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It turns out that many of our listeners knew just what we were talking about when we asked for examples of summer reading that changed their lives.


Here are the titles mentioned on the air:

"The Anti-Intellectualism of American Life"

What summer reading changed you? Leave your suggestions in a comment below.

Summer Reading List: The Book That Changed My Life 


"Don't get us wrong: We love a perfectly crafted tweet or a hilarious Tumblr or an ingenious app. But have any of those things ever rocked you to the core and irrevocably altered the way you see the world? Yeah, us neither. For that you need a book (even if you read it on a Nook)." (GQ)


"Ever read a book that's changed your life? You're not imagining it — the process of digesting a character or a series of events actually turns you into a different person." (The Atlantic)

How summer reading flipped me from my hammock and changed my life


"The summer before college, I confirmed my major by reading Russell Baker's 'Growing up.' Later, Eudora Welty's 'One Writer's Beginnings,' told me that a wise life could be made beyond the Washington Beltway." (Christian Science Monitor)

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Summer reading can often be the most memorable: long, hot afternoons reading a great novel in the backyard or on the beach. What summer books changed you?

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