Influences

BOOKS (novels)
Memoirs Of A Geisha by Arthur Golden
Sinuhe by Mika Waltari
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
Story Of B by Daniel Quinn
1984 by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Island by Aldous Huxley
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Egyptian by Mika Waltari
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
The Alchemist Paulo Coelho
Post Office by Charles Bukowski
Factotum by Charles Bukowski
The Beach by Alex Garland

BOOKS (non-fiction)
Eating Animals (by Jonathan Safran Foer)
The Best That Money Can’t Buy (by Jacques Fresco)
Cupid’s Poisoned Arrow by Marnia Robinson
The Hero With A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
Guns, Germs & Steel by Jared Diamond
Collapse by Jared Diamond
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
The Pleasure Trap by Douglas Lisle
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley

concepts:
Integral Life Practice
Spiral Dynamics
Natural Hygiene
Resource Based Economy
Agape
Ahimsa
Scientific Method


MOVIES
2001: A Space Odyssey (by Stanley Kubrick)
37°2 le matin (by Jean-Jacques Beineix)
Dharmaga tongjoguro kan kkadalgun (by Yong-Kyun Bae)
Black Robe (by Bruce Beresford)
Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom (by Ki-duk Kim)
Carnage by Roman Polanski
Enter The Void by Gaspar Noé
La Piscine by Jacques Deray
Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Samsara by Pan Nalin
Secretary by Steven Shainberg
Taxi Driver by Martin Scorsese
Tess by Roman Polanski
The Silence Of The Lambs by Jonathan Demme
The Sheltering Sky by Bernando Bertolucci
Trois Couleurs: Bleu by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Trois Couleurs: Rouge by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Trzy kolory: Bialy by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Ultimo Tango A Parigi by Bernando Bertolucci
Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring…Summer
Why Has The Boddhi-Dharma Left For The East?
Dances With Wolves
The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
Shawshank Redemption
The Godfather Trilogy
A.I.
Network
Wall Street

documentaries:
Forks Over Knives
Earthlings
The Cove
Sharkwaters
Zeitgeist Film Series

MUSIC (albums)

* …And Justice For All by Metallica
* A Rush of Blood To The Head by Coldplay
* And The Glass Handed Kites by Mew
* Abbey Road by The Beatles
* Appetite For Destruction by Guns ‘N Roses
* Band of Gypsys by Jimi Hendrix
* Battle Studies by John Mayer
* Bleach by Nirvana
* Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
* Cold Roses by Ryan Adams
* Continuum by John Mayer
* Definitely Maybe by Oasis
* Delta Momma Blues by Townes Van Zandt
* Either/Or by Elliott Smith
* For The Sake of The Song by Townes Van Zandt
* Frengers by Mew
* From A Basement On The Hill by Elliott Smith
* Graceland by Paul Simon
* High, Low & In Between by Townes Van Zandt
* High Violet by The National
* In Rainbows by Radiohead
* Kid A by Radiohead
* Kill ‘Em All by Metallica
* Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
* Master of Puppets by Metallica
* Mylo Xyloto by Coldplay
* Nevermind by Nirvana
* No More Stories by Mew
* O by Damien Rice
* Our Mother The Mountain by Townes Van Zandt
* Ride The Lightning by Metallica
* Till The Sun Turns Black by Ray Lamontagne
* The Boxer by The National
* The Hunter by Mastodon
* The Late Great Townes Van Zandt by Townes Van Zandt
* The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
* The Complete Collection by Robert Johnson
* The Wall by Pink Floyd
* Townes Van Zandt by Townes Van Zandt
* Viva La Vida or Death & All His Friends by Coldplay