Best Book That You Ever Read?

[buster]

Any thing by Octavia Butler(R.I.P.) But my favorites are Wild Seed, and Lilith's Brood.
I'm telling you if you like Sci-Fi then you will love anything by her.

OK , now DORO is looking for your voice. Wild Seed is top shelf but:
From Superman to Man by J. A. Rogers had a railway porter bitch slap a U. S. Senator during the 1940's .

 

[malaki]

To claim this as the best book you've ever read is very disturbing. but I suppose, to each, his own.

Anyway, my favorites are;

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Republic by Plato
1776 by David McCullough
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

damn i can't believe you got all the way through wealth of nations. i've always wanted to read that one but for some reason...just can't get started.

the republic is also another must-read on my list...

 

[A$AP SaVaGe]

Man child in the promise land by claud brown.

Manchild in the promised land

Manchild in the Promised Land Claude Brown

I just picked this book from the library today..currently on Chap.3

 

[Sydewalk]

 

[SamSneed]

I bought it, but haven't read it.

man this book is LONG AS FUCK!!! and that chapter where the john galt dude is talking on the radio explaining his philosophy is insufferable. good book (tho she caricatured the "bad guys" a bit much) but i'd need extended jail time or a gun to my head to pick that book up again

DUDE...I thought it was just me. I've always heard how great this book is but everytime I try to read it I cant get past the bitch getting to NY or wherever she was going in the beginning. I even have just john galts speech and I cant crack it (I heard she spent a year working on the speech alone.)

Some of my favorites not mentioned (still got to shout out The Alchemist again.)
Anne Mcaferty's dragon riders of pern series(she is a great sci-fi writer)
Timothy Zahn Star Wars Thrawn trilogy (really should be the next movies.)
Isaac asimov's Foundation series

i was told to read it by my Battalion Commander(Brigadier General) in the Marines,while in cuba in 02.I dont even want to know if i didnt read the book when told to what would happen to me.i'm almost done again ,sometimes i read shit like 2 or three times.

 

[soonSWOLE]

The Dark tower series by SK.

 

[coolie569]

OK , now DORO is looking for your voice. Wild Seed is top shelf but:
From Superman to Man by J. A. Rogers had a railway porter bitch slap a U. S. Senator during the 1940's .

Allright glad to see some one else has checked out Octavia Butler. I just looked up From Superman To Man on Amazon.com, and I'm definitely going to check it out. The reviews are crazy. Unfortunately it's out of stock. Looks like i'm going to have to dust off the old library card.

To the O.P. Great Thread! Thanks for getting me back into reading.

 

[Mr Azz Whole]

Great books here

 

[coolie569]

Damn I forgot another one of my favorites by this cat that used to work for The Daily News.

Great Read I had a hard time putting it down.

 

[jackeebleu]

 

[BRUHA]

^^^^^^^^^^^^By far the best book that I have read so far.

This is my second place pick:

 

[Megazell]

Great book for it's genre.

Try this one when you can if you have not already

My personal favorite non-fiction book is:

My personal favorite fiction book is a toss up between these 3 series:

 

[marchetta]

Other than the Holy Bible, this is the most inspirational book I've ever read.

 

[Ill Paragraph]

To claim this as the best book you've ever read is very disturbing. but I suppose, to each, his own.

Peace,

Not to knock anyone, but I was beginning to think I was the only one who thought The Coldest Winter Ever was some derivative garbage.

Anyway...

 

[A$AP SaVaGe]

Manchild in the Promised is that shit!...good ass recomendation y'all...I just finished reading it it n I'm a lil disappointed that I did..lol...and I'm actually kinda sad that he passed away in 2002..I was hoping there would be more books out by him.

 

[Singular]

The Rich Dad/Poor Dad series of books(helped me predict, sort out and find a way out of this financial recession...and it won't be over for most of us for another 2-3years)

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas(I read the unabridged version in middle school and have loved the book ever since. I read it once a year; cover to cover. The last three words of the book: "wait and hope" have taught me to be patient and persevere in all difficulties.

 

[keysersoze]

Manchild in the Promised is that shit!...good ass recomendation y'all...I just finished reading it it n I'm a lil disappointed that I did..lol...and I'm actually kinda sad that he passed away in 2002..I was hoping there would be more books out by him.

Great book. One of my faves.

 

[Genesiswiz]

I have read many, here are some good ones:

Finite and Infinite Games -- James Carse

Countering The Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys

The Atkins Book

Angels and Demons

Memoirs of a Geisha

 

[Anthony-Cruz]

I just picked this book from the library today..currently on Chap.3

I think I'm about to pick it up tomorrow aswell. Props on this thread

I been reading alot of Harlan Coben books lately. I would recommend pretty much anything from him. None of his books have let me down

 

[DaTakeOver]

My favorite books that I enjoyed reading (and still do) are:

The Bible/Qua'ran
The Isis Papers, by Dr. Cress Wesling
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley-Kinte
Are Black Men, Obsolete and Dangerous (forgot the author's name)
The Art of War By Sun Tzu
Pawns In The Game (forgot the author's name)
Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys
Dynasty By Jeff Pearlman
Foods for your Blood type (excellent read, for those who are health conscious)

Those are the main books, I can think of, right now. If I can remember more, I'll mention them later.

 

[Ill Paragraph]

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas(I read the unabridged version in middle school and have loved the book ever since. I read it once a year; cover to cover. The last three words of the book: "wait and hope" have taught me to be patient and persevere in all difficulties.

Peace,

Agreed.

 

[The Amerikkkan Idol]

 

[rayzor222]

Rich dad, Poor dad and Think and grow rich. They changed the game for my life.

 

[coolie569]

Man child in the promise land by claude brown.

cosign

also... The Coldest Winter Ever, Assata, Angela Davis- autobiography, Black Panthers Speak, The Spook who Sat by the Door, Parable of the Sower + Parable of the Talents + Lilith's Brood- by Octavia Butler, Rant by Chuck Palahniuk (sp), Steel Toe
Soul on ice is a must- read.


Can't narrow it down to just one....

 

[Ill Paragraph]

Bump^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[J_Bourne]

It may be a childrens book, but is continues to be the best book ive ever read:

I wasn't even going to post anything on this thread because it's hard to narrow down my favorite books but this book right here I had to reply to. I'm so surprised to see someone else post it. I read this in middle school and at least a couple more times after that, I was probably still in middle school. Come to think of it, I may have been in the 6th grade when I initially read it. Looking back, I think this book influenced me deeply.

 

[IronBlackLion]

 

[A$AP SaVaGe]

The Stand ... and also Bag of Bones. Read that one right after someone close to me died and it hit home like you wouldn't believe. Oh.... and honorable mention to Anne Rice's "Queen of the Damned".

good ass recomendation on that 'Bag Of Bones' dawg..good as book!...also the first stephen king book I've ever read.

 

[Man_Of_STeeL]

thanx for the info...

 

[oolong tea]

Sorry, some one already posted Invisible Man. That book should have been a movie!!

 

[Mofoman]

1984 and the Autobiography of Malcolm X

real original, I know.

A close third would be Psycho Cybernetics.

 

[richminded]

Bump

 

[UptempoDro]

Can be found on the web for around $1 plus shipping. (used)

 

[KAPE KRUSADER]

Outstanding Book!

 

[Mylansky]

Best book ive read