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Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card last year. I think because I had never heard of him before and was so surprised at the quality of the story. Just read Speaker for the Dead which was his original plan for his first book but he wrote Ender's Gamd first. It was equally good.
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The greatest book you ever read and would advice to read!

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Impossible. I couldn't even narrow it down to a top 10 I'm afraid. And as for giving advice, I think it would be helpful to know what is of interest to you first.

But to try and answer the impossible question though, and if I had to pick just one book then I will go with this one simply on the basis its probably the only book I've read three times. Whether that makes it the greatest book I've read I don't know, but it certainly proves it was an interesting read! [:)]

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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer...reads like a well written novel!
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Greetings to All,
Asian adventure novels of James Clavell
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King Rat (1962): Set in a Japanese POW camp in Singapore, 1945.
Tai-Pan (1966): Set in Hong Kong, 1841.
Shōgun (1975): Set in feudal Japan, 1600.
Noble House (1981): Set in Hong Kong, 1963.
Whirlwind (1986): Set in Iran, 1979.
Gai-Jin (1993): Set in Japan, 1862.
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The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco...
http://www.umbertoeco.com/en/
That would be my choice as well.

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The Bible without a doubt. Not even a close second.
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Massachusetts rules of the road handbook. Saved me a bundle fighting moving violation fines. Found that many police and court officers did not know how to interpret motor vehicle rules of the road vs state statutes. Best book I ever read...!![:)]
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The Bible without a doubt. Not even a close second.

+1 I couldn't agree with you more.
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Massachusetts rules of the road handbook. Saved me a bundle fighting moving violation fines. Found that many police and court officers did not know how to interpret motor vehicle rules of the road vs state statutes. Best book I ever read...!![:)]

Now that's pretty cool Operating
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The Bible without a doubt. Not even a close second.

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The Bible without a doubt. Not even a close second.

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I thought this was a discussion about serious books not fairy tales
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The Lord of the Rings and Watership Down.

Among the many, many fine books of military history, I have a personal weak spot for "Pursuit" by Ludovic Kennedy.
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The Bible without a doubt. Not even a close second.

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I thought this was a discussion about serious books not fairy tales
You're welcome to your opinion but keep your insults to yourself.

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Dune, hands down.
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Lost Victory (4 times read - i think)
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Lost Victory (4 times read - i think)

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Toss up between Jubal Sackett and Last of the Breed.
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Have to add Herman Hess's Steppenwolf and Siddhartha to my favorites reading list...
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