Thanks for your agreement re: Hemingway, but A Tale of Two Cities is by Charles Dickens. One century earlier.

I don't think so about yr 1st paragraph. There are TONS of classics for one, and two, people who read and are asking for suggestions, would not have necessarily any exposure to the classics. They might be an avid reader of trashy "romance" novels. Most avid readers read shit.

I'm a dude and I want to read Jane Austen. Good suggestion there.

Yes I did (in '96) and I loved it.

Le Carre rocks!:thumbsup

The Secret
by Rhonda Byrne


amazon says
Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Supporters will hail this New Age self-help book on the law of attraction as a groundbreaking and life-changing work, finding validation in its thesis that one's positive thoughts are powerful magnets that attract wealth, health, happiness... and did we mention wealth? Detractors will be appalled by this as well as when the book argues that fleeting negative thoughts are powerful enough to create terminal illness, poverty and even widespread disasters. The audio version of this controversial book, read by Byrne and contributing authors such as John Gray and Neale Donald Walsch, is uneven at best. The cheesy, obvious sound effects will not do much to add intellectual respectability to a work that has been widely denounced as pseudoscience. Mostly, this audio is hampered by its confusing and disjointed organization?techniques that worked reasonably well in the print version and the movie, such as cutting every few seconds from one enthusiastic expert to another, make for a choppy and somewhat bewildering listening experience. The gentle cadences of Rhonda Byrne's breathy, Aussie-infused voice are certainly the best part of the audio, but her material is scarce and provides mostly connective tissue between the testimonials.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Book Description
Fragments of a Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. For the first time, all the pieces of The Secret come together in an incredible revelation that will be life-transforming for all who experience it.

In this book, you'll learn how to use The Secret in every aspect of your life -- money, health, relationships, happiness, and in every interaction you have in the world. You'll begin to understand the hidden, untapped power that's within you, and this revelation can bring joy to every aspect of your life.

The Secret contains wisdom from modern-day teachers -- men and women who have used it to achieve health, wealth, and happiness. By applying the knowledge of The Secret, they bring to light compelling stories of eradicating disease, acquiring massive wealth, overcoming obstacles, and achieving what many would regard as impossible.


~Bell (Patricia)

If you want to laugh your ass off....

A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole

Toole killed himself and his mother had pestered Walker Percy with his manuscript until he finally read it. He loved it and helped get it published. It won the Pulitzer Prize.

"A green hunting cap squeezed the top of the fleshy balloon of a head. The green earflaps, full of large ears and uncut hair and the fine bristles that grew in the ears themselves, stuck out on either side like turn signals indicating two directions at once. Full, pursed lips protruded beneath the bushy black moustache and, at their corners, sank into little folds filled with disapproval and potato chip crumbs."

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The Dwarf

- Par Lagerkvist

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kind of nasty...you need a dark sense of humor

Finished this book last night, was actually AMAZING, they compare the style to The Catcher In The Rye.
It won the Man Booker Prize in 2003

Here's the Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/Vernon-God-Lit.../dp/1841954608

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"Wild Swans" by Jung Chang is also a great insight into a foreign culture and a history we don't all learn about in the West.

READ: The Elegant Universe. Great book

James Salter, A Sport and a Passtime, best dirty book ever, plus Light Years.
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseni
Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon
Plainson, by Kent Haruf

did this thread die already?

LIVE! RISE AGAIN, ye ole book thread!

1-motley crue´s bigraphy
2-the game
3-how to make money like a pornstar

all by Neil Strauss

The Novice (Black Magician Trilogy) Trudi Canavan (Author)

good fiction series..

there's been some interesting mentions in this thread...

I always wondered this:

If you were presented with a video AND it's book...
what would you do first - watch the vid or read the book ??

and

Whats more popular - paperbacks or hardbacks... ??

I personally would do this:
read the book first
then watch the vid
and I prefer paperbacks - they are more adaptable to whatever position
my body wants to be in - to read... LOL

I hate reading something someone else has touched...
I need to be the first one to read it fresh...

(same with the newspaper... LOL)

~Bell (Patricia)

You recommended this to me YEARS ago. It was after I read it (and subsequent recommendations) when I realized we had similar tastes in BEST EVER books :)

maybe LOTR

lol. I'm a retard. Thanks for pointing that one out.

H.P. Lovecraft books are worth a read.