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Originally Posted by John Cole
I have one general rule for reading material: never read anything blurbed as "inspirational" or "life-changing."
John,
That's my line. Anyway, as a general rule, especially in today's world of hype and superfluous book blurbs, it holds well. However, if Walden were to come out next week and the words "inspirational" and "life-changing" were plastered on the back cover you would miss out on an exceptional read because of a backwoods prejudice. Other examples abound. Eastern sophisticates should not succumb to such small-minded tunnels of outlook. Then again, if some “inspirational” book by that Goon Deepak Chopra were to loom in front of me while sauntering though Borders I would give it a wide berth. I wouldn’t spit on the book, it not worth my time for such physical comment, but it may take a few minutes before the wave of nausea would pass. Such are the vicissitudes of the tumultuous life of a bibliophile.
Now, I have to get back to that life-changing book, Tao Te Ching. It just hit the major book stores last week. Author is unknown.
-Zeno