Read this book. You will learn so much about yourself and the world in which you live.Life changing books for an eighteen year old?I'd say 'pay it forward'
it made me want to make the
world into a better place :)
also try 'the time traveler's wife'
that makes the world change
into a different perspective.
hope this helps :)Life changing books for an eighteen year old?Are you a Christian? If so, you should read The Dream Giver by Bruce Wilkinson. I have had several copies and I always give them to people who seem kinda lost or looking for their path in life to borrow...I never get them back, but I don't mind because they are always so thankful for the light it sheds on God's plan for each individual.
Even if you are not a Christian I think you can take the ideas that are used to see that each of us are here for a specific purpose, how to realize it and how to achieve it.
Good luck and much happiness in your journey to whatever is in store for you, because happiness is as much a part of the journey as the destination!Life changing books for an eighteen year old?IDK. but if you look on teenreads.com there are great book listings here. I found it while looking for a gift for my cousin when she was graduating.Life changing books for an eighteen year old?Try out Poor Richard's Almanack by Benjamin Franklin. It's full of interesting witticisms and quips to live by.
Also, any of the Transcendentalist authors (Thoreau, Emmerson), as well as Into The Wild (recently adapted to a movie) are excellent reads.
As far as %26quot;challenging the way things appear%26quot;, you might want to read Meditations on The First Philosophy by Renee Descartes. It will certainly make you think about...well, everything.Life changing books for an eighteen year old?Here is a list of a few books that I believed changed my thinking or shed light:
The Plague by Camus
The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky
The Inferno by Dante
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain
The Little Prince by St. Exupery
Barabbas by P盲r Lagerkvist
The Great Dialogues of PlatoLife changing books for an eighteen year old?Letters to a young poet- Rilke
The Hindu texts
Buddhist texts
Poetry by Rainer Maria Rilke
Open a newspaper every day and try to comprehend how very much is in it. That will make you feel small.
Read the Bible. The most amazing piece of literature I can think of.
I liked the book Eat, Pray, Love, but that is just me personally.
1984- Definitely!
I would highly recommend Watership Down, for anyone at the beginning of life's journey.
The Echo Maker.
Any Rand stuff (though I would suggest moving past her ideas asap after you read them). You should read it, though, to see how dumb it is compared to everything else.
If you haven't taken world history I and II, read a book about world history. Read it closely. It will knock your socks off.
I liked the book Evening.
The Year of Magical Thinking.
Dune. That blew my head off when I was 18.
I would totally read Oh, the places you'll go! (Dr. Seuss). I read it when I was 18, and now that I'm a little older and have been through a lot, I could almost cry reading it again for how true it is.
I think you would enjoy Hemmingway. Such honesty.
Harry Potter.
The Good Earth.
Read The Patriot Act. Cover to cover. It'll scare you.
Read the constitution.
Read books by the author of Disgrace. I forgot his name, but he's a pulitzer prize winner I think.
100 Years of Solitude.
Read a few good philosophers. I'm sorry I can't recommend anyone, but I don't read philosophy.
If you want a life changing book, write one. Or if you don't want to do that, write a record of your life until now and what you've learned. Start journaling. Also write down your philosophical beliefs and why they are what they are.
A good history of the middle east would probably also do you good.
Also, read Einstein and Newton.Life changing books for an eighteen year old?If you have patience %26quot;Les Miserables%26quot; is a wonderful read with many interesting ideas presented and questioned. I really enjoyed it and was enamored with Hugo's style.
