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thunderbird

13 years ago

"The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

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Bradley J Anderson

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Ken_Caudill

"The men as they rode turned black in the sun from the blood on their clothes and their faces and then paled slowly in the rising dust until they assumed once more the color of the land through which they passed."

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy.

The best American novel ever written. An exercise in zen. A masterpiece.

You had me just from that bit that you quoted.

Just read the jacket and my local library has it in. I'll be picking that up tomorrow.

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jimbo13

13 years ago

Tricky question.

I tend to like books that are historically accurate and in novel form. Usually ones with well known battles involved.

I think I like the book Shogun by James Clavell most. (Which on a slight negative is not exactly a slim book)

The above is about Japan in the 16th Century by the way.

So I also like

Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell about the Battle of Agincourt (Henry V) famous in Shakespeare and numerous films, and

To Do and Die by Patrick Mercer about the Infamous Charge of The Light Brigade in the Crimean War made famous by Tennyson in the following poem

The Charge Of The Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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Bradley J Anderson

13 years ago

Originally Posted by jimbo13

Tricky question.

I tend to like books that are historically accurate and in novel form. Usually ones with well known battles involved.

I think I like the book Shogun by James Clavell most. (Which on a slight negative is not exactly a slim book)

The above is about Japan in the 16th Century by the way.

So I also like

Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell about the Battle of Agincourt (Henry V) famous in Shakespeare and numerous films, and

To Do and Die by Patrick Mercer about the Infamous Charge of The Light Brigade in the Crimean War made famous by Tennyson in the following poem

The Charge Of The Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Dan

I do remember the mini-series of "Shogun" with Richard Chamberlain, and it was awesome. Never read the book, though. Another one I'll have to add to my list.

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jimbo13 13 years ago

I don't recall where your Naval Officer Training School is but it used to be on their required reading list.

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Roaddog

13 years ago

I actually have that Illusions around here somewhere. Should give it a read.

I don't get much time to read anymore...
but if you want a pretty entertaining book it's called Shibumi by Trevanian

Beñat Le Cagot is a great character in the book.

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Charlotte Jay

13 years ago

Either this which I cried my eyes out in

The woman is a masterpiece storyteller.

OR this which I am anxiously awaiting number 2 in the trilogy. Local boy too.

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jimbo13 13 years ago

Okay I have just read the Amazon UK reviews for Illusions and Jonathan Livingstone Seagull and purchased both of them.

The latter seems to be very inspirational from all the +ve reviews so thanks for the recommend.

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Russell Barnstein

13 years ago

Illusions changed my life and gave me the magnetism skills needed to make my own fate in the world. Johnathan Livingston Seagull was Bach's way of reaching the masses I think...and job well done. But it's not his best. And I'm not convinced Illusions is either, although I read it every two years or so. I think One might be his best.

But my personal favorite will always be Stranger in a Strange Land. The original, unabridged version. What a truly powerful, moving piece; incomparable in perpetuity throughout the universe.

Theodore Sturgeon wrote an amazing book called More than Human, and I've yet to meet another human being who's read it.

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Roaddog

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Russell Barnstein

Illusions changed my life and gave me the magnetism skills needed to make my own fate in the world. Johnathan Livingston Seagull was Bach's way of reaching the masses I think...and job well done. But it's not his best. And I'm not convinced Illusions is either, although I read it every two years or so. I think One might be his best.

But my personal favorite will always be Stranger in a Strange Land. The original, unabridged version. What a truly powerful, moving piece; incomparable in perpetuity throughout the universe.

Theodore Sturgeon wrote an amazing book called More than Human, and I've yet to meet another human being who's read it.

That's the second time I heard someone recommend that book.

Paul Myers said it was a great book too, in a thread.

Thanks for reminding me, I will pick it up and find time for it.

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Bradley J Anderson

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Russell Barnstein

Illusions changed my life and gave me the magnetism skills needed to make my own fate in the world. Johnathan Livingston Seagull was Bach's way of reaching the masses I think...and job well done. But it's not his best. And I'm not convinced Illusions is either, although I read it every two years or so. I think One might be his best.

But my personal favorite will always be Stranger in a Strange Land. The original, unabridged version. What a truly powerful, moving piece; incomparable in perpetuity throughout the universe.

Theodore Sturgeon wrote an amazing book called More than Human, and I've yet to meet another human being who's read it.

I grok that.

'Stranger in a Strange Land' is definitely one of my favorites, as well. Most people are much more familiar with his work that was made into movies, though, such as "Starship Troopers" and "The Puppet Masters".

Another awesome read by Heinlein:

Synopsis: Johann Sebastian Bach Smith is immensely rich—and very old. His mind is still keen, so he has surgeons transplant his brain into a new body—the body of his gorgeous, recently deceased secretary, Eunice. But Eunice hasn't completely vacated her body.

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Russell Barnstein

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Bradley J Anderson

I grok that.

'Stranger in a Strange Land' is definitely one of my favorites, as well...."

Another awesome read by Heinlein:

Synopsis: Johann Sebastian Bach Smith is immensely rich--and very old. His mind is still keen, so he has surgeons transplant his brain into a new body--the body of his gorgeous, recently deceased secretary, Eunice. But Eunice hasn't completely vacated her body.

Yes, another good one. I never read any of the "mainstream" Heinlein and don't really feel a need to. When I was a boy I read a LOT of L.Ron Hubbard, which was just "neato" Sci-Fi, (I'm NOT talking Dianetics here) which is kinda my take on Starship Troopers and Puppet Masters, although Heinlein's craft with the written word is worlds better than Hubbard's.

I Will Fear No Evil was quite good, as was The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.

But Bradley, if you haven't already, you really should read The Gods Themselves by Asimov. It's another genius work of art that pretty much floors anyone who's ever read it...and has half a brain, that is... In fact, I think everyone in this country should give that a read right about now. Not that most would get the references but it's fun to think they might....

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JRCarson 13 years ago

I like the new Patrick Rothfuss books.

They are fantasy, but you'd like them even if you don't like fantasy!! (IMO)

The Name of The Wind
The Wise Man's Fear
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jimbo13 13 years ago

I think Alex, the thread is giving great ideas

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- Bradley J Anderson 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by jimbo13
  
  I think Alex, the thread is giving great ideas
  
  Dan
  
  Yup. That's exactly why I started it. I had originally begun with a Top 100 list, but it's mostly crap.
  
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  Bradley J Anderson 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by alex21
  
  i dont like reading book yup there was a time when i used to do that for hours and hours but now i dont find time for that ..
  
  Originally Posted by alex21
  
  can any one tell me some good books to read .. bcz these days im lil bit free so it will be very good if i find some good stuff.........
  
  Now wait a minute... You made these 2 statements 20 minutes apart.
  
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Aunty

13 years ago

Pratchett. Any Pratchett, every Pratchett. Now that he has had the Alzheimers diagnosis, we can only hope that when his mind goes, it goes to somewhere as wonderful as Discworld and that he suitably entertained by the characters that have so joyously entertained us (his loyal fans)

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Daniel Evans

13 years ago

I've been reading Napolean Hills books recently. Good reads!

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Amhuinn

13 years ago

Guys My favorite book is "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" which is written by Philip K Dick . It is nice book for the lovers of science fiction .

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alexandrea

13 years ago

Well... My favorite book is Harry Potter. The whole book is superb.

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HorseStall

13 years ago

I don't know if I have a favorite. I think the book that made me "think" the most in recent past was The Host.

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Inspiro Assistant

13 years ago

Well I have a lot of favorite books and author.

1. If tomorrow comes - Sydney Sheldon
2. The Alchemist - Paolo Coelho
3. Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less - Jeffrey Archer
4. Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki
5. The Holy Bible

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13 years ago

The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About I - By Michael Gerber

The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More - By Chris Anderson

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reverseengineering

13 years ago

I love the author dean koontz. I like this book called "Lightning". Its about time traveling that originated in nazi germany and the guy tries to get out to modern times. Its so cool

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forcory

13 years ago

Devil and Miss Prym

by Paul Coehlo

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Jessica Rio 13 years ago

My favorite author is Mary Hooper. I love to read all her publishers. "At the Sign of the Sugared Plum" and "Petals in the Ashes" are my favorite books.
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- ThomM 13 years ago
  
  This is tough Brad.
  I haven't read any fiction in years.
  In fact looking at the 100 or so books that I have out (I have around 1,000 that are stored in the attic) the closest any are to fiction would be The Key.
  Now I do have around 30 cook books laying around, another 20 are on plants ranging from a couple of books on Mushrooms to Westcotts Plant Disease Handbook and Dirrs Manual of Woody Landscape Plants.
  Then the 20 or so how to books that cover everything from candle making to wine making. After that I have around 20 books on Cannabis/Hemp, the best being The Emperor Wears no Clothes by Jack Herer (RIP Jack), and the most expensive and technical being Hemp Diseases and Pests: Management and Biological Controls by MacPortland, Clarke, and Watson.
  
  But I guess for fiction I'd have to say Alice in Wonderland.
  
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dagaul101

13 years ago

Has to be Tolkien's The Lords of the Rings, a total epic

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HeySal

13 years ago

Richard Bach definitely hits my top list. Illusions was awesome - but so was "One". Bridge Across Forever was good - but I think the other two were better.

Kurt Vonnegut I think is my favorite for just a good entertaining read, although I could have done without Player Piano. Slaughterhouse 5 will always be a top of the line classic to me, though. His book about Ice 9 kinda gives me the creeps in light of the way the new GMO foods have that self replicating toxin in it. I can't remember if that's the name of the book or just what the book was about - I read it too long ago and I've read too many since.

I love horror fiction and have read thousands of them. Some of my favorites I can't even remember the authors or titles, just the stories themselves.

Gee - I just realized it's been months since I've read any fiction. Time for me to get out and buy a new book!

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jimbo13 13 years ago

Hey Sal

There is plenty of fiction to be read on this forum.

Haven't you seen all the financial claims?

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Bradley J Anderson

13 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

Kurt Vonnegut I think is my favorite for just a good entertaining read, although I could have done without Player Piano. Slaughterhouse 5 will always be a top of the line classic to me, though. His book about Ice 9 kinda gives me the creeps in light of the way the new GMO foods have that self replicating toxin in it. I can't remember if that's the name of the book or just what the book was about - I read it too long ago and I've read too many since.

Another excellent author. I had forgotten all about him. My particular fave is Breakfast of Champions.

I believe the 'Ice 9' reference you mention is from Cat's Cradle, if I'm remembering correctly.

Originally Posted by bravo75

I also love Hermann Hesse.

I've met maybe a dozen people in my life that know of Hermann Hesse, and most of those are only aware of Steppenwolf and Siddhartha.

I love the extreme depth of the characters in all his writing, although I'm not a fan of his poetry in the least. I still have several notebooks from my high school and college years full of character studies I did for each of his novels.

Most people are very bored with his work because of the lack of 'action', but the whole point of Hesse was character depth and interaction. It's obvious by reading any of his stuff that he was a deeply troubled and sad person.

My fave by Hermann Hesse: Magister Ludi: The Glass Bead Game (which was also his last, btw).

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Bradley J Anderson

13 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

I love horror fiction and have read thousands of them. Some of my favorites I can't even remember the authors or titles, just the stories themselves.

Oh, missed this part, HeySal. My fave horror writers are Clive Barker and, especially, H.P. Lovecraft (and giving Poe a definite honorable mention). If you've never checked out Lovecraft, his are short stories that are very easy to read. Cthulu and Necromicon that you hear so much about in today's horror movies and books all came from his short stories.

Quite a few of his stories have been made into movies, although the titles are typically changed. Two I can think of off the top of my head are "From Beyond" and "The Re-Animator".

Most of his work can be viewed online for free at Project Gutenberg:

Collected Stories--H. P. Lovecraft

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HeySal

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Bradley J Anderson

Oh, missed this part, HeySal. My fave horror writers are Clive Barker and, especially, H.P. Lovecraft (and giving Poe a definite honorable mention). If you've never checked out Lovecraft, his are short stories that are very easy to read. Cthulu and Necromicon that you hear so much about in today's horror movies and books all came from his short stories.

Quite a few of his stories have been made into movies, although the titles are typically changed. Two I can think of off the top of my head are "From Beyond" and "The Re-Animator".

Most of his work can be viewed online for free at Project Gutenberg:

Collected Stories--H. P. Lovecraft

Of course - Lovecraft and Barker deserve special mention. I love those guys - they were just so.........twisted. People love Koontz, too, and I've read much of his stuff, but I wouldn't rate his as one of the best, although he has hit top drawer a few times and is one of the most prolific if nothing else.

As far a Hess - he was required reading and actually quite refreshing after having to read 3 by Zola who to this day remains as the author who touched me the least although technically he was a master. He was able to develop an idea via description better than most people can by overtly stating the situation - which is why I think Peter Straub strikes me as the contemporary leader in horror fiction.

The Necromonicon. LMAO. I once worked with a gentleman that I'd take lunch with. He was fascinated with the fact I knew about Crowley and La Vey. So he one day admits he's a satanist and drags out his Necromonicon. I laughed until I was choking. What a lark.

I don't think I've seen anyone mention Frank Herbert either - and in a list of favorites, that one surprises me, as does the lack of mention of Asimov. Wonder when they dropped off the favorites list?

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Bradley J Anderson

13 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

- which is why I think Peter Straub strikes me as the contemporary leader in horror fiction.

Believe it or not, I have never read a Peter Straub novel. I've had lots of people recommend him, though. I think I will add one to my holds list at the library. Any particular recommendations?

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The Necromonicon. LMAO. I once worked with a gentleman that I'd take lunch with. He was fascinated with the fact I knew about Crowley and La Vey. So he one day admits he's a satanist and drags out his Necromonicon. I laughed until I was choking. What a lark.

Anyone that thinks The Necromonicon is real has obviously never done any serious studying in 'The Arts' or anything even remotely related.

I've read everything Crowley ever wrote and, IMHO, he was a friggin' genius regarding his magickal theories. 777, in and of itself, was proof positive of that.

Unfortunately, however, he was also a complete whacko, and he used his magickal ceremonies as nothing more than an excuse to engage in his perversions by having sex with animals and underage boys and girls.

The vast majority of things you read and hear about Crowley are nothing more than stories and myths, most of his own creation, I might add.

I would love to get into a discussion about LeVay, as well, but unfortunately that would turn into a religious discussion very quickly (as a Crowley discussion probably would, too), so suffice to say I believe that LeVay was mostly stories and myths, too, at least what you hear about him publicly.

I have to say I do admire what he put together, though. When most people get past the pre-conceived notions and actually read his books, they find the 'Satanic' beliefs to be nothing like they had anticipated.

Most people would be quite surprised to see the huge list of Hollywood stars and politicians who were members of his Church.

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I don't think I've seen anyone mention Frank Herbert either - and in a list of favorites, that one surprises me, as does the lack of mention of Asimov. Wonder when they dropped off the favorites list?

I tried once, very hard, to get through Dune, and I just couldn't do it. The same with the movie version. But I'm not a real big sci-fi fan, either.

Actually, Asimov did get one of his books mentioned very briefly somewhere above. I was never a real huge fan of his, either, although I find him tolerable. His ideas were often quite amazing, though.

I much prefer Ray Bradbury, my favorite of his being The Illustrated Man or Fahrenheit 451 (which is also one of my favorite movies).

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bravo75

13 years ago

I love anything by Irvine Welsh.
Particularly the book "Marabou Stork Nightmares".
I also love Hermann Hesse.

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13 years ago

My favorite author is probably Stephen King but I like many others. My favorite book however was World War Z by Max Brooks, son of Mel Brooks. It is supposed to become a movie one day possibly starring Brad Pitt as the interviewer but that will probably change. I hope it's a big time production with a big budget and a huge cast and special effects.

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- bravo75 13 years ago
  
  The glass bead game was a fantastic book. Haven't read it in years, will have to pick it up again sometime in the near future.
  
  Hesse's Steppenwolf is what got me into reading in the first place.
  
  I actually read it in German first. Has a more teutonic/authentic feel to it in German.
  
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bravo75

13 years ago

Surprised nobody has mentioned John Steinbeck. Especially given that there are so many Americans here.
Greatest American writer in my opinion.

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13 years ago

Originally Posted by bravo75

Surprised nobody has mentioned John Steinbeck. Especially given that there are so many Americans here.
Greatest American writer in my opinion.

Not a big Steinbeck fan, I have to admit. I've always found Grapes of Wrath to be severely over-rated.

Worth a read? Absolutely. A classic? I don't see it.

I never saw the fascination for Ernest Hemingway, either.

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bravo75

13 years ago

Grapes of Wrath is not my favorite Steinbeck either but Of Mice and Men and the Pearl are classics imo.
Never read Hemingway.

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Not a big Steinbeck fan, I have to admit. I've always found Grapes of Wrath to be severely over-rated.

Worth a read? Absolutely. A classic? I don't see it.

I never saw the fascination for Ernest Hemingway, either.

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bravo75

13 years ago

Angela's Ashes is another book that sort of "touched my heart".

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Patrician

13 years ago

Oswald Chambers 'My Utmost for His Highest'
Charles Spurgeon 'Spurgeon's Sermons - 6 volumes'
Watchman Nee - anything
Witness Lee - New Testament Recovery Version (footnotes)
CS Lewis 'The Screwtape Letters'
Kahlil Gibran 'The Prophet'
Walter Benton 'This is My Beloved'
Aldous Huxley 'Doors of Perception', 'Brave New World'
James Baldwin 'Black Like Me'
Allen Ginsberg 'Howl for Carl Solomon'
Toni Morrison 'Beloved'
Sidney Sheldon

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Lloyd Buchinski

13 years ago

I'm too busy to read now, these recommendations are from about 40 years ago.

For slightly modern fiction, The Horse's Mouth by Joyce Cary. In spite of all that time, I still remember some of the imagery. Going to sleep 'like a ship in full sail.' Rain coming down like 'chandeliers in the afternoon sunlight.' And a woman coming up the stairs angry, 'like a gasoline explosion.'

It is in a bit of a dialect but worth the small effort it takes to get used to it. From critics, he never did write anything else as good as that. I did read parts of a couple other books of his but put them down quickly.

For older stuff, Macbeth by Willy (Shakespeare of course). Most people run into this one in high school, but I didn't. I had read most of his plays, maybe about 30, before starting that one. From the first page I was hooked, and couldn't put it down until I finished it.

I had read enough of his stuff that it was pretty much like reading modern English to me. Your mileage might vary.

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13 years ago

Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

I wasn't thinking of contributing to this thread, but after seeing the quality of works offered here, I've decided to subscribe to it for future reading. I heavily recommend the two novels above. Complete revolutions in thought and deeply moving for many reasons. These are novels that changed me.

But for a novel of just amazing, vivid style?

Neuromancer by William Gibson.