2006-10-07 23:37:36 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Its good that a question on books gets so many responses. Many of the books I have read. The rest I will read if can get them. Ice Station, is it anything like Ice Station Zebra by Alistair MacLean?
2006-10-09 02:16:36 · update #1
A great many of them, over the years. But probably none so much as "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert Heinlein. He introduced my generation to a whole vocabulary where we could talk about things we otherwise could not have said to one another.
Consider the word "grok." It's probably in the dictionary by now. It is the word in Martian (in the story) which means, literally, to drink. But it is also used as a spiritual term of great significance, and gave my generation a way to say that.
We learned how to be water brothers. You really should read it, if for no other reason, for the insight into the Baby Boom generation (now grandparents) and realize that it was so popular in its day you will be hard pressed to find anyone who had not heard of it, let alone read it, let alone read it over and over, and called one another Water Brother, and really loved the dream of the rather tantric sort the story provides.
2006-10-07 23:49:25 · answer #1 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Atlas Shrugged By Ayn Rand.
2006-10-08 10:02:15 · answer #2 · answered by msdagney 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love to read and get lost in most fictional books as they are an escape from reality. The one that comes to mind is "Pretty Woman" (Different to the movie).
For a non-fictional book, definitely the Bible. It makes my hair stand on end, or makes me cry because of it's powerful words.
2006-10-08 07:20:19 · answer #3 · answered by Funny Bunny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Five People You Meet In Heaven
2006-10-08 06:47:39 · answer #4 · answered by First Lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Butterfly Revolution. It's awesome!
2006-10-08 06:39:17 · answer #5 · answered by starrynight1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Measle and the Wrathmonk, by: Ian Ogilvy
2006-10-08 09:56:57 · answer #6 · answered by atink144 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the chronicles of narnia, the stand, really affected me but shaman healer sage by alberto villilodo changed my life, it opened an entirely new pathway for me and allowed me to take control of my own reality. i highly recommend all of his books for anyone interested in shamanism. hank wessellmen is also wonderful as are michael harner, and of course carlos casteneda.
2006-10-08 06:43:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
About 99.5% of the books I've read.
I'm very sensitive so I really feel every book I read...
2006-10-08 07:39:07 · answer #8 · answered by Katy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ice station by matthew reilly,,, the most intense action packed book i have ever read!!!!
then his next book same people---Area 7
third book was " scarecrow"
read them in order!!!! awesome books
2006-10-08 15:53:40 · answer #9 · answered by kitty4115 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The moon stone
2006-10-08 06:40:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋