Great Books, which are yours?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
1

I have thought of creating this for a long time. Thomas Carlyle said, “The person you will be five years from now will be the books you have read and the people you have met”. I have never seen that axiom to be wrong, therefore, books are very important to our lives.

I am creating this because many people here read and I have been turned on to books by other members here that have reshaped my thought since I first posted.

We can use this thread to REALLY increase each other’s knowledge and even give us new topics for debate from the books posted. Books on logical disputation can help us sharpen our ability to argue effectively. Etc, etc, etc,.

The book that have changed my life the most?

The Bible

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2

I can’t help it, I like the Left Behind series, wether someone is religious or not, it is very entertaining, and makes just want to jump right into the next book as soon as you finish each one.
Just a thought, I am really into Buffy the Vampire Slayer, yes…I’m 26, and pathetically can’t wait for each new episode evry week. Does that mean when I’m 31, I’ll be a little butt kicking vampire slayer…oh, I can’t bare to think of it ;). Just kidding.

Jesus said…
John 14:1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.”
John 14:11 “Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves.”:slight_smile:

3

Books… can I cop out and go with authors…

Fiction:
James Mitschner (i know I spelt that wrong)
Tom Clancy
Jerry B. Jenkins (yes the series is FICTION)
W.E.B. Griffin

Non-Fiction:
C.S. Lewis
Max Lucado
Phillip Yancey

Best Book: (okay I tried to keep this out of it) The Bible.

other than that. ‘The Covenant’ Mitschner

† Jon †
Phillipians 4:13

4

Books:

  1. Jewish Scriptures

  2. All Quiet On The Western Front

  3. The DUNE Trilogy

  4. For Whom The Bells Toll

Authors:

  1. Arthur C. Clarke

  2. Stephen Caldwell

shema yisrael adonai eloheynu adonai echad

5

“The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck
“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain
“Catch-22” by Joseph Heller
“Les Miserables” by Victor Hugo
“Moby Dick” by Herman Melville
“Ancient Lights” by Davis Grubb
“Riders of the Purple Sage” by Zane Grey

Saint Eutychus
www.disneyshorts.org

6

Slip of the ole keyboard fingers:

For Whom the Bell Tolls

7

I predict MPSIMS in the near future. :wink:

8

THis should be in MPISMS:

but what the heck:

Hotel New Hamphsire by John Irving
Animal Dream by Kingsolver
East of Eden by Steinbeck
[inset word] Jeeves! by P G Wodehouse
The Straight Dope (well, duh!)By Cecil
All the trouble in the World By PJ O’Rourke

9

  1. John by John

  2. Human Action by Ludwig von Mises

  3. “The Declaration of Independence” by Thomas Jefferson [okay, so sue me]

  4. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

“It is lucky for rulers that men do not think.” — Adolf Hitler

10

[Moderator Hat: ON]

Glitch wins the “Psychic of the Day” award. Off to MPSIMS. Have fun!

[Moderator Hat: Handed off to Eut.]

11

Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
A Fool’s Progress - Edward Abbey
Snowcrash - Neil Stephenson
Belinda - Anne Rampling (Rice)
The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand

She caught your eye like one of those pointy hook latches that used to dangle from screen doors and would fly up whenever you banged the door open again.

12

Paradise Lost, Dante’s Inferno, and A Thief in the Night

“What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?” --W.C. Fields

13

Dandelion Wine - Ray Bradbury
The Bible - God (right.)
Angry Candy - Harlan Ellison
Without Feathers - Woody Allen
The Straight Dope - The Great One

Mr. K’s Link of the Month:

Why Plastic Grocery Bags Are Better Than God
“Nobody ever lends money to a man with a sense of humor.” - Peter Tork

14

I always liked Godel, Escher Bach by Douglas Hofstadter. I’ve read it a couple times, but I still get headaches following it sometimes.

I would also add Tolkien’s works to the list. Wasn’t Lord of the Rings voted as ‘Book of the Century’ by someone a while ago?

15

Absalom, Absalom, William Faulkner
The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster
“The Dead,” James Joyce
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard

This kind of question always makes my brain short-circuit. There are many more, but I’m blanking.

All the best people have bad chests and bone diseases.
It’s all frightfully romantic.
Heavenly Creatures, scr. Walsh & Jackson

16

Wow, well read AND from Seattle, a pleasure to meet you Ja!

She caught your eye like one of those pointy hook latches that used to dangle from screen doors and would fly up whenever you banged the door open again.

17

Oh, and Catch-22. One of the first books I had to start over with three or four times before getting through – which sets a pattern. I got stuck halfway through almost all of my favorite books the first time I read them.

And Little Big Man. Genius.

All the best people have bad chests and bone diseases.
It’s all frightfully romantic.
Heavenly Creatures, scr. Walsh & Jackson

18

Anything by James Michener, particularly The Drifters.

Anything by John Irving (ESPECIALLY :slight_smile:

  • The World According to Garp
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany
  • Cider House Rules
  • Hotel New Hampshire

Wally Lamb:

  • I Know This Much is True
  • She’s Come Undone (should be my title)

Richard Bach:

  • Illusions
  • Running from Safety
    and others

OfficeGirl’s Cubicle Farm

“Argue for your limitations; sure enough, they’re yours.”

19

Many books have helped open my mind, but one book really did change my life – “Lonesome Dove” by Larry McMurtry.

Couldn’t stomach big city living after reading it – sold the house in Seattle and moved back to Iowa, after 25 years.

Lots of sky, sunshine, real weather, room.

And cheese balls.

20

sixseatport sez …

Whenever I try to finish that book 'pop … I get stuck in a groove :slight_smile: ’ Headaches for me too.

Just finished Dune for the first time. Ordered more today to continue the saga.

A point in every direction is like no point at all