Pedah

Now Thomas.C.Boyle[ the C stands for Corraghesson] is one of the most humourous writers I have read, and his novel Water Music is a huge laugh out loud book, and I kind of identify with the main character Mungo Park.

Zaniax

And that book really changed your life, Pedah ? :scratch_h

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Pedah

Originally Posted by Zaniax

And that book really changed your life, Pedah ? :scratch_h .

Have you read it, it's like a guy who had faith in himself, and went for what he wanted, and everything went wrong! and he kept going!

patrickj

Originally Posted by Jogga

I must agree with both these choices, they are suberb texts. However, neither really changed my view of the world. Conversely, Animal Farm could certainly have made it as one of my choices; it was my introduction to political satire. In 1995 I treated myself to Ralph Steadman's illustrated version of the book: a real treasure to own. Sorry, no image on Amazon, so I scanned it - just for you Guys & Girls :)

Agree that Animal Farm is superb, and Ralph Steadman's cartoons (which also feature in Hunter S. Thompson works I think) are great!

patrickj

Originally Posted by breley

Actually, it was Richard Preston that wrote the Hot Zone, patrickj. I apparently co-mingled The Andromeda Strain with The Hot Zone.

Thanks Breley - will find that one soon ...

cchiang12

ABC for kids.

Pedah

Thought of this today, Where the wild things are, used to be scared of the dark before this picture book

Zaniax

My phone book - later confiscated by my wife :)

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Jogga

Originally Posted by Zaniax

My phone book - later confiscated by my wife :) .

LMAO. Zaniax, if you can you can get it back, I wouldn't mind reading that one. ;)

ZAX51VBMB

The no 1 book that changed my life for ever: The Bible!!!

16 books from Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye: The Left behind books. I am busy with no 11 (Armageddon) It is fantastic!!!

The following books by Francine Rivers are my favourites also: The Warrior, Unveiled, Unashamed, Unshaken, Unspoken and Unafraid. Not to mention A voice in the wind, An echo in the darkness and As sure as the dawn.

All of the books highly recommended to change your life: FOR EVER!!!

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Zaniax

Originally Posted by Jogga

LMAO. Zaniax, if you can you can get it back, I wouldn't mind reading that one. ;)

Actually I got most of it as a crypt file by now.
She don't know - I hope


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Pedah

She Knows!!!!!

pmbarrett

Think and Grow Rich. Read it 25 years ago, understood it, lived it. Changed my life!

PB

hstn

Originally Posted by pmbarrett

Think and Grow Rich. Read it 25 years ago, understood it, lived it. Changed my life! PB

So the next round is on you?

twmiller

the NIV Bible has made the biggest impact in my life. I read once or twice a day - thanks to my x50v, I can compare NIV with the King James version and study a commentary at the same time!!

Apart from that, I enjoy history. I am reading about different lighthouses around the great lakes. Additionally Old Rail Fence Corners is a great book about life in the Frontier. Growing up, Call of the Wild, Tom Sawyer, and Dracula.

Its funny that a computer geek would actually be into history :)