I’d say Brave New World permanently altered my perception of things.

The Dark Elf Trilogies.
Creative Visualizations.
A Course in Miracles.
Daniel Goldman Emotional intelligence.
Tyrants of the Nine Hells.

There are lots of things I read that affect the way I think on things. Just this morning I was reading a commentary on a chapter in Genesis and it gave me a whole new perspective on the whole thing that’s happening between Gaza and Israel right now.

“The Shack” comes to mind immediately.

“Emmanuel’s Book: A Manual for Living Comfortably in the Cosmos” by Pat Rodegast, Judith Stanton, with an introduction by Ram Dass, aka Richard Alpert, friend of Timothy Leary

“Emmanuel’s Book II: The Choice for Love” by Pat Rodegast, Judith Stanton, Ram Dass (Introduction)

My favorite quote from Ram Dass goes something like this: If you could see yourself separated into all of your parts, you’d see there’s no reason to apologize for any of them.

I always forget to remember that

Earth an users guide. From Jon Stewart.

@smudges The Shack is a good one. I also read Illusions by Richard Bach quite a few years ago and it left a mark on how I looked at myself. Future Shock by Alvin Tofler helped me understand how our society got to where it is a little better. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand was good until I saw it playing out in real time in real life.

@seawulf575 Of the ones you mentioned, Illusions sounds interesting to me. Thanks!

How much time is meant by “temporarily” is moot. If my childhood teachings by the Catholic church can be considered temporary, then to answer your question I would say the Bible.

The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan forever changed how I think about apples.
Stiff by Mary Roach opened my eyes to what happens to human cadavers.

^^ I’m going to check out Stiff; anything medical interests me.

Orwell’s 1984 permanently altered how I feel about governments and personal privacy. It becomes more relevant with every passing year.

@smudges Made me curious too but not sure if I could really read about cadavers.

^^ Yeah, kind of a stinky topic. ;)

I’m watching 6 Feet Under right now and have learned some interesting stuff.

I am an avid reader. Every book I read alters my thinking.

Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid, (also known as GEB), by Douglas Hofstadter, 1979.

It compares the works of Kurt Gödel, a mathematician, M. C. Escher, an artist, and Johann Sebastian Bach, the composer. It shows how the concepts of mathematics, symmetry, music, and intelligence are all related.
After reading the book I could not help but see the relationships in physics and engineering.

It is wonderful!

^^Sold! Will check the book out.