elixir420

What are some of your favorite books? Or some of the more interesting or unique ones you have read? I have been interested in reading The Tibettan Book of Living and Dying, but was curious to see if anyone here has read it before.

FadeOut

Along the lines of reading I think you're looking for, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance might appeal to you. I personally enjoyed the author's stance on many aspects of life and the way he deliverd it to the reader.

sohigh1605

the most interesting book I have ever read was "ideas and opinions" it is a collection of Albert einstein's thoughts letters and so on , most of them are taken from other books and places but it is really well put together and interesting.

another one I am really into at the moment is "the trail of tears" by Gloria jahoda, it is the story of things that came after the Indian removal act of 1830 I'm not done with this one yet but I would already recommend it to anybody who enjoys reading of this type

I have other favs such as:

"All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten : Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things"

as for fiction "Anarchy in the Ashes" I have also just started to read, and it is pretty good so far



hope this helps

Slightly Stoopid

My fav genre of books is non-fiction, but my fav is short, but hella interesting stories about various things. My favoriot book i own, would be this book i read a few years back, it was simply a thick book filled with amazing, but true stories that keep you reading, because it is just so amazing!

Example of this would be, major distasters, war stories. There was this one WW2 story in the book, where this captain armed with 2 colt 45's killed over 40 japs at some engagment, i forget which though. But it is stories like that, many told in the first person that really keep me entertained.

I guess this is why i live for the History Channel

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sohigh1605

the history channel is all i can watch without falling asleep, i basicly leave it either on that or animal planet...because the croc hunter is the ****

BoneyDragon

I would say that the Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men are two of my favorites (both by John Steinbeck). Also check out Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and Don Quixote by Cervantes.

~BD

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Walrus

Hey elixer,
I've read and thoroughly enjoyed The Tibetan Book of the Dead. You can find Leary translation online here. Enjoy

Doc

If you like first person stories about war, then check out The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer. Awesome account of a german soldiers life on the Eastern front.





-Doc

HappyMan

Fiction:
Watership Down
Catch-22
CW2
A Midnight Clear
Birdy

Non-Fiction
This New Ocean
Fire in the Sky
Dark Sun, the marking of the H-Bomb
Our Kind
Guns Germs and Steal
A man on the Moon