books that changed peoples lives or affected them the most would be the same as their favorites.

You might not get many responses so here's a link...
http://forum.noblerealms.org/viewtopic.php?id=857

Ones that in '95 kicked me down the rabbit hole into conspiracy land:

* Behold a Pale Horse - by William Cooper

* Trance Formation of America - Philips/O'Brien

Two books that later helped me place the doom and gloom material in context of higher metaphysical perspective:

* Occult Geometry and Hermetic Science of Motion & Number - by A. S. Raleigh

*  Handbook for the New Paradigm

Since then I have found better books, but these were the right ones at the right time.

Oh, big question... ummm, well I was just browsing through my book collection looking for the most essential and pure one... and it would be The Messiah Seed by Story Waters. It doesn't talk about aliens, the matrix, the New World Order, the astral planes, etc... but only the distilled wisdom that cuts to the heart of what we need to remember about ourselves and this reality.

Let's see... A book "to change life" means some big changes in your path. The first one was a book by Jiddhu Krishnamurti for me, which I read back in '90. I don't remember the original name (it was in Turkish) but the Turkish name was Inner Freedom.

Then came Uncommon Wisdom by Fritjof Capra in '95. This book changed my scientific view and research methods. I left the university afterwards.

And the latest; Children of the Matrix, David Icke in '03.

There are lots of books that I liked but these are the ones that changed some directions in my path.

I've just know started reading books and enjoying them but heres and couple.

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

These are not necessarily my favourite books, but certainly the ones responsible for taking me in new directions.

Alien Laison by Timothy Good - I was about 14 or 15 when I read this and it's what got me completely hooked on the subject of aliens and government coverups.

The Celestine Prophesy by James Redfield. I think I was 19 when I first read this and it's the book that was responsible for completely shifting my attention from aliens to spirituality.

The Teachings of Don Juan by Carlos Casteneda - Not long after I read Celestine Prophesy someone recommended Carlos Casteneda to me. I read most of his books within a year and he totally changed my perception of what is real. He's also what first got me interested in shamanism and psychedelics.

Infinite Self by Stuart Wilde. This wasn't quite the first Stuie book I read, but probably the 2nd or 3rd. However it's probably my favourite Stuie book and the one that had the most profound affect on my life. I think I was about 21 when I discovered Stuie and he still remains one of my favourite authors.

Family of Light by Barbara Marciniak. This was the first book of channeled information that I ever read (in 2003) and is responsible for opening my eyes to whole new kind of information and possibilities.