The Books That Changed Your Lives

Last week, Lifehacker asked their readers to share the books which made a difference in their lives. After 250 comments, they compiled a list of the most voted for books along with summaries and links to Amazon. What a great idea, if libraries did something similar they could link to their own catalog records. Here are the top-voted books within the LifeHacker readership:

  1. The Bible
  2. The Works of Ayn Rand
  3. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
  4. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
  5. The Stranger
  6. The Works of George Orwell
  7. The Works of Richard Dawkins
  8. The Hobbit and Lord of The Rings Trilogy
  9. Ender’s Game
  10. Dune

What books were life-changing for you? I would have to agree with LifeHacker readers and go with The Hobbit and Lord of The Rings Trilogy myself, please leave yours in the comments!

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3 Responses to “The Books That Changed Your Lives”

  1. Liz Says:
    June 30th, 2008 at 11:48 am

    I would agree with the readers on George Orwell. 1984 has been my favorite book since the day I first read it. I would add another dystopian novel and put Brave New World on the list.. and I would have been quite happy NOT to see Ayn Rand at the top of this list.

  2. Ginny Browne Says:
    July 1st, 2008 at 7:04 am

    I would add Stephen Donaldson’s Covenant series and the Narnia books by CS Lewis.

  3. laura Says:
    July 1st, 2008 at 4:08 pm

    While I appreciate a number of other books more, a book that changed my life was Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins.

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