To Kill a Mockingbird (Lee) , Lord of the Rings (Tolkien), The Catcher in the Rye (Salinger), The Great Gatsby, (Fitzgerald), David Copperfield (Dickens),The World According to Garp (Irving), Catch 22 (Heller), The Hobbit (Tolkien), A Tale of Two Cities (Dickens), Huckelberry Finn (Twain), Alice in Wonderland (Carroll) The Color Purple (Walker), The Count of Monte Cristo (Dumas), East of Eden (Steinbeck), The Once and Future King (White), Outlander (Gabaldon) Slaughterhouse Five (Vonnegut), Fahrenheight 451 (Bradbury) For Whom the Bell Tolls (Hemingway) Frankenstein (Shelley), Brave New World (Huxley), The Art Of War (Sun Tzu) Romeo And Juliet (Shakespeare), Sword of Truth (Goodkind) Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan), Neuromancer (William Gibson), Animal Farm (Orwell), The Three Musketeers (Dumas), The Icewind Dale Trilogy (R.A. Salvatore), Dragonlance Chronicles 1-3 (Weis, Hickman) Dracula (Stoker), The Inferno (Dante
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June 23rd, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Well, I have no idea about the content of some of these books that you listed. From the looks of it, most of them are fiction books. But the listing of Sun Zi Art of War is the one that caught my eye.
I would strongly recommend Sun Zi Art of War for the following reasons.
1) Although it is an ancient book, its principles have found many applications in many fields, especially in relationship and business.
2) Everytime I read the book, I always gather new insights that makes me feel that I have benefit a lot from it. How many books can do that?
3) Sun Zi Art of War strengthens one strategic mind that can be very useful in life because in life we need to formulate a lot of strategies to achieve what we want.
But do take note that you get a good translated copy of the Sun Zi Art of War so that you can better capture the essence of this great work. I would recommend one that is written by Prof Wee Chow Hou. It is the best translated copy so far and it is one that is translated by a Chinese.
Hope you enjoy reading. I know I have greatly benefited from it.
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Ender’s Game (trilogy)
Illusions
David and Lisa (play)
Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Women in Love
The Grey Wolf
My Side of the Mountain
The Cat Who Went to Heaven
Thinner
Through the Looking Glass
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Le Morte D’Arthur (poem)
I, Robot
The Giver
Godel, Escher, Bach
The Screwtape Letters
The Mind’s Past
Creating Mind
June 24th, 2009 at 1:40 am
I have answered this question so many times, I decided to dedicate a web site to answer this question. Here it is:http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com
Included is a list of only the best sorcery fantasy books, grade reading level, and a short review of each book. You will notice some of those that you’ve read already in this list.
I hope this helps.
Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/
June 24th, 2009 at 6:20 am
it’s hard to answer without knowing what you like to read. what are your favorites so far?
June 24th, 2009 at 11:07 am
oh my goodness that is a phenomenal list of books. you should read them all. BUT (oh gosh… im trying to remember which ones i loved in my mid teens…) Brave New World was my favorite through most of highschool. Also, I bet you’ll LOVE Wizard’s First Rule (the first book of the Sword of truth series) though they get realllly preachy around book 6.
so, if i had to narrow it down, i’d say go with one of those two. then read the others. once and future king, david copperfield, ANY vonnegut or shakespeare ::glee::
June 24th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Hi,
When I’m looking for new books to read I often ask advice to book seller. However I found a new way, I use the book tickler on Zbookclub.com
You just need to enter the name of a book you liked and on the right side, you will see suggestions of similar/ related books.
I also use this site to discuss the books I’m reading or I’ve finished.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
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Embroidery fan, why would anyone ever read the Ender’s Game trilogy if they weren’t for forced to read it.