24 books that change lives (last part)

Through Part 1 and Part 2, there were 16 life-changing books revealed by reporters and editors of Business Insider to readers. Even though everyone has different bedside books and each book also chooses for themselves different companions, a list of 24 books is offered here by Business Insider editors and reporters. are big and influential books. Let's take a look at the last 8 books on this list. And don't forget to share if one of them is a book that changes your life.

17. Mountains Beyond Mountains - Tracy Kidder

"This book makes me think a lot about whether to help small things for many better people or help someone with something really great" - Dan Bobkoff, editor of special projects.

Summary of Amazon's book : The central character of the "Mountains Beyond Mountains" is Paul Farmer. As a doctor, Harvard professor, renowned infectious disease specialist, anthropologist, MacArthur award winner, Robin Hood of the new era, Farmer was raised and raised on a bus, a the ship and in a medical school, where he found a call for his life - diagnosing and treating infectious diseases and providing life-saving tools, modern remedies for those who need them.

This wonderful book shows that great changes can be nurtured in adversity and that how we can live a meaningful life like Farmer - both an intelligent leader, the appeal of the world health, both a doctor to the patient's home in Boston or the mountains of Haiti - breaks the usual rules to find results.

"Mountains Beyond Mountains" takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba and Russia in a step-by-step change in Farmer's mindset when he fulfills his philosophy of "only one true country, it is human." - the philosophy of shaping a small public charity that he founded as Partners In Health. He called for help from the Gates Foundation, George Soros, the World Health Organization WHO and many other units with him "to treat the world". Located in the heart of this book is a life based on belief, recognition of the correctness in the idiom of the Haitian people: "Beyond mountains there are mountains" means when you solve a problem Another problem will arise again, you need to continue to step forward and solve it.

18. Animal's People - Indra Sinha

"I read this book in a college-era class and it really made me change my mind about the true meaning of being human. It's a constant struggle with a feeling of loneliness. and different, even when writing about tragedy and hopelessness, Sinha still narrates the experiences inside the inner world of the protagonist with an infinite beauty "- Shana Lebowitz, strategic reporter.

Summary of Amazon's book content : Since it can be recalled, Animal had to crawl and not be able to walk normally, his back deformed to be irreversibly recovered by the "night" disaster, when poison smoke from 1 Local factories quickly covered the town of Khaufpur and the apocalypse visited his slum. Now at the age of 17, the school is a street, he lives by his own wisdom, spending day after day spying on the local authorities and taking care of the old nun who raised him - Ma Franci. At night, he fantasized about Nisha - the girlfriend of the local rebel leader and wondered what it would be like to make love.

When Elli Barber, a young American doctor came to Khaufpur and opened a free clinic for the townspeople who were still suffering from the disaster event, she had to fight to convince them that She is not here to do bad things like Kampani. The Animal has been entangled in various events, sabotage schemes, frauds with a purpose of turning events that take place in a way that benefits them.

Mundane, straightforward and funny, "Animal People" illustrates, illuminates the dark world with a flash of light and humor. A dramatic fairy tale with unforgettable characters, a look that does not tremble or flinch at the meaning of human existence, wounds that never heal and a spirit of never-ending hours can be suppressed.

19. The Stranger - Albert Camus (The stranger)

"The book gives me a whole new way of thinking about the world - that people need to make sense for themselves, in this world that has no meaning at all. What I perceive about my message the book is getting bigger and bigger with my maturity "- Rich Feloni, senior strategic reporter.

Summary of Amazon's book content : Albert Camus's "The Stranger" novel was published in 1942 with themes and perspectives often cited as a model for Camus' philosophy of absurdity and existentialism. although he still denies that. The main character is a Meursault Republican bishop - a nonchalant French-born Algerian (a French citizen living in North Africa, an an homme du midi) but never partaking in the text. Traditional Mediterranean culture. After attending his mother's funeral, he killed an Arab man in a very indifferent way when he realized he was a French Angeri. The story is divided into two parts under Meursault's perspective before and after becoming a murderer.

20. The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky (Privilege of shyness)

"The perfect adult book with sex, drugs, rock 'n roll, love and all the stupidest. My book is marked and written as a diary. A sentence The beautiful, simple story with wit is sure to attract the anxious teen in each person "- Caitlin Harper, operations manager.

Summary of Amazon's book content : An adult story is not loved by many people but there are moments that make you feel touched, even a little excited and always give an honest view of school life with all the brightest. The book was adapted into a film with actors Logan Lerman and Emma Watson, "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" is a classic, modern, funny, haunting and moving story.

The book takes the main character who is a timid observer Charlie journeys through the strange world from adolescence to his adult world. First date, dramatic family stories and new friends, sex, stimulants and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", terrible losses, youthful love and life on the sidelines . Stuck between trying to live his life and trying to run away from it, Charlie had to learn to control the fast-paced series of rollercoaster, wild and bitter - with the name "mature days" ".

21. A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking (Time History)

"Saying that this book affects my life is still light, it helped shape my life. The book extends my awareness of beauty and marvel that chaotic survival is about to Put our organization to bring about what we can discover in life, It also tells me how small our common home is, how small and lonely we are between the universe and that we should continue to live and learn as much as we can until everything goes to ash "- Lianna Brinded, financial editor.

Summary of Amazon's book content : A book marked in science, written by one of the greatest minds in our time, Stephen Hawking's book explores the big question: The universe came into being. How and what creates a starting point? Does time always drift forward? Does the universe have an endpoint - or does it have a border? Are there other dimensions? What will happen when all ends?

Written in a language that one of us can understand, "A Brief History of Time" takes us into the strange world of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and time arrows. of the big bang explosion and a bigger god - where all possibilities are wonderful and unpredictable. With interesting images and great imagination, Stephen Hawking brings us closer to the ultimate secret of the heart of creation.

22. Catch-22 - Joseph Heller

"When I read Catch-22 in high school, I thought of the story in the book - about John Yossarian in the Air Force, always trying everything to not fight - really intrigued by the craving desire to go crazy. But when I grew up, I learned new lessons: never put blind faith in the system, and even if the world around you seemed crazy or against Please, do everything you can to stand up because what you love can help you stay awake "- Rachel Gillett, career reporter.

Summary of Amazon's book content : Set in the context of Italy during World War II, this is the story of the Yossarian gunner, the hero who always escapes the mission, angered by thousands of brothers never met trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy but his army - the army with an increasing number of missions.

But once Yossarian tried to justify himself for evading a fiduciary mission, he violated Catch-22, a madly complex but funny rule: a man was given It is crazy if he voluntarily drives an airplane to perform a dangerous mission, but if he makes a formal request to deny the mission, he is said to be not mad and therefore, unable to deny the mission.

23. Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer (Dissolve)

"Experiencing Jon Krakaurer's first climb to Mount Everest during the 1996 Everest disaster became a horror. Many years later, he still said that conquering the highest mountain in the world was the biggest mistake in his life. I and I still have to face the consequences it caused later, Jon has produced sensational and in-depth articles, but what about the price? think about career choices "- Jacqui Kenyon, general strategy editor.

Summary of Amazon's book content : A billowing cloud appears not too far away from the horizon but when standing on Mount Everest, journalist and climber Jon Krakauer has no sign of any 1 big storm. He was wrong. The storm took the lives of five people and left many others - including Krakauer - buried in guilt that inspired the book Into Thin Air - a story about the disaster that took place in May. in 1996.

Writing "Into Thin Air", Krakauer wants to be able to relieve the guilt and let the questions around the event sleep. Providing a complete picture of the person and event he witnessed as well as thanks to (due credit) the dedicated Sherpas who help tirelessly made him very painful. He also avoided mentioning people like Sandy Pittman - a wealthy man who brought a coffee maker on an expedition. Krakauer's personal queries about this disaster provide very deep analysis of what happened. But Krakauer alone, further interviews and investigations only made him decide that his own misjudgment was directly responsible for the deaths of his climbers.

Obviously, Krakauer is still obsessed with disaster and although there are many instances where he has acted for others, even heroically, he still seems unable to consider these cases. objective way. After all, despite the broad and objective reviews of the actions of others, he still gave me criticism.

24. Love You Forever - Robert Munsch (Love forever)

"The first time my parents read me" Love You Forever "when I was 3 or 4 years old, and perhaps since then, I have read and reread thousands of times. the importance of life and death, the inseparable connection between parents and children, and perhaps most importantly, the lesson of the existence of an unconditional love. My life is very comfortable for me when I know that my parents' love for me and my love for them is not something anyone can have "- Jacquelyn Smith, editor career members.

Summary of Amazon's book content: A young woman holds a newborn son in her arms and looks at the cuddly boy. She sang gently to the boy: I love you forever, will love you forever. As long as you are alive, I will always love you.

And the story begins to touch the hearts of millions of people around the world.

Author: J acquelyn Smith