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Title: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: Ursus on July 09, 2009, 06:05:08 PM
way of thinking, make me more motivated etc NOT a bbuilding book etc

thanks

pic therefore this thread is BBbuilding related
 
p.s thats an ornament at my crotch not a minute cock
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Post by: Overload on July 09, 2009, 06:10:42 PM
This isn't directly BB related but i know a book that will change the way you view everything in life, even weight lifting.

Love of Knowledge

By: Tarthang Tulku

8)
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Post by: io856 on July 09, 2009, 06:10:50 PM
anabolics 2009 by William Llewellyn is a start
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Post by: Royalty on July 09, 2009, 06:11:51 PM
The gospel of John



Bodybuilding related.... Get the old bill pearl books....or Larry Scott or frank Zane
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Post by: Ursus on July 09, 2009, 06:13:47 PM
This isn't directly BB related but i know a book that will change the way you view everything in life, even weight lifting.

Love of Knowledge

By: Tarthang Tulku

8)

Cheers overload ill look into it

lol io856

also ty Royalty

It aint about lifting weights more just to broaden my outlook etc
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Post by: noworries on July 09, 2009, 06:14:31 PM
Playboy worked really good in my day
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Post by: JimmyJam1974 on July 09, 2009, 06:18:31 PM
Too Fat to Fish. Not related to BB in any way.
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Post by: Army of One on July 09, 2009, 06:21:20 PM
Tony Robbins - Personal power 2
Eckhart Tolle - The Power of Now
Maxwell Maltz -  Psycho Cybernetics
Napoleon Hill - Think and Grow Rich
Dale Carnegie - How to Win Friends and Influence People
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Post by: dr.chimps on July 09, 2009, 06:22:47 PM
Tony Robbins - Personal power 2
Eckhart Tolle - The Power of Now
Maxwell Maltz -  Psycho Cybernetics
Napoleon Hill - Think and Grow Rich
Dale Carnegie - How to Win Friends and Influence People
::)
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Post by: Bast175 on July 09, 2009, 06:23:38 PM
demonoid.com has everything on there to download (e-books for example)

but registration doesn't open often.
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Post by: Army of One on July 09, 2009, 06:24:03 PM
::)

Care to give a reason for the eye rolling?
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Post by: NarcissisticDeity on July 09, 2009, 06:26:27 PM
::)

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Post by: Bast175 on July 09, 2009, 06:32:10 PM
(http://www.comeasyouare.com/images/Product/joy-of-gay-sex-lg.jpg)
 ;D

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Post by: wavelength on July 09, 2009, 06:33:31 PM
::)

Actually I agree with the Eckhart Tolle. Have you read it?
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Post by: Doug_Steele on July 09, 2009, 06:34:16 PM
Muscle, Smoke & Mirrors Volume one

By Randy Roach
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Post by: JimmyJam1974 on July 09, 2009, 06:34:32 PM
(http://www.audiobooksonline.com/media/Too-Fat-to-Fish-Artie-Lange-unabridged-compact-discs-Random-House-Audiobooks.jpg)
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Post by: hazbin on July 09, 2009, 06:35:23 PM
Tony Robbins - Personal power 2
Eckhart Tolle - The Power of Now
Maxwell Maltz -  Psycho Cybernetics
Napoleon Hill - Think and Grow Rich
Dale Carnegie - How to Win Friends and Influence People

i have read those. Tolle is great. 'A New Awakening' is life changing.

i read 'Think and Grow Rich' after it was recommended to me by Milos Sarcev. not a financial book, but the threories 'The Secret' is based on.
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Post by: Army of One on July 09, 2009, 06:36:18 PM
Actually I agree with the Eckhart Tolle. Have you read it?

I defy anyone to read the books/audiobooks mentioned and not take something life changing from it if you actually put it in to PRACTICE.
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Post by: Sir Humphrey on July 09, 2009, 06:36:53 PM
(http://edenfantasys.com/pi/157344121X.jpg)
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Post by: Bast175 on July 09, 2009, 06:37:14 PM
this is the first book i read about bodybuilding, at the library when i was 14 or so:

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51KCJY9B7FL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)
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Post by: The Master on July 09, 2009, 06:37:41 PM
Actually I agree with the Eckhart Tolle. Have you read it?

hehehe Debussey knew you'd show up and show your support for Eckhart ;D
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Post by: wavelength on July 09, 2009, 06:38:15 PM
i have read those. Tolle is great. 'A New Awakening' is life changing.

i read 'Think and Grow Rich' after it was recommended to me by Milos Sarcev. not a financial book, but the threories 'The Secret' is based on.

Every book after Hill about how to become successful is a rip-off of 'Think and Grow Rich' with some pseudo-scientific mumbo-jumbo added.
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Post by: hazbin on July 09, 2009, 06:38:23 PM
I defy anyone to read the books/audiobooks mentioned and not take something life changing from it if you actually put it in to PRACTICE.

unfortunately alot of the people who buy these books are looking for someone else to do the work. people are too caught up in the victim role, and not accountable for their situation.
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Post by: wavelength on July 09, 2009, 06:40:16 PM
hehehe Debussey knew you'd show up and show your support for Eckhart ;D

Have you read one of his books?
He is neither a good philosopher nor has any profound knowledge of science but the truth reveals itself in his words.
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Post by: Bast175 on July 09, 2009, 06:40:19 PM
nothing will change your life except yourself drugs.
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Post by: Benito Mutumbo on July 09, 2009, 06:42:42 PM
Out and About: The Nubain Diaries - John Romano
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Post by: #1 Klaus fan on July 09, 2009, 06:48:15 PM
Ronnie Coleman's "How to Master the English Language".
Dexter Jackson's "How to Stay Humble And True to Yourself".
Andreas Muntzer's "Guide to Survival".
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Post by: Sir Humphrey on July 09, 2009, 06:49:22 PM
"Woe is Me: Reflections on Horrible Genetics and Room-clearing Bouts of Wind" - Deicide

"Give me that Green Card: Letters to Prospective Sponsor" - Steve Namat

"Comparative Homology of Our Heroes' Physiques" - Hulkster and ND

"Memoirs of Bygone Glory Days" - Big Dave

You can find any of these and many more by our resident Getbig scholars at your fine local bookstore.  :P
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Post by: #1 Klaus fan on July 09, 2009, 06:50:58 PM
"Woe is Me: Reflections on Horrible Genetics and Room-clearing Bouts of Wind" - Deicide

"Give me that Green Card: Letters to Prospective Sponsor" - Steve Namat

"Comparative Homology of Our Heroes' Physiques" - Hulkster and ND

"Memoirs of Bygone Glory Days" - Big Dave

You can find any of these and many more by our resident Getbig scholars at your fine local bookstore.  :P

I almost fucking choked man.  >:( >:( >:(

 :D
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Post by: JOHN MATRIX on July 09, 2009, 06:51:09 PM
Churchill, Hitler and the Unnecessary War: How Britain Lost its Empire and the West Lost the World by Pat Buchanan.

im reading this right now and its fucking excellent, it challenges much of the common misconseptions regarding WW2 especially the motives and plans of hitler and nazi germany, how everything unfolded and the overratedness of Churchill, who while regarded as one of the greatest men ever really was not.
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Post by: The Master on July 09, 2009, 06:51:59 PM
Have you read one of his books?
He is neither a good philosopher nor has any profound knowledge of science but the truth reveals itself in his words.


Debussey can't read >:(
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Post by: Ursus on July 09, 2009, 06:52:51 PM
"Woe is Me: Reflections on Horrible Genetics and Room-clearing Bouts of Wind" - Deicide

"Give me that Green Card: Letters to Prospective Sponsor" - Steve Namat

"Comparative Homology of Our Heroes' Physiques" - Hulkster and ND

"Memoirs of Bygone Glory Days" - Big Dave

You can find any of these and many more by our resident Getbig scholars at your fine local bookstore.  :P

Your 646th post and your best sir!
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Post by: wavelength on July 09, 2009, 06:53:23 PM
Ronnie Coleman's "How to Master the English Language".
Dexter Jackson's "How to Stay Humble And True to Yourself".
Andreas Muntzer's "Guide to Survival".

Arnold's "How to respect your fellow competitors"
Kai's "How to make your parents proud"
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Post by: The Master on July 09, 2009, 06:54:06 PM
::)

Classic obnoxious english snob. Bring on Agatha Christie :D
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Post by: claymore on July 09, 2009, 06:54:19 PM
Mein Kampf
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Post by: Sir Humphrey on July 09, 2009, 06:54:39 PM
Your 646th post and your best sir!

 :P
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Post by: io856 on July 09, 2009, 06:55:44 PM
Classic obnoxious english snob. Bring on Agatha Christie :D
if everything went his way... gyms would have the ambiance of a library... lol
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Post by: Benito Mutumbo on July 09, 2009, 06:56:24 PM
Nasser's new book is exactly what you need
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Post by: The Master on July 09, 2009, 06:58:41 PM
Spermballtastes: "How to become very intelligent, becoming a top student and developing critical thinking!"

Dr.Chimps: "Snobbery for your penis"

GoinK/BalleGoinKa: "How liberated I felt when I first put on the ballerina dress"

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Post by: hazbin on July 09, 2009, 06:59:55 PM
'Pfaffenspiegel'
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Post by: wavelength on July 09, 2009, 07:00:23 PM
Debussey can't read >:(

He just should have never mingled with that Oprah. Very bad decision to get his word out.
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Post by: Royalty on July 09, 2009, 07:01:04 PM
Jean Pierre Fux's "perfect squatting form for optimal results"




Kidding dude
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Post by: The Master on July 09, 2009, 07:01:37 PM
He just should have never mingled with that Oprah. Very bad decision to get his word out.

Debussey does not compute! Debussey does not compute!
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Post by: wavelength on July 09, 2009, 07:08:44 PM
I can recommend:

- Herman Hesse "Siddhartha"
- Thomas Mann "The Magic Mountain"
- Ernest Hemingway "The Old Man and the Sea"
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Post by: Danimal77 on July 09, 2009, 08:05:41 PM
2 books by Robert Greene:

1. The 48 Laws of Power
2. The Art of Seduction

They WILL change your life.
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Post by: Danimal77 on July 09, 2009, 08:08:48 PM
"Woe is Me: Reflections on Horrible Genetics and Room-clearing Bouts of Wind" - Deicide

"Give me that Green Card: Letters to Prospective Sponsor" - Steve Namat

"Comparative Homology of Our Heroes' Physiques" - Hulkster and ND

"Memoirs of Bygone Glory Days" - Big Dave

You can find any of these and many more by our resident Getbig scholars at your fine local bookstore.  :P

Intelligent and thought provoking. I salute you sir. Well done.
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Post by: Bast175 on July 09, 2009, 08:11:23 PM
2 books by Robert Greene:

1. The 48 Laws of Power
2. The Art of Seduction

They WILL change your life.

I read them, good books.  Could have been a lot shorter though. 
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Post by: MP on July 09, 2009, 08:22:44 PM
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41q9WM0ptkL._SS500_.jpg)
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Post by: noworries on July 09, 2009, 10:10:15 PM
 :)
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Post by: Spike on July 09, 2009, 10:54:28 PM
american psycho

helter skelter

bio of kurt cobain

clockwork orange


 NAKED LUNCH
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Post by: 240 is Back on July 09, 2009, 10:55:58 PM
"Go Dog, Go".


That muther fuffers just didn't stop.
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Post by: RagingBull on July 09, 2009, 11:02:52 PM
ATLAS SHRUGGED
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Post by: Wiggs on July 09, 2009, 11:07:16 PM
The Bible...
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Post by: jon cole on July 09, 2009, 11:36:11 PM
"war and peace" tolstoi.

if you can read it you will be changed...(at least 2 years older than at the beginning).
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Post by: timfogarty on July 10, 2009, 12:06:10 AM
ATLAS SHRUGGED

There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.  -- Kung Fu Monkey
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Post by: jwb on July 10, 2009, 12:22:22 AM
measure of a man by sidney poiter is a good book...
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Post by: BanksMcgee on July 10, 2009, 12:33:40 AM
Real Talk...... I highly recommend  GATES OF FIRE by Steven Pressfield. It's the book that the movie 300 was  based off of.
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Post by: gordiano on July 10, 2009, 12:38:46 AM
Ronnie Coleman's "How to Master the English Language".
Dexter Jackson's "How to Stay Humble And True to Yourself".
Andreas Muntzer's "Guide to Survival".


Don't Forget Dexter's other books:

Dexter's guide to storing deadly weapons

Mr. Integrity: How I landed a deal with MuscleTech, while using MetRx

I am the other Dexter Jackson and no, I ain't got no Superbowl ring


Dexter's guide to buying TV's




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Post by: nzmusclemonster on July 10, 2009, 12:40:41 AM
(http://fremontlibraries.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/cliffordthebigreddog.jpg)
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Post by: Mars on July 10, 2009, 12:41:12 AM
good question, im actually looking for the same. sometimes you hear people "wow that book completely changed my life and way of thinking!!"
must suck when i regret later on that i found a book i should have red years earlier to prevent myself from choosing the wrong paths.
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Post by: nzmusclemonster on July 10, 2009, 12:41:39 AM
measure of a man by sidney poiter is a good book...

Sidney Poiter is an actor.
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Post by: wavelength on July 10, 2009, 12:43:52 AM
Shawn's "How to stay humble with one pro victory under the belt"
Shari's "Guide to realistic assessment of self"
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Post by: Mars on July 10, 2009, 12:46:05 AM
Churchill, Hitler and the Unnecessary War: How Britain Lost its Empire and the West Lost the World by Pat Buchanan.

im reading this right now and its fucking excellent, it challenges much of the common misconseptions regarding WW2 especially the motives and plans of hitler and nazi germany, how everything unfolded and the overratedness of Churchill, who while regarded as one of the greatest men ever really was not.

dude i just downloaded the audio book of that. good to hear its great.
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Post by: gordiano on July 10, 2009, 12:47:23 AM
The Bible...

Only if he's into fiction......some cool stuff in there; people turning into sand statues, people getting whipped, tortured, beaten, stoned, raped. People burning in eternal pits of fire. Talking burning bushes, voices from the sky, a tower so high it almost reaches the heavens, a father who almost kills his son, over his imaginary god telling him to do so. A father who loves his son so much, he sends him down from "heaven" to be crucified and tortured. Oh, did I mention zombies?







(SPOILER)





















EVERYBODY DIES IN THE END....AND BURNS FOR ETERNITY! HARRY POTTER THIS AINT.... :'(
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Post by: Mars on July 10, 2009, 12:50:45 AM
Only if he's into fiction......some cool stuff in there; people turning into sand statues, people getting whipped, tortured, beaten, stoned, raped. People burning in eternal pits of fire. Talking burning bushes, voices from the sky, a tower so high it almost reaches the heavens, a father who almost kills his son, over his imaginary god telling him to do so. A father who loves his son so much, he sends him down from "heaven" to be crucified and tortured. Oh, did I mention zombies?


(SPOILER)










EVERYBODY DIES IN THE END....AND BURNS FOR ETERNITY! HARRY POTTER THIS AINT.... :'(

lol, its one sequence of genocides ;D
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Post by: Alex23 on July 10, 2009, 12:53:23 AM
Read these books back to back. Not only it will change forever the way you look at the world but you will understand why we act a certain both as individuals and as a group. Understand the "us" as a superorganism:
(http://www.bayesianinvestor.com/books/images/21)


Financial Success:
(http://moneyremix.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/rich-dad-poor-dad1-300x300.jpg)

Personal development:
How To Get What You Want
-raymond hull

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Post by: wavelength on July 10, 2009, 12:55:23 AM
Gustavo's "All nachourell"
Dennis Wolf's "Basic Business English for the Bodybuilder"
Ronny Rockel's "Advanced Business English for the Bodybuilder"
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Post by: Mars on July 10, 2009, 12:56:56 AM
Read these books back to back. Not only it will change forever the way you look at the world but you will understand why we act a certain both as individuals and as a group. Understand the "us" as a superorganism:
(http://www.bayesianinvestor.com/books/images/21)


Financial Success:
(http://moneyremix.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/rich-dad-poor-dad1-300x300.jpg)

Personal development:
How To Get What You Want
-raymond hull



thanks i will order the lucifer principle.
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Post by: jon cole on July 10, 2009, 12:58:49 AM
"How to manage an internet insane asylum " by Ron Avidan a.k.a "90000 dollars".
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Post by: hazbin on July 10, 2009, 01:01:24 AM
Read these books back to back. Not only it will change forever the way you look at the world but you will understand why we act a certain both as individuals and as a group. Understand the "us" as a superorganism:
(http://www.bayesianinvestor.com/books/images/21)


Financial Success:
(http://moneyremix.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/rich-dad-poor-dad1-300x300.jpg)

Personal development:
How To Get What You Want
-raymond hull


Kiyosaki has some great books. i have read most of them, and put them into practice. glad i did.

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Post by: Alex23 on July 10, 2009, 01:02:02 AM
thanks i will order the lucifer principle.

Once you're done, read "Global Brain" also from Howard Bloom; a sort of "continuation" of Dawkins' "Self Gene" but at a meme level.
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Post by: benchthis on July 10, 2009, 01:05:56 AM
mans search for meaning
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%27s_Search_for_Meaning
greatest book ever ... stunning awesome... lost for words  8)
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Post by: DK II on July 10, 2009, 01:46:39 AM
American Psycho (again, thanks to affeman, awesome book, i am reading it again at the moment)

And then the Shobogenzo, that will change your life.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Db%C5%8Dgenz%C5%8D
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Post by: Meso_z on July 10, 2009, 01:48:44 AM
Tony Robbins - Personal power 2
Eckhart Tolle - The Power of Now
Maxwell Maltz -  Psycho Cybernetics
Napoleon Hill - Think and Grow Rich
Dale Carnegie - How to Win Friends and Influence People

 ::)
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Post by: Mars on July 10, 2009, 01:55:20 AM
::)

lol
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Post by: kiwiol on July 10, 2009, 01:57:01 AM
One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world.

Wow, another genius who understands Ayn Rand in and out ::)

Ursus, read "The Fountainhead" - you can't go wrong ;)
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Post by: Meso_z on July 10, 2009, 01:57:28 AM
lol

they would be great replacing my toilet paper for a while.
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Post by: Mars on July 10, 2009, 01:58:29 AM
Wow, another genius who understands Ayn Rand in and out ::)

Ursus, read "The Fountainhead" - you can't go wrong ;)

its about a fountain?
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Post by: gib on July 10, 2009, 01:59:50 AM
E is for Ecstacy.
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Post by: kiwiol on July 10, 2009, 02:03:37 AM
its about a fountain?

How did you guess? :o :D
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Post by: wavelength on July 10, 2009, 02:04:43 AM
they would be great replacing my toilet paper for a while.

read any of those?
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Post by: Meso_z on July 10, 2009, 02:35:13 AM
read any of those?

no

just look at the titles

Personal power 2
The Power of Now
Psycho Cybernetics
Think and Grow Rich
How to Win Friends and Influence People

only an insecure person with low self esteem and lack of willpower would buy these garbage.

"How to win friends"  ::), i mean they cant be serious. as if there is a specific "method" of winning friends and growing rich. everyone would be a successful bussinesman just reading these books...... lol
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Post by: wavelength on July 10, 2009, 02:46:44 AM
no

just look at the titles

Personal power 2
The Power of Now
Psycho Cybernetics
Think and Grow Rich
How to Win Friends and Influence People

only an insecure person with low self esteem and lack of willpower would buy these garbage.

"How to win friends"  ::), i mean they cant be serious. as if there is a specific "method" of winning friends and growing rich. everyone would be a successful bussinesman just reading these books...... lol

I've read 4 of the 5 and I agree with your assessment on 2 of those 4. The "Power of Now" is a whole different category than the other 4, I can guarantee you that, has nothing to do with how to get "successful". If one is interested in what the methods of successful people are, "Think and Grow Rich" is the one to go for, all others like Robbins etc. are just copy cats who never made any money other than by ripping off Hill. But I agee that just by reading such a book (except of "The Power of Now", which has nothing to do with the others), one does not get successful.
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Post by: Meso_z on July 10, 2009, 03:09:06 AM
I've read 4 of the 5 and I agree with your assessment on 2 of those 4. The "Power of Now" is a whole different category than the other 4, I can guarantee you that, has nothing to do with how to get "successful". If one is interested in what the methods of successful people are, "Think and Grow Rich" is the one to go for, all others like Robbins etc. are just copy cats who never made any money other than by ripping off Hill. But I agee that just by reading such a book (except of "The Power of Now", which has nothing to do with the others), one does not get successful.

 ;)
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Post by: wavelength on July 10, 2009, 03:12:02 AM
;)

LOL, you may have missed my point.
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Post by: Meso_z on July 10, 2009, 03:29:27 AM
LOL, you may have missed my point.

no it means "i got it"..
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Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 03:30:54 AM
2 books by Robert Greene:

1. The 48 Laws of Power
2. The Art of Seduction

They WILL change your life.

Good books.

Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: Superboy Prime on July 10, 2009, 03:36:32 AM
"Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah" By Richard Bach


Amazing book that can change your life.
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: wavelength on July 10, 2009, 03:37:23 AM
no it means "i got it"..

:)
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: wavelength on July 10, 2009, 03:38:38 AM
Good books.

I bet you have a whole book shelf dedicated to books like that. ;D
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 03:38:54 AM
no

just look at the titles

Personal power 2
The Power of Now
Psycho Cybernetics
Think and Grow Rich
How to Win Friends and Influence People

only an insecure person with low self esteem and lack of willpower would buy these garbage.

"How to win friends"  ::), i mean they cant be serious. as if there is a specific "method" of winning friends and growing rich. everyone would be a successful bussinesman just reading these books...... lol

That = a pretty judgemental attitude actually.

Anybody with some propensity for critical thinking (read: Not Spermballtaste or Johnny Falcon) could pick up a few good ideas from almost any book.

Though there is no "scientificly correct" method to "winning friends" or whatever, reading others thoughts on the subject can cause some self reflection that again causes improvement, especially for people not used to meeting and integrating with new groups. If you are insecure and lacking willpower for wanting to check out new ideas and get ammo for self reflection, then well :o

"How to win friendsand influence people" never claimed to be a "scientific method" to meeting friends, just a few tips that can aid one in self reflection and social interaction, if the individal chooses to use them after thinking critically about it.

Too each their own, but your post had Spermballtaste-like lack of any kind of reasoning, and you are not that dumb ;D
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Post by: jwb on July 10, 2009, 03:43:30 AM
Sidney Poiter is an actor.
yeah famous people tend to write memoirs...
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: wavelength on July 10, 2009, 03:57:49 AM
My experience is this: they all ripped off Hill and added one or two gimmicks or a little bit of pseudo-scientific mumbo jumbo and then claim that's what's so revolutionary about their "method". If you just compare the first few pages of those books, they are almost identical. Same goes for the ending, where they all say how you should forget about all the greediness supported by the book and that what's really important is to help other people and find peace of mind or some hippie crap like that. ;D
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Post by: liberalismo on July 10, 2009, 04:00:12 AM
Real Talk...... I highly recommend  GATES OF FIRE by Steven Pressfield. It's the book that the movie 300 was  based off of.


No...The movie 300 was based off of Frank Miller's comic.
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 04:00:29 AM
way of thinking, make me more motivated etc NOT a bbuilding book etc

thanks

pic therefore this thread is BBbuilding related
 
p.s thats an ornament at my crotch not a minute cock

Practically no book will really "change your life", but some can give you a few god ideas and thoughts that you can benefit from.
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: liberalismo on July 10, 2009, 04:02:32 AM
MOST of the books posted here are total crap that only pseudo-intellectuals read and consider profound. In reality only a few of the books listed could ever "Change someone's life" and this is IF you read them right.


If you want a book that will change your life, you must read it correctly, and that book is "The Singularity is Near" by Ray Kurzweil.

Another suggestion would be "Demon Haunted World" by Sagan.
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Post by: WillGrant on July 10, 2009, 04:03:18 AM
How to dismatle a bomb ..IRA Handbook
Irelands greatest minds "supersized edition" number of pages = 0 By Remus o'toole
The History of Guiness and by god my sons ass is tight..By Harry paddy Flynn
Exercise on Wheels by Cy Kling
The Lion Attacked by Claudia Armoff
Measles Collision! by Kay Rash
Smash His Lobster! by Buster Crabbe
If I Invited Him... by Woody Kum
Assault with Battery by Eva Ready
Bring to the Grocer's by R. List
Things to Cook Meat In by Stu Potts
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 04:06:12 AM
My experience is this: they all ripped off Hill and added one or two gimmicks or a little bit of pseudo-scientific mumbo jumbo and then claim that's what's so revolutionary about their "method". If you just compare the first few pages of those books, they are almost identical. Same goes for the ending, where they all say how you should forget about all the greediness supported by the book and that what's really important is to help other people and find peace of mind or some hippie crap like that. ;D

 ;D

Debussey can't understand why people are so quick to "judge" books.

A book you find somewhat interesting is like a chick. You hit on her and if there is mutual interest (you find the book interesting in the beginning), you move forward. After a while you find out if she's cool and decide if you wanna date her in the future or not, or if she's a fruitcake.
Same with books. They can look cool and shit or the opposite from tv/media/friends ect, but you don't know before you've read it for a while

The same book can suck or some and be good for others.

Oh, if you are new to an area, it really does not matter much if you read the "original" or copycat version of a book, as long as they both give you somewhat accurate info.

 ;D
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: WillGrant on July 10, 2009, 04:11:01 AM
The Bible...
Perfect book to leave in the toilet, the pages are the perfect size to wipe ya ass with  :D
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 04:11:35 AM
Perfect book to leave in the toilet, the pages are the perfect size to wipe ya ass with  :D

Fucking awsome ;D
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: Cleanest Natural on July 10, 2009, 04:13:10 AM
way of thinking, make me more motivated etc NOT a bbuilding book etc

thanks

pic therefore this thread is BBbuilding related
 
p.s thats an ornament at my crotch not a minute cock
I would recomend you " Decoding your life " by Janet Swerdlow

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http://www.amazon.com/Decoding-Your-Life-Experiential-Self-Reintegration/dp/097401446X#reader
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: LatsMcGee on July 10, 2009, 04:14:25 AM
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Alnuttsack?
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 04:15:26 AM
I would recomend you " Decoding your life " by Janet Swerdlow

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

Dr.Sperms: Comment please ;D
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: wavelength on July 10, 2009, 04:15:43 AM
MOST of the books posted here are total crap that only pseudo-intellectuals read and consider profound. In reality only a few of the books listed could ever "Change someone's life" and this is IF you read them right.

If you want a book that will change your life, you must read it correctly, and that book is "The Singularity is Near" by Ray Kurzweil.

Another suggestion would be "Demon Haunted World" by Sagan.


LOL
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 04:16:38 AM
LOL

Kurzweils book = actually pretty good and interesting. No need to take everything in it for its face value.

Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: wavelength on July 10, 2009, 04:18:36 AM
Kurzweils book = actually pretty good and interesting.

Haven't read either one them, I just LOLd at the tone of the post. ;D
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 04:20:30 AM
Haven't read either one them, I just LOLd at the tone of the post. ;D

Do you own many books by famous novelists, books with poems about flowers and such?
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: wavelength on July 10, 2009, 04:21:32 AM
Do you own many books by famous novelists, books with poems about flowers and such?

can't say I do.
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 04:22:30 AM
I like those books about how men can come in contact with their feelings and books with poems written by old people.

 ;D

Something by Wittgenstein perhaps?
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: WillGrant on July 10, 2009, 04:26:31 AM
Do you own many books by famous novelists, books with poems about flowers and such?
I do , great authors by the name of Larry Flynt and Bob Guccione  :D :P
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 04:27:05 AM
I do , great authors by the name of Larry Flynt and Bob Guccione  :D :P


;D
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: wavelength on July 10, 2009, 04:28:55 AM
;D
Something by Wittgenstein perhaps?

Let's not get crazy now, I'm still trying to figure out at least 1% of "Critique of Pure Reason" and "Phenomenology of Mind". ;D
My days of intense philosophy reading are long gone, nowadays I'm way too lazy.
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 04:32:10 AM
Let's not get crazy now, I'm still trying to figure out at least 1% of "Critique of Pure Reason" and "Phenomenology of Mind". ;D
My days of intense philosophy reading are long gone, nowadays I'm way too lazy.

You've stopped being a goofball >:(
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: Cleanest Natural on July 10, 2009, 04:32:42 AM
Karma
Posted: July, 09, 2009
Stewart,

Karma is a belief system only, correct? I hate people who justify anything with saying karma's gonna return. Very dumb.


Stewart's Reply:

 It is an illusion. If both parties understand why something happened and then release that energy, no further actions are necessary in any time period.

Karma is linear with time. Time is an illusion. Karma is an illusion
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 04:47:37 AM
Some good and life changing books, straight from Debusseys bookshelf:

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Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 04:51:03 AM
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Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: MP on July 10, 2009, 04:59:10 AM
MOST of the books posted here are total crap that only pseudo-intellectuals read and consider profound. In reality only a few of the books listed could ever "Change someone's life" and this is IF you read them right.


If you want a book that will change your life, you must read it correctly ...


Get off your high horse, jackass.
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: WillGrant on July 10, 2009, 05:08:04 AM
Some good and life changing books, straight from Debusseys bookshelf:

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Great books , good to read with breakfast
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: dr.chimps on July 10, 2009, 05:40:12 AM
Some good and life changing books, straight from Debusseys bookshelf:
I pulled this one just for you, Db.  ;D
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 05:42:22 AM
I pulled this one just for you, Db.  ;D


ROFL ;D
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: dr.chimps on July 10, 2009, 05:43:19 AM

ROFL ;D
Yeah, somehow, I don't think it has a happy ending.  ;D
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 05:44:56 AM
Book for Dr.Sperms:

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Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: dr.chimps on July 10, 2009, 05:49:29 AM
Book for Dr.Sperms:

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The 'Art' of Snobbery!? And, all this time, I thought I had it down to a science.  :-\
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 05:50:18 AM
The 'Art' of Snobbery!? And, all this time, I thought I had it down to a science.  :-\

Neither snobbery or gaining friends is a science, and this book might give you new perspectives.

 ;D
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: dr.chimps on July 10, 2009, 05:57:46 AM
way of thinking, make me more motivated etc NOT a bbuilding book etc
thanks
pic therefore this thread is BBbuilding related
p.s thats an ornament at my crotch not a minute cock
Serious answer, now, J. Read because it brings you pleasure, or it enriches your life, in some way. Don't read something because someone 'insists' you do, or because you feel incumbent to do so. And I have a great suspicion about 'self-help books. I think they probably do as much harm as good. If you're not a reader, that's fine, too. Life is short. Do what makes you happy.  :)
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: Fury on July 10, 2009, 05:58:43 AM
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
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Post by: WillGrant on July 10, 2009, 05:59:58 AM
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
Dont try and confuse him , hes Irish remember  :D
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 06:01:07 AM
Serious answer, now, J. Read because it brings you pleasure, or it enriches your life, in some way. Don't read something because someone 'insists' you do, or because you feel incumbent to do so. And I have a great suspicion about 'self-help books. I think they probably do as much harm as good. If you're not a reader, that's fine, too. Life is short. Do what makes you happy.  :)


Good post.

And as stated, one book won't "change your life" (except in a few rare occurences, for good or bad). Books can give you new ideas and perspectives that can be useful and help you over time though, and Debussey thinks certain books labeled "self help", like "Think and Grow rich" can challenge you to think in new ways that can be beneficial. Just don't buy the hype, as it rarely tells the truth. And be very sceptical towards advices given in books as "the solution to everything" and similar ways of putting it. That = rarely true.

And: The most important thing is to avoid regular novels and books with poems at all cost!  >:( :-X
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: dr.chimps on July 10, 2009, 06:03:20 AM
Good post.

And: The most important thing is to avoid regular novels and books with poems at all cost!  >:( :-X
What are regular novels?
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 06:04:40 AM
What are regular novels?

Things for guys.

Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: dr.chimps on July 10, 2009, 06:05:54 AM
Things for ####.
Got a filter hit there, bro.  ???
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Post by: Fury on July 10, 2009, 06:09:35 AM
Dont try and confuse him , hes Irish remember  :D

 ;D
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Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 06:11:05 AM
Got a filter hit there, bro.  ???

 :D

Debussey meant prose and things like that. (Don't know the english words).

Poem for Sperms:

There is a snob
Hunting bitches for a blowjob
His name is Sperms
And he is a fucking obnoxious english snob.



Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: dr.chimps on July 10, 2009, 06:13:19 AM
:D

Debussey meant prose and things like that. (Don't know the english words).

Poem for Sperms:

There is a snob
Hunting bitches for a blowjob
His name is Sperms
And he is a fucking obnoxious english snob.
LOL. I appreciate the sentiment....but the poesy is pretty weak.  :D
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: The Master on July 10, 2009, 06:15:35 AM
LOL. I appreciate the sentiment....but the poesy is pretty weak.  :D

;D

Title: Re: Can anyone recommend an EPIC book that will change my life...
Post by: JimmyJam1974 on September 20, 2009, 07:38:57 AM
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