What is the book that has had the most influence on you and how has it influenced you?

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What is the book that has had the most influence on you and how has it influenced you?
Books serve as a source of knowledge and inspiration to me as an individual. Of all the books I have read, Jeffrey Archer’s book “Kane and Abel” has had the greatest influence on my life. In Archer’s book, readers gain a glimpse of the unseen realities, coinhering with theirs, but usually invisible to them, that nonetheless influences them, depending on who they are and the very choice they make. Because the author uses a couple of intriguing series of events to teach the importance of forgiveness and understanding, this book have had the most influence on me.
The book was initially published in the United Kingdom in the year 1979 and later on in the year 1980 in the USA. The story line commences with the birth of Kane and Abel. One of the characters was born in a wealthy family while the other was born in a world filled with struggle and hardships. Kane attended the best school and had all the fine things in life. Abel lost his mother at a tender age and never knew his real father. He experienced slavery and war. The characters follow their path. They confront one another in the journey of life and eventually become ultimate adversaries.
Their war rages across three major generations unchecked and both experience the love of a dream, lure of a fortune and loss of an empire. Kane turns out to become the owner of the largest financial institution in the United States. On the other hand, Abel entered the United States as a migrant who had nothing after the First World War. Kane was intelligent to the extent that he started prosperous banking business while Able eventually amasses great wealth from a hotel business (Archer, 2006). They encounter each other as debtor and a banker owner. Even though, Kane was willing to assist Abel to regain his business through providing him with further financing, and he was overruled by the decision by the members of the board. After that decision, Abel believed that Kane was behind his financial tribulation. He considered him his greatest enemy. Later on, Abel attained success and managed to buy stocks from the Bank owned by Kane. The newly gained stock gave him the power to veto his sworn rival Kane. At the ending chapters of the account, they both confront one another for the last time. Kane later on died and Abel learned that Kane had played a significant role and supported him financially when he started his hotel enterprise.
The book has influenced me in that it has changed my perspective on life, personal philosophies and the way I interact with others. The book has taught me to be understanding and careful when passing judgments. I do not blame others for my woes without listening to their side of the story to establish whether they played a part in it or otherwise.
Conclusively, the book “Kane and Abel” has influenced my life direction as I take full responsibility for my actions, and accepts outcomes of any decisions affecting my life. The vision of reality just rang true as far as am concerned. It influenced my moral standing and empathetic being. More than any other book, this book also influenced me as a writer as I developed the urge to write about real life issues and how people interact on a day to day basis.

References
Archer, J. (2009). Kane and Abel. London: Pan. Print.
Archer, J. (2006). Kane & Abel: Sons of fortune. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. Print