09-16-2004, 07:45 PM
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| If You Were Stranded on a Island...
What three books would wan't to have with you?
Mine would be
1. "Shogun" by James Clavell
2. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" either translation
3. "The Thief of Always" by Clive Barker.
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09-16-2004, 07:46 PM
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| Homeland,
Exile,
Sojourn.
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09-16-2004, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by D+F+P=Hadouken! Homeland,
Exile,
Sojourn. | You cold have the whole Trilogy in one edition like I do. Then it could count as only one book 
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09-16-2004, 07:54 PM
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| 1. "A Game of Thrones" - George R.R. Martin
2. "American Gods" - Neil Gaiman
3. The Holy Bible - God (Through various prophets) | |
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09-16-2004, 07:56 PM
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| 1. How Green Was My Valley - Richard Llewellyn
2. East of Eden - John Steinbeck
3. The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights - John Steinbeck
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09-16-2004, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Elemental What three books would wan't to have with you?
Mine would be
1. "Shogun" by James Clavell
2. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" either translation
3. "The Thief of Always" by Clive Barker. | I always though Tai-Pan was a better book. Shogun is good but after you learn more about Japan you realize how inaccurate the charater portrayals are. | |
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09-16-2004, 10:05 PM
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| Oh, stop trying to impress one another. You all know that you'd be bored of those books after a week, then you'd be longing for just three books/magazines, and they'd all begin with the title "Playboy's Girls of," or "Playgirl's Boys of."
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09-16-2004, 10:08 PM
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| I think that I'd like to have a field guide of edible plants for the region I was in for one of the books.
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09-16-2004, 10:24 PM
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| SAS survival guide.
101 uses of a knife.
Ropes and knots
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09-17-2004, 12:06 AM
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| Heck, I know my survival stuff.
Lord of the Rings
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
The Illiad and the Odyssey | 
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09-17-2004, 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by telkanuru Heck, I know my survival stuff.
Lord of the Rings
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
The Illiad and the Odyssey | Good for you, but I'm a little rusty. The last time I used any of that stuff was 1994, 10 years ago.
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09-17-2004, 01:34 AM
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Originally Posted by ****** the Hutt Oh, stop trying to impress one another. You all know that you'd be bored of those books after a week, then you'd be longing for just three books/magazines, and they'd all begin with the title "Playboy's Girls of," or "Playgirl's Boys of." | Nah, those three books are most def one of my ultimate favourites. I could NEVER get bored of them.
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My loverboy asked (in American Sign Language) what I was looking at on the computer:
Me: A fencing forum.
LB: A fisting forum?!
Me: God, NO! FENCING!
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09-17-2004, 02:19 AM
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| 1) The Bible
2) Robinson Curuso (or something to that effect)
3) 'Shakespeare's Poetical works new and complete edition'
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09-17-2004, 04:06 AM
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#14 | | Immortal
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| How about my laptop, a generator and a satellite uplink so I can go to Project Gutenberg?
No, then I could email for rescue....
I think Telkanura's list is pretty good, although I'd probably substitute the Bible for the LOTR. For entertainment, not for solace or guidance.
MR
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09-17-2004, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by sabreur How about my laptop, a generator and a satellite uplink so I can go to Project Gutenberg?
No, then I could email for rescue....
I think Telkanura's list is pretty good, although I'd probably substitute the Bible for the LOTR. For entertainment, not for solace or guidance.
MR | Yeah... his list is great, especially since he seems to have ignored the 3 book limit. | |
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09-17-2004, 08:38 AM
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| I have the Ilias and the Odyssea in one book...
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09-17-2004, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by prototoast Yeah... his list is great, especially since he seems to have ignored the 3 book limit. | You can get LOTR and Shakespeare in single volumes. Don't know if you can get the Iliad and the Odyssey in a single volume.
MR
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09-17-2004, 08:47 AM
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| And if you're really into it, you could bring
A classical Greek dictionary
the Ilias in classical Greek
the Odyssea in classical Greek
That'll keep you occupied for quite some time... 
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09-17-2004, 11:43 AM
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| Look, if we are getting picky one shouldn't consider the Bible a single book either.
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09-17-2004, 11:52 AM
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| But when's the last time you've seen single books of the Bible published on their own? | |
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