Theunicornhunter 2 Posted May 10, 2004 Please share your list of ten books you'd highly recommend. I've read so many books that it is hard to pick just 10 but I tried to select a variety that I thought were particularly powerful and/or intriguing. I also tried to select books that could appeal to a variety of interests. Other than Seven Habits, I will add that none of them are on the list because they're happy little stories. I listed them in order of how I would recommend them. Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People – Steven Covey The Trial of Socrates - I. F. Stone Mother’s Ordeal – Steven Mosher The Jungle – Upton Sinclair The Fatal Shore – Robert Hughes The Abolition of Man – C.S. Lewis My Father, My Son – Elmo Zumwalt The Hot Zone – Richard Preston The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat – Oliver Sacks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEAREBORG4102 0 Posted May 11, 2004 looks like you like psychology and philosophy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beam me up 0 Posted May 11, 2004 The Enemy Within--Michael Savage 1984-George Orwell The Killer Angels--Jeff Shaara Let Freedom Ring--Sean Hannity The Savage Nation--Michael Savage Tea With Terrorists The Wealth of Nations--Adam Smith The Koran The Hadith The Bible The War With Hannibal--Livy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mj 7 Posted May 11, 2004 I'll list five now, and a few more later. The Bible Brave New World --Aldous Huxley Nine Tomorrows --Isaac Asimov The Hiding Place -- Corrie ten Boom Having Our Say --- Sarah L. Delaney and A. Elizabeth Delaney, with Amy Hill Hearth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ussacclaim 0 Posted May 11, 2004 1 The Bible 2 Animal Farm 3 Anything except The Scarlet Letter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted May 11, 2004 I'll list five now, and a few more later. The Bible Brave New World --Aldous Huxley Nine Tomorrows --Isaac Asimov The Hiding Place -- Corrie ten Boom Having Our say --- The Delaney Sisiters Good books, I've read them except for the last one - I'm adding that one to my list. Beam me up - The Wealth of Nations is on my list of "need to reads" USA - read your list including The Scarlet Letter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goose 0 Posted May 11, 2004 Stardate:214358.9 Oh man I havent read a good book in almost a year but I would have to say absoulutely anything by Terry Brooks(especially the Shannara series).He is a wonderful author and his books are a good read IMHO. :makes mental note to stop by the Library tommorow and check to see if Terry has released a new book: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vulcan IDIC 0 Posted May 11, 2004 (edited) 1. Bible 2. A Walk to Remember 3. Little Women 4. Christy 5. Night (it's along the same lines as Man's Search for Meaning. Very good book by Eli Wiesel) 6. Ramona 7. Pay It Forward 8. God's and Generals 9. October Sky 10. The Grapes of Wrath Edited May 11, 2004 by Vulcan IDIC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nik 0 Posted May 11, 2004 In no particular order: 1. Flatland (forget the author) 2. The Gulag Archepelago - Alexandr Solsenheitzin 3. Hamlet - William Shakespeare 4. The Illiad (any translation) - Homer 5. La Divina Commedia (The Divine Commedy) - Dante Alighieri 6. The Art of War - Sun Tzu 7. The Principia - Isaac Newton 8. Metaphysics - Aristotle (alternatively, Ethics by the same author) 9. The Narrative of Arthur Gorgon Pym - (Unfinished) Edgar A. Poe 10. Classical Electrodynamic - J.D. Jackson (Jeanway's gonna kill me for that one... or maybe just throw me off a cliff.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vulcan IDIC 0 Posted May 11, 2004 I have some more, Call of The Wild Flowers for Algernon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack_Bauer 1 Posted May 11, 2004 Although I can't really recommend ten book. I will recommend anything by Robert J. Sawyer. I have only read one of his books but I plan to read his others. He has been called pretty much the best Sci-fi writer out there today. He has seventeen best sellers and is the only author in history to win top sci-fi honours in U.S, Japan, France, Spain and Canada (his home country). Here's a list of some of his books: -The Neanderthal Parallax trilogy: Hominids (the one I read), Humans, and Hybrids -The Terminal Experiment -Frameshift -FlashForward -Factoring Humanity -Calculating God I read Hominids and it was absolutely amazing. His other stuff looks really good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bearded ape 0 Posted May 11, 2004 once an eagle - Anton Myrer war of the rats - David L. Robbins enders game - Orson Scott Card the giver - Lois Lowry foundation - issac asmov the kings swift rider - Mollie Hunter sphere - Michael Crichton dune - Frank Herbert The Martian Chronicles- Ray Bradbury and a cool book i can trember the title of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nemesis 0 Posted May 11, 2004 (edited) Mein Kampf Siddartha Animal Farm Fahrenheit 451 1984 The Catcher in the Rye The Hammer of God Moby (Please stop me from cursing) (a classic that I love) Edited May 11, 2004 by Nemesis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mj 7 Posted May 11, 2004 My last five, because we said ten, are 6. The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes ( a children's book) 7. The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 8. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 9. The Art of Mathematics by Jerry P. King 10.Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted May 11, 2004 Your suggestions are exciting. I've looked some of these up on Amazon.com - Although I've read several of the ones suggested there's plenty of new stuff here for some good reading. I tried to take one from everyone's list. I'll be going to the library tomorrow. Nem, there were two The Hammer of God, I'm guessing you meant the one by Arthur C. Clarke? I considered both Foundation and Flowers for Algernon for my list - but I went for more non-fiction Question for Nik? I've heard of "The Dancing Wu Li Masters" would you recommend it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nik 0 Posted May 11, 2004 Your suggestions are exciting. I've looked some of these up on Amazon.com - Although I've read several of the ones suggested there's plenty of new stuff here for some good reading. I tried to take one from everyone's list. I'll be going to the library tomorrow. Nem, there were two The Hammer of God, I'm guessing you meant the one by Arthur C. Clarke? I considered both Foundation and Flowers for Algernon for my list - but I went for more non-fiction Question for Nik? I've heard of "The Dancing Wu Li Masters" would you recommend it? You know... I've never read that one. Sorry.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vulcan IDIC 0 Posted May 12, 2004 I considered both Foundation and Flowers for Algernon for my list - but I went for more non-fiction I you're looking for non-fiction then October Sky by Homer Hickum and Night by Eli Wiesel are really good books. Of course October Sky was made into a movie and there is another that he wrote called the Coalwood Way which is as equally interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nemesis 0 Posted May 12, 2004 Your suggestions are exciting. I've looked some of these up on Amazon.com - Although I've read several of the ones suggested there's plenty of new stuff here for some good reading. I tried to take one from everyone's list. I'll be going to the library tomorrow. Nem, there were two The Hammer of God, I'm guessing you meant the one by Arthur C. Clarke? I considered both Foundation and Flowers for Algernon for my list - but I went for more non-fiction Question for Nik? I've heard of "The Dancing Wu Li Masters" would you recommend it? Yep your right, it's a really good book. I love the way Clarke writes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
removed 0 Posted May 14, 2004 Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl Oh! I'm reading that right now! And I can't recommend 10 off the top of my head that I loved, but I will name my absolute favourite: East of Eden by John Steinbeck. It's perfect. 10/10. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jefffitz 0 Posted May 14, 2004 In no particular order: 1.On the Road - Jack Kerouac 2. Jitterbug Perfume - Tom Robbins 3. The Last Temptation of Christ- Nikos Kazantzakis 4. Naked Lunch - William S. Burroughs 5.Foucault's Pendulum - Umberto Eco 6. Foundation - Issac Asimov 7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams 8. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert A. Heinlein 9. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy 10. The Idiot - Fyodor Dostoyevsky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valeris 2 Posted May 15, 2004 =/\= The Wheel of Time series (whoops, that would be eleven! :unsure: )- Robert Jordan =/\= The Sword of Truth series- Terry Goodkind =/\= Vulcan's Forge and Vulcan's Heart- Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz =/\= The Abhorsen trilogy- Garth Nix =/\= The New Frontier series- Peter David =/\= The Harry Potter series- JK Rowling =/\= Sevenwaters trilogy- Juliet Marillier =/\= Imzadi I and II- Peter David =/\= The Voyager Dark Matters trilogy- Christie Golden =/\= The Bible- various authors Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted May 16, 2004 I just finished reading The Giver from bearded ape's list. The theme was interesting - it reminded me a little of a short story I read once - "Those who walk away from Omelas" I can't say it isn't a stretch from the direction some would like to see society go. Click for Spoiler: I wish the ending had been happier - and there was a scene in the book that was very difficult. I spent some time yesterday playing with a set of twins - particularly the smaller one. If you've read the book you understand the reference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
removed 0 Posted May 16, 2004 I thought The Giver was a great book. Really... interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
