Books you can read again and again...

Discussion in 'The Good Life' started by Sara-s, Jan 6, 2015.

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  1. david of central florida

    david of central florida Rhubarb Rubber

    I like the dragon riders series. I'm pretty sure I read them all, about two dozen, Anne McCaffrey still writing?
     
    david of central florida, Dec 21, 2015
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  2. FatherofSquirrel

    FatherofSquirrel A right jolly old elf

    Just noticed, maybe your custom title should be Brown Coat. Like the Jayne avatar.
     
    FatherofSquirrel, Dec 21, 2015
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  3. FatherofSquirrel

    FatherofSquirrel A right jolly old elf

    Not sure. I haven't read them all. But I did read the dragon riders series a couple of times.
     
    FatherofSquirrel, Dec 21, 2015
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  4. Redrock

    Redrock Well-Known Member

    The Bible.
     
    Redrock, Dec 21, 2015
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  5. hrairy

    hrairy Well-Known Member

    The Bible
    Watership Down
    Alas Babylon
    The Stand
     
    hrairy, Dec 21, 2015
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  6. HolyRollah

    HolyRollah BaconLord

    Version?
    I've recently delved back into the KJV—'old school'—after using several alternates for years (NLT, NIV and NKJV).
     
    HolyRollah, Dec 21, 2015
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  7. Marverel

    Marverel Well-Known Member

    I would like that :)
     
    Marverel, Dec 21, 2015
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  8. Redrock

    Redrock Well-Known Member

    NIV mainly. However, the words/language usage in the KJV is eloquent and beautiful.....especially in Books like Ruth and Esther.
     
    Redrock, Dec 21, 2015
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  9. gwsmallwood

    gwsmallwood Well-Known Member

    I started reading through every year. Last year I did a chronological in NIV. This year it was a daily mix of Old, New, Wisdom (Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes) and Prophets in NLT. I think next year I'm going to do book order in The Message to switch it up a little more.
     
    gwsmallwood, Dec 21, 2015
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  10. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Thus the reason I prefer the NKJV. It retains much of the eloquence and beauty you mention, while taking out the cumbersome (to me) thee's and thou's and all those words that end in "eth". :)
     
    swarden43, Dec 21, 2015
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  11. poppi

    poppi Well-Known Member

    The Bible, the KJV is a wonderful read for me and I really enjoy it.
    Robert Ludlum, just about anything he's involved with
    Brad Thor is pretty darn good too.
    And the list goes on.......
     
    poppi, Dec 21, 2015
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  12. hrairy

    hrairy Well-Known Member

    KJV. I think the other "versions" change the text and therefore the meaning.
     
    hrairy, Dec 21, 2015
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  13. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

    Brave New World. I assume you've read it, if not, you should.
     
    Bama Samurai, Dec 21, 2015
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  14. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

    1. The Gospel of Matthew
    2. Art of War by Sun Tzu
    3. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

    I read Matthew often, I find passages of the gospel in that book most inspiring, and it records several important speeches/sermons attributed directly to Christ.

    The Art of War has taught me how to approach conflict in a rational way. All humans have conflicts, all humans need to read this to understand what winning really means.

    Heart of Darkness is better known as the film Apocalypse Now. It poses many important philosophical questions about what it means to be civilized, and concerning the true nature of evil within the human soul.
     
    Bama Samurai, Dec 21, 2015
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  15. gorgo2

    gorgo2 geezerhood

    I haven't but you're right, I should.
     
    gorgo2, Dec 21, 2015
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  16. GatorJoe

    GatorJoe Well-Known Member

    The Old Man and the Sea.
     
    GatorJoe, Dec 24, 2015
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  17. GatorJoe

    GatorJoe Well-Known Member

    The Fortunate Pilgrim by Mario Puzo. And I agree with the The Art of War as mentioned previously.
     
    GatorJoe, Dec 24, 2015
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  18. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

    I like KJV for prose and ESV for study.
     
    Bama Samurai, Dec 24, 2015
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  19. Jasman

    Jasman Well-Known Member

    Anything from Tolkien
    Anything from Terry Pratchett
    The Iliad and The Odyssey
    Most anything from Raymond E. Feist, particularly the Riftwar Saga
    Epic of Gilgamesh
    Song of Roland
     
    Jasman, Dec 24, 2015
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  20. gorgo2

    gorgo2 geezerhood

    The HCSB is useful for the amazing number of textual footnotes it has, and its very readable. Still has its issues, as they all do.
     
    gorgo2, Dec 24, 2015
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