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What books do you have/want for your personal library? It can be on any subject matter, from any genre, but keep all Christian Forums rules in mind.
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peanutbutter12
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Gah, I've got everything from Astronomy to Zoology on mine. :\
Mostly Fantasy books though.
Mostly Fantasy books though.
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Thunder Peel
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I've got a little of everything. A lot of books on music and film, as well as plenty of novels and history books. I'll read just about anything if it catches my interest.
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JennyKatz
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This sounds a lot like my library. Leaning very heavily toward fantasy, but with a little bit of everything tossed in. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, graphic novels, etc. I don't think I will ever own a house large enough to store every book that I'd like to have in my library, though. Heck, I barely have enough room for the books that I own now. I know I should donate some to the local used bookstore, but I hate giving up books.
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E.C.
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Some theology, five Bibles, a little Church history, a few Church Fathers, a couple books on various heresies, a few lives of modern holy people, the Chronicles of Narnia, a few history books, some classic literature like "The Grapes of Wrath" and of course the Harry Potter series and Calvin and Hobbes.
That's what I have now. What I would like (God willing) is expanded theology section, an expanded Church history section as well as Church Fathers. Basically, an expanded "Everything Christian theology" section.
That's what I have now. What I would like (God willing) is expanded theology section, an expanded Church history section as well as Church Fathers. Basically, an expanded "Everything Christian theology" section.
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Isambard
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Looking for some curiously hard to find books by John Brunner (only one I got I had to order from the US), and Thomas Ligotti (especially weird given that his unique brand of philosophical horror puts the likes of Lovecraft, Kafka, and Lynch to shame. No jk!).
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I won't go into specifics about which books I have in my own personal library because I will be here all day typing this post. I have all sorts: poetry, plays, historical fiction, thrillers, philosophical books, general fiction, historical non-fiction, textbooks, christian literature, books on ethical living and the classics.
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I've got creation science books, historical fiction, history, biographies, religion, counselling, cooking, fiction, and all sorts! I'm a big book worm!!!
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We have two library's in my area and I like them both. I get a lot of little kids books out for circle time for my daycare and they both are well stocked with themed books for kids that have to do with the season of some particular event that is happening. I also like the selection of music and movies at both branches for me and the little one.
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r1nn
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My library at the moment is really small, I wish it was bigger.
I've got Fight Club, Socrates Cafe, a philosophy textbook, education 101 textbook, psychology textbook, Mere Christianity, a Bible, a study bible, Plato's Republic, a dictionary, Fahrenheit 451, a few drawing books, Excel 2000 for dummies, the last three Harry Potter books, some manga...
and that's it. It sounds like a lot but I can still fit a lot more on my shelf.
I've got Fight Club, Socrates Cafe, a philosophy textbook, education 101 textbook, psychology textbook, Mere Christianity, a Bible, a study bible, Plato's Republic, a dictionary, Fahrenheit 451, a few drawing books, Excel 2000 for dummies, the last three Harry Potter books, some manga...
and that's it. It sounds like a lot but I can still fit a lot more on my shelf.
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Apollo Celestio
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I have many of my college textbooks, all of the fiction books are in that category. Otherwise I have many religion books. Lots of C.S. Lewis, and two bibles.
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I would like to have walls and walls of books on all sorts of topics. It would be amazing to have a library like the beast did in Beauty and the Beast.
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Tzaousios
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I have mostly history books in my library. They range from classical Roman and Greek, Hellenistic, late Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman to the medieval west, Reformation, and WWII. I also have early Christian and modern theology books. Modern historiography. Various dictionaries (Greek, Latin, French, German).
Non-history books include the Xanth series by Piers Anthony, Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, poetry, and classics such as Robin Hood, King Arthur, Robinson Crusoe, and Treasure Island.
Non-history books include the Xanth series by Piers Anthony, Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, poetry, and classics such as Robin Hood, King Arthur, Robinson Crusoe, and Treasure Island.
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Athanasius7
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I have mainly Christian non-fiction books on all types of subjects, with some fiction books.
And I also have plenty of books by Chesterton (which covers basically all genres, or so it seems at times anyway. lol.)
And I also have plenty of books by Chesterton (which covers basically all genres, or so it seems at times anyway. lol.)
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Mostly comedy/trivia and comics collections (Far Side ); compendiums of information such as Davidson's Dictionary of Angels, Denominational Handbooks of both Christianity and 'in the United States' (which is actually a World Religions denom handbook); a few regular novels, some unfinished manga series that I had to stop buying because of a lack of a job...that's about it. Textbooks/literature for school and a couple Bibles are a given, though.
As for what I'd like to have, aside from the rest of those series still unfinished (and more I've been following in scanlation form), then guides to learning how to program in C, and Japanese. After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator related stuff would probably be nice too, considering that's more immediately relevant to my hobby and career needs.
); compendiums of information such as Davidson's Dictionary of Angels, Denominational Handbooks of both Christianity and 'in the United States' (which is actually a World Religions denom handbook); a few regular novels, some unfinished manga series that I had to stop buying because of a lack of a job...that's about it. Textbooks/literature for school and a couple Bibles are a given, though.As for what I'd like to have, aside from the rest of those series still unfinished (and more I've been following in scanlation form), then guides to learning how to program in C, and Japanese. After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator related stuff would probably be nice too, considering that's more immediately relevant to my hobby and career needs.
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Lets see, here thanks to my good friends my library got stocked quite well last Christmas<3!
But that was their purpose they even admitted, to start me a christian library hehe! they said theyre not finished as well....but currently My library contains:
KJV holy Bible
NIV study Bible
a day by day prayer book
The Experience day by day with God
a cup of comfort women's devotional
God's promises day by day (a devo)
Twilight
New Moon
Eclipse
Breaking Dawn
the swan house
Joel Osteen's Become a better you
Joel's become a better you journal
Love your life by Victoria Osteen
a heart Like Jesus by Max Lucado
The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker (Black
Red
White)
when God winks at you by squire rushnell
..and I think thats all..if i forgot any an editing will be in order LOL!
but my library is just beginning
cool collections BTW everyone!
But that was their purpose they even admitted, to start me a christian library hehe! they said theyre not finished as well....but currently My library contains:
KJV holy Bible
NIV study Bible
a day by day prayer book
The Experience day by day with God
a cup of comfort women's devotional
God's promises day by day (a devo)
Twilight
New Moon
Eclipse
Breaking Dawn
the swan house
Joel Osteen's Become a better you
Joel's become a better you journal
Love your life by Victoria Osteen
a heart Like Jesus by Max Lucado
The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker (Black
Red
White)
when God winks at you by squire rushnell
..and I think thats all..if i forgot any an editing will be in order LOL!
but my library is just beginning
cool collections BTW everyone!
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Dekker is amazing.My library is currently growing, but the one book I want so very badly but can't afford right now is Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis.
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