A book that changed my life for the better is called EARL. It is an autobiography of the rapper Earl Simmons aka DMX. The whole time the book described how he worked hard and was dedicated to getting out of poverty. When times were absolutely terrible for him he would go find stray dogs in the inner city and provide food and protection for them. It was his way of getting away. The book also had parts where he wouldn't be doing anything that was good but somehow mistake or not he always came through on top. Eventually through hard work he wrote songs and they were released and he ended up making it big time. He is now a multi-platinum recording artist. When I first read EARL I was given the message to work harder because my life was nowhere near as hard as DMX's life. If he made it then I could as well.