At the end of The Time Machine by H G Wells the hero goes forward in time with three books, but we're not told which three.
Which three would you take to help rebuild society?
2006-09-01 10:27:14 · 13 answers · asked by reaper8436247 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine
and
All three combined, when read by the masses, would help society to understand how it wants to rebuild itself. Very little moralizing, just clean and simple logic with a touch of an emotional plea for balance. Then the people as a whole could be better able to define what would work best for them, based on the simple guidelines set forth in these writings.
2006-09-01 10:39:54 · answer #1 · answered by Angela M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Mysterious Affair at Styles ,The Secret Adversary ,The Winter King.
2006-09-01 10:43:38 · answer #2 · answered by pop 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jame Joyce 'Ulysses'
Samuel Beckett's Trilogy ('Molloy', 'Malone Dies', 'The Unnamable')
&
'Collected Plays of William Shakespeare'
Mostly because they're great, but also because if I'm going to introduce books into a society then they must be books that I've enjoyed (I haven't read all of the third but enough to know it's top quality).
2006-09-01 10:34:29 · answer #3 · answered by William G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1984 and only 1984. But I'd rip out the part where they read Goldstiens hand book. Then I would announce myself Big Brother and rule the world with absolute power.
2006-09-01 11:43:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think id take them to rebuild society as such but 3 good books for me would be
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Flowers In The Attic
Chances
2006-09-01 10:41:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A BIBLE, Mechanical Engineering,The Family Health Encyclopedia
2006-09-01 10:32:09 · answer #6 · answered by blondecarpenter@sbcglobal.net 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
this is a great question!
"Live in a Better Way: Reflections on Truth, Love, and Happiness" by the Dalai Lama
"A Call to Conscience" by Martin Luther King Jr.
"The Republic" by Plato
2006-09-01 10:51:44 · answer #7 · answered by ♪ ♫ ☮ NYbron ☮ ♪ ♫ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Roald Dahl - The witches
Nick Horby - Long way down
John Wiseman - The sas survival handbook
2006-09-01 10:38:26 · answer #8 · answered by pinkypod 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im Spanish so I would choose: Don Quixote, also Krisna Murti philosophy and Brothers Grimm tales.
2006-09-02 00:30:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Three Men in a Boat
Naked Lunch
Where's Wally?
And 1984 which he hid in his pants.
2006-09-01 10:34:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋