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Is The Virginian by Owen Wister one of the best books ever? If not what is?
Posted on 08/29/2007 9:01:26 PM PDT by samadams2000
Just finished this gem of a book. In 2 days. I would appreciate hearing about the favorites of fellow Freepers. Summer is a closin and I want to suck as much diversion as I can out of it. Regards.
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To: samadams2000
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posted on
08/29/2007 9:02:57 PM PDT
by
Rudder
To: Rudder
no, this should be in breaking news.
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posted on
08/29/2007 9:03:54 PM PDT
by
flashbunny
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To: samadams2000
To: samadams2000
Is The Virginian by Owen Wister one of the best books ever? If not what is?
Kama Sutra. Scratch and Sniff version.
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posted on
08/29/2007 9:06:29 PM PDT
by
Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
To: Rudder
Yep. Sorry. Wrong section. But damn its a great book....
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posted on
08/29/2007 9:07:07 PM PDT
by
samadams2000
(Someone important make......The Call!)
To: samadams2000
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert A. Heinlein.
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posted on
08/29/2007 9:11:26 PM PDT
by
Coyoteman
(Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.)
To: Coyoteman
That looks like a winner. Thank you.
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posted on
08/29/2007 9:15:33 PM PDT
by
samadams2000
(Someone important make......The Call!)
To: Grizzled Bear
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posted on
08/29/2007 9:19:11 PM PDT
by
Triggerhippie
(Always use a silencer in a crowd. Loud noises offend people.)
To: samadams2000
Wind in the Willows. Mr. Toad rocks!
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posted on
08/29/2007 9:19:21 PM PDT
by
stinkerpot65
(Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
To: samadams2000
If you liked The Virginan by Owen Wister try books from Louie L’Amore.
To: ThomasThomas
I like William W. Johnstone instead!
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posted on
08/29/2007 9:22:31 PM PDT
by
MamaB
To: samadams2000
The Bible for $1000, Alex.
Most of the early Heinlein, his later stuff was not as good, the thicker the book, the worse it is.
CS Lewis, “There once was a boy named Eustace Clarence Scrubb and he almost deserved it.”
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posted on
08/29/2007 9:24:24 PM PDT
by
Valpal1
("I know the fittest have not survived when I watch Congress on CSPAN.")
To: samadams2000
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posted on
08/29/2007 9:24:25 PM PDT
by
Slicksadick
(Go out on a limb........Its where the fruit is.)
To: samadams2000
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is a great read.
Of Heinlein's stuff, I've got to go with Starship Troopers (Paul Verhoeven will do tall time in hell for his excremental film!) or Time Enough for Love.
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posted on
08/29/2007 9:27:01 PM PDT
by
Triggerhippie
(Always use a silencer in a crowd. Loud noises offend people.)
To: samadams2000
Off the top of my head...
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Memoirs of an Invisible Man by H.F. Saint
Without Remorse by Tom Clancy
The Cay by Theodore Taylor (short, but very good)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Firestarter, Needful Things, and Different Seasons by Stephen King
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posted on
08/29/2007 9:28:47 PM PDT
by
JesusBmyGod
(1 Corinthians 2:5, Jeremiah 29:11-13)
To: samadams2000
As a delegate from the Hobbit Hole, I cast a unanimous ballot for The Lord of the Rings!
To: JesusBmyGod
Forgot one...
The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov. Read it as a teenager and couldn’t put it down.
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posted on
08/29/2007 9:31:47 PM PDT
by
JesusBmyGod
(1 Corinthians 2:5, Jeremiah 29:11-13)
To: samadams2000
If you like westerns, try Lonesome Dove by McMurty, Bret Hart's short stories, and Mark Twain's western books, such as Roughing it.
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posted on
08/29/2007 9:40:02 PM PDT
by
LexBaird
(Tyrannosaurus Lex, unapologetic carnivore)
To: samadams2000
While it's not my favorite book of all time, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is timely. Written in the 40's (I think), it predicted some of what we see happening today and where it all leads eventually...
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posted on
08/29/2007 9:41:07 PM PDT
by
Tired of Taxes
(Dad, I will always think of you.)
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