1 Book to read for 2 months

[WiiiiiiMan]

Reading books? For pleasure?

Man, that is just sad.

Ever hear of a portable DVD player and the discs that go in them?

Order the Planet Earth series if you want to learn something. Watch a complete season of 24.

Read a book, Jeezus. It is my belief that those who read for fun, are no fun.

[MikeHoncho]

I know you said you don't want fiction, but I would recommend The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner or for a longer read try the Studs Lonigan Trilogy by James Farrell http://www.loa.org/volume.jsp?RequestID=203

The Intelligent Investor is ok although a little dry. Make sure to get the updated version with commentary instead of the original version.

[Misfitsbeevers]

the Oxford Dictionary

[KungFuManchu]

Some good choices in this thread. Someone mentioned James Clavell and in the vein I really really have to reccomend his books Shogun...its a pretty amazing piece of work, well written, moves at a the pace of a whip crack. You will not be dissapointed.




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the brothers karamazov--i know you dont want fiction, but if you haven't read it yet i think it's a must.

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Agreed.

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Bring these three

Iliad


Odyssey


Aeneid


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This also definitly gets my vote again.

[KungFuManchu]

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I have the perfect suggestion for this:

"Shogun" by James Clavell.

It's not great literature, but it's really really well done. It's an entertaining, sweeping, long, dramatic, violent, funny, fascinating novel about an English sailor stranded in Japan. You learn all about samurai culture while getting wrapped up in the drama. It takes a while to get through, but you can't put it down. Even though it may not be the smartest or most profound novel of our age, it's probably the best 2-month-long read I've ever had.



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Looks like someone beat me to it.

[zasterguava]

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the bible and im being serious

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take King james bible

[The Farside]

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Reading books? For pleasure?

Man, that is just sad.

Ever hear of a portable DVD player and the discs that go in them?

Order the Planet Earth series if you want to learn something. Watch a complete season of 24.

Read a book, Jeezus. It is my belief that those who read for fun, are no fun.

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You suck.

OP, Bulfinch's Mythology is a great, long read. I will also second Borges, he's amazing. Collected essays of George Orwell would be another good one.

[zasterguava]

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Collected essays of George Orwell would be another good one.

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Yes, good choice.

John Fante collected novels are great too [bukowski's 'god']

[lennytheduck]

The Count of Monte Cristo, unabridged.

[shanghairay]

non fiction...

1.anti-memoires (sp?) (history/cool writing)

if you want a small book "the prince" is just a fun read if you ever dreamt of world domination (even a little)