2006-09-28 15:41:43 · 24 answers · asked by Tofu Jesus 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Quran, peace to you
2006-09-28 15:43:21 · answer #1 · answered by HK3738 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Only one?? In that case I would have to say A Cambodian Odyssey by Dr. Haing S. Ngor. It's Dr. Ngor's account of the time he spent as a prisoner under the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, after the fall of Phnom Penh.
It chronicles the torture he endured for supposed crimes against Anhka(sp?) (such as stealing food because he and his wife Huoy were starving) the execution of family members, and Huoys death during childbirth.
The book concludes with his daring escape from Cambodia, his life as a refugee, and his rise to stardom as the Oscar winning actor for his role as Dith Pran in The Killing Fields.
There are a few accounts of his work with the Wiesenthal Foundation, and his work at the same refugee centers in Thailand that he was in before his arrival in the US.
Dr Ngor was shot and killed outside his home in Los Angeles, in 1996. One of the people I admired most in this world died on my birthday. How ironic is that?
2006-09-28 22:51:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Archaic Revival, by Terrence McKenna is my current favorite, but there are 8 books that are pretty close to tying...the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Mary, Peter, Phillip and Thomas. The words of Jesus are powerful lessons. Harsh lessons to most, which is why most Christians don't pay attention to Jesus' words, but only Paul's, because it' much easier to be judgemental, seperatist, chauvanistic, etc, than it is to love everyone regardless of what they do to you, not judging anyone, but spreading good news...not forcing it down people's throats, helping poor and sick people, and living in faith.
2006-09-28 23:15:50 · answer #3 · answered by corwynwulfhund 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Very relevant in the R&S section. A must read.
2006-09-29 01:37:14 · answer #4 · answered by Sage Bluestorm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
2006-09-28 22:44:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It changes with my mood. I don't mind being cheesy though. I love "Gone with the Wind". I love "Harry Potter". I love "Curious Incident of the Dog in Night Time". Sadly, Tofu, I read the bible front to back in college and it was a tough class. It's not on thelist.
2006-09-28 23:17:37 · answer #6 · answered by MEL T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
50 Things You're Not Supposed To Know by Russ Kick
2006-09-28 22:45:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ovid's Metamorphoses
"My soul would sing of metamorphoses.
But since, oh gods, you were the source of these
bodies becoming other bodies, breathe
your breath into my book of changes: may
the song I sing be seamless as its way
weaves from the world's beginning to our day"
2006-09-28 22:56:05 · answer #8 · answered by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dune.
A good Sci-fi book that looks at that looks at both politics and religion as it applies to one young man who learns he was part of a breeding program to produce a messiah.
2006-09-29 02:42:01 · answer #9 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible is my favorite "collection" of books *smile*. You mean like a novel, though? Hm. Hm. "Lonesome Dove". I almost cried when I was finished with it, I was so disappointed it ended.
2006-09-28 22:44:57 · answer #10 · answered by christian_lady_2001 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Art of happieness
2006-09-29 01:20:55 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋