Babs Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Treasure Island. East of Eden Trainspotting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I'm not a book reader.... I read and look at, Magazines, and the Interent. But, I did read a book through once, and I though it was extermely well-written. It was by Robert Serling, the brother of the very famous Rod Serling of Twilight Zone fame. The book is "The President's Plane Is Missing". I think it's out of print, but Half-Price Books, or the Library may have a copy. There was a so-so TV movie made based on the novel. Someday, a well-done feature film should be made for this work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake of Shadows Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Originaly the Bible was just written on peices of papyrus and cloth and scattered about the desert in jars. Nobody says that it's not a 'book'. Who knows, maybe it was just meant to be a magazine at the time too? Besides, I have my Playboys bound in leather at the end of every year... so technically it is a book. A very good book. I know there's gotta be a joke about centerfolds... but I can't quite get there... damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irg82 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 The Hobbit The Catcher In The Rye Some more... I can't think right now. I like magazines too. I just counted my guitar magazine collection: 51 and counting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I know there's gotta be a joke about centerfolds... but I can't quite get there... damn. I read somewhere that some early King James versions had scratch n' sniff centerfolds. Now if you can get your hands on a copy....Big Bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotHouse77 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 The Stand To Kill A Mockingbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madison Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 sahara by clive cussler (and anything in the Dirk Pitt series) is still a fave of mine. it's so hard so i hope i can list a few others i love all the "Bourne" series by robert ludlum and i also love reading anyting by john grisham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59LesPaul Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 "Queen Of The Damned"-Anne Rice (Made into a movie I have no desire to see) "Wiseguy"-Nicolas Pileggi (Made into a movie I fucking love ,I've seen it so many times,I've truly lost count. "Homicide-A Year On The Killing Streets"-David Simon (Made into a TV show) "Christine"-Stephen King (Another movie) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z88 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I haven't read many books, but between those i read, my favourite is "The Lord Of The Rings" if you count it as only one book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I think it's sad when people say they don't read books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerinedream Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 John Fowles' The Magus It's my favorite because I've never been so completely transported into another world before or since. I barely even noticed reality. Huge Philip Roth fan too. My favorite work of nonfiction is The Constitution of the United States I guess. Back when it was nonfiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOJO Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Originaly the Bible was just written on peices of papyrus and cloth and scattered about the desert in jars. Nobody says that it's not a 'book'. Who knows, maybe it was just meant to be a magazine at the time too? More people would read it if it were a magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOJO Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I think it's sad when people say they don't read books. I agree they say they rather see the movie. I'm yet to see a movie made from a book half as good as reading it and imagining the visualization it in my head. When I wrote my book Precious M I felt as if I knew all the characters. I could picture each person and place mentally before putting them on paper. If I ever get lucky and it gets made into a movie I could direct it. I see the scenes in my head when I read or think about the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortunata811 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Fiction - I've been reading and rereading Jane Austen since high school. Non-fiction - The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom. Entertaining business books are good, too, like Stanley Bing and Patrick Lencioni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafnagud9 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 How to Read a Book By Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated. Subjects Literary Criticism / Books & Reading, Philosophy / General Published by Simon and Schuster, 1972 ISBN 0671212095, 9780671212094 426 pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucyinthesky Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 That's hard...but probably On The Road by Jack Kerouac... but also Keith Emerson's Pictures of an exhibitionist is close to it, for being a modest, honest and horribly funny autobiography. And a Li-Tai-Po poem collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*eviljane* Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I'm currently making my way through Stephen King's Dreamcatcher. Its a bit gorey in some parts, but entertaing. My favorite by far is the Lord of The Rings series. I sit down to read those every year because it envelopes you in the emotions everyone goes through in the story to point wear you feel like you are taking the journey as well. I feel like I could cry every time I reach the end and everyone must go their seperate ways now that peace is restored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 If I had to pick just one it would probably be "Little Women". Other favorites: Pride & Prejudice A Separate Peace Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Bridget Jones' Diary The Da Vinci Code The Red Hat Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 In no particular order... The Da Vinci Code by DAN BROWN Angels and Demons by DAN BROWN The Stand by STEPHEN KING Kane and Abel by JEFFREY ARCHER His Dark Materials by PHILLIP PULLMAN Birdsong by SEBASTIAN FAULKS Harry Potter Series by JK ROWLING The Secret History by DONNA TARTT A Prayer for Owen Meany by JOHN IRVING The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by DOUGLAS ADAMS Catch 22 by JOSEPH HELLER Rebecca by DAPHNE DU MAURIER The BFG by ROALD DAHL Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by ROALD DAHL Holes by LOUIS SACHER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Bonnie~ Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 If I had to pick just one it would probably be "Little Women". Other favorites: Pride & Prejudice A Separate Peace Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Bridget Jones' Diary The Da Vinci Code The Red Hat Club This is also one of my favorite books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstickbonzo Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee. IMO, the best book of the 20th Century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzldoc Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 The Hobbit~J R R Tolkien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustle In My Hedgerow Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 The Awakening, by Kate Chopin Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison Dry, Augusten Burroughs I could go on and on.. love reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebk Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Gone With The Wind To Kill A Mockingbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 In no particular order... The Da Vinci Code by DAN BROWN Angels and Demons by DAN BROWN The Stand by STEPHEN KING Kane and Abel by JEFFREY ARCHER His Dark Materials by PHILLIP PULLMAN Birdsong by SEBASTIAN FAULKS Harry Potter Series by JK ROWLING The Secret History by DONNA TARTT A Prayer for Owen Meany by JOHN IRVING The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by DOUGLAS ADAMS Catch 22 by JOSEPH HELLER Rebecca by DAPHNE DU MAURIER The BFG by ROALD DAHL Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by ROALD DAHL Holes by LOUIS SACHER I don't know you, but I feel we are soul-mates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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