Please i'll like to hear our views on this topic. I've read a couple of inspirational book in the past, though i must say they really did raise my spirit and inspired me for that time being.But after a few days of reading them, i come to find out that the passion is gone. Hardly do i even apply those principles that i read in the book.

It is worthy of note that most of these books are not written by our home-based authors. The information they portray most times is a reflection of the society in which they live, hence can't be applied in societies like ours.

I can count the number of them i've read and most time i don't even finish them cos i feel they're not really adding anything important to my personality. I think they should rather be read for leisure.

People write books to make money. Books give knowledge and that's about it.

I know books give knowledge in general, but i'm talking about inspirational books in particular. Do they really change our person for good (not temporarily)

No I don't believe so, unless the person really wants to change.

No, it doesnt! It is only good as a template for formulating your own idea

Its easy to read an inspirational book and get an emotional high for the moment. The reason is because the author appeals to the emotions of the reader. Look @ robert schuller, the author of 'tough times never last but tough people do. he built an all glass church on a technique called 'possibility thinking'. He dedicated the church debt free(allegedly), only for the church to file for bankruptcy recently. AS at the time I read it, I was completely deflated cos I had just started readin another of his books. My advise is to be who u are and be comfortable with that fact. Believe u can be better and make sure there is no interest in ur life to which christ is not brought.