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what are some books that changed your life for the better?

>> No.12019727

Why is /lit/ the “please somebody else fix my shitty life” board? Take it somewhere else

>> No.12019744

>>12019727
tfw when shitty life

>> No.12019918

>>12019703
Essays and Aphorisms, by Arthur Schopenhauer

>> No.12019935

>>12019703
A Personal Matter by Kensaburo Oe

>> No.12019983

>>12019727
That's 4chan as a whole.

Actually that's everybody as a whole, I think we're all miserable.

>> No.12020010

>The Aesopica
>Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu
>The Enchiridion of Epictetus
>On Providence by Seneca
>The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius
>The Letters of St. Paul
>Lives of Plutarch
>"A Small, Good Thing" by Raymond Carver
>"The Rocking-Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence
>The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
>Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky
>The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Leo Tolstoy
>Confieso Que He Vivido by Pablo Neruda
>Basic Mathematics by Serge Lange
>Basic Finance by Breely-Myers
>Calculus by Ron Larson
>Painting As A Pastime by Winston Churchill
>Cartoon History Of The World Vol. I-IV by Larry Gonick

>> No.12020019

>>12019703
notes from underground knocked me awake

>> No.12020021

>>12019983
Speak for yourself .

>> No.12020035

>>12020021
All comments belong to the poster.

>> No.12020041

>>12019703
books arent going to fix your autism. stop shitting up this board.

>> No.12020042

>meditations
>culture of critique
>mein kampf

>> No.12020137

Faith and Action by Helmut Stellrecht
Hagakure

>> No.12020282

>>12019703
if u r on 4chan ur probably an autistic loser doormat kind of person so
read max stirnir

>> No.12020333
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>>12019703
ride the tiger
evola dismantles and concocts compelling alternatives to existentialism and materialism. this book also sparked in me an interest in eastern mysticism and esoteric aryanism, which is the path i've been treading since.

>> No.12020402

>>12020333
go go go

>> No.12020456

bible

>> No.12020543

>>12019703
Aleister Crowley, Magick In Theory And Practice
Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf (Ford translation)
Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of The Idols

>> No.12020554

The Bible.

>>12019983
Used to be.

>> No.12020587

>>12020543
I believe there’s a curse upon Crowley’s teachings that brings ruin to anyone who pursues them. No real reason for me to say it, just a concept thats been floating around my head for some time.

>> No.12020649

>>12019703
The Life of the Prophet Muhammad(saas)

>> No.12021311

>>12019703
12 rule for life an antidote to chaos

>> No.12021319

The Sound and the Fury

>> No.12021328
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12021328

Notes from underground. I became a normie overnight

>> No.12021344

>>12019703
War and Peace

>> No.12021358

>>12019703

>Meditations
>Siddhartha

>> No.12021436

>Analects of Confucius
>Introductory Meditations by (can't remember author - it's an american taoist from NYU)
>Becoming Vegan by Brenda Davis
>The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle
>The New Testament
>The Book of Genesis
>The Book of Ecclesiastes
>Grimm's Fairy Tales
>1001 Arabian Nights

...
>The Decameron
>Oxford Guide To Ancient Mythology
>Histories of Herodotus
>Timelines Of World History by John Teeple (get the unabridged version for the sake of reference)
>The Odyssey of Homer
>Republic by Plato
>Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
>Ethics by Spinoza
>On Old Age by Cicero

...
>The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
>Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick
>Short Fiction: Classic and Contemporary by Charles H. Bohner
>Super System 1 & 2 by Doyle Brunson (not outdated but no longer a self-contained course in poker)
>Every Hand Revealed by Gus Hansen
>The Five Families by Selwyn Raab
>Selected Writings of Lord Acton by J. Rufus Fears
>The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene

...

City of God by St. Augustine of Hippo (haven't read it in its entirety, so a fairly dishonest recommendation)
>Monologion of St. Anselm
>Proslogion of St. Anselm
>Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas
>"Natural Theology" by William Paley
>Fear and Trembling by Kierkegaard
>Purity of Heart by Kierkegaard
>Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

>> No.12021975

bump

>> No.12021977

Every book I've ever read, to be honest. Deciding to pursue reading as a hobby has made me a happier person.

>> No.12022010

my life has only been getting more shit so I guess none
sure, I might be a better person than I was a few years ago but I'm still every bit as miserable

>> No.12022016

>>12019703
No More Mr. Nice Guy

>> No.12022017

>>12019703
Blacks vs Niggers by Talib Starkes. I've always hated niggers but now I have sympathy for the few good black people left.

>> No.12022030

Seneca - Letters from a Stoic
Marcus Aurelius - Meditation (Gregory Hays translation)
Walpola Rahula Thero - What the Buddha Taught

>> No.12022058

>>12019703
Clannad by Jun Maeda

>> No.12022358

>>12022058
>Clannad by Jun Maed
why

>> No.12022407
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12022407

A lot of folks in the thread have said Notes from the Underground.

I've never read this book and don't know much about it, so I looked up a quick summary. I got to this section-

>The Underground Man’s alienation manifests itself in all kinds of relationships. When walking in the park, he obsesses about whether to yield the right of way to a soldier whom he does not even know. Then, in a confused attempt at social interaction, the Underground Man deliberately follows some school acquaintances to a dinner where he is not wanted, alternately insulting them openly and craving their attention and friendship. Later that same evening, the Underground Man attempts to rescue an attractive young prostitute named Liza by delivering impassioned, sentimental speeches about the terrible fate that awaits her if she continues to sell her body.

>When Liza comes to visit the Underground Man in his shoddy apartment several days later, he reacts with shame and anger when he realizes she has reason to pity or look down upon him. The Underground Man continues to insult Liza throughout the visit. Hurt and confused, she leaves him alone in his apartment.

Is this really r9k the book?

>> No.12022423

>the Gathas
>the Shahnameh
>Alsdair MacIntyre' After Virtue
>Teilhard de Chardin's Phenomenon of Man
>Schmitt's Concept of the Political

>> No.12022431

>>12022407
great book btw read it and yea probably :(

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>>12019703
pic related
gave me financial independence

>> No.12022455

>>12022437
by David Berger?

>> No.12022458
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>>12022431
Thanks for the recommendation. I admit that the brief summary I read has me intrigued, as I too view myself as a misanthropic cynic.

I might give it a read when I finish what I'm working on.

>> No.12022469

>>12022458
No problem :) What are you working on if you don't mind me asking?

>> No.12022477

can any litbros give me help with self-confidence?
I just want to make some cool friends at uni but i feel like everyone hates me

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>>12022469
Well right now I'm literally at work, so that's eating up my focus in the immediate, and tonight I'm going to try and finish reading and organizing my notes on Lucifer: Princeps by Peter Grey.

But it looks like Notes from the Underground is only around 120 pages, so I wouldn't mind taking a bit of a break from my research to read such a well recommended classic bit of literature.

>> No.12023189

bump

>> No.12023251

>>12019703
Unironically the bible.

>> No.12023261

>>12022358
It taught me to value and my family and to get off my ass and make sacrifices for them. The anime is better, though.

>> No.12023264

My life has become better since reading Guénon and Nietzsche but that might be just an coincidence as at the same time I started having actual contacts to girls.

>> No.12023355

>>12023261
desu

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12023387

the communist manifesto and A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

>> No.12023447

>>12022423
Been hesitating to start the shahnameh is it really That Good

>> No.12023472

>>12023387
nice gif

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>>12019703
(obligatory this is not a meme, actually go check it out.)

>> No.12023508

>>12020042
BASED AS FUCK

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>>12022407
Yes

>> No.12023921

>>12023508
HE'LL YEAH

>> No.12024224

You are never going to get rid of your debt Liza

>> No.12025066

>>12019918
reading this right now. really good book, but actually kind of depressing.

>> No.12025113

>>12020010
What the fuck is this list?

>> No.12025132

>>12019703
Sorcery and Religion in Ancient Scandinavia
myfarog

>> No.12025136

>>12021358
Siddhartha is the best answer to OP's question

>> No.12025280

lolita

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>>12022407
yes the first half is an r9k blackpill rant and the second half is an r9k cringe greentext,

just transposed to mid-19th century russia

>> No.12025296

>>12019703
The Republic, The Enneads

>> No.12025300

>>12019703
How to make friends and influence people
The definitive guide to body language
Models
Starting strength
Structure and interpretation of computer programs
Welcome to the NHK

>> No.12025967

>>12022407
The main character is basically r9k. The book is not. Try it, it's beautiful in a weird, bleak way. Goes well with "No longer human".

>> No.12026009

In praise of folly

>> No.12026030

No Longer Human, because it allowed me to finally give up.

>> No.12026037

>>12025300
You forgot 12 rules for life.

>> No.12026118

>>12025280
hmm

>> No.12026147

>>12025113
Any stuff that came to his head

>> No.12026167

>>12025300
Definitive guide to body language helped me a fucktonne as a child, had real trouble understanding people and their actions but picked it up by chance. If you struggle to understand unspoken conversations, this book can help you get the hang of major cues and situations. Keep improving lads

>> No.12026545

>>12019983
Im not, kys

>> No.12027780

bump

>> No.12028312
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>>12019703
My life got derailed a few years ago. This got me back on track.

>> No.12028364

Seneca's Letters
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
The Ego and His Own
Houellebecq's works
Infinite Jest

>> No.12028368

>>12028364
Infinite Jest? how so?

>> No.12028377

>>12028368
I didn't even know how addicted I was

>> No.12028815

>>12020010
>Winston Churchill
sweaty...

>> No.12029105

>>12019703
Ethica Nicomachea

>> No.12029672

El/Ella Book of Magic Love

>> No.12029678

>>12028364
I've read all these and my life fucking sucks

>> No.12029858

>>12020587
For anyone who's wondering, this is an attempt at cursing via chaos magick.

>> No.12029863

>>12022477
I prescribe Meditations by Marcus Aurelius for your malaise.

>> No.12029867

Leviathan
Brothers Karamazov
Moby Dick
Hamlet
A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man

>> No.12029755

>>12029678
Did they make it suck less?

>> No.12029775

>>12029755
Well the Nietzsche and Seneca did. Houllebecq just made me fucking depressed, and DFW and stirner didn't do anything for me