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Books to Help You Change the World

What books have motivated you to do something great with your life? Which books helped you step out of your comfort zone and change the world?
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message 1: by Maren (new)

Maren I'd love to see Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder about Paul Farmer on this list.


message 2: by Paula (new)

Paula Books I adore that helped me change the world:
Strengths Finder 2.0 - Tom Rath
Everyone Communicates, Few Connect - John Maxwell
Love Does - Bob Goff
Born to Win - Zig Ziglar
How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie


message 3: by Christiane (new)

Christiane I love all these books.
I added This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
because naomi Klein shows exactly where it is going today if we don't act now.
And I added the book I wrote The Battles: A Fabulous Odyssey Seeking The Secret of Success and Positive Thinking.
Because, honestly, I wrote this book to help to change the word. This is my contribution to make our world better, one person at a time. We face so many challenges today, but all together, we can change the world and make it a better place, each one using their own skills. Every effort counts.
Hope you appreciate.


message 4: by Kirsten (new)

Kirsten McKenzie The Five People You Meet in Heaven is such a powerful book, about the unseen connections you have in life, with people you sometimes barely know. It's a short book, but I've read it several times, and take something away every time.


message 5: by Peter (new)

Peter I have just added 9 books to this amazing list - thanks Annette for creating it. All either provide ideas for how to develop the strength or focus to create change, or tell stories of people who are doing that. I have written Goodreads reviews for each of them. They are: Random Acts of Kindness; The Career as a Path to the Soul; A Journal for Inspiration; Be a Change Maker: How to Start Something That Matters; The New Better Off: Reinventing the American Dream; Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists; Who Do We Choose to Be? Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity; Peak Performance; Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change: Courageous Actions Around the World. Enjoy! Peter


message 6: by Rena (new)

Rena Sherwood So ... which book actually changed the world?


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