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Even though they have worn the movies out on television, about 45 yrs ago the book kept me mesmerized......read it twice! The Godfather. Luca Brasi was an evil SOB in the book. Much better character than they portrayed in the movie. Best book. Gotta think about it. The one that probably had the most influence was one I read about 20 times as a kid, My Side of the Mountain. Allowed me to escape and realized that I loved the outdoors.
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The Bible
Richmond Lattimore's translation of The Iliad
Captains Courageous
Starship Troopers
Me solum relinquatis
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Undaunted Courage and Log of the Cowboy.
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The Berkut By Joseph Heywood is a helluva read. The Berkut
Broncos are officially the worst team in the nation this year.
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All's quiet on the western front.
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There are way too many to single out a "best". As a boy, I read a book titled Skid over and over. Ruark's The Old Man and the Boy has almost been committed to memory. The Herriot books have brought me great enjoyment each time I have read them. Lone Wolf by Wolfgang and Argabright really helped me reach closure on something that had bothered me for thirty-five years. To Kill A Mockingbird had a great effect on me at an early age. The Bleachers by Grisham really resonated with me. To Kill A Mockingbird The Old Man and the Boy The Old Man and the Sea
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“In Trump We Trust.” Right????
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Upturn in the tunnel.
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That's a hard decision to make. Grapes of Wrath, was the first book that really made me want to read more!
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Ghost soldiers by Hamton Sides.
Almost all of Steven Ambrose's books
Grapes of Wrath
Lonesome Dove and Streets of Laredo
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Even though they have worn the movies out on television, about 45 yrs ago the book kept me mesmerized......read it twice! The Godfather. Luca Brasi was an evil SOB in the book. Much better character than they portrayed in the movie. Best book. Gotta think about it. The one that probably had the most influence was one I read about 20 times as a kid, My Side of the Mountain. Allowed me to escape and realized that I loved the outdoors. I remember that book from school, I bet I read it a few times also. Big ones for me were "Desert Solitaire" by Ed Abbey. the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" made a big impression. Sycamore
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I quit reading books when I graduated from college in 1985. Never wanted to see another book. That said, I did take a lit class on Orwell's works. I enjoyed them all but tops was "The Road To Wigan Pier".
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Even birds know not to land downwind!
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I'm not a Stephen King fan in particular but The Stand is still my favorite.
"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man." --Robert Duvall.
"Fill your hand, you son-of-a-bitch!" --John Wayne.
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I quit reading books when I graduated from college in 1985. Never wanted to see another book. That said, I did take a lit class on Orwell's works. I enjoyed them all but tops was "The Road To Wigan Pier". That's probably darndest thing I have read on the 24HR Campfire in 13 years! Did you read "Homage to Catalonia" in the Orwell class? Sycamore
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"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy.
I started reading early in the morning and couldn't put it down.
Finished it at 3am the nest morning.
With the old Breed is also high on the list.
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Trinity, by Leon Uris.
And pretty much anything else of his..
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The Old Man and the Boy holds a special place in my heart.
Alaskas Wolf Man by Rearden is equally meaningful to me.
I thoroughly enjoyed Lynn Schoolers books too. Blue Bear and Walking home.
The heart of everything that is was a great read.
I've got a lot of favorites.
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Where the Red Fern Grows
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I couldn't begin to pick an absolute favorite, but there are some that I've read and re-read over the years.
The Lord of the Rings series, including the Hobbit.
The Horatio Hornblower books.
Maneaters of Kumaon
The Jungle Books
The Phillip Marlowe novels
The Wind in the Willows
Anyone that likes the Harry Bosch books would also enjoy the Martin Beck novels as well as the Inspector Montalbano series.
Right now, I'm about a third of the way through the last Game of Thrones book. Gonna hate coming to the end.
Lastly, I'm about halfway through Topper by Thorne Smith, the basis for the excellent Roland Young, Cary Grant, and Constance Bennett film. The book has really struck a chord with me, so much that in addition to the Kindle version, I also ordered a nice reprint of it and the sequel, Topper takes a Trip for my dwindling library space. It's probably the ultimate middle-age crisis book; kind of a drunken adult fairy tale with ghosts, lots of ghosts, and a good bit sexier than the movie, without being graphic. Highly recommended.
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Another Leon Uris fan here, Starting with Trinity and his follow-up Redemption.
Got tied up with the Jack Reacher series too.
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