like no other If so please share any thoughts, philosophies, or great wisdom you might want to impart.
2006-06-23 13:55:15 · 10 answers · asked by girlfriday 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Yes, way too many to list but here are a few:
"The Red Tent" Anita Diamant
"Prodigal Summer" Barbara Kingsolver
"The Poisonwood Bible" Barbara Kingsolver
"The Grapes of Wrath" John Steinbeck
"Of Human Bondage" Somerset Maugham
"The Wickedest Angel" Taylor Caldwell
"Atlas Shrugged" Ayn Rand
Most of the stuff that Charles Dickens wrote
"The Good Earth" Pearl Buck
"Hiroshima" John Hersey
"Night" Elie Wiesel
"The War of the Worlds" H. G. Wells
My philosophy and the only piece of great wisdom that I can impart to you right now is this:
Read all you can, as much as you can, when ever you can
When ever I get too big for my britches I like to go into a library, look around and realize how many great books I have yet to read.
Have a great read today and every day :O)
2006-06-23 14:16:22 · answer #1 · answered by LUCIBEE 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Cop and the Anthem by O.henry.Its about a young tramp Soapy who tries desperately to get arrested so that he can spend the winter in jail.He eats in expensive restaurents,steals,insults women,cause general mayham.But to no avail.he just doesn't get arrested until...
The Gift of the Magi,Last leaf,From the cabby's seat by the same author are terrific stories.Another great writer is Anton Chekov.
2006-06-24 07:47:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Ivan Klima's short stories are beautiful. Here is a quote from the short story 'Honeymoon':
"and he thought to himself, I hate you. Because you make a game out of what for me is love and because you are my only and final future while for you I am simply a moment that's already passing."
2006-06-23 21:01:57 · answer #3 · answered by ambisinister 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was deeply touched by
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Black Beauty by Anna Sewwell
The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant (short story)
Quality by Oliver Goldsmith (short story)
2006-06-24 04:58:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anastasia G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John Varley's novel "The Persistence of Vision."
2006-06-23 21:00:00 · answer #5 · answered by Steve H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love the book "Katherine" by Anya Seton and I have a quote from its final page up on my wall:
"There was no promise that we should not be tempasted and travailed - but there WAS a promise."
2006-06-24 15:24:41 · answer #6 · answered by poohba 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the "Dune" series by Frank Herbert....wow.....especially "Dune", "God Emporer of Dune" & "Chapterhouse: Dune". Kevin Herbert & Brian Anderson continued the Dune novels and they too are great...but just not the touch that Frank Herbert had.
2006-06-24 03:24:46 · answer #7 · answered by Morgan T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most stories about 9/11(Sept. 11Th) are moving.
2006-06-23 20:59:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
illusions by richard bach.....this book changed the way i look at the world
2006-06-24 14:47:03 · answer #9 · answered by isaymer42 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
almost everything written by ogden nash
2006-06-23 23:39:39 · answer #10 · answered by icameheretosleepnotchat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋