Books?

[LadyOfMystery]

Hi Everyone
So I was on my library website, and started thinking about books I wanted to check out and I was just wondering what are some books y'all enjoy? Any that you can reccomend that I check out? What is it about? Lemme know!

 

[Tylorick]

Cien Años de Soledad

 

[.Mikha'el.]

Sorry. I can't recommend anything. I was bogged down in a biography of Francesco Petrarch awhile ago, but my homework has prevented me from finishing it.

 

[Tink]

I like self-help/inspirational books.

OOH. I know. The Penny - Joyce Meyer
It's a novel.

 

[twebcheater]

I like reading computer programming books and books on how to do things in the outdoors, like what sort of wild plants people can eat, or how to make a fish trap out of sticks

**edit**
oh and if you can find it, "just for fun" by linus torvalds & david diamond is an interesting read.

 

[penNpaper]

Dilbert oh hmmmmm Garfield

I mean A Tale of Two Cities..

I mean something classic and so on..

Regards,
Drew

 

[CoachR64]

I like techno-thrillers a lot. Clancy, Coonts, Larry Bond, Dan Brown, etc...

I also like sports books and Christian non-fiction

Coach

 

[.Mikha'el.]

Dilbert oh hmmmmm Garfield

At least you did not mention something by Dr. Seuss.

 

[Blank123]

Jane Eyre, Great Expectations, or Pilgrims Progress. you can't go wrong with any of those

Peace Child by Don Richardson is also an amazing book

 

[_becca]

anything by C.S. Lewis

 

[Quoth]

Byzantium by Stephen R. Lawhead - The best book I've ever read. Aidan is an Irish monk who, in the course of his travels, is shipwrecked, lost, kidnapped, sold, and sent through various trials in both life and faith.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo - The story of Quasimodo, a disfigured man held hostage in the famous church.

Dracula by Bram Stoker - The classic concerning the undead Count. A Gothic romance.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas - More in-depth than any of its movie translations, this is the story of Edmond Dantes' imprisonment, escape, revenge, and redemption.

The Illiad and the Odyssey by Homer - The classic, indescribable stories.

Hamlet by William Shakespeare - The story of a young prince in the midst of emotional and political turmoil.

The Bear and the Dragon by Tom Clancy - A complicated, technical story concerning American, Russian, and Chinese politics.

The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy - A more in-depth ride than the movie of the same name, concerning the latter part of a Russian submarine captain's career.

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe - A gruesome novel noir concerning a guilty conscience.

1632 by Eric Flint - West Virginia in medieval Germany.

 

[PureSolace]

The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to survive and adapt in any territory or terrain.

Top 10 Lessons for Surviving a Zombie Attack

1. Organize before they rise!
2. They feel no fear, why should you?
3. Use your head: cut off theirs.
4. Blades don’t need reloading.
5. Ideal protection = tight clothes, short hair.
6. Get up the staircase, then destroy it.
7. Get out of the car, get onto the bike.
8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert!
9. No place is safe, only safer.
10. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on.

Don’t be carefree and foolish with your most precious asset—life. This book is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now without your even knowing it. The Zombie Survival Guide offers complete protection through trusted, proven tips for safeguarding yourself and your loved ones against the living dead. It is a book that can save your life.

Be aware, be prepared!

 

[CoreyO]

OMIGOSH! This is one of the best books ever! It's so funny, and yet it actually makes sense! If there was ever a Zombie invasion this would literally mean the difference between life and (un)death!

SRSLY, it's a great read. It reads with a sort of black/deadpan, and yet serious humor. It's literally written like any other survival guide you'd find, very practical, and with a lot of research.

Highly recommend Zombie Survival guide as well as the "sequel" World War Z.

 

[PureSolace]

[wash my mouth][wash my mouth][wash my mouth]! This is one of the best books ever! It's so funny, and yet it actually makes sense! If there was ever a Zombie invasion this would literally mean the difference between life and (un)death!

SRSLY, it's a great read. It reads with a sort of black/deadpan, and yet serious humor. It's literally written like any other survival guide you'd find, very practical, and with a lot of research.

Highly recommend Zombie Survival guide as well as the "sequel" World War Z.

Ah yea, the Oral history of the last Zombie War.

 

[PureSolace]

Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who treated him with the utmost care and adored him completely.
And then, one day, he was lost.
Kate DiCamillo and Bagram Ibatoulline take us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the top of a garbage heap to the fireside of a hobos' camp, from the bedside of an ailing child to the streets of Memphis. And along the way, we are shown a true miracle -- that even a heart of the most breakable kind can learn to love, to lose, and to love again.

I'm not ashamed to admit I cried several times when I read this book.

 

[CoreyO]

My favorite books are:

Lord of the Rings, and The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien

The Oath by Frank Peretti

The Circle Trilogy (Red, Black, and White) by Ted Dekker

The Good Guy, and The Husband by Dean Koontz

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

World War Z, and The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks

300 (Graphic Novel) and Watchmen (Graphic Novel) by Frank Miller

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

---

Generally, anything by Ted Dekker is good. Love his stuff. Check out TedDekker.com for more if you like (good) Christian thrillers.

 

[PureSolace]

Watchmen (Graphic Novel) by Frank Miller

I love that one! The best part about it (to me anyway...) Ultimate justice is served in the obvious series of events that the reader can assume takes place after the story is over... Rorschach gets the last laugh. Great storytelling, priceless.

 

[CoreyO]

I love that one! The best part about it (to me anyway...) Ultimate justice is served in the obvious series of events that the reader can assume takes place after the story is over... Rorschach gets the last laugh. Great storytelling, priceless.

Ah, yes, Rorschach.

My brother, believe it or not, is almost EXACTLY like him. Comeplte down to the nihilistic outlook on life, yet with an insatiable hunger for justice. And he always has the last laugh as well. Unfortunately, sometimes, for me.

 

[PureSolace]

Ah, yes, Rorschach.

My brother, believe it or not, is almost EXACTLY like him. Comeplte down to the nihilistic outlook on life, yet with an insatiable hunger for justice. And he always has the last laugh as well. Unfortunately, sometimes, for me.

Your brother sounds like a fun guy. and I don't mean Shiitake!

 

[CoreyO]

Your brother sounds like a fun guy. and I don't mean Shiitake!

Yeah, lol. If you met him you'd see he is almost the perfect amalgam of Rorschach from Watchmen and Deadpool from Marvel. In fact it freaks me out some times.