Maybe you should read a book sometime.

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Innerfire89

Innerfire89

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Other than Scripture, the most valuable collection of books, what are some of your favorite books and authors?

Everything I've read by R.C. Sproul was dead on and he has a way of making things simple and clear. Lorain Bottner is another favorite. And I'd like to find a copy of Pilgrims Progress.
 
I just finished reading a James Patterson book. I enjoy Clive Cussler and David Baldacci also. I have read many books by these authors. I haven't read much non-fiction but occasionally I will depending on the author and topic.
 
l-o-v-e the Puritan writers. Owen, Watson, Edwards, Sibbes...

i must be a million years old!
 
tourist said:
I just finished reading a James Patterson book. I enjoy Clive Cussler and David Baldacci also. I have read many books by these authors. I haven't read much non-fiction but occasionally I will depending on the author and topic.
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tl;dr. :) ;)
 
I read quite a few books outside the bible--probly about a dozen per year. I just finished (rereading) "Moneyball." I am working on "Getting Up and Down: How to Save Strokes from Forty Yards and In" by Tom Watson. (I actually don't read that many sports books. It just so happens I read these two recently.) My two favorite authors are Tracy Kidder and Michael Lewis.
 
tourist said:
I just finished reading a James Patterson book. I enjoy Clive Cussler and David Baldacci also. I have read many books by these authors. I haven't read much non-fiction but occasionally I will depending on the author and topic.
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I've never had much interest in fiction, I'd much rather read about reality and I just can't get into the stories.
 
I don't know if you read exclusively Christian nonfiction, but H.H. Holmes: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson was very well written. It is about one of the U.S.' first serial killers who did his dirty work during the Chicago's World's Fair. I'd like to read more of his books. The book alternates between Holmes and the making of the fair.
 
Prov910 said:
I read quite a few books outside the bible--probly about a dozen per year. I just finished (rereading) "Moneyball." I am working on "Getting Up and Down: How to Save Strokes from Forty Yards and In" by Tom Watson. (I actually don't read that many sports books. It just so happens I read these two recently.) My two favorite authors are Tracy Kidder and Michael Lewis.
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I can't remember reading anything that wasn't theological really, I like history though, I would probably read a good history book.
 
Galatea said:
I don't know if you read exclusively Christian nonfiction, but H.H. Holmes: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson was very well written. It is about one of the U.S.' first serial killers who did his dirty work during the Chicago's World's Fair. I'd like to read more of his books. The book alternates between Holmes and the making of the fair.
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Never read the book, but I have seen a documentary on him. Netflix had a number of documentaries on such subjects, though I haven't checked in a while.
 
The book I'm reading now is on the basic religions you would find in America and thier history and beliefes. Knowing their beliefs and the basis of the arguments set forth by unbelievers is very helpful.
 
Ugly said:
Never read the book, but I have seen a documentary on him. Netflix had a number of documentaries on such subjects, though I haven't checked in a while.
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I think there was an American Experience episode about Holmes. I am interested in serial killers and why they became so.
 
i read a lot of hard sci-fi, mostly whatever is on the 'new book rack' at my library that looks interesting. a couple of my favorite authors, that i'll go out of the way to find new work from if it's not on the rack, are Charles Stross, Peter F. Hamilton & Peter Watts.

recently i read 'Redemption in Indigo' by Karen Lord, and adored it, then read all the rest of her work i could get my hands on. not sci-fi, mostly, more neo-African folklore, but worth reading.

i don't generally get much from 'devotional' books by Christian authors; i'd rather listen to expository preaching, which i do a lot of. maybe it burns me out on reading theology books? for some reason i find listening to people's opinions on scripture more palatable than reading hundreds of pages of similar material.
 
Currently reading, "Thus Spoke Zathustra" by Fredrick Nietzsche, also reading a compilation of Aristotle's works.
 
I read a lot. Always have. There are too many authors I like to even try to list.
I've read just about all of Stephen King's books.

I've read all of Louis L'Amour's, and all of John D McDonald's.

Nearly all of Dean Koontz, all of Lee Child, most of David Baldacci, most of Michael Crichton, some of John Irving, nearly all of Ken Follett...

Currently am doing a marathon of W.E. B. Griffin's books.

There are a lot more authors I've read most of, but that's a sampling...

I've also read all of Lee Strobel's "Case" books, a couple of CS Lewis' books.
 
Galatea said:
I think there was an American Experience episode about Holmes. I am interested in serial killers and why they became so.
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I used to be into that as well. Things have changed for me, so it's less of an interest, now. But the reasons and motives still interest me.
 
Stuff by Frank Herbert. I like how he would veil his political and theological thoughts and viewpoints in the stories.

I've also been enjoying the "Researcher's Library of Ancient Texts" compiled by Thomas Horn. Some interesting (from an academic perspective) stuff in those five volumes.
 
posthuman said:
i read a lot of hard sci-fi, mostly whatever is on the 'new book rack' at my library that looks interesting. a couple of my favorite authors, that i'll go out of the way to find new work from if it's not on the rack, are Charles Stross, Peter F. Hamilton & Peter Watts.

recently i read 'Redemption in Indigo' by Karen Lord, and adored it, then read all the rest of her work i could get my hands on. not sci-fi, mostly, more neo-African folklore, but worth reading.

i don't generally get much from 'devotional' books by Christian authors; i'd rather listen to expository preaching, which i do a lot of. maybe it burns me out on reading theology books? for some reason i find listening to people's opinions on scripture more palatable than reading hundreds of pages of similar material.
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Darwin's Origin of Species is a classic for sci-fi fans, it would probably make a cool movie too with all the insects evolving into birds and what not. Lol.
 
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