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Top Ten Favorite Books

Just curious what everyone else's Top Ten Books are. I'm trying to see what other good books I should read. My top ten are:

1) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

2)1984 by George Orwell

3) Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein

4) Jaws by Peter Benchley

5) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

6) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

7) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

8) The Odyssey by Homer

9)The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

10) The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein

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Permalink Reply by Mike Wisbrock on April 13, 2012 at 10:31am

The Killer Angels is an Historical Fiction based around the imagined statements, emotions and reactions of the participants of the Battle of Gettysburg. It's what that movie Gettysburg was based on. Really a good book, if you're into that era.

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Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on April 13, 2012 at 10:56am

Yeah, I looke it up on Amazon afterwards. Not really my thing, I suppose, though I sometimes catch a PBS show that might spark my curiosity.

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Permalink Reply by Michael S. Hilton on April 12, 2012 at 10:40pm

The Holy Bible
Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis
Saint by Ted Dekker
Immanuel's Veins by Ted Dekker
The Odyssey by Homer
The Prometheus Deception by Robert Ludlum
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
Wild at Heart by John Eldredge
In His Steps by Charles Sheldon

And many more....

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Permalink Reply by Matthew L on April 13, 2012 at 12:17am

Hey Michael, I agree Ted Dekker writes some quality novels... Also, have you read waking the dead by john Eldredge? That's my favorite by him, although Wild at Heart is nice too.

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Permalink Reply by Michael S. Hilton on April 16, 2012 at 9:34pm

Matthew L: You bet he does. And no, I haven't read Walking the Dead. . . yet.

Dr. Mudd: He is. I didn't think I'd enjoy him at first, but I was surprised.

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Permalink Reply by Vytautas on April 18, 2012 at 10:13am

I like Kazantzakis as well, but I haven't read his most famous Zorba. Only Captain Mihailis and some of his Jesus (forget the title exactly). I also would like to read his travelogues. He was an interesting character for sure.

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Permalink Reply by Don on April 12, 2012 at 11:30pm

In no particular order

Homer's The illiad

The great Gatsby

Angelas Ashes

The Catcher in the Rye

Tale of Two Cities

The Fountain Head

The Name of the Rose

Treasure Island

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Permalink Reply by Don on April 13, 2012 at 1:39am

I agree. Frank captures his Limmerick childhood so vividly in Anglea's Ashes. He is a gifted writer! Have you read his next books? Haven't had a chance to read those, but wont mind reading those.

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Permalink Reply by Justin Cook on April 13, 2012 at 4:19am

my top 5. 1. the mutiny on the hms bounty 2. tremanator cold war. ( trust me you'll love it's actualy worthy of awards) 3. sherlock holms storys 4. harry potter books. 5. red bage of courage.

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Permalink Reply by Justin Cook on April 13, 2012 at 4:40am

red badge of courage.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Monster on April 13, 2012 at 9:07am

Don't read much lately, as I have to read professional/related stuff and don't have time till vacation to delve into a new book. These are lifetime favorites, in no order:

Home life in colonial days, Alice Morse Earle

Traditions of Hunterdon, John W Lequear

The Lathe of Heaven

The Dispossesed, both by Ursula LeQuin

LotR trilogy, J.R.R Tolkien

Washington's Crossing, David Hackett Fischer

The Poetics of Gardens, several authors

The Most Beautiful House in the World, Witold Rybczynski

The Shell Game: Reflections on Rowing and the Pursuit of Excellence, Stephen Kiesling