Andrew in CA Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 I just learned to read, so I would like some books you have read that I should get..Thanks Start with Dr. Seuss- "Green Eggs and Ham" is a classic. You can then move up to the Berenstein Bears anthology, and if you feel like a real challenge, head to the Goosebumps series. Beware, though- you're in for a scare! Then Dostoevsky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 I just learned to read, so I would like some books you have read that I should get..Thanks 1. Ben Franklin's autobiography. 2. The Journal of John Woolman. 3. The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. That's enough for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Any post by Pyrite Gal....but I recommend the Cliff Notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Any post by Pyrite Gal....but I recommend the Cliff Notes. His posts are very thought out and there is a lot of insight- but man could he use a copy editor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In space no one can hear Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 The Power of Myth: Joseph Campbell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I just learned to read, so I would like some books you have read that I should get..Thanks I would recommend anything by Thomas Aquinas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Keep the recommendations coming please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConradDobler Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Glory Road, by Robert Heinlein The Crystal Cave trilogy, by Mary Stewart Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, by Hunter S. Thompson Sand in the Wind, by Robert Roth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 In a Bills vein: Armed and dangerous By a Nose Where would you rather be Relentless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molson_golden2002 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Keep the recommendations coming please A good book related to local history: http://www.amazon.com/Murdering-McKinley-T...8321&sr=8-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Guns, Germs, and Steel -- The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Is he related to Kurt Waldheim Jr? hey..that kurt vonnegut used to be married to goldie hawn wasn't he. He was that one-eyed guy in some neat movies too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 hey..that kurt vonnegut used to be married to goldie hawn wasn't he. He was that one-eyed guy in some neat movies too. <------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I'm becoming more and more convinced that Richard Russo is one of the best American authors of our time. I'd read his stuff--maybe start with Empire Falls. I'll have to check that out. My brother has been saying the same thing to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 <------ Geez eryn...I ddidn't know you were such a literature buff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 My mom used to read the Excorcist to me before bedtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Miner Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 George Martin's series: A Song of Ice and Fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 If you like short stories, the Vonnegut collection Welcome To The Monkey House, already mentioned above, is great. Also, if you like Vonnegut, you should check out George Saunders. Pastoralia and In Persuasion Nation are both excellent collections. A couple more favorites... Where I'm Calling From by Raymond Carver (compiles all his best stories) When The Nines Roll Over by David Benioff (a really great recent collection) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780060...__Me/index.aspx Marly and Me. Not the best written book I've ever read, but a good book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I would recommend anything by Thomas Aquinas. Only if you are interested in old, stale political philosophy. I'd recommend Thus Spoke Zarathustra over that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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