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Post by Alameth of the Iron Fist on Jun 17, 2006 6:57:23 GMT -5
So far we have quite a list:
Eragon by Christopher Paolini The Positronic Man by Isaac Asimov. The Green and the Grayby Timothy Zahn. Have Spacsuit, will Travel by Robert Heinlen (sp?) Inkheart, Inkspell, and The Thief Lord by C. Funke The "Redwall" books by Brian Jacques The "His Dark Materials" series by Philip Pullman (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass) House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy The Tower at Stony Wood by Patricia McKillip Orbit by John Nance
If anyone has more to add, feel free to post it.
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Post by Kirke on Jun 17, 2006 16:35:44 GMT -5
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Post by Alameth of the Iron Fist on Jun 18, 2006 14:39:17 GMT -5
Agreed...good story, that.
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Post by Kirke on Jun 18, 2006 16:54:05 GMT -5
If you ever break both your arms...well, even if you break/hurt anything...
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Post by st1_Emrys on Jun 26, 2006 16:22:29 GMT -5
If you want to go the McKillip route I would definately recommend the trilogy- Riddlemaster of Hed, Heir of Sea and Fire, and Harpist in the Wind. Also, her book Alphabet of Thorn is excellent. Alphabet of Thorn captures a similar surreal feel that you get when reading The Tower of Stony wood. How many people would be able to get their hands on these books? I know some of you do not have the most wondrous libraries in your areas...
Oh yes, Alameth, how fast can you read? As in if I brought the trilogy could you read it between that friday and sunday? If you want I can bring it... its basically the second best trilogy I have ever read. Nothing else comes close to it and Lord of the Rings.
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Post by Middle Earth Mouse on Sept 28, 2006 16:15:26 GMT -5
I strongly recomend that those of you who have not read The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis should. It will help you to open your eyes and just see things from a differnet perspective.
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Post by beefmonger on Sept 28, 2006 16:52:44 GMT -5
Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller is -blam!-ing aweXome.
Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell looks promising. I'm in the middle of reading it with a study group. I hear it's really very great, and I'm counting on agreeing with that after I finish it. I'll give the final verdict when I'm finished (which should be a while, 'cause I'll probably be going at a slow pace).
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Post by Kirke on Oct 3, 2006 19:43:27 GMT -5
Another suggestion might be the writings of Plato, or a few of them...those are public domain and widely available online.
How about Romans, or James? Would anyone agree those fulfill "easy to obtain", "good reads", and "fodder for fruitful discussion"?
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Post by Thenin on Oct 4, 2006 22:39:46 GMT -5
Romans and James are both excellent books to read. Although I think I will decline from reading them for a while. I still hear random verses from Romans in my head and I can still quote most of James. ::rolls eyes::
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Post by Kirke on Oct 4, 2006 23:26:56 GMT -5
Fine. Ezekiel it is.
I assume THAT is not in the quizzing regimen.
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Post by Alameth of the Iron Fist on Oct 5, 2006 6:10:35 GMT -5
Your assumption is correct. We don't quiz on any Old Testament books. Though I wouldn't mind if we did. We don't even quiz on everything in the New Testament.
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Post by Kirke on Oct 5, 2006 18:52:19 GMT -5
I promise you I will be there the day you have everyone quiz on Song of Solomon...
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