4588686 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Death and the Dervish-Mesa Selimovic Doctor Zhivago-Boris Pasternak Freedom Just Around The Corner: A New American History 1585-1828- Walter A. McDougall Throes of Democracy: The American Civil War Era 1829-1877 -Walter A. McDougall After Virtue-MacIntyre Whose Justice? Whose Rationality?- MacIntyre War and Peace- Tolstoy Introduction to Christianity- Joseph Ratzinger America's Constitution: A Biography- Akhil Reed Amar That's 9. I want to add one more. What do you all suggust as a substantive, life-altering book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardillacid Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 The Art of War Stephen King's Gunslinger series Herbert's Dune Series. These all shaped my life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Exorcism and the Church Militant- Thomas Euteneuer Jesus of Nazareth (Part II)- Pope Benedict Communio (previous and current issue)- Various Ghosts and Poltergeists- Herbert Thurston, SJ Rollback- Thomas Woods Jr. Emma- Jane Austen Brideshead Revisited- Evelyn Waugh Democracy: The God That Failed- Hans-Hermann Hoppe Paradise Lost- John Milton Positive Theory of Capital- Eugen von Bohm-Bawerk The Analects- Confucius The Development of the Liturgical Reform: As seen by Cardinal Ferdinando Antonelli from 1948 - 1970- Nicola Giampietro Charitable Anathema- Dietrich von Hildebrand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 [quote name='ardillacid' timestamp='1305360807' post='2241300'] The Art of War Stephen King's Gunslinger series Herbert's Dune Series. These all shaped my life [/quote] And your mother shaped my life. IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN HOLLAZ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archaeology cat Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Well, I'm planning to actually read The Divine Comedy (and not just skim/read the intros like I did before) along with some Chesterton. Oh, and some Dumas, because I like him. And some of the lesser read Shakespearean plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Might Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 "Growing Up Absurd" by Paul Goodman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Kite Runner- Hosseini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePenciledOne Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Albert Camus, "The Stranger" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 I'm reading Kathy Reichs books this summer. I find that mystery books make my brain access the old lawyer parts of my damage brain, and keep it working so I'm not struggling when school starts in the Fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 [quote name='ardillacid' timestamp='1305360807' post='2241300'] Stephen King's Gunslinger series [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization by Thomas E Woods, Jr. What's Wrong with the World by Chesterton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithLuin Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Archaeology cat' timestamp='1305370728' post='2241309'] Well, I'm planning to actually read The Divine Comedy (and not just skim/read the intros like I did before) along with some Chesterton. Oh, and some Dumas, because I like him. And some of the lesser read Shakespearean plays. [/quote] Good choices If you have not read Tolkien yet, you really should. He's life-changing [i] Lord of the Rings[/i] and [i]The Silmarillion[/i] both. And if you have read him already, well, it's always a good time to re-read him If you liked LotR and want something like it, I'd have to recommend [i]Watership Down[/i], even though it's nothing like it . Or [i]The Count of Monte Cristo[/i]. Or [i]Ender's Game[/i] Or [i]Beauty[/i] by Robin McKinley. Chesterton is always good. Get a collection of his essays to intersperse between your other reading. Or just find them online: http://www.gkc.org.uk/gkc/books/index.html#ESSAYS American History is not my thing, so I can't recommend one on that topic. If you are interested in Medieval History, though, a classic introduction is R. W. Southern's 'The Making of the Middle Ages'. Edited May 14, 2011 by MithLuin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcceNovaFacioOmni Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 (edited) A-Mac, nice As for the 10th, I suggest Love and Responsibility. Edited May 14, 2011 by thedude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Fiction: A Confederacy of Dunces (one of my all-time favorite books of all time. The story about how this book even exists should be made into a movie.) The Knight by Gene Wolfe (amazing author that uses a lot of Catholic symbolism) Non-fiction: 7 Secrets of the Eucharist (finished this book in less than 2 hours. It's amesome.) The Bad Catholic's Guide to Good Living (thanks Lil Red!) Triumph: The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 [quote name='Lil Red' timestamp='1305388090' post='2241348'] How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization by Thomas E Woods, Jr. [/quote] You will not be disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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