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Old 06-24-2009, 04:52 PM   #1
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Good books to read...
Hi
I want to know what books out there are worth reading. What are the books that "shaped the personalities of their readers" as some people like to put it? By the way, I'd like them to be downloadable for free, because decent books are just to expensive to buy, and never in paper-back. I want to make the most of the summer vacation, and to read anything of literary value.

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Old 06-24-2009, 04:58 PM   #2
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hmmm i think everyone should read 'catcher in the rye', and for recreational purposes= 'the five people you meet in heaven' by mitch albom [best book ever]
not sure if it's available for free because i dont download books-but the authors are popular so you can most likely find them online.
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Old 06-24-2009, 07:43 PM   #3
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I think the book that has most inspired me was.. Anthem by Ayn Rand. It's short, but powerful.
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Old 06-25-2009, 12:59 AM   #4
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"Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad
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Old 07-01-2009, 10:09 PM   #5
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i agree with sapphire_ocean... "the five people you meet in heaven" (albom) is a great book! although its not a difficult read, it is thought provoking.

i've also really been enjoying john irving's books. so far i've only read "a prayer for owen meany" and "the world according to garp", but they are amazing.
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Old 07-02-2009, 04:39 PM   #6
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dostoevsky obviously
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Old 07-02-2009, 07:10 PM   #7
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There are so many! I'm not sure if you can download them for free but here are ten in no order:
1)The Catcher in the Rye
2)1984
3)To Kill a Mockingbird
4)Pride and Prejudice
5)A Tale of Two Cities
6)Little Women
7)The Scarlet Letter
8)Schindler's List
9)And Then There Were None
10)The Da Vinci Code
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Old 07-02-2009, 07:14 PM   #8
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I agree with Mitch Albom's books. Also try Tuesdays with Morrie by the same author.
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Old 07-02-2009, 07:29 PM   #9
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For me, the most influential/thought provoking books I've read are To Kill a Mockingbird, Catcher in the Rye, and The Little Prince
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Old 07-02-2009, 07:46 PM   #10
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War and Peace
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Old 07-02-2009, 11:10 PM   #11
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The Prince by Machiavelli and Meditations by Aurelius but I'm kind of old school...
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Old 08-01-2009, 01:56 AM   #12
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Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi
Once Upon A Potty was pretty inspiring, too.
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Old 08-01-2009, 03:00 AM   #13
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There is a website, Wattpad, that has many of these books available for free-- you can download them to your Iphone, too. I think they are complete versions.

Great books to read online for free:

George Orwell: 1984, 1984 by george orwell (Eric Blair) - Wattpad
George Orwell: Animal Farm, Animal Farm - Wattpad
Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Wattpad
Antoine de Saint Euxpery, The Little Prince, The Little Prince - Wattpad
Charles Dickens, Tale of Two Cities, A Tale Of Two Cities - Wattpad
Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, Nicholas Nickleby-complete-Charles Dickens - Wattpad
Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens - Wattpad
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist, alchemist - Wattpad
Albert Camus, The Stranger, The Stranger - Albert Camus - Wattpad
Albert Camus, The Plague, The Plague - Albert Camus - Wattpad
Fyodor Dostoevski, Crime and Punishment, crime and punishment - Wattpad
Fyodor Dostoevski, Notes from the Underground, Notes from the Underground - Wattpad
Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace, War and Peace - Wattpad
Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince, The Prince - Wattpad
Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, To Kill a Mockingbird by Nelle Harper Lee - Wattpad
William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Golding - LORD OF THE FLIES - Wattpad
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad - Wattpad
Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie, Tuesdays with Morrie - Wattpad
Mitch Albom, The 5 People You Meet In Heaven - Wattpad
Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Wattpad
Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie - Murder On The Orient Express - Wattpad
Agatha Christie, Murder in Mesopotamia, Agatha Christie - Murder In Mesopotamia - Wattpad
Agatha Christie, And there were None, And then there were none - Wattpad
Ayn Rand, Anthem, Anthem - Wattpad
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Old 08-01-2009, 03:17 AM   #14
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READ BEFORE YOU DIE:
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption - eSnips, share anything
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Old 08-01-2009, 08:36 AM   #15
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HARRY POTTER BIT.CHES

fu.ck everything else
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