50 Amazing and Essential Novels to Enrich Your Library | zen habits Post written by Leo Babauta. I recently ran into a couple of reading lists (I’ll share them at the end) and realized that I LOVE reading book recommendations. I can’t get enough of them. So I decided to compile my own (somewhat eclectic) list of novels I think are amazing and essential to every library. I should make some notes before diving in. Another note: there are actually many more books listed here than 50 — a number of those listed are actually series of books, in a couple cases series that include 20 or more books. There are classics here, but there are cheap thrillers and popular fiction and even a few “kids” books. If you could fill your library with only 50 books, you could do much worse than choose these 50. Not in any order but just in the order they came to me: King Lear, by Shakespeare. Some other lists of books I’ve enjoyed recently:
Top Fantasy Books and Series : Sword Blog You are here: Home / Fantasy / Top Fantasy Books and Series Top Fantasy Books and Series-List of best 10 fantasy book series. Fantasy sagas i love the most. Tolkien, Glen Cook, Steven Erikson, R. E. Feist, R. My Top 10 Fantasy book Sagas 1. Lord of the Rings-Top fantasy books Legendary fantasy series. Lord of the Rings books: The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Return of the King2. The Black Company Excellent dark fantasy about Black Company, an elite legion pf mercenaries who fighting for money and fame. The Black Company books: The Books of the North The Black Company Shadows Linger The White Rose Black company story continues in The Books of South and in The Books of the Glittering Stone. 3. Malazan Book of Fallen Awesome fantasy epic saga focused on wars in Malazan empire. Malazan saga books: Gardens of the Moon Deadhouse Gates Memories of Ice House of Chains Midnight Tides The Bonehunters Reaper’s Gale Toll the Hounds Dust of Dreams The Crippled God 4. The Witcher 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
The Generation's Best Books June 20, 2007 | Comments ( View Guides | June 20, 2007 | Comments ( As promised, Pajiba presents The Generation’s Best Books as defined by our readers. I’m sure many will find egregious omissions and outrageous additions, but overall, I think you did a damn fine job — this top 15 list encompasses the high-brow, the sci-fi, the romance, the best sellers, and the cult favorites — much to our dismay, there are even two Oprah selections on the list (we can’t help it that she picks a decent novel on occasion). And certainly arguments could be made for the inclusion of many other books, but it’s hard to argue with the choices below. The criteria was pretty simple — using our book diversion from a few weeks back, we tallied up the mentions from your top five lists. And with that, here are the Top 15 Books of this Generation. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.
Full List - ALL TIME 100 Novels - TIME Welcome to the massive, anguished, exalted undertaking that is the ALL TIME 100 books list. The parameters: English language novels published anywhere in the world since 1923, the year that TIME Magazine began, which, before you ask, means that Ulysses (1922) doesn’t make the cut. In May, Time.com posted a similar list, of 100 movies picked by our film critics, Richard Corliss and Richard Schickel. This one is chosen by me, Richard Lacayo, and my colleague Lev Grossman, whom we sometimes cite as proof that you don’t need to be named Richard to be hired as a critic at TIME, though apparently it helps. Just ask our theater critic, Richard Zoglin. For the books project, Grossman and I each began by drawing up inventories of our nominees. Even so, there are many titles we couldn’t fit here that we’re still anguishing over. This project, which got underway in January, was not just a reading effort. There were also first time discoveries. Lists like this one have two purposes.
Ritorno al futuro - Parte III Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera. Inizialmente le trame di Ritorno al futuro - Parte III e del capitolo precedente Ritorno al futuro - Parte II dovevano essere contenute in un solo film, che avrebbe dovuto intitolarsi Paradox.[1] Trama[modifica | modifica sorgente] Arriva il giorno del viaggio: dopo la sfida a duello tra Marty e l'arrogante Buford (vinta da Marty grazie ad una furbizia), i due protagonisti mettono in atto il piano per dirottare la locomotiva, ma succede un imprevisto: Clara ha scoperto il loro piano e li raggiunge. Saltata sulla locomotiva in movimento il suo vestito resta impigliato e lei rischia la morte. A questo punto Doc, per salvarla, deve rinunciare a salire sulla DeLorean e quindi a tornare nel 1985. Produzione[modifica | modifica sorgente] Interpreti[modifica | modifica sorgente] Nel film appare Flea, bassista dei Red Hot Chili Peppers, nel ruolo del bullo Douglas "Flea" Needles (e compagno di scuola di Marty). Location[modifica | modifica sorgente] Fantawestern
Well, At Least There Was Good Stuff to Read: The Books of the Decade | Books Anybody remember how anxious and thrilled we were in those last months of the 20th century? When we weren't at war and we had a budget surplus and it looked like Al Gore would be president? The prospect of a 21st century filled with new technologies, new art and literature loomed large and bright. But now, as we look back at what was decidedly a shitty decade for an incredible variety of people in an equally incredible variety of ways (evictions/invasions/bombings/etc), it's surprisingly hard to be pessimistic about the books that assessed, satirized, dramatized and distracted us from the events of the past 10 years. Goethe said that the decline of a nation's literature is the precursor to that nation's fall, and with this look back at the books that defined the decade, we'd like to tell Goethe to suck it. To be clear: there were plenty of bad books over the course of the decade, as well.
The Books That Changed Your Lives I have a feeling that many of these are favourite books rather than life-changing. Certainly I love "The Hitch-hikers Guide .. Jared Diamond's book is very interesting but hardly life-changing. In my opinion "2001: A Space Odyssey" had a huge effect on the way people perceive the benefits of science, undermining the positive attitude created by the Apollo program. "1984" had the biggest effect on me, changing my view of government, communication and words. I have read but cannot recall much of "Zen ..." but you have inspired me to pick it up again and the two Dawkins books are waiting on my "to be read" pile.
Ritorno al futuro - Parte II Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera. A seguito dello straordinario successo del primo film della serie, Ritorno al futuro Parte II è stato realizzato solo quattro anni dopo ed è stato girato contemporaneamente al terzo episodio della saga che uscì un anno dopo. Inizialmente le trame di Ritorno al futuro - Parte II e del successivo Ritorno al futuro - Parte III dovevano essere contenute in un solo film, che avrebbe dovuto intitolarsi Paradox.[1] Trama[modifica | modifica sorgente] Hill Valley, California. Marty McFly è fortunosamente ritornato dal 1955 nella notte del 26 ottobre 1985. Doc, Marty e Jennifer arrivano nel futuro con la DeLorean, che nel frattempo è stata modificata con un Generatore di fusione, permettendole di alimentarsi con l'immondizia e aereo-trasformata, nel pomeriggio di mercoledì 21 ottobre 2015 dove lasciano temporaneamente Jennifer in un vicolo dopo averla addormentata con il Generatore alpha induttore di sonno di Doc. Produzione[modifica | modifica sorgente]
Top 10 Best Books For Inquiring Minds Books We have done a number of previous book lists that have featured some very popular books. It seems, with Christmas just around the corner, that we ought to do a special list of books that are perfect as gifts for the kinds of people that frequent out site – people seeking after new knowledge and trivia. The Greatest Stories Never Told Rick Beyer Buy this book from Amazon This is history candy — the good stuff. Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things Charles Panati Buy this book at Amazon If you enjoy trivia and unusual facts, then Charles Panati’s Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things, is the perfect book. Book of Secrets Thomas Eaton Buy this book at Amazon Did you know there’s a secret daily flight from the United States to Cuba? The Book of General Ignorance John Mitchinson and John Lloyd Buy this book at Amazon If you like our lists on myth debunking and fascinating facts, you will love this book. Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Wise Up Bathroom Readers’ Institute Buy this book at Amazon
Top 10 Best Novels of the Last 20 Years - Top 10 Lists | Listverse Books The ten novels on this list all substantiate the belief that books are the most elastic, introspective, human and entertaining form of media that exist. Not movies, not music, not art, not the theatre. A famous author once said that novels are the best way for two human beings to connect with each other. I believe this, and I believe that people who do not find pleasure in words have never had the opportunity to read one of the great novels. The first introductions students often have to literature are stale century-old books that do not translate well to this new modern era. Music for Torching by A.M. First Sentence: ”It is after midnight on one of those Friday nights when the guests have all gone home and the host and hostess are left in their drunkenness to try and put things right again.” As the only woman on the list, A. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (1996) Of course, Palahniuk had to be on this list. House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski (2000) The house is alive. The Road
Ritorno al futuro Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera. Ritorno al futuro (Back to the Future) è un film del 1985 diretto da Robert Zemeckis e interpretato da Michael J. Fox e Christopher Lloyd. Nel 2007 è stato scelto per essere conservato nel National Film Registry della Biblioteca del Congresso degli Stati Uniti.[1] In occasione del suo 25º anniversario, il 27 ottobre 2010 il film è stato riproposto per un solo giorno nelle sale cinematografiche italiane.[2] Trama[modifica | modifica sorgente] Hill Valley, California. Marty visita così la Hill Valley degli anni cinquanta, tranquilla cittadina di provincia, alla ricerca del giovane Doc per farsi aiutare a tornare indietro nella sua epoca ma dapprima si imbatte nel suo futuro padre, puntualmente vessato dal giovane Tannen, e, nel seguirlo, finisce con l'intromettersi nel suo passato. Purtroppo lo scienziato non dispone del plutonio necessario per far funzionare la macchina. Le cose vanno diversamente. Produzione[modifica | modifica sorgente]
11 Most Ironically Banned Books Of All Time Saturday, September 26th through Saturday, October 3rd is the 27th annual National Banned Books Week, a week that opposes censorship, the Thought Police, and closeted gay "family values" types who sublimate their man-on-man urges through rampant and vigorous homophobia. Long time readers of this website will know I hate three things: Internet commenters who misuse your and you're... hypocrisy... and you're mom. Today's list is going after hypocrisy. (It would go after your mom, but her ass is too big to fit anything after it.) I searched through lists of books that have been banned at one time or another (mostly in the U.S.), and found the ones whose bans were the most hypocritical, ignorant, and, based on the content of the books, ironic. 1. This gets the number one spot because, ya know, it's an entire novel about the future government banning (and burning) books because they could inspire critical thought. 2. 3. 4. How did the Ayatollah react when the book came out? 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
75 Books Every Writer Should Read Whether you want to make writing your career or just want to know how to improve your writing so that you can pass your college courses, there is plenty of reading material out there to help you get inspired and hone your skills. Here’s a collection of titles that will instruct you on just about every aspect of writing, from the basics of grammar to marketing your completed novel, with some incredibly helpful tips from well-known writers themselves as well. Writing Basics These books address things like structure, plot, descriptions and other basic elements of any story. The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers: You can improve the quality of your writing by adding a mythical quality to them with advice and insight from this book. Advice from Authors Who better to give advice on writing than those who have made a name for themselves doing it? On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King: This is widely regarded as one of the best books for any aspiring author to read.
Nemezis – Fantascienza Militare per Gioco La fantascienza militare è al contempo uno dei sottogeneri più bistrattati e di maggior successo commerciale nel panorama della letteratura fantascientifica. Dalla Legione dello Spazio di Jack Williamson alla Fanteria dello Spazio di Bob Heinlein, l’elemento militare è sempre stato presente nella space opera; Niven & Pournelle hanno contribuito ad alzare il livello a cavallo degli anni ’70 e ’80, e in tempi recenti autori come David Weber, David Drake, Eric Flint John Ringo e Glen Cook, o più recentemente John Scalzi, hanno creato ampi affreschi di galassie in guerra e uomini e donne coinvolti in conflitti tecnologici ma, in ultima analisi, sempre e comunque incentrati sulla figura del soldato, dell’elemento umano. In mano a un buon autore, la fantascienza militare è uno strumento semplice col quale sviluppare discorsi complessi. Mi piace: Mi piace Caricamento...