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Biography of Johnny Carson. He was a real jerk
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benji wrote:The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People By Stephen Covey. It puts into words every innate sense I've ever had about life and not understood in an understandable, helpful way.
To go along with this one you should read Jack Canfields The Success Principles. It's like a map of how to get from where you are to where you want to be.
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All time favourite would have to be Just Kids- Patti Smith. Recent recommendations would be Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer and the Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics books :)
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If you like Biographies: Georgiana - Duchess of Devonshire from Amanda Foreman. Very informative and dramatic.

If you want to be inspired and become a more optimistic person: Life without Limits from Nick Vujicic. Almost like a biography but not focused on what he did in his life but more how you could make the most of your own.
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Here are three I have found to be outstanding:

Herodotus, The Histories. An account of the awesome invasion of Greece by the Persian Empire and how the vastly outnumbered Greeks fought them off. Along the way, lots of fascinating side stories. A great read.

Bacon's Essays. Full of wisdom, well-written gems on a variety of topics.

Shelby Foote, The Civil War. A massive three volume account of the War Between the States. Excellent writing that really brings out the heroism on both sides and does full justice to the tragic drama.
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The Wax Bullet War and The Chronology of Water and Excavation are probably my top three favorite nonfiction books.
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I've just finished reading this book and it has really blown me away. It is a book about religion but rather than promoting one religion it exposes the faults and failings of all the mainstream religions. Having discussed what is wrong with religion it then presents an alternative which i believe is truly life changing. The alternative presented in this book is so different from anything I have ever heard of before, it goes against everything I have ever been taught or read. This book has changed my life and i am grateful to the author for having made it available.
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The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls.
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For the DIYers out there, there is solar book from 1983 call solar projects that has a bunch of really cool and well designed ideas including an outdoor solar shower!

Check it out if you like.
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I am a non fiction writer myself, so I very much enjoy reading books that are of the style that I would like to model my own writing after. Right now my favorite non fiction writer is David Sedaris because he takes the moments that we would miss every day and take for granted and make them something worth taking notice of. While he is a wildly successful writer, he writes about things that are so usual, but with the most unusual twist. He makes you feel that even though he is a New York Times Best Seller's List author, he is just like us. He as been humiliated like us, he has a crazy family like us, and he even gets annoyed by all the liter on the side of the road like us. He is someone that opens the window to his own life and shows us our own. And I think that is the whole point of writing. To go through a portal created by another, to be transported to an improved version of ourselves.
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Hi
Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer.
Very interesting and easy to read. The book is about his quest on becoming a memory champion and how memory works. You meet some of these mental athletes who can memorize dozens of decks of playing cards and recite them from memory. You learn about memory palaces and how to use them.
I would recommend this book and How to develop a perfect memory by D. O'Brien. Both offers practical advices that anybody can use
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Without repeating any that I have already seen, I would say The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler. Very good.
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If you are into spirituality/metaphysical/personal growth, these are some good ones

Many Lives, Many Masters- Brian Weiss
Only Love is Real- Brian Weiss
Assertiveness for Earth Angels- Doreen Virtue
The Power of Now- Eckhart Tolle

And some fiction spiritual books:
The Celestine Prophecy- James Redfield
Any books written by Paulo Coelho

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Wonderful Tonight by Pattie Boyd is amazing. She was married to both George Harrison from The Beatles and eric Clapton and this is her autobiography.
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Definitely Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas
~ occupare fati suffocavit

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for Thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. ~ Psalms 4:8
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Post by mandileighjohnson »

"How To Teach Your Children Shakespeare" by Ken Ludwig has inspired me and my children to not only read Shakespeare, but to enjoy memorizing his plays as well. Ken Ludwig, an internationally known playwright, uses his own theater experience and enthusiasm to inspire you to share Shakespeare with your kids!

I am amazed at how excited my kids are to learn the plots of the plays. They literally beg me to be the first to recite their lines. The book is designed to engage you excite you and then teach you how to do the same for your kids.

I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to introduce Shakespeare to children in a non-threatening, fun way. My kids will be Shakespeare fans for like. This could be used at home as a summer project, part of homeschooling curriculum or even used in a classroom setting for kids (and adults) of any age.
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