The Little Prince

The Little Prince

Yeah love it but super torn on the Giving Tree. I'll ad 'The Little Prince' as one my kids liked. But separate from reading books spend time telling stories about a character you make up with your child. Get them to love story telling and being creative. For my family it was 'A pig named Nelson' who did things like wear his halloween costume to school and accidentally get mistaken as a super hero when things went down, or who loved spaghetti and ate and ate until he threw up so much it flooded the whole house. The best was when my kids were adamant things go the nice happy way where Nelson didn't get into trouble, but nope, my story had him start to go the other way and my kids could see what was coming and would bury their heads under the pillows. You can also slip upcoming things into the stories so that the kids can prepare for them (low key non-preachy parenting in advance).

I agree kids should be read books that open their minds, that are written for the young mind. For international audiences I would perhaps suggest books with a large number of translated languages as kids usually prefer to be read in a language they speak. One such "universal" book could be "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. For me it's magical at every age you read it. At least in my native language (Finnish) Seuss is completely untranslated. Hence in general, for this topic, "english books for adults" is maybe the safer categorization as I presume the intended audience is happy reading text in english, even though their kids don't speak english.

The little prince. I don't count how many read anymore. I'm not kidding either. Best book ever.

Travels with Charlie, Blue Highways, The Little Prince.

Don't know about changing my life, but these books changed the way i look at things: The Tao of Pooh: Benjamin Hoff Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade by Kurt Vonnegut TI 99/4a basic reference manual Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, by Abelson, Sussman Object Oriented Analysis and Design by Grady Booch Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler Thieves in the Night by Arthur Koestler All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. War and Peace by L.N.Tolstoy Chapaev and the void by Pelevin

Le Petit Prince. Certainly you’ve read this but it should be reread on occasion and starting a career is a good time. eg “You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed”

I would add also: The prince -- Machiavelli (to loose ingenuity) The little prince -- Saint-Exupéry (to recover some ingenuity)

Fiction: 1. Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes because it's so beautifully written and made me experience a flood of emotions. 2. The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Again, a very touching, charming book about a little kid's world(universe?) view, told through his adventures. Non-fiction: 1. The subtle art of not giving a F*ck - Mark Manson Opened my eyes to what I was possibly doing wrong with my life. 2. Radical Acceptance - Tara Brach Still currently reading it, but I wish I'd found it earlier.

The Little Prince Always have had a profound impact on how I view and understand things. Read it with an open mind like a child and see the wonders.

Codemasters - Game Genie NES Codebook Aldous Huxley - Collected Essays Guy Debord - Society of the Spectacle Antonie de Saint-Exupery - The Little Prince Also worth mentioning, is everything by Dr Seuss.

IMHO to really change your whole life perspective, you must experience a traumatic event, not reading a book. Anyway I would say that a book can trigger a change of perspective on a particular aspect of your life: '4-hour workweek' - Tim Ferriss (on lifestyle) 'Get Things Done' - David Allen (on organization and productivity) 'The Way of the Superior Man' - David Deida (on relationships) 'The prince' - Machiavelli' (on business and strategy) 'The little prince' - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (on meaning of life) 'The Feynman Lectures on Physics' - Richard Feynman' (to remember you to be humble) A lot of other books had broaden my perspective of life even if they weren't enough to trigger a change. That list would be immense.

Other books that I've found helpful are the many socioeconomics books out there: Malcolm Gladwell - Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers Tim Harford - The Undercover Economist Nassim Taleb - The Black Swan I enjoyed the Steve Jobs book too, I liked the fact that he believed in what he was working on (no matter how crazy or disruptive) and saw so much beauty in perfection. There's a lot we can learn from his persistence and attitude towards persevering in the face of failure. And for entertainment, I like profound books: The Alchemist, The Little Prince

If you do a search through HN, you'll find some really good recommendations. Read The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Fooled By Randomness is also good) if you want to peer into the mind of an investor. Read Hesse's Siddhartha if you're thinking along the lines of culture/religion/philosophy. Read a few Ayn Rand books if you like libertarianism and don't really care to relate to the characters. Read We by Yevgheny Zamyatin if you want an interesting allegory that metaphorically compares heaven to a dystopian dictatorship. Read Unweaving the Rainbow by Richard Dawkins if you're very interested in the sciences. I remember Sebastian Marshall recommending Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa -- I'd recommend it too. It's pretty good, and I was especially interested since I've been doing marshal arts for over 10 years now. And read Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! no matter how you think. It's fantastic. EDIT: More Books! I read these when I was in elementary school, but they still hold their value: The Giver by Lois Lowry if you want more dystopias. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery if you're feeling especially playful.

The Little Prince

Want to blow your mind? Fiction Keep an open mind, and a sense of wonder when you read these for max effect! Hitch-hikers guide to the galaxy. I was hooked at "The big yellow ships hung in the air just the way bricks don't." Dune - what does scarcity do to a society? Isaac Asimov - Robot series. Foundation series. All of his short stories, esp. The Last Question, Nightfall. A.C. Clarke - 2001 - series, Childhood's End, The Fountains of Paradise The Little Prince, The Count of Monte Cristo, Catch-22, Siddhartha, Ender's Game, Sundiver, Wodehouse.