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huffaluffahuffaluffa Posts: 38
edited July 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I just graduated high school and am now getting ready to go to college. I really need some good books to read the summer. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
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  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    huffaluffa wrote:
    I just graduated high school and am now getting ready to go to college. I really need some good books to read the summer. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
    what do u like to read?
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  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    What program are you going to major in?

    you can search and base on the books in that area...
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • huffaluffahuffaluffa Posts: 38
    I don't really want books about my major at all or anything that has to necessarily do with school. Just some good, meaningful books you think would be good for someone my age to read.
  • brainofmebrainofme Posts: 231
    have you read "ismael" and "into the wild"? i would suggest them.
    other than that:
    - hermann hesse "siddhartha"
    - robert schneider "schlafes bruder" ("brother of sleep")
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    huffaluffa wrote:
    I don't really want books about my major at all or anything that has to necessarily do with school. Just some good, meaningful books you think would be good for someone my age to read.
    Ishmael's a good one... if, for no other reason, that it will inspire you to read more interesting stuff. I would also recommend 1984 if you haven't read it. Papillon by Henri Charriere is probably the best adventure book I've ever read... it's soooo much fun. Touching the void is a brilliant brilliant story of defeating the odds.

    Papillon
    http://www.amazon.com/Papillon-Henri-Charriere/dp/0060934794

    Ishmael:
    http://www.amazon.com/Ishmael-Adventure-Spirit-Daniel-Quinn/dp/0553375407

    1984:
    http://www.amazon.com/1984-Signet-Classics-George-Orwell/dp/0451524934

    Touching the void:
    http://www.amazon.com/Touching-Void-Story-Miraculous-Survival/dp/0060730552
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  • Super VedderSuper Vedder Posts: 1,531
    Russell Brand - My Booky Wook

    Nikki Sixx - The Heroin Diaries
    Black, the greatest without a doubt........
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    On The Road
    Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
    The Sun Also Rises
    The Dharma Bums
    Way of the Peaceful Warrior
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • Super VedderSuper Vedder Posts: 1,531
    TrixieCat wrote:
    On The Road
    Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
    The Sun Also Rises
    The Dharma Bums
    Way of the Peaceful Warrior

    I agree with what she said ;):D
    Black, the greatest without a doubt........
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Super Vedder wrote:
    I agree with what she said ;):D
    I have created a monster. :eek:
    But a monster that is always correct. ;)


    Also, it never hurts to brush up on your Dr Seuss. Seriously.
    Oh, the Places You Will Go
    The Lorax
    Green Eggs and Ham..all offering valuable life lessons.
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • Super VedderSuper Vedder Posts: 1,531
    TrixieCat wrote:
    I have created a monster. :eek:
    But a monster that is always correct. ;)


    Also, it never hurts to brush up on your Dr Seuss. Seriously.
    Oh, the Places You Will Go
    The Lorax
    Green Eggs and Ham..all offering valuable life lessons.

    hahaha :cool:
    Black, the greatest without a doubt........
  • catwomancatwoman Posts: 256
    "What is the What" by Dave Eggers.
  • samicksamick Posts: 373
    Tim O'Brien....."The Things they Carried"
  • i_am_minei_am_mine Posts: 53
    i really enjoyed "catcher in the rye" by j.d salinger. i read it in high school in grade 11 and my english teacher was so cool and was really into the book. the main character holden is really funny and i found it pretty easy to relate to him, how he talked and the way he felt about people and the things in his life..its a great read!
  • MilestoneMilestone Posts: 1,140
    Ernest Hemmingway "The Dangerous Summer". You'll thank me later.
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  • Fighting HellfishFighting Hellfish Posts: 3,170
    If you want a sports book that's a little cerebral, check out Living On The Black by John Feinstein. It's a book about pitching (baseball) but it's much more than just abook about pitching
  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    My 3 all-time favs

    "SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam" by John L Plaster is a real page-turner if you are into the blood and guts sort of thing. It's basically a collection of first-hand accounts of Green Beret suicide missions in Vietnam. Crazy stuff. A lot of the missions were literally a group of 12 guys fighting off 100's of Viet Cong while waiting for the chopper to come get them out of there.

    "Guns, Germs & Steel" by Jared Diamond was a real eye-opener for me. It basically tries to disspell fundamental racism as we know it by explaining for differences between races and technological advancement through external factors such as geography and plain old uncontrollable circumstances.

    "From Beirut to Jerusalem" by Thomas Friedman is an autobiographical account of a reporter who was stationed in Beirut during the 1980's, when the fighting and turmoil was at its peak. It really puts into perspective the insanely complicated religious politics that are at the root of all problems over there.
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  • vduboisevduboise Posts: 1,937
    I liked the
    •Rachel Caine Weather Warden series- a very fun read- there are 6 books out now.
    •Jim Butcher's books are great, and Charlaine Harris too.
    •lian hearn across the nightingale floor

    It all depends on what you're in the mood for.
  • jezebeloriajezebeloria Posts: 600
    Super Vedder wrote:
    Russell Brand - My Booky Wook

    Nikki Sixx - The Heroin Diaries

    LOL... I can't believe you recommended Nikki's book. I was going to post that more or less as a joke. I am in the process of reading it now and all I can say is WOW! :eek: Hard to believe that man is still alive and I am not even that far into the book.
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