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The Best Quotes from Game of Thrones! | Observers Paradise. In the past we gave you the best quotes from some of our favorite characters on various TV series. Be it Barney Stinson with his legen…wait for it…dary wit in How I Met Your Mother. Be it Hank Moody’s undying yet humorously and agonizingly complicated love for Karen in Californication or Sheldon Cooper with his ‘genius’ act in The Big Bang Theory. We have loved them all and have loved the words we hear every time we see them on screen. Now Game of Thrones is one series where choosing a favorite character is pretty difficult.

I personally love the imp but the series on the whole is amazing. Another thing difficult to choose are the best quotes in this show for they are subtle and deep hence need to be understood rather than just read. So if you find our list of Best Quotes from Game of Thrones ‘not that good’, try and analyze the words, understand the depth rather than just reading the words. Here is our list of best quotes from Game of Thrones: “Opening your eyes is all that is needing. Print - The 75 Books Every Man Should Read. 50 Best Fiction Adventure Books. Nothing speaks to the heart of man like a good tale of adventure.

Whether in the form of a bedtime story read to young boys or a nail biting page turner that keeps you up at night, the adventure story is one genre of literature that stays with you for a lifetime. The very mention of such novels brings to mind images of buried treasure, hidden deep in the jungle of a deserted island, protected by dastardly pirates and the local cannibal population. Or perhaps the mind jumps instead to the image of a forgotten world, complete with lost civilization and monstrous creatures of a bygone era. Whatever your personal adventure fantasy, there are some stories we all can relate to. Listed here, in no particular order, are fifty adventure novels that no man should go a lifetime without reading.

And now, to jump into the world of high adventure…. (Note to RSS and Email readers: Because of the length of this post we had to break it up into sections in order for it to appear in your reader or inbox. 50 Best Non-fiction Adventure Books. Following up on our recent look into the world of fictional adventure literature, we now turn to the true life tales of exploration, adventure, and survival against all odds that have inspired countless readers for generations. Unlike their fictional counterparts, these riveting tales of conquests and ill fated journeys are completely true, and stand as a testament to man’s unquenchable desire to seek out the unknown, often against all odds and in the face of unbelievable hardship. This is not considered a complete list of all the great tales of true life adventure, so please take advantage of the comments section to share what other true life tales of adventure you recommend to your fellow men. And now, to continue on in the world of high adventure… Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Theodore Roosevelt South: The Endurance Expedition by Ernest Shackleton Legendary Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton details his own efforts to cross the Antarctic by sled.

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. 100 Must Read Books: The Man’s Essential Library. The 16 Best Dystopian Books Of All Time. Dystopian novels—stories of the horrific future—are so common as to be almost forgettable. Here is a compilation of what I believe are the 16 greatest of the genre. I could happily list twice as many that are amazing, but these are the best.

From the post-apocalyptic wasteland to deadly viruses to social malaise, all possible bad futures end here. 16. That Hideous Strength by CS Lewis Best known for his Narnia novels, CS Lewis also wrote a trilogy dealing with visiting other planets—well the first two books did. 15. Wow, can you get more polar opposite of CS Lewis than Margaret Atwood?

14. While perhaps not as well known as some, John Christopher (the pen name of Samuel Youd) wrote a fantastic trilogy of young adult novels, set in a far future where the world has reverted to a feudal society after a global ecological disaster. 13. This novel, combined with Brooks’ Zombie Survival Guide are all you need to face the inevitable zombie apocalypse. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2.