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    Do you have any book recommendations that really changed your life or inspired you to be a better person? I just read Eat Pray Love

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    Well I am a huge fan of Madea (Tyler Perry).So one night when I was really super depressed I picked up his book "Don't make a black woman take off her earrings" I was lauging so hard that my kids thought I went coo coo.... Its filled with great advice and its hilarious and uplifting. There's even some stuff about being a dancer in there. I'm not sure if it will make you a better person, but it will definately lift your spirits.

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    The Fountainhead helped get me through a pretty nasty time.
    You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.
    Friedrich Nietzsche

    Free your mind, and your ass will follow.
    George Clinton

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    The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle was life changing for me.

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    i dont need books i befriend people i want to be like to learn from them. its more interactive that way.

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    Currently reading a brilliant book called Character Styles, by Stephen Johnson. It's for psychologists, so heavy on the jargon, and not so much inspirational as highly educational. It increased my insight into myself and others.

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    True Love was something that opened my eyes in a big way

    http://www.reallove.com/about.asp
    You Cant Quit until you try, You cant live until you die, You Cant learn to tell the truth until you learn to lie.You Cant Breath Until you choke,You gotta Laugh When your the Joke, Theres Nothing like a funeral to make you feel alive! Will you swear on your life, that no one will cry at my Funeral!
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    Yes please save me from this life of debauchery! You can all kneel down and worship at the Church of the Holy Clitoris to convince me!!

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    "Start Where You Are" by Pema Chodron.
    It helps me feel compassionate and connected.

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    The Fountainhead helped get me through a pretty nasty time.
    Agreed that 'The Fountainhead' made a lasting impression during an early period in my life.

    Here's hoping that 'Atlas Shrugged' helps get us through a challenging period in our very near future !

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    You can heal your life, Louise L Hay.

    A great book that changed my life

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    Fabulosity by Kimora Lee Simmons
    It's not like super deep or anything but it's kool and I use a lot of things I've read from the book to help boost my self-esteem.

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