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300writers -> The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 8:35:47 AM)

The greatest book you ever read and would advice to read!

Thank you.




Agathosdaimon -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 9:47:53 AM)

For any German language enthusiasts The Oxford Practical Dictionary of German Usage
https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Dictionary-German-Usage/dp/0198240023/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1510051461&sr=8-3&keywords=german+usage

i am glad i got it when it was first released as it is hella expensive now




Rodwonder -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 10:55:58 AM)

Starship Troopers- Heinlein




aaatoysandmore -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 11:05:49 AM)

They won't let me post it here; too religious. [:)]




MrsWargamer -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 11:37:49 AM)

Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan.

You won't like what you read in all likelihood, which is probably why you need to read it.

Honourary mention. Book 9 of the Sword of Truth series was quite an interesting statement. But you'd need to read the first 8 to get the full effect.

Love Letters by Debbie Macomber, and no, guys, it won't do anything for you I'm sure :) But it opened my eyes to where my writing was supposed to be. 30 years wasted trying to discover what I really wanted to write as an author (I thought for a long time it was supposed to be science fiction), and then life put me in the right situation to realize, I'd always wanted to write romance novels. I write romance novels by the way.




Red2112 -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 2:04:35 PM)

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco...
http://www.umbertoeco.com/en/




JReb -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 2:04:45 PM)

Its hard to just pick only one so here is the short list of fiction:

Lonesome Dove
Pillars of the Earth
Bourne Identity
Hunt for Red October
Rama Series
Sackett Series
Flight of the Old Dog


I could go on...and on and on...




Curtis Lemay -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 2:24:00 PM)

The First Man in Rome, Colleen McCullough




slpatgun -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 5:19:34 PM)

"The Sandpebbles"




cpdeyoung -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 5:42:43 PM)

"The Count of Monte Cristo"

Chuck

PS : Well worth reading unabridged - 1,462 pages. Reading it every two or three years also recommended.




durangokid -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 7:09:33 PM)

Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice. Good for a read through every couple of years. Never fails to lift my spirits.




Kuokkanen -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 7:26:08 PM)

The Complete Hammer's Slammers




bazjak -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 7:45:59 PM)

The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monserrat
The story of the crew (from capt to stocker) of the sloop Compass Rose during the Atlantic convoys during WW2




Zorch -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 7:51:53 PM)

The Book of Lost Books - a list of all the books that were known to exist, but are sadly lost to us.




Franciscus -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 8:16:18 PM)

Right out of my head, three:

- The Lord of The Rings. read it in portuguese translation three times and in english a couple more

- Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham.

- the short and haunting novella by Tolstoi, The Death of Ivan Ilyich




Rosseau -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 10:28:18 PM)

Well now I know to read one of Colleen McCullough's books that's sitting on my shelf.

Besides the Bible of course, I would say "Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam," by Stephen W. Sears. Playing it in conjunction with SSI's Battle of Antietam is what makes it so memorable.




TheGrayMouser -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 10:51:04 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Matti Kuokkanen

The Complete Hammer's Slammers


Nice!!

For me: With Fire and Sword Henryk Sienkiewicz




redcoat -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 10:55:04 PM)


J.R.R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings

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Agathosdaimon -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/7/2017 11:12:38 PM)

i love books just too much so i must post again as i cant go past these:

Faust by Goethe,
The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe
The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov
War and Peace by Tolstoy
The works of Aeschylus
The Phenomenology of Spirit by Hegel
Magick in Theory and Practice by Aleister Crowley
The Vision and the Voice by Crowley
The Outsider by Colin Wilson
Thus Spake Zarathustra by Nietzsche
Philosophy of Right by Hegel




Raikkonen -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/8/2017 12:04:28 AM)

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card last year. I think because I had never heard of him before and was so surprised at the quality of the story. Just read Speaker for the Dead which was his original plan for his first book but he wrote Ender's Gamd first. It was equally good.




warspite1 -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/8/2017 6:10:12 AM)

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ORIGINAL: 300writers

The greatest book you ever read and would advice to read!

Thank you.
warspite1

Impossible. I couldn't even narrow it down to a top 10 I'm afraid. And as for giving advice, I think it would be helpful to know what is of interest to you first.

But to try and answer the impossible question though, and if I had to pick just one book then I will go with this one simply on the basis its probably the only book I've read three times. Whether that makes it the greatest book I've read I don't know, but it certainly proves it was an interesting read! [:)]

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Zecke -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/8/2017 6:29:32 AM)

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THE BEST BOOK i had WATCHED...is the ZIPOTEĦ...[>:]


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wings7 -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/8/2017 10:28:42 AM)

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer...reads like a well written novel!




rommel222 -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/8/2017 6:52:37 PM)

Greetings to All,
Asian adventure novels of James Clavell
The Asian Saga consists of seven novels:[7]

King Rat (1962): Set in a Japanese POW camp in Singapore, 1945.
Tai-Pan (1966): Set in Hong Kong, 1841.
Shōgun (1975): Set in feudal Japan, 1600.
Noble House (1981): Set in Hong Kong, 1963.
Whirlwind (1986): Set in Iran, 1979.
Gai-Jin (1993): Set in Japan, 1862.
Escape: The Love Story from Whirlwind




shunwick -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/8/2017 7:29:40 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Red2112

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco...
http://www.umbertoeco.com/en/

That would be my choice as well.

Best wishes,
Steve




Rebel Yell -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/8/2017 7:47:04 PM)

The Bible without a doubt. Not even a close second.




ncc1701e -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/8/2017 7:50:27 PM)

Miyamoto Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa




operating -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/8/2017 8:34:55 PM)

Massachusetts rules of the road handbook. Saved me a bundle fighting moving violation fines. Found that many police and court officers did not know how to interpret motor vehicle rules of the road vs state statutes. Best book I ever read...!![:)]




Greybriar -> RE: The greatest BOOK you ever read? (11/8/2017 11:16:20 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Rebel Yell

The Bible without a doubt. Not even a close second.


+1 I couldn't agree with you more.




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