[Brinty]

A book which didn't actually change my life but did make me question what was reality, is "Arigo: Surgeon of the Rusty Knife" by John G. Fuller.

Published in 1974, it tells the story of Ze Arigo, a Brazilian peasant who performed surgical operations with nothing more than a pocketknife - producing very little or no bleeding. He diagnosed illnesses and prescribed cures without knowing a thing about pharmacology. The book has many photos of operations being performed and also tells of his persecution by the authorities.

He claimed that he heard voices that told him what to prescribe. His death in a suspicious car accident on January 12th, 1971, made headlines all over Brazil.