| Do you have an all-time, favorite book? (Feel free to share title in comments) |
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by martinob  United States |
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Fiction: 'Stranger in a Strange Land' by Robert Heinlein. I first read it in 1964, and have read it probably an average of once a year since.
Non-Fiction: 'Guns, Germs, and Steel' by Jared Diamond. I've given away more copies of this book than I can remember, I find it so important.
I have never heard of either book. Will definitely obtain both and look them over. Thanks!
I grok that.
oh my god, that is exactly my absolute favorite fiction of all time, too! i didn't think anyone would have mentioned it! i'm happy someone else has recognized how great this book is :)
And don't forget "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" and "Magic, Inc.", and "The Glory Road", and...
I'm a sappy romantic. 'The Ladies of Missalonghi' by Colleen McCullough. It's a one day or weekend read, one of my favorites to re-read whenever I travel as a passenger.
Please don't tell anyone but I still cry at the end of every "Rifleman" episode. It's a 60's TV western not a book, but it shows the sappy romantic in me. Maybe sappy romantic is not so bad?
Now available from Netflix. With a Roku you can watch instantly on your TV. ;o)
It's on my Dish Network, channel 342 (western Channel, I think), 7:00 & 7:30 weeknights ET. I watch it sometimes to see Mark go running, "PAW! PAW!".
My current favorite is "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson.
"House of Leaves"
Seconding this one. Anyone that hasn't read it must do so right now!
I have a few of them but this one came to my mind first - "Pumping Ions: Games and Exercises to Flex Your Mind" by Tom Wujec, 1988 - you can pick it up online for a very low price.
With a title like that, they are probably giving them away as party favors.
Yeah, we're having a big party here, exercising our minds!
First would be the Bible. Non-religious I have two. Herman Melvill's "Moby Dick" and Frank Herbert's "Dune".
The Original Dune was excellent. If fact the first few were pretty good, but he or I lost the plot later, not sure which :)
TWILIGHT :)
by Stephanie meyer.
"I am legend".
So many to choose from...
As a kid it was definately CS Lewis The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Probably the most re-read for me is Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising. I also love his Jack Ryan series, but could not pick one above the others.
For comedy I'd go for Riotous Assembly by Tom Sharpe, had me roaring with layghter on the bus to work - got some very odd looks.
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchet was also very funny.
I tend to like series of books too, and Alexander Kent's Richard Bolitho series is a firm favourite, and I am currently enjoying David Weber's Homor Harrington series.
Also really enjoyed Jonnathon Livingstone Seagull too :)
The Autobiography of a Yogi. Outstanding book.
"Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell
Next top three:
"Through A Glass Darkly" by Karleen Koen
"Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck
"East of Eden" by John Steinbeck