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Nighthawk76 · 05-19-2005, 12:53 AM

1. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffery Eugenides
2. Salem's Lot by Stephen King
3. The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
4. The Dead Zone by Stephen King
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
6. April Morning by Howard Fast
7. The Killer Angels by Jeff Shaara
8. Star Trek Deep Space Nine-The Lives of Dax (various authors)
9. Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
10. Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

dandelion wine · 05-19-2005, 01:06 AM

Ten Favorites!

She's Come Undone - Wally Lamb

Salem's Lot - Stephen King

The Thorn Birds - Colleen McCullough

The Shining - Stephen King

A Separate Piece - John Knowles

This Boy's Life - Tobias Wolff

Gap Creek - Robert Morgan

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt

Cane River - Lalita Tademy

The Pilot's Wife - Anita Shreve

Great choices, Michael.

Fleet · 05-19-2005, 02:41 AM

Not really in any order:

1. Alive (The Story of the Andes Survivors)... excellent!

2. The Solar System (printed in 1962)

3. A Night to Remember (The sinking of the Titanic)

4. 8.4 (A fictional story of an 8.4 earthquake in New Madrid)

5. The Earth in Turmoil (another earthquake book, written by two quake experts Kerry Sieh and Simon LeVay)

6. Earthquake Country (yet another earthquake book)

7. The San Fernando Valley (history of the valley, with many historic photos)

8. Embraced by the Light

9. The Other Side and Back (Life after Death, by Sylvia Browne)

10. The "Three Investigators" mystery series, especially "The Mystery of the Green Ghost" and "The Secret of Terror Castle"

Belair · 05-19-2005, 07:41 AM

Not in any order...

Lethal Seduction
Dangerous Kiss
Hollywood Kids
The Love Killers
The World is Full of Married Men
all by Jackie Collins

Bittersweet
Vanished
The Long Road Home
The Klone and I
all by Danielle Steel

Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Pentimento · 05-19-2005, 11:09 AM

Subject to change, and in no particular order:

Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut
Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera
Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland
The Inn at the Edge of the World by Alice Thomas Ellis
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Side Effects by Woody Allen
Markings by Dag Hammarskjold

Kay Scarpetta · 05-19-2005, 01:38 PM

No particular ordah.

A Tree Grows in Brookyln by Betty Smith
The Secret History by Donna Tart
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Steven Chobowsky [sp?]
More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction by Elizabeth Wurtzel
The Runaway Jury by John Gresham
The Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell
The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Hollow · 05-19-2005, 01:57 PM

go dog go.

Nighthawk76 · 05-19-2005, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Kay Scarpetta

More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction by Elizabeth Wurtzel

I loved that book! If I hadn't restricted my list to fiction, I would have included both Prozac Nation and More, Now, Agian.

Max Whittaker · 05-19-2005, 02:50 PM

To list my favorite books in any particular order would be playing favorites. I couldn't do that. Here are ten of my favorite books.

1 Titanic: The long night by Diane Hoh
2 Anne of Green Gables series by L.M Montgomery
3 Earthsea series by Ursula K. Le Guin
4 Chronicles of Narnia by C.S Lewis
5 The Blue Castle by L.M Montgomery
6 Until We Meet Again by Michael Korenblit
7 True Ghost Stories by Hanz Holzter
8 Lost Horizon by James Hilton
9 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
10 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

That doesn't even begin to cover it!

CheersChild4life · 05-19-2005, 05:00 PM

Hmm I don't think i've read ten really good books but I really like (in no specific order)

The Cay
To Kill A Mocking Bird
The Outsiders
Foxfire
The tatooed girl
Man Crazy
We were the Mulvaneys
The Giver

Mijada · 05-19-2005, 05:12 PM

I really don't read that much at all but my favorite book I've ever read is "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Some others I've read and enjoyed are
Peyton Place
Flowers in the Attic
Me (Katharine Hepburn's autobiography)
All the Harry Potter books
The Thin Man
Where the Red Fern Grows

Jrnygrl · 05-19-2005, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by safety pin

go dog go.

Dr. Seuss is alway a great choice!!!

My ten favorites:

The Stranger - Albert Camus
Malcolm X - Alex Haley
Roots - Alex Haley
The Pearl - John Steinbeck
Tortilla Flats - John Steinbeck
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe
Brothers In Arms - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Shout! The Beatles in Their Generation - Philip Norman
Family Album - Danielle Steele
Guitar People - William G. Moses

Courtnee · 05-19-2005, 05:38 PM

1.) Call me Lumpy
2.) Elvis and me
3.) The Giver
4.) Loser
5.)The Pigman
6.) Elvis: A life in pictures
7.) My scrapbook

8.) Harry Potter
9.) Gone With The Wind
10.)The Gospel of Elvis

Rhiannon · 05-19-2005, 06:01 PM

Lord of the Rings
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Practical Magic
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
To Kill A Mockingbird
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

JT · 05-19-2005, 06:50 PM

I love my Lois Duncan...

"Summer of Fear"
"Killing Mr. Griffen"
"They Never Came Home"
"Stranger with My Face"
"Gallows Hill"
"A Gift of Magic"
"Daughters of Eve"
"Down a Dark Hall"
"Don't Look Behind You"
and some others I probably forgot...

oh and "SUDS, a new daytime drama," by Judie Angell.

05-19-2005, 12:53 AM	#1
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	Ten Favorite Books 1. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffery Eugenides 2. Salem's Lot by Stephen King 3. The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty 4. The Dead Zone by Stephen King 5. 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke 6. April Morning by Howard Fast 7. The Killer Angels by Jeff Shaara 8. Star Trek Deep Space Nine-The Lives of Dax (various authors) 9. Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke 10. Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

05-19-2005, 02:41 AM	#3
Fleet Mansions, limousines & H-ween Forum Star Join Date: Jan 06, 2002 Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, California Posts: 15,625	Not really in any order: 1. Alive (The Story of the Andes Survivors)... excellent! 2. The Solar System (printed in 1962) 3. A Night to Remember (The sinking of the Titanic) 4. 8.4 (A fictional story of an 8.4 earthquake in New Madrid) 5. The Earth in Turmoil (another earthquake book, written by two quake experts Kerry Sieh and Simon LeVay) 6. Earthquake Country (yet another earthquake book) 7. The San Fernando Valley (history of the valley, with many historic photos) 8. Embraced by the Light 9. The Other Side and Back (Life after Death, by Sylvia Browne) 10. The "Three Investigators" mystery series, especially "The Mystery of the Green Ghost" and "The Secret of Terror Castle"
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05-19-2005, 01:38 PM	#6
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05-19-2005, 02:50 PM	#9
Max Whittaker I want Serenity back Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 30, 2001 Posts: 6,180	To list my favorite books in any particular order would be playing favorites. I couldn't do that. Here are ten of my favorite books. 1 Titanic: The long night by Diane Hoh 2 Anne of Green Gables series by L.M Montgomery 3 Earthsea series by Ursula K. Le Guin 4 Chronicles of Narnia by C.S Lewis 5 The Blue Castle by L.M Montgomery 6 Until We Meet Again by Michael Korenblit 7 True Ghost Stories by Hanz Holzter 8 Lost Horizon by James Hilton 9 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte 10 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury That doesn't even begin to cover it!
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05-19-2005, 05:38 PM	#13
Courtnee MAN VS SAMMICH. Forum Star Join Date: Mar 23, 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 16,413	1.) Call me Lumpy 2.) Elvis and me 3.) The Giver 4.) Loser 5.)The Pigman 6.) Elvis: A life in pictures 7.) My scrapbook 8.) Harry Potter 9.) Gone With The Wind 10.)The Gospel of Elvis
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05-19-2005, 01:06 AM	#2
dandelion wine ~ Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 20, 2003 Location: Behind the Couch Posts: 34,967	Ten Favorites! She's Come Undone - Wally Lamb Salem's Lot - Stephen King The Thorn Birds - Colleen McCullough The Shining - Stephen King A Separate Piece - John Knowles This Boy's Life - Tobias Wolff Gap Creek - Robert Morgan Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt Cane River - Lalita Tademy The Pilot's Wife - Anita Shreve Great choices, Michael.

05-19-2005, 07:41 AM	#4
Belair Back@SO&Loveit! Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 13, 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 5,925	Not in any order... Lethal Seduction Dangerous Kiss Hollywood Kids The Love Killers The World is Full of Married Men all by Jackie Collins Bittersweet Vanished The Long Road Home The Klone and I all by Danielle Steel Chicken Soup for the Soul.

05-19-2005, 11:09 AM	#5
Pentimento Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 16, 2004 Location: The Big Valley Posts: 606	Subject to change, and in no particular order: Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland The Inn at the Edge of the World by Alice Thomas Ellis Fingersmith by Sarah Waters Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Stranger by Albert Camus Side Effects by Woody Allen Markings by Dag Hammarskjold

05-19-2005, 01:57 PM	#7
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05-19-2005, 05:00 PM	#10
CheersChild4life Absolutely Fabulous Senior Member Join Date: Nov 23, 2002 Location: Somwhere Fabulous Posts: 2,814	Hmm I don't think i've read ten really good books but I really like (in no specific order) The Cay To Kill A Mocking Bird The Outsiders Foxfire The tatooed girl Man Crazy We were the Mulvaneys The Giver

05-19-2005, 05:12 PM	#11
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	I really don't read that much at all but my favorite book I've ever read is "To Kill a Mockingbird" Some others I've read and enjoyed are Peyton Place Flowers in the Attic Me (Katharine Hepburn's autobiography) All the Harry Potter books The Thin Man Where the Red Fern Grows

05-19-2005, 06:01 PM	#14
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05-19-2005, 06:50 PM	#15
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,223	I love my Lois Duncan... "Summer of Fear" "Killing Mr. Griffen" "They Never Came Home" "Stranger with My Face" "Gallows Hill" "A Gift of Magic" "Daughters of Eve" "Down a Dark Hall" "Don't Look Behind You" and some others I probably forgot... oh and "SUDS, a new daytime drama," by Judie Angell.
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