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Re:Ask HN: Books on specific topics that have applied to man... by megaman22 on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @10:23PM (#15762506)
Atlas Shrugged is one of those books that is often life-changing. Whether that is positive or not depends wildly upon the reader and their situation.

Other books I'd put in that category are Fight Club and Walden

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Re:Ask HN: Books on specific topics that have applied to man... by zapperdapper on Thursday November 23, 2017 @02:20AM (#15763441)
+1 for Walden. You don't have to go live in a cabin in the woods to get a ton of benefit from that book. One of the books that helped me see the world with new eyes.
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Re:Ask HN: Books on specific topics that have applied to man... by ambrosite on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @10:37PM (#15762550)
So what is the big deal about Fight Club? I've heard so much about it but haven't read it yet; trying to decide if it's worth the time.
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Re:Ask HN: Books on specific topics that have applied to man... by megaman22 on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @10:42PM (#15762575)
It's not a huge commitment. Maybe 3 hours nonstop. The movie completely subverts the book, in my mind
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