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Favorite Book?

Discussion in 'Books & Publications Forum' started by Rev. G, Nov 15, 2002.

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  1. swordsman

    swordsman New Member

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    Reillys Luck
    Flint
    The Proving trail
    Awesome Books Read each about 20 times each so far.

    I have read every book Lamour has written, he was a truly great author.

    [ November 22, 2002, 08:06 PM: Message edited by: swordsman ]
     
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  2. swordsman

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    Favorite sci-fi of all time: Enders Game - Orson Scott Card

    Favorite Christian book: One Book Rightly Divided, Douglas Stauffer ( This one is a MUST READ)
     
    #42 swordsman, Nov 22, 2002
  3. Rev. G

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    Swordsman:

    L'Amour. [​IMG]

    All of them? Wow! Did you like 'The Hills of Homicide'?
     
    #43 Rev. G, Nov 22, 2002
  4. swordsman

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    Rev.G, I read The Hills Of Homicide and I liked it a lot,all of his books are worth reading but I like the old westerns the best. My father was not much of one and we were not christians. I started reading L'Amour when I was 10 years old( I'm 38 now ) and his books were where I learned about what it is to be a man. So I guess you can say I am very partial to Louis L'Amour.
    One thing that I have noticed about those that are big fans of his is that they are generally very honest,straight forward and have a definite sense of right,wrong and honor. Just a thought.
    Swordsman
     
    #44 swordsman, Nov 23, 2002
  5. Dr. Bob

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    I live in Wyoming. Go past the Virginian Hotel in Medicine Bow quite often. Love the rugged stillness and beauty of the West.

    Enjoyed Zane Grey when I was 10-12 years old. Shoot 'em up, hang 'em high kinda action. Yippee ki-yi-yo, git along, little dogies.

    When I got out of the first stages of puberty I got over my fantasy about cowboys. Now I wouldn't take time to read L'amore or Lonsome Dove or any western novellas.

    Evidently, though, I'm missing something. From the high comments of friends here, think I will REthink my western fiction and pick up a book or two. May be a whole new genre of reading open for me. Thanks!
     
    #45 Dr. Bob, Nov 24, 2002
  6. Mari

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    I´m not a great reader but when something interested me.... :rolleyes:

    Here are my favorites:
    -How to really love your child of Ross Campbell
    -The act of marriage of LaHaye
    -I don´t remember the title but it is of John Rice...something like question and answers
    -The life of Moody of A.P. Fitt
    -New age versions of Riplnger
    -and reader´s digest (like the little stories especially because they are true stories)
     
    #46 Mari, Nov 24, 2002
  7. Drew R.

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    I really like a lot of Christian fiction, and one book that I just recently finished and thoroughly enjoyed was Safely Home by Randy Alcorn. Have any of you read this? I REALLY liked it.
     
    #47 Drew R., Nov 24, 2002
  8. Craig Shepherd

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    Louis Lamour is my favorite. I liked the Last of the Breed the best!!
     
    #48 Craig Shepherd, Nov 25, 2002
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    I was one of the first to answer and I only listed my absolute favorite book... Since others are giving longer lists, here's a few more:

    Fiction:
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    To Kill a Mockingbird
    A Prayer for Owen Meany
    Old Yeller

    Non-Fiction:
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    The Divine Conspiracy
    Disappointment With God
    Real Christians Don't Dance! (the "Don't" is crossed out)
    Real Christians Don't Ask Why! (the "Don't" is crossed out)
    Stein on Writing
     
    #49 Baptist Believer, Nov 25, 2002
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    Anything by Rush Limbaugh.
     
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    I am reading right now "Storm of Terror: A Hebron Mother's Diary" by June Leavitt. I am learning a lot from it and enjoying it quite a bit.

    Joseph Botwinick
     
    #51 Joseph_Botwinick, Dec 1, 2002
  12. Melanie

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    My favourites are:
    1. The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser
    2. Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney
    3. Lavengro (and ilk) by George Borrow
    4. The works of Rider Haggard
    5. The works of John Buchan
    6. The Egyptian Tales of Elizabeth Peters
    7. The works of Lois McMaster Bujold [​IMG]
     
    #52 Melanie, Dec 2, 2002
  13. Bob Alkire

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    Will name a few.
    Dispensational Truth by Clarence Larkin

    Christ in The Camp by J. William Jones

    Life and Campaigns of Lt. General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson by Robert Lewis Dabney

    Listening to The Giants by Warren W. Wiersbe

    Walking with The Giants by Warren W. Wiersbe

    Payday Someday by Robert Greene Lee

    Holiness The False and The True by H.A.Ironside

    Any Travis McGee book by John Mac Donald

    [ December 04, 2002, 11:21 AM: Message edited by: Bob Alkire ]
     
    #53 Bob Alkire, Dec 4, 2002
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    My father read Westerns and kept them on top of an old black cabinet in the hall where I couldn't reach them. I remember my delight as a boy when I was finally tall enough to climb on a chair and look at the pictures on the front of the books.

    I have remained a western fan through the years, reading all of L'Amour's books and hundreds of others - Another great one is Elmer Kelton. I highly recommend his books.

    [​IMG]
     
    #54 Hardsheller, Dec 5, 2002
  15. Rev. G

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    Both of his books? :D
     
    #55 Rev. G, Dec 7, 2002
  16. Pete

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    In no order:

    A Man Called Peter: Catherine Marshall
    True For You But Not For Me: Paul Copan
    The Holiness Of God: R C Sproul
    The Foundations Of Christian Doctrine: Kevin J Conner
    Frank Peretti's "Darkness" books
    The Pursuit Of Holiness: Jerry Bridges
    The New Evidence That Demands A Verdict (Evidence I & II): Josh McDowell
    John Maxwell's "Leadership" books
    No Compromise: Melody Green
    Answers: Keith Piper
    Christ In The Passover: Ceil & Moishe Rosen
    Concise Guide To Today's Religions: Josh McDowell & Don Stewart
    Essential Truths Of The Christian Faith: R C Sproul

    ...and one that I can not find on shelf here at the moment, "Christ's Unveiling" by forgotten author...DOH!

    I was going to put a disclaimer here that a listing above is by no means an endorsement of everything written in each book, but nahhhhh, we are mostly Baptists here so that is taken as read :D

    Pete
     
    #56 Pete, Dec 19, 2002
  17. cash1611

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    AMEN to that Les Miserables (the real version) remains the only book, other than the Bible, that I've read more than once
     
    #57 cash1611, Dec 20, 2002
  18. John Miller

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    A great secular book to read is "Blackhawk Down" by Mark Bowden. I like it better than the movie.

    My favorite Christian books are Wally beebe's "The Second Man", any commentary by John Phillips, and "What The Bible Teaches" by Raymond Barber.
     
    #58 John Miller, Dec 28, 2002
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