What is the most inspirational book have you ever read?
Kevin Lu
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I am deeply passionate about history, and the most inspirational book I've ever read was "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared Diamond.
He takes an innovative approach by bringing in archaeology, climatology, and anthropology to break down the whole historical events. It's like seeing history in a whole new perspective.
Diving into history is basically delving into the core of what makes us human. That said, technology may change, but human nature won't change.
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Adan Della-Vecchia@adan_dv
Can't Hurt Me - David Goggins
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"Jonathan Livingston Seagull", Richard Bach
@serhii_uspenskyi Wow, it's a very famous book, and I would love to know, how has Jonathan's story inspired you?
The most inspirational book I've ever read is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It's a story about following your dreams and finding your purpose in life.
@carmen_judson Wow! Nice! It's indeed a fascinating story! I would love to know how does the boy's journey inspire you?
Atomic Habits!
@arpan_011 It's indeed inspirational! In fact, it made me became to realize the concept of "every small things count"! How about you? How does the book inspire you?
Hope this is OK but you asked, for me its the Holy Quran. In Arabic is best but since english is my first language I read the Mohamad Asad version - he came from a family of Rabbis and converted, took him 17 years to translate. Most inspirational for sure.
@naderjaber Thanks for sharing, Nader! I would love to know how does the Holy Quran inspire you? It's a very deep book and which sentence do you think inspires you the most?
@dot_brand Apologies for the late reply here but the entire book is truly inspirational. I couldnt say which sentence inspires me the most but I guess I could share a small part of Surah Asr (shortest surah in book). Im paraphrasing heavy but It says man will be lost if he doesn't belive and do what is right. The last part in arabic (3mel al salehat) means to actually do , or to fix and improve things. IMHO there is no content in the world that can compare to this book.
The Bible
My favorites are:
1. A Thousand Brains by Jeff Hawkins
2. The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee
3. Sapiens by Yuval Noah
4. Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall
5. Loonshots by Safi Bahcall
@paddyroybt I gotta find a time to check out The Gene, Sapiens, and Prisoners of Geography! XD
Thanks for sharing!
Btw, may I know out of these top 5 wonderful books, which one inspired you the most?
@dot_brand Hey Kevin, well its difficult to choose any particular one. Each of these are an inspiration in their own way as they are from different genre.
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle.
Billion Dollar Muslim by Khurram Malik🥳
@deluar_001 Never heard of that one! That's cool man~ I would love to know what inspiration does the book bring to you?
There are many, but The Last Lecture comes to mind https://www.goodreads.com/book/s...
Lots of life lessons in it, I read it almost 9 years ago, I might read again to refresh memories from a new perspective
The Alchemist