Life On Books Podcast

These Quotes Changed Our Lives

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In this episode, Andy and Tony discuss their favorite quotes and passages from some of their favorite books, and talk about the impact these words had on them as individuals.

This discussion really highlights how impactful books can be, how books can change as as people, and demonstrates how reading books can lead to interesting conversations about the world.

The books mentioned in the episode are linked below (in no particular order):


  • Been Down So Long it Looks like Up to Me
  • https://amzn.to/45K18ge


    • Omensetter's Luck
    • https://amzn.to/471VzuC


      • Libra
      • https://amzn.to/3QcpLw1


        • Gravity's Rainbow
        • https://amzn.to/3s5MXUR


          • Infinite Jest
          • https://amzn.to/40a18ER


            • Catch-22
            • https://amzn.to/45KvWNG


              • If this is a Man/the Truce
              • https://amzn.to/45N2abl


                • The Count of Monte Cristo
                • https://amzn.to/3Qvu0UQ


                  • East of Eden
                  • https://amzn.to/46ALZip


                    • As the Wolf Howls at my Door
                    • https://coronasamizdat.com/index.php?id_product=35&rewrite=as-the-wolf-howl-at-my-door-by-chandler-brossard&controller=product


                      • Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming
                      • https://amzn.to/3tIz9jz


                        • The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll
                        • https://amzn.to/40hJRK3


                          • The Sympathizer
                            • https://amzn.to/3tNPDXP


                              • A Man of Two Faces
                                • https://amzn.to/49jjXd8
                                  • Same Bed Different Dreams
                                  • https://amzn.to/3SdWrI9


                                    • Storm of Steel
                                    • https://amzn.to/3Fu4OHY


                                      • Lawrence in Arabia
                                      • https://amzn.to/3QvIcgI


                                        • Goodbye to all That
                                        • https://amzn.to/474HZ9O


                                          • Into the Wild
                                          • https://amzn.to/3SkLlRE









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