I need something to read...

[TallBill]

Im looking for something insightful to read... can be fact or fiction... book or article, or anything... lets hear some suggestions... thanks..

 

[Tauren]

'A Confederacy of Dunces' by John Kennedy Toole

 

[TuffGirl]

How about some online magazines? I like these, they always have interesting opinions here:

Slate
Utne

This is a cool read too:
The Guardian

 

[MrCraphead]

Harry Potter.

 

[SWScorch]

The Dune Series by Frank Herbert.

 

[Lola]

If you haven't already, one of my favorite quick reads is Ayn Rand's Anthem

 

[kami]

The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

If you've already read it, read it again before seeing the movies to refresh your mind...and if you haven't read it...well WTF? Go read it NOW!!!!

 

[yakko]

Try this.

 

[illusion88]

Black Holes & Time Warps by Kip. S Thorne

Or read the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings series!

 

[TallBill]

<< How about some online magazines? >>



i always find it difficult to follow along from article to article.. i end up picking which ones i read instead of sitting down with a hard copy and just reading everything.. i'll give em a try tho.. and i'll probably hit up the library to check out some books.. if they have any of these.. ill read em

 

[TallBill]

<< Try this. >>



lol, i've been reading that for a long long time now.. time for something new

 

[BeefJurky]

This is actually a pretty good read.

 

[TallBill]

just ordered 'A Confederacy of Dunces' by John Kennedy Toole and Ayn Rand's Anthem from amazon.com used.. costed 15 bucks for both shipped.. not bad... hmmm.. im thinking about reading the lord of the rings.. im not sure if i will or not, and im debating whether or not to read Dune. a friend of mine had mixed feelings on it... i'll look into Black Holes & Time Warps as well.. two books should be good for now.. in the mean time while the books are in the mail... i'll probably try to crank out some philosiphy book from the library.. not sure which im going for tho...

 

[Tauren]

It will take you a week or two to think like a normal person again after reading 'A Confederacy of Dunces'. That is one weird book.

 

[TallBill]

lol, i just went frickin NUTS on amazon.com now i just gotta find a good book that explains some points of religions to me.. someone mentioned a certain book that explains the world's religions in detail and easy to understand..

 

[SWScorch]

I'm reading "Did Adam and Eve have Navals?" right now; forget who wrote it tho. Its pretty funny, and thought provoking at the same time. Also, if you're into physics, and wonder about the universe and how it was created and stuff like that, may I suggest "Just Six Numbers" by Martin Rees. It discusses the six constants in the universe, and how if they were just marginally off, our universe would not have existed. Heady stuff

 

[MichaelD]

One Book will satisfy and quench your almost-unquenchable thirst for endless reading material.
One Book will keep you occupied and wondering for weeks; "when will it end?"

The book is:


War and Peace


You will need a back protector when you lift it off the table. You will need toothpicks to keep your eyelids open. You will be busy for weeks!

 

[TheOmegaCode]

Catcher in the Rye
The Jungle

Both two classics...

 

[Metropolis2000]

"The Stand" by Stephen King

 

[TallBill]

<< One Book will satisfy and quench your almost-unquenchable thirst for endless reading material.
One Book will keep you occupied and wondering for weeks; "when will it end?"

The book is:


War and Peace


You will need a back protector when you lift it off the table. You will need toothpicks to keep your eyelids open. You will be busy for weeks! >>



heh, actually.. this is one of the books that popped into my head. maybe once i get going with all this other reading i'll tackle that book this summer.. we'll see.. anyways.. i found a couple religious books too.. for both sides.. should be interesting stuff

 

[killface]

"Demon Haunted World" by Carl Sagan. My absolute favorite book. tagline "Science as a candle in the dark"

Also "Ishmael" - Daniel Quinn. A great outside view of human civilization from an animal's perspective

 

[TallBill]

hehe, thanks guys.. keep em coming i guess.. lol.. i just ordered a crapload of books from amazon.com.. luckily i found most of em used... now im headin over to our school's library to find some more...