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# Library |
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## Books that changed my life |
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A list of books I read |
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that had a great impact |
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on how I think and act. |
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- Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes. |
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Flowers for Algernon is a short story, |
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later expanded into a novel. |
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The short story won the Hugo Award for |
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Best Short Story in 1960. |
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The novel was published in 1966 |
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and was joint winner of that year's |
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Nebula Award for Best Novel. |
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Algernon is a laboratory mouse |
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who has undergone surgery to increase |
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his intelligence. The story is told by |
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a series of progress reports |
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written by Charlie Gordon, |
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the first human subject for the surgery, |
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and it touches on ethical and moral themes |
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such as the treatment of the mentally disabled. |
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- Ishmael: A Novel, Daniel Quinn. |
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Ishmael is a philosophical novel that reads |
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as easily and smoothly as a |
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well written fictional novel, while also being |
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extremely thought provoking and insightful |
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on what is the human condition and |
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on civilization in general. |
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The format of the Socratic conversation, |
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a dialogue between a teacher and their pupil, |
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is perfect for analysing one by one the many |
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layers of thoughts that lead the reader to |
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a deep reflection on the condition of humankind |
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and our relationship with the environment. |
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The book was published in 1992, |
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but I found it absolutely relevant today. |
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- Johnny Got is Gun, Dalton Trumbo. |
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- The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman. |
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- Eternal Fascism, Umberto Eco |
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