15 Books

Ken Anderson

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Five years ago, in response to a Facebook challenge to list 15 books that I have read that will always stick with me.

My choices were:

1. The Bible by a bunch of people with some help from God
2. Lost Boys by Orson Scott Card
3. Deus Irae by Philip K Dick and Roger Zelazny
4. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
5. Rag Time by E.L. Doctorow
6. A Maggot by John Fowles
7. The Tales of Alvin Maker by Orson Scott Card
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick
9. Valis by Philip K Dick
10. 1984 by George Orwell
11. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
12. Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut
13. Mere Christianity by CS Lewis
14. The Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien
15. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown

When I've had time to reflect, perhaps I'll post a revised list that might include some I've read since then and bump some of these off the list.

Which 15 books will you remember?
 
Ken Anderson said:
Five years ago, in response to a Facebook challenge to list 15 books that I have read that will always stick with me.

My choices were:

1. The Bible by a bunch of people with some help from God
2. Lost Boys by Orson Scott Card
3. Deus Irae by Philip K Dick and Roger Zelazny
4. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
5. Rag Time by E.L. Doctorow
6. A Maggot by John Fowles
7. The Tales of Alvin Maker by Orson Scott Card
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick
9. Valis by Philip K Dick
10. 1984 by George Orwell
11. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
12. Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut
13. Mere Christianity by CS Lewis
14. The Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien
15. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown

When I've had time to reflect, perhaps I'll post a revised list that might include some I've read since then and bump some of these off the list.

Which 15 books will you remember?
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I can't recall how many books I've read that have impacted me. On your list I have only read #1, #10, #13, and #14, so I guess I am deficient.
 
Good morning to all-

Ken- I agree with your inclusion of O.S. Card's books. He writes thoughtful books. And of course, Tolkien needs to be read by any educated person. I must include the Collected Essays of E.B. White for their style and composition skills. I greatly enjoy the historical novels of Patrick O'Brian- can't beat Maturin and Aubrey for great sea-oriented adventure and erudition. Of course, To Kill a Mockingbird is crucial. The Old Man and the Sea is part of me- a big part.

Lord, so many books- not enough time.

you all be safe and keep well- Ed
 
I'm a reader, so I find it impossible to list 15 that "stuck with me" because so many do. These days I mostly read light fiction, though in the past I slogged through many of the Classics because I thought I should.

So a few... The Hound of the Baskervilles and various other Sherlock Holmes books by Doyle, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Little Women. I've read all of Stephen King's books but those are pure escapism with a dash of his liberal politics sprinkled in.

One book that stayed with me is "Still Alice," by Lisa Genova. It's a fictional story of one woman's struggle with early onset dementia and it terrifies me on many levels.

I also loved To Kill a Mockingbird, Gone With the Wind, In Cold Blood, The Help, etc. I can't resist a good story. Oh... and I like to read cookbooks. :D
 
The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair. It was required reading when I was in High School. I think I read somewhere that the original version has now been altered.
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
East Of Eden by John Steinbeck
1984 by George Orwell
A Nation of Sheep by William Julius Lederer
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson

A couple of fiction books off the top of my head I can recall that I liked are; The Thorn Birds, Pillars of the Earth, North and South, and I too, liked The Help, plus her current book called, The Calamity Club. Just like @Beth Gallagher, I like to read cookbooks too.:)
 
All of Walter Farley's books like The Black Stallion. Horse books of all kinds in my youth like those. 1984, PT109, Clan of the Cave Bear etc. I have many natural health books and wild food books that I have read and need to go back to periodically. I don't generally read fiction anymore. Tisha was one. I don't seem to recall books on command. Still working on the Bible
 
Too many to remember all. My mother promoted my reading at early age. She would take me to library and I would check out Ellery Queen, Nero Wolfe, mysteries. I have read so many of James Patterson's books,, Mary Higgins Clark books..
I have read many various subjects Eckhart Tolle for one.
 
I read many books as a child, whatever was available at that time.
Here are some that I perused later on:

Faster Typing, George Hossfeld, 1969 <-- This one was a great help to me.
How To Pick Up Girls, Eric Weber, 1970 <-- Ditto for this one.
Raw Vegetable Juices, Norman Walker, 1940 <-- This one has saved my life many times.
Live Longer Now, Nathan Pritikin, 1974
The Rice Diet Report, Judy Moscovitz, 1986 <-- The best healthy diet & weight loss book that I've seen.
The Cure For All Diseases, Hulda Clark, 1993.

Many piano books, classical, folk, ragtime;
Lots of running books, starting from ninth grade;
Many self hyponosis, positive thinking, positive self talk books;
Numerous books about health, natural foods, growing gardens & fruit trees;
Quite a few books about real estate, and a few about public speaking (but practicing helped the most).
 
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Here's a partial list of the Books I've read. I didn't include the Bible because I didn't read it cover to cover.

1984 by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Aesop Fabels
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Time Machine by H.G. Wells
From The Earth To The Moon by Jules Verne
The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail by Henry Lincoln, Michael Baigant, and Richard Leigh
Wild Animals Of The World by William Bridges
All Nelson DeMille Books
Bring 'Em Back Alive by Frank Buck
Communion by William Strieber
 
You may be familiar with The Shoes of the Fisherman by West, but my favorite book by him I think was The Salamander. He also wrote The Devil's Advocate.
 
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