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440 QA Reputation148 | White Peach Jelly said 11 years ago: So, what’s your favourite book or books? If you don’t have an all-time favourite, you can simply post whichever book you really liked recently! | |
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16159 QA Reputation1424 | (◣_◢)Poet said 11 years ago: I should read a lot more, and my memory tends to suck when it comes to topics like this, lol. But let me see… Rule of the Bone by Russell Banks Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke Hagakure by Yamamoto Tsunetomo The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson The Poet by Michael Connelly The Narrows by Michael Connelly The Scarcrow by Michael Connelly Crabbe’s Journey by William Bell The Terra Papers by Robert Morning Sky Then i like to read philosophy; various works by the following… Locke – Of Identity and Diversity, his ideas on where our ideas come from Hume – Of Personal Identity Aristotle – Voluntary and Involuntary Actions, read his ideas on happiness and the good life Hospers – Meaning and free Will Nietzsche – Twilight of the Idols, God is Dead Sartre – Freedom and Responsibility Plato – The Ring of Gyges, Euthyphro, The Apology, The Myth of the Cave Epicurus – The Pursuit of Pleasure Hobbes – Read his ideas on people being selfish Rand – The Virtues of Selfishness Adam Smith – Read what he says on Compassion Kant – Read up on his ideas of proving the existence of God through morality Robert Kane – Through the Moral Maze Robert C Solomon – Read anything he’s written on “Love.” Beltrand Russell – The Value of Philosophy MLK – Letter from Birmingham Jail St. Augustine – Faith and Reason St. Anselm – The Ontological Argument St. Thosmas Aquinas – Whether God Exists Paley – The Teological Argument Kierkegaard – The Leap of Faith, Limits of Reason Descartes – Meditations Ryle – The Concept of Mind George Berkeley – To Be is to Be Perceived Diogenes of Sinope – browse about him, just to see what he’s about, fascinating dude. | |
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440 QA Reputation148 | White Peach Jelly said 11 years ago: That is one hell of a list! I wish my memory was half as good | |
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16159 QA Reputation1424 | (◣_◢)Poet said 11 years ago: I cheated with the philosophy. I had previously made that list for someone i was helping to read more philosophy, lol. | |
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440 QA Reputation148 | White Peach Jelly said 11 years ago: @poet Ahaha thanks for the honesty! I am myself interested in getting to know more about philosophy: during my school years I wasn’t lucky enough to get a good philosophy teacher so I never really got into it… what one book should I read to ease into it (if there’s such a thing as “easing into” philosophy..)? | |
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16159 QA Reputation1424 | (◣_◢)Poet said 11 years ago: @whitepeachjelly, there is a Philosophy book series that covers various subjects in reference to popular movies and tv shows. Perhaps one of your favorite shows or movies is one that is covered. For example they have Batman & Philosophy, House & Philosophy, and so on. From my list, you can find most of that online to read for free and you can start with ” Beltrand Russell – The Value of Philosophy” I took philosophy twice; the first time it bored me (which disappointed me because i was excited for it) and i lost interest, dropped the class. I took it again that same summer with a different professor and it was awesome. I can say it changed my life and i fell in love with philosophy. I even like to write it. | |
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0 QA Reputation0 | Deleted User said 11 years ago: A bunch of “cliche” ones but I love’em anyway: “This Side of Paradise” by Scott Fitzgerald. “The Catcher in the Rye”, “Nine Stories”, “Franny and Zooey” by JD Salinger. “On the Road” by Kerouac. “Everyman” and “The Ghost Writer” by Philip Roth. “Good Omens” by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. “Dubliners” by James Joyce. “A visit from the good squad” by Jennifer Eagan. “The Imperfectionists” by Tom Rachman… | |
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4797 QA Reputation95 | Lee said 11 years ago: my all time favorite book is the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz | |
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158 QA Reputation0 | Betwixt said 11 years ago: All time favourite during my adolescent years was/is the Harry Potter series. As i got older i loved the Carpathian series by Christine Feehan and every once in a while if i can get my hands on it i like a good Jack Reacher story by Lee Child | |
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14618 QA Reputation5256 | Swifting said 11 years ago: The Red Tent – Anita Diamant The Scarlet Letter – Nathaniel Hawthorne A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini The Taming of the Shrew – William Shakespeare Wurthering Heights – Bronte Once and Future King – T.H. White History of the World in 6 Glasses – Tom Standage The Arabian Nights – Sir Richard E Burton | |
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0 QA Reputation0 | Deleted User said 11 years ago: @shadow Harry Potter will always have a special place in my heart. I grew up with the characters in the story and I love the nostalgia that it gives me. | |
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475 QA Reputation0 | Completely Unsatisfied Optimist said 10 years, 11 months ago: All Salinger definitely, Me Talk Pretty One day by David Sedaris, Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk | |
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420 QA Reputation14 | Ashley said 10 years, 11 months ago: Hmmm Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzzane Collins, Revolution by Jennifer Donelly, Chasing Yesterday trilogy by Robin Wasserman and The Vampire Kisses Series (yes another one of those lol) by Ellen Schreiber and I think that’s it. Ellen Hopkins is usually amazing though if you’re into that stuff | |
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160 QA Reputation0 | Mallory said 10 years, 11 months ago: My all time favorite book, HANDS DOWN is The Virgin Suicides. I also loved The Catcher in the Rye, The Bell Jar, Farenheit 451, and Animal Farm. | |
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526 QA Reputation13 | Chernobyl said 10 years, 11 months ago: I wish sometimes I had more time to read in my life. I would have to say 1984 by George Orwell. | |