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GOOD
BOOKS A
small selection of the many books I've read over the years that have inspired
and shaped me | |
DOUGLAS
ADAMS Last
Chance To See Probably
one of the greatest books EVER. Douglas
also wrote some books about Hitchhiking that shows the earth and all it's upright
inhabitants as they truly are. Mostly harmless You
may also care for his Dirk Gently novels. I know I do. No doubt |
ISABEL
ALLENDE The
House of The Spirits Wonderful,
wonderful book. Best first chapter ever and best last page ever. Brilliant CHOGYAM
TRUNGPA Born
In Tibet Bought
recently 2nd hand and read with love. A brilliant account of the end of the innocense
in Tibet! I have since gone out and found out what Chogyam Trungpa did next...
and it's quite a lot Also
Deeply recommended, any writings of Petrul Rinpoche. A small part of which can
be found at the beginning of MUDRA by Chogyam Trungpa YANN
MARTEL Life
of Pi Brilliant
book. Possibly the strangest story ever and possibly the best
Highly, highly and deeply recommended to All to read |
Christopher
Dawes Rat
Scabies and The Holy Grail I
may be biased coz of my love for Rat, But, this book was THE most enjoyable, fascinating,
funny, enlightening wondrous read Ever. An utter joy on every page. Brilliantly
told Buy!
Buy! Buy! |
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C.S.LEWIS
Out
of the Silent Planet / Perelandra (Voyage to Venus) / That Hideous Strength You've
read all the Harry Potter books, finished reading Lord Of The Rings and done all
the Narnia books. Now it is time for Lewis' Classic Sci Fi trilogy. All the more
inspiring when you realize Lewis had these in the bag before his close friend
Tolkien, had finished writing Lord of the Rings, 60 years ago! also
recommended; The Screwtape Letters and
whoever borrowed my Illustrated edition..Return what is MINE! |
DENG
MING-DAO Chronicles
of Tao. (The secret life of a Taoist Master) Helps
if you study Tai Chi before you read this. Or maybe it will inspire you to take
up Tai Chi. Either way, the 2 are inseparable Also
highly recommended; 365 Tao (daily meditations) OSAMU
TEZUKA Buddha
(volumes 1 to 10) Originaly
released thru the years as comic books. Now compiled in 10 volumes Stunning
reading, I'm up to book 5 so far! With the full set on order I
suggest you start your collection Now! |
Kimberley
Snow In
Buddha's Kitchen Adventures
in a Meditation Center This
is a brilliant read, I bought 4 copies from The Healing Tree in Glastonbury to
give away to Girl Friends and pass on because I thought it needed to be shared |
| PARAMHANSA
YOGANANDA Autobiography
of a Yogi Go
Yoga, Go Yoga, Go Yoga! A Wonderful read and the only book that explains GENESIS
with real understanding. Big in the 70's and still essential for modern life Also
recommended Yoganandas interpretation of the 4 Gospels |
RICHARD
BACH Illusions
/ Jonathon Livingston Seagull / One / Running From Safety / etc... All
pretty good and highly recommended reading from a truly inspiring writer |
| The
Bible? It's
all down to interpretation isn't it really!
Let's just please not make a religion out of it and spoil it for everyone else,
eh
See below... |
JONATHAN
SACKS The
Dignity of Difference (How
to avoid the clash of civilizations) A
heavy but brilliant read. I kept underlining so many passages to steal to use
in songs Very
inspirational and essential |
HERMAN
HESSE Sidhartha
/ The Glass Bead Game / Steppenwolf / Gertrude / and more... Genius
stuff. I do believe I've read all his books now and am quite looking forward to
reading them all over again |
SPIKE
MILLIGAN Any
and ALL Milligan
oh Milligan, You forgot to take your pill agin And
now you're dead, It must be said I
told you you wuz ill agin'! |
JOLAN
CHANG The
Tao of Love and Sex also Zest
for Life (live disease-free with the Tao) Jolan
oh Jolan, where would I be without you. Two of my favourite books and the main
inspiration for always wanting to ride my bicycle. Thank you Mr Chang But
for Heavens sake, when you read it, do it with a higher mentality than that of
behind the bikesheds tittering. It's a Lot More than just holding your 'ching'
in people! There's reason and method and so much more to understand, so read it
every 3 years and you may start to understand. HHhhhrrrRRRrrrmmm... |
JEAN
GIONO The
Man Who Planted Trees Shhh... Reap |
TIMOTHY
WHITE Catch
A Fire The Life of BOB MARLEY So
you think Bob just played Reggae and got high? Jah Rastafari. This book blew my
mind. Irie. Read it and weep with joy and realization |
PAULO
COELHO Veronica
Decides To Die / The Alchemist / The Valkeries etc.. Like
Richard Bach, all good awakening reads |
SHAUN
THE SHEEP FENG
SHAUN. Discover Inner Peace with Shaun The Sheep Truly
awesome. Respect most high to Ardmann and
possibly the greatest book ever written on how to live life!? |
KUO
LIEN-YING Tai
Chi Chaun in Theory and Practice Beautifully
written understanding of the supreme ultimate that is Tai Chi |
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R.D.
BLACKMORE
Lorna
Doone I'm
a Blackmore y'know! But not related unfortunately I
will be recommending more as soon as I Find and read them and
now I've read Perlycross. Blimey Mr B, you do like to wander! |