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Now for the books, Share you favorite (not necessarily Buddhist) books
I have so many, I am going to focus on teh ones least well known
Green Darkness, Written in the 70's? About reincarnation, love and relationships through time. the author Anya Seton had a background in esoteric organizations. And a great historical novel with the multiple time frames.
The Years of RIce and Salt - what if the plague had claimed 99% of europe instead of 33%, the rise in world power and inventions of technology would have all come from the east instead of the west. Fabulouse
The Historian - best dang vampire book ever! No one sparkles, the history is impeccable, and a compelling story
Enders Game - childrens book but don't let that put you off. A great book for anyone who was a smart outsider growing up,and ajust a great fantasy read.
Green Darkness, Written in the 70's? About reincarnation, love and relationships through time. the author Anya Seton had a background in esoteric organizations. And a great historical novel with the multiple time frames.
The Years of RIce and Salt - what if the plague had claimed 99% of europe instead of 33%, the rise in world power and inventions of technology would have all come from the east instead of the west. Fabulouse
The Historian - best dang vampire book ever! No one sparkles, the history is impeccable, and a compelling story
Enders Game - childrens book but don't let that put you off. A great book for anyone who was a smart outsider growing up,and ajust a great fantasy read.
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i suppose, there was a time where The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky really defined my life. i'm not sure if i can still say that, but i highly recommend this book to everyone. to this day, i still think about the characters from time to time and i treasure those moments when i truly feel infinite.
Ender's Game was great. i've been thinking for some time that i need to read that again.
The Women's Room by Marilyn French really changed the way that i look at society and the world... for the better, probably... although sometimes i still think that ignorance is bliss.
other than that, i love most anything by Chuck Palahniuk... especially: Fight Club and Invisible Monsters. anybody who loves the movie Fight Club should read the book because it ends completely differently. Invisible Monsters is just such a trip, the main character is a beauty queen who gets half of her face shot off by a shotgun. also good is Choke and Survivor... i haven't really read much of his new stuff though, i'm sad to say.
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I also really liked Ender's Game. Another of my favorite novels is World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks. My favorite dharma book is The Bodhisattva's Way of Life by Shantideva.
Favorite book: 1984, Animal Farm, All Alan Watts books and the book I am reading: 1Q84. (Author: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami) Highly suggest it!:)I am actually working on a novel called, "Untitled Cypha."
i also used to be really into kurt vonnegut. i loved Cat's Cradle and Breakfast of Champions, despite the fact that it was rather... off the wall...
In search of Schrödinger's cat - John Gribbin.
In search of the big bang - John Gribbin.
Let the right one in - John Ajvide Lindqvist. (There have been two great movies made from this. Let the right one in is Swedish and Let me in is the American remake.)
Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder. (It sounds like chick-lit, but I assure you it isn't.)
Engineering: A Beginner's Guide - Natasha McCarthy.
Chemical Engineering Volume 1 - Many authors.
Vegan with a vengeance - Isa Chandra Moskowitz.
Steal this book - Abbie Hoffman.
The MK-ULTRA secret - Frank Camper.
The Elegant Universe - Brian Greene
I wont give you alist of martial arts books because that would be too long.
I have many titles about MI5, MI6, CIA, NSA, FSB and other world intelligence agencies and defunct ones like the KGB. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, I just have an interest in intelligence agencies and real espionage.
Graphic Novels:
Kick Ass - Mark Millar. (Now also an awesome movie)
Watchmen - Alan Moore.
I'm on the third book in the Fire and Ice series by George R. R. Martin (the books that HBO's new series Game of Thrones is based on) and am finding it pleasantly amazing! I've never been into fantasy or anything before. Pretty neat when you venture outside your normal genres and figure out that you can add a whole slew of books to your to-read list!