What's your favorite book? (Please include it's summary and what type of book it is)?

Question

If there's a full online version available please post the link.

Laeili I didn't asked your damned opinion.

Answer 1

Low self-esteem can be traced retrospectively in the self-talk. When one is aware of his/her self-talk, the talk one conduct with oneself, he/she can be pulled out from this trap of low esteem. A lot of things remain running in the reward system of brain. This is automatic system and there is no filtering system of thoughts. Therefore every one should be very aware what he/she is saying to himself/herself. Soliloquy is the causative factor. Please be aware of it. You must listen to audios containing material of how to handle self-talk, go to library or find any online resource from where you can get free access to personal development material. I can recommend you a book “self-talk solutions”. I am reading this book now a day and getting a lot. I extracted above comments from that book.

Answer 2

Abarat by Clive Barker
Fantasy

I read a lot, and rarely have a favorite book for more than a month. But Abarat? I can go anywhere without it. If I go on vacation, it comes.

There's quite a good summary here.

http://www.thebooksofabarat.com/content4/xbarat99.html

I've heard that many of Clive Barker's novels are sick and twisted, but not this one. While there are some dark, dark characters, it is also a story about good. The paintings that grace the pages are some of the most amazing I have ever seen. When ever I put Abarat down, I find that it's impossible to believe that it's just a story, that a land of twelve islands isn't really out there.

Answer 3

1984 by George Orwell is my favorite book.

Most people know what it is about. It's about a dystopian future set in 1984 (the book was written around 1948), where the government controls information, and tells people what to think. The government spies on everyone, which is where the term 'Big Brother' comes from. The book is about the importance of freedom, truth, and the human spirit.

Answer 4

Andersonville, McKinlay Cantor.

Civil War story that concentrates on the lives of Union soldiers at a Confederate prison camp called Andersonville.
Andersonville was in Georgia, and reknown for its cruelties of guards and "Warden." It tells about how the men of both sides tried to deal with the cruelties they saw around them and how low men would stoop to survive and maintain order.

This is an old book but if you are a CW buff an excellent depiction of a soldier's life.

Andersonville was not the only inhumane POW camp during the CW on either side.

There was one in Lake Erie, near Sandusky, Ohio, on Johnson Island. I was told years ago that people who lived in the area won't even talk about it.

Answer 5

The Rape of the A*P*E by Allan Sherman. it's his take on how society was formed and how it's been changed. it's hilarious and my summary does NOT do it justice. it was written in the 60s or 70s. if the discomfort of the uptight entertains you, read this book. you'll laugh a lot. i've read this book probably 15 times and now that i've talked about it will go read it again!

Answer 6

my favorite book would be the first Artemis Fowl book. not many people like it, but i think it is amazing. so, basically, it's about his 12 year-old genuis, using his brain to obtain money. so he decides to steal gold from the fairies (no, these faries arn't the ones from story tales. they are 8 species living underground with higly evolved technology). so artemis kidnapps one (named holly short) and holds her for randsom. but the fairies will do everything in there power to get her back. can a 12 year-old boy out-smart a race of highly evolved faries?
this is a grat series, and has lots of action and suspense. PLEASE READ!! and the movie is coming out in 2008, too, soooooo...
and i am sorry, but i havn't looked for a full online version. GOOD LUCK!

Answer 7

The Bartimaeus Trilogy books. Check out the site below for summaries, excerpts, and other extras.

Answer 8

Jumper by Steven Gould. It's about a kid that runs away from his abusive father. He soon realizes that he can teleport and eventually the government tries to chase him down to figure out how he works. Somewhat along the lines on Stephen King's Firestarter.

Answer 9

"The Heavenly Man" by Paul Hattaway.
It's the true story of how Brother Yun endured years of severe persecution for his faith in China and how God miraculously brought him out of prison and out of China. He now resides in Germany.
A real page turner!!!

Answer 10

Fight Club was good. so was harry potter and the green mile and shawshank redemption