"There are the books you read, and then there are the books that change your life. We can all look back on the books that have shaped our perspective on politics, religion, money, and love. Some will even become a source of inspiration for the rest of your life. From a seemingly infinite list of books of anecdotal or literal merit, we have narrowed down the top 100 books that have shaped the lives of individual men while also helping define broader cultural ideas of what it means to be a man. Whether it be a book on adventure, war, or manners, there is so much to learn about life’s great questions from these gems. " Read more: http://artofmanliness.com/2008/05/14/100-must-read-books-the-essential-mans-library/#ixzz1AKGpyiex
That is a hard one. I have been trying to figure out my all time favorite book. I looked through some of the lists of of top books on the internet and although I have read some of them - a lot of them I wouldn't be able say that I loved or would even recommend.
When I was in elementary school, I cried through Old Yeller. I loved The Witch of Blackbird Pond and have tried to get all my daughters to read it.
I remember two books that I loved as a teenager. I can't remember which one I read first but they were some of the first books I couldn't put down.
Gone With the Wind got me into a lot of trouble with my dad. I would stay up late, late at night to read and would read when I was suppose to be doing my chores or homework or whatever. My dad finally took the book away and hid it. It took me a day or two to find where he had hid it, but I finally found it and finished reading it.
The other book was Magnificent Obsession by Lloyd C. Douglas. This lead to reading The Robe and The Big Fisherman by the same author which I also really enjoyed.
Some of my other recommended reads: Mrs. Mike, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, I Didn't Plan to be a Witch, The Last Lecture, Charlie, Sense and Sensibility,
But despite all the great books in the world - if I had to choose one book to read again and again, it would have to be the Book of Mormon. There is so much to ponder and learn from it. I always find such comfort and peace when reading it.
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