# Going to a retreat in the middle of the woods...what books should I bring?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 13, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-a-retreat-in-the-middle-of-the-woods-what-books-should-i-bring/804402 "2017-12-13T15:59:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-a-retreat-in-the-middle-of-the-woods-what-books-should-i-bring/804402/21 "2017-12-13T22:34:49Z")

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[Pocket Ref](https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Ref-4th-Thomas-Glover/dp/1885071620/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513204446&sr=8-1&keywords=the+pocket+ref)

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**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-a-retreat-in-the-middle-of-the-woods-what-books-should-i-bring/804402/22 "2017-12-13T22:49:24Z")

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> [@don\_t\_ask](#):
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> Quite a few from the sound of things: Oedipus, Napoleon, Siddartha, Sisyphus and possibly both Barnes and Noble.

So…Twister?

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-a-retreat-in-the-middle-of-the-woods-what-books-should-i-bring/804402/23 "2017-12-14T01:26:47Z")

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A Short History of the World (H. G. Wells)

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2017, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-a-retreat-in-the-middle-of-the-woods-what-books-should-i-bring/804402/24 "2017-12-14T02:50:17Z")

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> [@ExTank](#):
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> Turn off the phone.
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> Put down the book(s).

I stumbled across this thread when it was about a minute old, and was going to say this, but figured I’d get dumped on.

So, instead, I’ll second it. 😉

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**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-a-retreat-in-the-middle-of-the-woods-what-books-should-i-bring/804402/25 "2017-12-14T04:51:28Z")

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Alice in Wonderland.

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