Looking for a book "everyone" has read
08-26-05, 12:28 AM
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Looking for a book "everyone" has read
Hi all,
I'd like your opinion on what book I should read next. I haven't been able to read much this summer and now that I finished some of my goals I'm on to the next - read a couple books that "everyone" has read.
Books like the DaVinci Code, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, etc... Non-Fiction / Paperback would be preferred....
So, what good book recommendations do you have that everyone has read?
I'd like your opinion on what book I should read next. I haven't been able to read much this summer and now that I finished some of my goals I'm on to the next - read a couple books that "everyone" has read.
Books like the DaVinci Code, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, etc... Non-Fiction / Paperback would be preferred....
So, what good book recommendations do you have that everyone has read?
08-26-05, 06:41 AM
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I read a lot, and I've never read any of the Harry Potter books. Read Great Expectations instead...
08-26-05, 09:11 PM
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Nonfiction is tougher. Once upon a time, everybody read Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic Wars. I thought it was fascinating. I liked Flags of Our Fathers a lot. But it's hardly something everyone has read.
I just looked at three online lists. The only book on all three was Autobiography of Malcolm X, but I haven't read it myself.
I just looked at three online lists. The only book on all three was Autobiography of Malcolm X, but I haven't read it myself.
08-27-05, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by MitzEclipse
What about non-fiction books? Thanks!
08-28-05, 07:56 AM
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I'll second Jurassic Park. The book is much meatier than the movie.
For fiction that not enough peoople have read, try Treasure of the Sierra Madre it has a lot of interesting stories within the story, and paints a fascination picture of the time and place.
For fiction that not enough peoople have read, try Treasure of the Sierra Madre it has a lot of interesting stories within the story, and paints a fascination picture of the time and place.
08-31-05, 08:43 AM
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i've seen a bunch of people reading seabisquit and band of brothers (both non-fiction)
for fiction, try hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. after reading that, i've seen so much references in our modern day pop culture coming from that book that it's scary.
for fiction, try hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. after reading that, i've seen so much references in our modern day pop culture coming from that book that it's scary.
08-31-05, 01:31 PM
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Fiction: I haven't seen Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" mentioned here yet. Certainly with the movies, I've seen even non-readers give this a try. "Silence of the Lambs" (and its prequel and sequel) are books most have read.
Non-Fiction: I'm not so much of a non-Fiction reader. I like science, so a couple in that vein are Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" and Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time". I also like true crime, and a couple of my favorites are Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" and Norman Mailer's "The Executioner's Song".
Non-Fiction: I'm not so much of a non-Fiction reader. I like science, so a couple in that vein are Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" and Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time". I also like true crime, and a couple of my favorites are Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" and Norman Mailer's "The Executioner's Song".
09-01-05, 05:30 PM
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I didn't realize so many people had read the Stand considering how long it is. Personally, I loved it and would also recommend that and Jurassic Park.
09-02-05, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by lemieux66c
How about The Great Gatsby? Quality stuff. Or A Separate Peace?