Great books have the ability to encourage thoughtful conversation, self-improvement, and increase our knowledge so we can live better lives. The life changing books on this list will improve everything about your life. While there are many other great books, these have the ability to help you better understand the world so you might better understand your place in it.
The Bible
The Holy Bible is essential reading for two reasons. First, the Bible is the way God communicates to his people. People who struggle to understand life, generally do not understand God. Where do we come from and why are we here? What is sin and how do we avoid it? What is the difference between good and evil? How do we get to Heaven? These and many other questions are answered in the Bible.
Second, the Bible is so ingrained in our culture that it is impossible to understand the United States of America and Western Civilization without Biblical context. For example, it’s hard to make sense of the American founding without grappling with the book of Exodus. Democracy, likewise, has historically struggled without a cultural appreciation for the concept of free-will. Moreover, our language, history, books, movies, stories, fables, and even our laws make constant reference to Biblical stories – and in many ways were developed because of the Bible.
The Bible can be challenging, but there are many sources available to walk with you on your journey.
How will this book change your life? It will give you direction to many of life’s most difficult questions and provide context for our lives.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie’s classic book instructs men and women on how to develop people skills. The book is an exercise in understanding how to interact with others. If you want to be a better spouse, parent, sibling, employee or employer, business owner, or friend, this book delivers actionable advice – and packaged in wonderful stories.
Remembering people’s names, for example, is essential to earning their attention. Paraphrasing what someone has said to you in conversation, demonstrates that you are listening (and there is no better sign of respect than demonstrating you value what someone is saying). These tidbits and many others valuable for each of us.
How will this book change your life? The book will show you how to develop better relationships with others.
Watch our review here. You can also read the full review here.
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand’s magnum opus. It’s a novel, but the ideas applied are anything but fiction. She uses the story to illuminate the perils of centralized governments and controlled economies.
The story asks the question: What happens if the most productive citizens went on strike? What happens if the producers (the business owners, artists, inventers, and leaders across all fields) just disappeared? In it she shows how good intentions pave the road to hell. The remedy is rugged self-reliance and allowing people to be free to pursue their interest. In it, Rand makes the case for free market capitalist and reduced government control.
How will this book change your life? Atlas Shrugged provides the best argument against socialism, communism, and centralized governments ever written.
Watch our review here. Or, read the full review here: https://conservativebooksociety.com/atlas-shrugged-review-is-ayn-rand-still-relevant/
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey is the quintessential self-improvement book. The entire self-help industry – from business practices to wight loss to self-improvement – owes a debt of gratitude to Covey for laying the foundation for subsequent motivators. As with most things, the original is the place to begin.
If you want motivation to begin living a more productive life, starting today, there is no better source than 7 Habits. The wisdom is intuitive, but the examples he uses motivate readers to translate ideas into action. He does this by explaining why understanding dependance, independence, and improvement is necessary. For instance, we all know to “be proactive” but he shows us how. “Begin with the end in mind” makes sense, but illustrating why that advice is vital to success is where this book shines.
How will this book change your life? You will become a much more productive person.
The Road to Serfdom
The path to totalitarianism and limited freedom is a slippery slope. No writer better demonstrates just how slippery the path is than F.A. Hayek. His wisdom spans from beginning to end, but two warnings stand out.
How will this book change your life? You will understand the dangers of highly centralized governments and what we need to do to prevent it.
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You can also read about it here.
The Greatest Generation
Tom Brokaw wrote The Greatest Generation about the men and women who were raised during the great depression, fought totalitarianism during World War II, and created the most stable and prosperous society in the history of the world. The values of those men and women are slowly wisping away.
The lessons learned from the men and women of the greatest generation are no longer told by them – as most of them have passed. What Brokaw does in his book is encapsulate for future generations how they achieved so much in the face of tremendous challenges. The central theme of book the character of those wonderful men and women.
How will this book change your life? You will learn from the greatest generation how to be an upstanding citizen and a person of high character.
Where to Find the Books that Will Change Your Life For the Better
These life changing books are educational and will help widen your optic, so you have a better perspective on life. Click the links below to purchase these books through our Amazon link. You can also watch our YouTube review.
The Bible: https://amzn.to/3QpOlLM or https://amzn.to/3OtFBSc
How to win Friends: https://amzn.to/43U8v3H
Atlas Shrugged: https://amzn.to/3OlzfEp
7 Habits: https://amzn.to/47dFWAZ
The Road to Serfdom: https://amzn.to/3DMG78N
The Greatest Generation: https://amzn.to/3YlvUJZ
