I like books that make you think.
2007-03-21 21:01:31 · 13 answers · asked by Gatekeeper 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Definitely read Captains and the Kings by Taylor Caldwell, that one will make you think.
Anything by Douglas Adams.
Also, check out Shogun by James Clavell, or (if you haven't already read it) Cathcher in the Rye by JD Salinger.
If you like non-fiction, check out The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman or Odyssey of an Eavesdropper: My Life in Electronic Counter-Surveillance and My Battle Against the FBI by Martin Kaiser.
Hope this helps!
2007-03-21 21:29:21 · answer #1 · answered by p37ry 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aristotle's Children: How Christians, Muslims, and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Dark Ages by Richard E. Rubenstein
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin by Gordon Wood
2007-03-22 04:07:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course the best sellers are always a pretty safe choice. I like finding new authors and reading their offerings. I just finished a very unsettling book called Terror in America - You Are Not Safe! It made me think - a lot. It also made me start to look around more during my daily routines. (There are videos about the book, and lots more stuff at the link below.) Happy reading!
2007-03-22 06:38:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck
The Locket by Evans
Christy by Marshall
The Joy Luck Club by Tan
The Blue Bottle Club by Stokes
All the Way Home by Tatlock
2007-03-22 16:09:04 · answer #4 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"In The Garden" series, The key series, and The Chesapeake Bay series... all by Nora Roberts.... best books ever. ESPECIALLY the garden series. My grandma reads her books and i was reluctant to pick one of them up for that reason.... but, to my surprise, they were the best books I've read in a while so it's not only for old people as i thought. (i'm 18 yrs old) and incase my grandma were to read this, i'm not calling her old.... lol
2007-03-22 04:34:40 · answer #5 · answered by DEmetal3 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don Quijote de La Mancha
Sherlock Holmes
2007-03-22 04:53:22 · answer #6 · answered by Sabyasachi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
imajica by clive barker, i cant believe no one mentioned this one, yes its a fiction book, but it was great and i know a few people who read like crackheads, that after reading this have thnaked me for showing it to them
or how about some works of ayn rand - the fountain head, atlas shrugged, and we the living were great books!!
2007-03-22 04:43:46 · answer #7 · answered by Lazrus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
King Fortis the Brave!
2007-03-22 08:31:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
www.dynamicbooks.net. Peruse through desciptions of the books along with other peoples reviews of them. Hope you find a good one!
Bob
2007-03-23 20:40:00 · answer #9 · answered by Bob B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey Gatekeeper: One that made me scratch my head was Moby Dick. I've read it twice and I'm still trying to figure it all out.
2007-03-22 06:26:06 · answer #10 · answered by cjones1303 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋