http://smiley.vox.com/library/posts/tags/changing+art/page/1/ Sad Songs on a Broken Ukelele en Vox Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:25:11 +0900 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss changing art http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/qotd-a-life-changing-work-of-art.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/qotd-a-life-changing-work-of-art.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/qotd-a-life-changing-work-of-art.html?_c=feed-rss-full Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:25:11 +0900 <blockquote><p>What work of art (film, book, record, whatever) changed your life? <br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em;">Submitted by <a href="http://pathandpractice.vox.com/" class="enclosure-inline-user" at:enclosure="inline-user" at:user-xid="6p00d4142bd37a685e" at:screen-name="bodhibound" at:delegate="people-connect" at:user-pic="http://up2.vox.com/6a00d4142bd37a685e00e3989cd9bd0005-75si" >bodhibound</a>.</span> </p></blockquote> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251e70a18e1d00e398c703470002" at:format="small" at:align="left" class="enclosure enclosure-left enclosure-small book-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: left;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item book-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00e398c703470002.html"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00e398c703470002-120pi" alt="Illusions" title="Illusions" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00e398c703470002.html" title="Illusions">Illusions</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <div> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251e70a18e1d00e398c720b00003" at:format="small" at:align="left" class="enclosure enclosure-left enclosure-small book-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: left;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item book-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00e398c720b00003.html"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00e398c720b00003-120pi" alt="Einstein's Dreams" title="Einstein's Dreams" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00e398c720b00003.html" title="Einstein's Dreams">Einstein's Dreams</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> My aunt gave me a copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FIllusions-Richard-Bach%2Fdp%2F0099427869%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1197433207%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=leftfromseatt-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Illusions</a><img alt="" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=leftfromseatt-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" width="1" /> * when I was in Jr. High School and it profoundly changed the way I thought (and continue to think) about life and the ways in which we live it.&#160; The book contains several life lessons presented in a gentle, friendly manner that is lets anyone identify with them and take what they need for their own life.<br /><br />It remains one of my go-to books when I need answers or am struggling with things.<br /><br />The second book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FEinsteins-Dreams-Alan-Lightman%2Fdp%2F140007780X%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1197433339%26sr%3D1-1&amp;tag=leftfromseatt-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Einstein&#39;s Dreams</a><img alt="" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=leftfromseatt-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" width="1" />*, found me when I had first come to Japan and was dealing with issues of homesickness, alienation, and purpose.&#160; Like Illusions, it has since become one of my go-to books.&#160; The stories within can be read in almost any sequence and contain answers one may not have known one was looking for, which is almost the definition of a life-changing work.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em;">*Text Links are Amazon Affiliate Links</span><br /></div> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/qotd-a-life-changing-work-of-art.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00e398c7187c0005?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd illusions entertainment einstein's dreams richard bach alan lightman changing art