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nursedude · 12-10-2010, 08:13 AM

I wouldn't say that there is any one book that changed my life. I think acquiring the love of reading at an early age is what had a great impact my life.

There are books that have opened my eyes to new ideas and challenged my perceptions of the status quo. Examples would be:

The Pity of War - Niall Ferguson - made me realize just what a colossal waste WW1 was

1919 - Margaret McMillan showed me how the seeds of WW2 and many of the other conflicts that occurred in the latter part of the 20th century were sown at the peace tables for WW1

Why we Act Like Canadians - Pierre Berton introduced me to an interesting perspective on why two countries that have peacefully shared a common border differ so greatly in some things. NB: I don't always agree with him but it was interesting.

12-10-2010, 08:13 AM	#30
nursedude Zealot Posts: 131 Karma: 17102 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo (Original), KT, iPad 1, iPhone 4S, iPad 3rd gen	I wouldn't say that there is any one book that changed my life. I think acquiring the love of reading at an early age is what had a great impact my life. There are books that have opened my eyes to new ideas and challenged my perceptions of the status quo. Examples would be: The Pity of War - Niall Ferguson - made me realize just what a colossal waste WW1 was 1919 - Margaret McMillan showed me how the seeds of WW2 and many of the other conflicts that occurred in the latter part of the 20th century were sown at the peace tables for WW1 Why we Act Like Canadians - Pierre Berton introduced me to an interesting perspective on why two countries that have peacefully shared a common border differ so greatly in some things. NB: I don't always agree with him but it was interesting.