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[reprobayt]

seferin asked me in another post what my 10 favorite books I ever read were.

This list is subject to change without notice, but off the top of my head I came up with:


The Truth Machine - James L. Halperin
Pet Semetary - Stephen King
The Stand - Stephen King
Think and Grow Rich (A Black Choice) - Dennis Kimbro and Napoleon Hill
Transmetropolitan - Warren Ellis
Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki
Debt of Honor - Tom Clancy
Executive Orders - Tom Clancy (2 books that link together so tightly you can almost consider as one)
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
I, Martha Adams - Pauline Glen Winslow

Most of these books were starting points. They pushed me to find other books which either confirmed or changed my thoughts on various subjects throughout my life (many with opposing views). Others showed me there were different ways of thinking. Others were just plain pure entertainment I can go back to when I need a comfortable break from reality.

What would be on your list?

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[house-pundit.livejournal.com]

The Scarlet Letter
Dragonsong
Friday
Drawing Down the Moon
The Bible
Childhood's End
Honor of the Queen
Unintended Consequences
Without Remorse

Atlas Shrugged -- Not for the usual reasons, but as an object lesson of what happens when you mix Mary Sue, delusional grandiosity (redundant) with an otherwise more-or-less philosophically sound combination of unabashedly meritocratic capitalism with maximum individual freedom. I.e. Rand had something, but she was nuts and, like most charismatic cult-figures, the "nuts" portion of her memes infected otherwise (mostly) sane people making them, to a greater or lesser extent, (more) nuts. It is and was a great modern day example of how messianic "prophets" form a religion around them. Isn't it great she wasn't born two thousand years ago. Think of all the holy wars and streets knee deep in blood.

[house-pundit.livejournal.com]

Those were the first ten books that came to mind as making some kind of major difference in my life. Oh, "The Women's Room" and "The Chronicles of Narnia" deserve at least honorable mention.

[shes-not-there.livejournal.com]

OOOOOoooooh, Unintended Consequences! I love it, but I need to get an e-book version of it somewhere -- trying to carry it around breaks my crippled wrists these days. :S

Several others on your list are intriguing. :)