im a bookworm and i got my pad lookin like a library.what are some of your favorite books.
do or die
robinson crusoe
pretty boy floyd
the dharma bums
just to name a few
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im a bookworm and i got my pad lookin like a library.what are some of your favorite books.
do or die
robinson crusoe
pretty boy floyd
the dharma bums
just to name a few
any book from henry david thoreau
and i recently read a very good book but i forgot the name in english
its talkin about ten prophecies and each one needs to fully understood to be able to understand the next ones. anyway its a great spiritual and roma book
let me look at whats in front of me
nausea by jean-paul hartre (exestentialism)
a history of god by karen armstrong
encyclopedia of the worlds religions
and introduction to buddah and his teachings (buy this fucking book!)
the edgar cayce companion
hush hush: the dark secrets of scientific research (fucking crazy book, shows you just how evil america's governemnt is)
those are good read them and you shall be wise :D
if you're into rock and heavy metal there's a fantastic book called the sound of the beast: the headbanging history of heavy metal, if you're into war books there's Blitzcat, which a great book although a little thin. Thats all that i can think of at the moment.
has anyone read the teachings of don juan by carlos castaneda
yeah, inspiriational book eh?Quote:
Originally Posted by friendowl
a clockwork orange
songs of innocence and experience
handbook to higher concious
the road less travelled
beyone good and evil
twilight of the idols
the gay science
the collected works of john stuart mill
anything from john locke
socrates
and, of course, for a good story; the dark tower series
the things they carried by tim o'brien. very unique and creative book about a platoon in the vietnam war. a great book, and really cheap if you get the paperback.
Mr Nice,The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist,The Far Away Tree.
If I Pay Thee Not in Gold- Piers Anthony & Mercedes Lackey - Great fantasy book, Xanth series by Piers and the Elemental Masters series by Mercedes also good reads
Alice in Wonderland/Through the looking glass- Lewis Carroll - Must read both, helps for good trips and a nice surreal grip on life
-these I recommend if you are curious-
The Waking of Sleeping Beauty- Anne Rice- high fantasy bdsm erotic fairy tail about what happened to her after she woke up.
The Marketplace- Laura Antoniou- more bdsm erotica more realistic, this is written by someone in the scene
I haven't read too many books in my time, but I finished a really good one about a month ago now, called, A Million Little Pieces, by James Frey.
It's pretty much a recollection of this mans experience during his 6 weeks of rehab. He was an alcoholic for 10yrs, a crack addict for 3yrs, and the book starts out with him, on a plane, with his 4 front teeth missing, broken nose, and a hole in his cheek...he had no idea how, couldn't remeber...
Then it goes from him into rehab, straight through to the end. After reading it, it made me realize how destructive crack, speed/meth, alcohol really is. This man was 23yrs old and if he had one more hit of crack, or more drink, his body wouldn't take it, and he would die.
At one point in the story, he has to go to the dentist to have root canal work done, WITH NO ANESTHETIC, because he is an addict, no drugs at all...:eek: Damn!
I think that you're talking about the celestine prophecy.Quote:
Originally Posted by mellow mood
I'm reading brighton rock by grahame green at the minute.
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Originally Posted by friendowl
William Shakespeare...The complete works!
I've read it! T'was a GOOd read!
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and 1984 by George Orwell are two of my recently-read favorites.
i recently started reading carlos castaneda books, currently reading tales of power
Hell yes. I heard that Tim O'brien writes 9 hours a day every day no matter what. Just a useless fact for all you readers.Quote:
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Kurt Vonnegut is my favorite writer. He'll make you laugh out loud.
harry potter seriesQuote:
Originally Posted by friendowl
narnia series
the hobbit
The Gingerbread Man
yupQuote:
Originally Posted by friendowl
The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Witching Hour, Lasher, and Taltos; by Anne Rice
Clan of the Cave Bear series by Jean Auel
Books by Stephen King
Books by Scott Cunningham
Books by Mary Stewart
Books by Terry Pratchett
I love to read, and have a lot of odd trivia types of books, like Facts and Phalluses; Fart Proudly by Benjamin Franklin; Uppity Women of Medieval Times. I have an interest in ghosts, witches, Irish history, King Arthur, and erotica, so I have a lot of books, 3 very large book cases full.
When you open a book, you open the doors to the world.
We have very similar taste in books. lol My favorite steven king was eyes of the dragon, quite a departure for him, but I really loved it. I got a book called "courtesans; a catalog of their virtues" for christmas...I'm fascinated. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by ladyM
oh yeah, and just for you, I would recommend the bombshells book of style, and the art of seduction. those are classics
Eyes of the Dragon was definitely a great read. Ill have to look for your recomended reads next time I go to Barnes and Noble. I love books!
i've heard about this book called the house of leaves im pretty sure thats the names its a very strange book.
Pilgrim
The Magus
Fire Bringer
The Da Vinci Code
Einstein's Dreams
The Wrinkle In Time series
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
I'll get back with the authors, I can only remember a few right now.
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Originally Posted by bones and small
yea thats right
celestine prophecy is very good
I like most of the classics. Right now I am reading "Rubicon" about the history of Rome and Caesar. Its really good.
anything by James Patterson and J.K. Rowling.
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Anything by Dr.Suess pretty much. I know em all :)
This is my favorite author of all timeQuote:
Originally Posted by friendowl
I have read every book numerous times
Stuff can change the way you see the world
????A warrior seeks to act rather than talk.??
Carlos Castaneda
i dunno why people read novels that you dont learn anything from, like stephen king for example but thats just me
I suggest everyone read some books by terrence mckenna or a book called Cosmic Serpent
one novel I did like was called No Country For Old Men- bout a guy who comes across some dead dealers in the desert and one truck with heroin and one with a satchel fullof money, he takes em and the book is about this BADASS motherfucker hunting the guy down(only liked it cause the badass in the book was so original)
No vonnegut fans out here?
the perks of being a wallflower. stephen chobsky
on the road. - jack kerouac
where the red fern grows. (classic)
the hobbit and lotr -tolkien
tuesdays with morrie. -mitch albom
memnoch the devil -anne rice
Smack-About a teenage couple living in the UK around the 80s.Runaway from home to be together because the boys parents are raging alchoholics and the girl just wants to be with the boy.They start squatting getting into the heavy hobo/punk anarchist life in the early 80's.That included lots and lots of heroin.Basically its just there lifes being fucked up by heroin and how they get past it.Best damn book I have ever read in my life.Nothing will ever beat it.
Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts
For entertainment or just to use our imagination.Quote:
Originally Posted by TakeFlight
You ever read Lord of The Flies ? or maybe 1984? how about Animal Farm or even My Family and Other Animals. ?
im working my way thru a critical introduction to photography, and photography reader atm.....both wicked books if u into photographny
Les Miserables- Victor Hugo
East of Eden- John Stienbeck
Fight Club- Chuck Palahunik
Man's Search for Meaning-Viktor Frankl
This Side of Paradise-F.Scott Fitzgerald
Cat's Craddle-Vonnegut
Slaughter House 5-Vonnegut
On the Road-Kerouac
Catcher in the Rye-Salinger
I could go on and on and on.
I make it a point to mention Vonnegut in every thread about books I find on this place. In fact SCROLL UP.Quote:
Originally Posted by graph
For any of you wannabe consumerwhore-activists out there who love the book No Logo I highly recommend reading The Rebel Sell. You might cry a little.
authors - Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter
and the truth shall set you free by david icke