I'm so going to have to pick up Pillars of the Earth, I've seen it a million times.

I read so many books, I'm not sure that I have a favorite, though To Kill a Mockingbird is definitely on the short list. The Kite Runner is a magnificent book, if you haven't read it. I'm in the process of reading the last Harry Potter again right now.

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I gave myself to Jesus, but now he never calls.

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"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)

You won't regret it. Everybody I've lent it to tells me it became their favourite book after reading.

I can't even ruin it by talking it up too much. It's that good.

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We've got rules and maps and guns in our backs, but we still can't just behave ourselves. Even if to save our own lives, we are a brutal kind. The Shins

God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens
A newer book but a great read especially for anyone who's lost their religion. It's helped me very much with my own internal conflicts and having to deal with nearly everyone in my life being religious.

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Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness ~Thomas Paine

He had the greatest effect on Hitler, didn't he?
I think Nietzsche's ideas look so sweet at first, because it targets your pride, but time proved that he was wrong.

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Since I do academics all day every day, I tend to read fluff when I have spare time for enjoyment.

I have been reading mostly

Lee Child books. All of them are about a vigilante ex marine who kills bad guys and solves cases.
Stephen King - I just reread the Stand. Going to start the Duma Key very soon.
Salvatore - he is a god, but lots of people diss him.

Ixtellor

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George W. Bush "I don't think our troops ought to be used for what's called nation-building"

Blasphemy is a victimless crime.

I like all of Tom Clancy's books, except Red Rabit, that one nearly put me to sleep!

I am a big Leo Tolstoy fan! My favorites of his are: War and Peace, Anna Karenina, and the Death of Ivan Ilych! I also read The Kingdom of God is Within You, which is nonfiction by tolstoy, and very good!

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"He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security"
Benjamin Franklin

R.I.P. Molly, I miss you every day!!


Beatitude # 9- "Blessed are those who spread freedom and democracy, for they shall invade the earth!"

A Message to Garcia. Because it conveys a message that everyone can learn from. But that was an essay, not exactly a book.

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The National Science Foundation announced the following study results on U.S. military recreation preferences:
1. Sport of choice for Marines: bowling.
2. Sport of choice for Sailors: football.
3. Sport of choice for Soldiers: baseball.
4. Sport of choice for Coast Guardsmen: tennis.
5. Sport of choice for Airmen: golf.
Notice how the farther down the list you go, the smaller their balls get.

IN the process of reading The Pillars of the Earth based on Chesby's reco.

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I gave myself to Jesus, but now he never calls.