2006-07-13 13:28:31 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I really love the 2 books by Jennifer Lauck, they are her memoirs. Blackbird & still waters..
2006-07-13 13:35:43 · update #1
And I don't Want to Live this Life byDeborah Spungen
2006-07-13 13:31:08 · answer #1 · answered by GD-Fan 6 · 7⤊ 3⤋
I don't think I could name *one* favorite book; comparing books is like comparing apples and oranges. A good fantasy can't be compared to a good history, for example. And how do you choose even among books in a category when they are equally as good?
So, a list (in no particular order):
IBM and the Holocaust - Edwin Black
The Transfer Agreement - Edwin Black
War Against the Weak - Edwin Black
Orthodoxy - G. K. Chesterton
That Hideous Strength - C. S. Lewis
Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
The Silver Pigs - Lindsey Davis
Fitzempress' Law - Diana Norman
Agent of Byzantium - Harry Turtledove
Only A Few Bones - John Philip Coletta
Isle of Canes - Elizabeth Shown Mills
History of the White Mountains - Lucy Crawford
just to name a few....
2006-07-13 20:35:33 · answer #2 · answered by Riothamus Of Research ;<) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard to pick out just one.
Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini.When his best friend, a young clergyman, is killed in a mockery of a duel by an arrogant noble, just to quiet his eloquent expressions of democratic ideals, Andre-Louis Moreau vows revenge. From that point, through meteoric careers as a consummate actor and scenario writer, then as a fencing master, and finally a politician, the brilliant Moreau keeps thwarting the aims of the aristocratic Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr. However, the nobleman causes pain to Moreau as well, and the time must come when the two will meet to settle their enmity once and for all. You are not likely to guess how their confrontation finally turns out. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, this swashbuckling novel is exciting throughout, and it presents one of the most dashing heroes in fiction, a man who can fight equally well with his mind, his mouth, his pen, and his sword, a man who stirs up events wherever he goes.
Count of Montecristo by Alexander Dumas.The hero is Edmond Dantés, a young French sailor who, falsely accused of treason, is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of Château d'If. After staging a dramatic escape he sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo and catch up with his enemies. A novel of enormous tension and excitement, Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession and revenge, with Dantés, believing himself to be an `Angel of Providence', pursuing his vengeance to the bitter end before realizing that he himself is a victim of fate.The author did a great job describing the emotions of the prisoner.Disbelief,denial,self pity,madness,apathy and finally hope.For God's sake don't see any of the movies based on the book.They don't do justice to the book.
Dresden file book series by Jim Butcher.There are 8 books in the series beginning with stormfront.It narrates the story of Harry Dresden,chicago's only professional wizard who works as a detective.He stands between the general population who is ignorant about the supernatural world and the monsters - vampires,werewolves,fallen angels,fey.He is aided by Bob,a talking skull.Karrin Murphy-a police officer and Thomas-a white court vampire.
2006-07-14 10:58:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Kite Runner by Khaled Housseini. 1 word= Amazing.
2006-07-14 00:12:46 · answer #4 · answered by Roxy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
2006-07-13 22:38:32 · answer #5 · answered by boxturtle_21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Stand by Stephen King
2006-07-13 20:50:34 · answer #6 · answered by eydieville 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Despite being a children's book, "The Little Prince", by Antoine de St Exupery.
I did actually read it when in my 20s, and it seemed so simple, so artless (in the original sense), and so elegant that I fell in love with it.
And I loved the pictures too...
A close second would be Gabriel Garcia Marquez' "Love in the time of cholera".
2006-07-13 20:37:32 · answer #7 · answered by the last ninja 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any book by Elie Wiesel, all the classics by Shakespeare, Austen, Dickens and the like, and I'm currently caught up in "A Fine Balance" by Rohinton Mistry - i HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone and everyone.
2006-07-13 20:50:01 · answer #8 · answered by gipsy_queen99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Arrow's Flight, by Mark Merlis.
I've yet to meet someone who's read this book w/o my having given it to them, but the plot is unique while the subtext and writing keep it down to earth. He can trigger three different emotions in a single sentence (love, sadness, humor), and has an eloquence to his words that I aspire to. It's absolutely beautiful.
2006-07-13 20:41:41 · answer #9 · answered by threesidedorchid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shamrock Tea, by Ciaran Carson
2006-07-13 20:32:16 · answer #10 · answered by gfmech 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby, Jr.
2006-07-13 20:31:58 · answer #11 · answered by corbeyelise 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋