What Are the Top Three Books You've Ever Read?

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   KC3Ladyposted 4 years ago

   List the best books you have ever read and why you think they were the best books you ever read. The Bible is of course the best book I've ever read, and People of the Lie by the late Dr. M. Scott Peck is probably second, followed by the texts of my logic class.

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      Kyler J Falkposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      The Prince, The Art of Seduction, and The 48 Laws of Power were the best books I have ever read.
      
      They were the best books I ever read because I find it very hard to interact with other individuals and they offered me insights into myself I wouldn't have realized otherwise.

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      Glenis Rixposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Interesting that you chose M. Scott Peck. The stand-out book in my memory is The Road Less Travelled. I will now find out if my local library stocks your choice. Do plays count? A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Hamlet.

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      Tidbits25posted 4 years agoin reply to this

      My favorites are Goodbye Things by Fumio Sasaki, Fascinating Womanhood which enriched and ruined my life at the same time and 4 Hour Work Week by Tom Ferris.

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      Overlordsaysposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      That is a tough question, but after a lot of debating with myself, here are my three choices: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas, 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami and Estoril by Dejan Tiago Stankovic.

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      Guckenbergerposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      "Hitchhiker's Guide" is pretty good. "Book of Mormon" and "The Light Fantastic" are good too.

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   GA Andersonposted 4 years ago

   Limiting it to three is tough, but in relation to my forum participations, I would offer, from my perspective,  Locke's Two Treatise on Government, Asimov's  Foundation trilogy, and Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land.
   
   GA

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   Randy Godwinposted 4 years ago

   I've read over 10,000 books in my life. It's impossible to choose 3 of them as the top. Sorry! Some Dickens, Twain, and Michener efforts are among my favorites though.

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   Annie Poeposted 4 years ago

   I would say 'Little Women', Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 'Sherlock Holmes' series and 'Witches' by Roald Dal.

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   FatFreddysCatposted 4 years ago

   The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
   
   Boys' Life - Robert R. McCammon
   
   Executioner #1: War Against the Mafia - Don Pendleton

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   KC3Ladyposted 4 years ago

   Great answers!

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   Live to Learnposted 4 years ago

   Sad to say I haven't had time to read a book in a while but my favorites throughout the years have been Atlas Shrugged, Lord of the Rings (competely ruined the movies for me) and Shogun.

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      KC3Ladyposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      It seems like the books are almost always better than the movies.

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         Live to Learnposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         I know, right? Went to see ' The Shining' when it came out and was so embarrassed I'd recommended it. It was no where near as good as the book.

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            KC3Ladyposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            That was quite a movie!

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   EdwardLaneposted 4 years ago

   Bible. The Sun Also Rises, catch 22

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