Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein had me laughing pretty hard as a kid. The humor and creative thinking that went into Shel Silverstein's poetry was inspiring. I was 8 or 10 years of age and already beginning to think outside the box.
The Secret History of the World by Mark Booth opened my eyes to our mystical past. The book taught me a lot about the occult and mysticism. Its an alternative view of history and gives insight into the esoteric teachings of mystery schools. It peaked my curiosity about ancient religions and mythology.
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is a true story about a young man Chris McCandless, who gives up all of his material possessions and wanders into the Alaskan wild and never returns. He wanted to be one with nature and live as nature intended, off the land and never taking more than you need. Even though I don't plan on leaving society, its fun to fantasize about getting away from everything and live like an animal.
Good choices. The Secret History sounds fascinating.
ReplyDeleteI grew up on Shel Silverstein's poems. I had a copy of "Falling Up" growing up, which had even more of his fantastic poems and everybody already knows "The Giving Tree". Awesome choice there.
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