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Question: Suggest any Books!?
Can you suggest any philosophy/psychology books!? Books that make you think about things (the world, life, problems, etc!.)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Some Fiction*, some non-fiction

1) I am a Strange Loop - Douglas Hofstadter
2) The Little Prince* - Antoine de Saint Euxpery
3) In The Belly of The Beast - Jack Abbott
4) The Castle* - Franz Kafka (read some other Kafka stuff first to get warmed up, like the Metamorphosis or the Trial!.)
5) Sybil - Flora Rheta Schreiber
6) The Prince - Machiavelli
7) Tea with the Black Dragon* - R!. A!. McAvoy
8) me - Katherine Hepburn
9) Ficciones* - Jorge Borges
10) The Tao of Pooh - Benjamin Hoff

Oh and two bonus picks:
for teens -- Very Far From Anywhere Else - Ursula Le Guin
for scifi fans -- More Than Human - Theodore SturgeonWww@QuestionHome@Com

Read The Wisdom of Insecurity!. It's not too intimidating or verbose like Immanuel Kant books ( Critique of Pure Reason, WTF!?) !. But it's also not a total back-to-square-one like some eastern philosophy books can be!. It just gets right down to the core of philosophy, like answering all that purpose of your life stuff!. Short and sweet!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

A Brief Description of The Urantia Book!.!.!.

The Urantia Book, first published by Urantia Foundation in 1955, claims to have been presented by celestial beings as a revelation to our planet, Urantia!. Many who have read it accept this assertion!.

The writings in the Book instruct us on the genesis, history, and destiny of humanity and on our relationship with God the Father!. They present a unique and compelling portrayal of the life and teachings of Jesus!. They open new vistas of time and eternity to the human spirit, and offer new details of our ascending adventure in a friendly and carefully administered universe!.

The Urantia Book offers a clear and concise integration of science, philosophy, and religion!. Those who read and study it believe that The Urantia Book has the capacity to make a significant contribution to the religious and philosophical thinking of people worldwide!.

The Urantia Book is not a "religion" per se!. Its builds upon the religious heritages of the past and present, encouraging a personal, living religious faith!.

Readers around the world have told us that reading the Book has profoundly affected them and often changed their lives!. It has inspired them to reach new levels of spiritual growth and enhanced their sense of the value of human life!.

We encourage you to read it as well, and discover for yourself it's ennobling message!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Oh, here's a subject that is my favorite!.

Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Demian - Hermann Hesse
The Stranger - Albert Camus
1984 - George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray BradburyWww@QuestionHome@Com

The Doors Of Perception - Aldous Huxley
anything by Friedrich Nietzsche
The Politics Of Ecstasy - Tim Leary
Inner Paths To Outer Space - Rick StrassmanWww@QuestionHome@Com

Fingerprints of the Gods: The Quest Continues by Graham Hancock

Free to Be Human: Intellectual Self-defence in an Age of Illusions by David Edwards

Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

This Thing of Darkness by Harry ThompsonWww@QuestionHome@Com

'In Search of the Miraculous'
P!.D!. OuspenskyWww@QuestionHome@Com

Tao Te ChingWww@QuestionHome@Com