gwhizz13
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Abbotsford
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Message Posted: Apr 14, 2013 11:33:56 PM
Phoenix Island.
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KyPerson
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Kentucky
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2013 12:41:16 PM
Probably The Bible and In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden.
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playtimeCLE
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Cleveland
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Message Posted: Feb 3, 2013 11:30:19 AM
Into the Wild, By Jon Krakauer.
The only book I ever read twice.
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chocolateflash
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San Diego
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Message Posted: Aug 29, 2012 9:09:38 PM
"Battle Cry" Leon Uris Got me into the Marine Corps and changed my whole life.
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chocolateflash
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San Diego
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Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 1:40:40 PM
"Battle Cry" Leon Uris. I enlisted in the Marines because of it and that decision has directed the rest of my life.
I became an English teacher after the Marines and taught "Romeo and Juliet" I don't know how many times over the 41 years in the classroom, so you could also say "R&J" is my favorite because of "Battle Cry"
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Caduceus26
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Jacksonville
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Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 6:58:31 AM
Shogun - James Clavell
Gone With the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
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Panedi
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Atlanta
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Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 9:26:13 PM
The Richest Man In Babylon ~ George S. Clason and
The Books of Rachel ~ Peter? Gross ( not real sure about first name)
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Suz105
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Maine
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Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 9:37:32 AM
Robert Heinlein; Time Enough for Love - would that we all could take the time.
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chocolateflash
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San Diego
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Message Posted: Feb 11, 2012 9:23:38 PM
"Battle Cry" and "The Haj" by Leon Uris
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marcelpr
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New Orleans
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Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 9:48:03 AM
BELOVED, by Toni Morrison. She's the last American to win a Nobel Prize in Literature. It's one of the few books written by a Nobel Laureate in the past 25 years that is an exciting, interesting read.
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reallyrob
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St. Louis
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Message Posted: Sep 29, 2011 2:39:15 AM
I know this is going to be stupid, but my favorite book is "The Wind in the Willows". I don't know why, but I have always loved this book!
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MichaelValorie
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Oklahoma City
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Message Posted: Aug 25, 2011 7:48:22 PM
The Word Of Promise (Audio Series of the Bible - NKJV)
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galah
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Ontario
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Message Posted: Aug 18, 2011 3:58:04 PM
potato factory AS WELL AS FOUR FIRES BY BRYCE COURTNAY
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Caduceus26
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Jacksonville
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Message Posted: Jul 22, 2011 7:57:14 PM
The Bible; To Kill a Mockingbird; Shogun (in that order)
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oloung1
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Florida
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Message Posted: Jul 22, 2011 12:55:18 AM
the count of monte cristo
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dancingcrane
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San Diego
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Message Posted: Jun 6, 2011 3:34:46 PM
The Bible
then, "The Divine Liturgy, An Anthology for Worship", Liturgy and prayers of the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church. You could maroon me forever with just these two, and I'd be content.
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chocolateflash
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San Diego
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Message Posted: May 24, 2011 2:26:04 PM
Battle Cry" by Leon Uris influenced my life immeasureably. I joined the Marines, was influenced to become an English teacher which led me to teaching overseas where I met my wife and on down the line.
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HuoXingC
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Oakland
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Message Posted: May 16, 2011 4:57:55 PM
Sun Tzu's Art of War. I take no interest in war itself, but I think I can honestly say this is the only book that triggers my critical thinking. Anything else I read, I'm just completely cynical all the time.
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jorobins538
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Chicago
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Message Posted: Feb 22, 2011 10:58:12 AM
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I have worn out three paperback copies. (The last had the atrocious pink cover - what were they thinking?)
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DianePA
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Harrisburg
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Message Posted: Jan 2, 2011 9:26:46 PM
Talisman
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cwkim1968
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Dallas
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Message Posted: Nov 2, 2010 11:53:01 PM
Atlas shrugged by Ayn Rand
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MFL
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Austin
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Message Posted: Nov 2, 2010 12:29:56 AM
To Kill A Mockingbird
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grannyjack
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Greensboro
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Message Posted: Nov 1, 2010 11:19:29 PM
Other than the Bible...The Diary of Anne Frank
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MIZNELSON
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Greenville
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2010 11:41:51 AM
OTHER THAN THE BIBLE. I LOVE THE SHACK BY WILLIAM YOUNG.
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SAVMOR
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Colorado
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Message Posted: Feb 1, 2010 9:26:53 AM
Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph by T.E. Lawrence
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byrssc
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Greenville
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Message Posted: Jan 7, 2010 7:58:13 PM
The Bible, then To Kill a Mockingbird
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DnzsWithWombats
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Connecticut
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Message Posted: Dec 28, 2009 3:47:25 PM
I liked the whole series by Patrick O'Brien too.
They combined some of his books into a movie a few years ago called "Master & Commander - The Far Side of the World.".
Very well-done, I thought.
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DnzsWithWombats
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Connecticut
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Message Posted: Dec 28, 2009 3:44:51 PM
The Bible.
Also,
"A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson.
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punkinNC
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North Carolina
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Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 9:45:56 PM
Gone With the Wind
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chocolateflash
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San Diego
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:58:19 PM
"Battle Cry"--Leon Uris. Influenced me to join the Marine Corps so it has effected me more than any other book I read.
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MFL
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Austin
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Message Posted: Sep 22, 2009 1:09:33 AM
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
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mo2go
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Toronto
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Message Posted: Aug 23, 2009 7:43:02 PM
I really enjoy reading anything written by Bryce Courtenay, my alltime favourite has to be his Four Fires. Totally enthralling.
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MFL
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Austin
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Message Posted: Aug 18, 2009 12:16:23 AM
Its hard to pick just one but in a list of my top ten "Ordinary People"
would have to be at the top or close to it.
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chocolateflash
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San Diego
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Message Posted: Aug 17, 2009 11:36:20 PM
Battle Cry--influenced me to go into the Marines
The Haj--Arab-Israeli conflict from the Palestinian POV
A Well Paid Slave--about Curt Flood and the reserve clause.
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wamster
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Houston
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Message Posted: Jul 18, 2009 8:39:02 PM
I have favorite authors, but a favorite book would be impossible for me to name.
Agatha Christie, Dean Koontz, Graham Masterton, LaVyrle Spencer, Isaac Asimov are some of my favorite authors.
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CTRugby
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Connecticut
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Message Posted: Jul 16, 2009 1:25:38 PM
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
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MFL
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Austin
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Message Posted: Jul 16, 2009 12:15:19 AM
To Kill a Mockingbird
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CelticsDraftee
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Boston
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Message Posted: May 4, 2009 11:04:32 AM
Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer
After seeing the movie a couple years ago, I had to read the book, and I was fascinated with the story on both mediums.
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MkTx
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San Antonio
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Message Posted: May 3, 2009 10:37:14 AM
"Alice in Wonderland"
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mcgillis
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Illinois
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Message Posted: Mar 3, 2009 12:51:30 PM
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
by Agatha Christie
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freedom27
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Calgary
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Message Posted: Feb 18, 2009 4:29:30 PM
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
However, I have re-read the Harry Potter series more than twice...
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jpmorgas
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North Carolina
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Message Posted: Nov 13, 2008 10:37:53 PM
Wish You Well by David Baldacci
The Kill Zone by David Hagberg
The President's Assassin by Brian Haig
By The Light of the Moon by Dean Koontz
When the Wind Blows by James Patterson
The Bourne Legacy by Eric Van Lustbader
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feverspell
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North Carolina
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Message Posted: Oct 30, 2008 12:29:30 AM
1984. I've read it close to 50 times. I know a lot of people that hated it and I can understand why....it's one of those books that you either really love or really hate.
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wifewantedagt
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Mississippi
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Message Posted: Oct 7, 2008 12:08:06 AM
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
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cork1953
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Indiana
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Message Posted: Oct 2, 2008 9:44:43 AM
Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising.
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rayw45
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New Jersey
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Message Posted: Sep 30, 2008 4:31:57 PM
"Watership Down" - Richard Adams
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elvarpre
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Akron
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Message Posted: Aug 5, 2008 6:21:26 PM
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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hjackson
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Georgia
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Message Posted: Jul 30, 2008 12:55:45 PM
Where the Wild Rose Blooms by Lori Wick
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johnnnnny
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Minnesota
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Message Posted: Jul 22, 2008 10:23:16 AM
Catcher in the Rye
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comet63
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Long Island
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Message Posted: Jun 27, 2008 10:29:02 PM
Great Expectations
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