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David43 Regular user 133 Posts |
Complete Works of Shakespeare
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens Guys and Dolls - Damon Runyan Catch 22 - Joseph Heller Stalingrad - Anthony Beevor
I Put a Spell On You
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waltsal Loyal user 278 Posts |
The most prescient book I have read is THE FOUNDATION TRILOGY by Asimov, which lucidly analyzes history and its forces, which can be useful in magical patter.
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Flores Magic New user Denver, CO 54 Posts |
The Da Vinci Code- Dan Brown, Can't wait for the movie in 2006.
Verbal Judo
" Pick a card, any card "
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maiglesias New user 52 Posts |
Reflecting my eclectic reading habits:
John Calvin's Instititutes of the Christian Religion Victor Hugo's Les Miserables Robert Cialdini's Influence J.I. Packer Knowing God Hught Thomas's Rivers of Gold J.R.R. Tolkien's LOTR
Marcos Iglesias MD
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milamber Regular user California 130 Posts |
I read A LOT, some fiction but mostly non-fiction... It's hard for me to pick just one book, but here are some of my favorite authors and titles.
Fiction: Dan Brown (in particular Angels & Demons, Da Vinci Code & Deception Code) Michael Crichton John Grisham Jack Higgins Ayn Rand (Atlas Shrugged) Raymond E Feist (Fantasy book author) Non Fiction: Dave Lowry (Author of Martial Arts related books, favorites: "Persimmon Wind" and "Autumn Lightning") "How to win friends and influence people" - Dale Carnegie "Think & Grow Rich" - Napoleon Hill "Awaken the Giant Within" - Anthony Robbins "Unlimited Power" - Anthony Robbins "Failing Forward" - John C. Maxwell "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" – Robert Kiyosaki "Developing the Leader within you" - John C. Maxwell "The Making of a Blockbuster" - can't remember the author (the story of Wayne Huizenga of Blockbuster video) "The Magic of Thinking Big" - David Schwartz “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” – Dr. Stephen R. Covey “The Millionaire Next Door” - Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko “Richest Man in Babylon” - George S. Clason “Sam Walton: Made in America” – Sam Walton “Pour Your Heart into It : How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time” - Howard Schultz “Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's” - Ray Kroc Wow, that turned out to be longer than I expected... Steve |
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Chris_ New user Illinois 25 Posts |
All-time: The Bible.
Current read: "I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Athiest" by Norman Geisler Chris
"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? - Mark 8:36
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Rimeister New user Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 29 Posts |
You've all inspired me to take a trip to the library.
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Daniel Santos Special user 562 Posts |
Had to add:
Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Paulo Freire) |
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Corey Harris Inner circle Kansas City, MO 1229 Posts |
Pretty much any Biography/autobiography. Mostly about wrestling, but any thing for the most part. I also love DC comics Graphic Novels
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DomKabala Inner circle I've grown old after diggin' holes for 2827 Posts |
Quote: Kudos to you brother...I concur the Bible is my fav also and Max Lucado, Charles Stanley & Hal Linsey are three authors that I appreciate.On 2005-07-15 18:53, Chris_ wrote:
We don't stop playing when we grow old...we grow old when we stop playing.
God is enough, let go, let God. Gal 2:20 "Anything of value is not easily attained and those things which are easily attained are not of lasting value." |
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JohnLamberti Elite user Los Angeles, CA 420 Posts |
Carl Sagan's "The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark."
The Bible's got some great stories in it, if you ignore all the logical contradictions. Not sure how accurate it is as a historical document, but it's a good read in some respects. |
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icicular New user USA 75 Posts |
Breakfast of Champions - Kurt Vonnegut
Hitchcock on Hitchcock - Edited by Sidney Gottlieb A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula K LeGuin Notes From Underground - Fyodor Dostoevsky Lynch on Lynch - Chris Rodley Elvis & Me - Priscilla Presley The Art Spirit - Robert Henri Sun Records: An Oral History (For the Record) - John Floyd Louisiana Hayride Years - Horace Sloan
A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately, they don't have a J.O.B. - Fats Domino
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e-man Special user HILTON HEAD,SC 880 Posts |
The 12 by 12
and anything from Charles Boukowski
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mvmagic Inner circle Has written 1322 Posts |
There are so many...here's a few that came to mind
Fiction The Secret History by Donna Tartt The Stand by Stephen King Harry Potters Congo by Michael Chrichton Non-fiction The Happy Isles of Oceania by Paul Theroux Dead Men Do Tell Tales : The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist Anesthesiology and intensive care (all 1800+ pages...) The Titanic Disaster Hearings
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teevtee Special user 963 Posts |
I'm a sucker for any Michael Crichton book. they have horrible charcter development but his combination of science and thrilling adventure hooks me every time.
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ringmaster Inner circle Memphis, Down in Dixie 1974 Posts |
Schrodinger's Cat by Robert Anton Wilson
Everyting Joseph Cambell ever wrote Nothing Ann Rice or Ann Ryann wrote Nothing Ann Coulter read or wrote.
One of the last living 10-in-one performers. I wanted to be in show business the worst way, and that was it.
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
The Yearling.
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George Ledo Magic Café Columnist SF Bay Area 3042 Posts |
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On 2005-12-29 07:11, mvmagic wrote: Good one! Along the same lines, there's Stiff, by Mary Roach. I also like: The Dramatic Imagination by Robert Edmond Jones A Brush with Disney by Herbert Dickens Ryman The Art of Star Wars books and just about anything on Lucasfilm Robin Cook's early work Patricia Cornwell's early work Tom Clancy's early work Stephen Coonts' early work And, for curling up on the couch on a rainy afternoon, Lawrence Sanders' The Sixth Commandment Ahhh, man, so many books, so little time...
That's our departed buddy Burt, aka The Great Burtini, doing his famous Cups and Mice routine
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JordanMalfreed Regular user California 116 Posts |
Anything by George Carlin.
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
The Discworld series and the Callahan's Bar series (the latter is by Spider Robinson)
I also like Patricia Cornwall's series about Kay Scarpetta, a little lurid but enjoyable. My wife enjoyed the Dark Tower series and I keep meaning to pick that up. Also, Harry Potter is very big at our house!
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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