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Topic: Hidden Gems Books I'd Make The World Read
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You all know what I'm talking about--your secret (or not-so-secret) list of books that you would shove someone's face into if it was possible because, This Book Must Be Read. For a better society, as an eye-opener, as a high point in a genre, or just because this author deserves some credit and by-god they somehow haven't gotten it. Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, And Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.s. Meat Industry by Gail A. Eisnitz Blindness by Jose Saramago Scar Night by Alan Campbell Why We Hate Us by Dick Meyer Behindlings by Nicola Barker Yes Man by Danny Wallace The Weapon by Michael Z. Williamson Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) by Tom Vanderbilt There are so many other books that are already well-known: Ishmael, The Lucifer Effect, Pablo Neruda, Gabriel Garcia Marquez... I'm talking about books/authors that haven't gotten the kind of publicity they should. That's my list. What's yours? Last Edited on: 9/1/08 8:09 PM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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I loved the Maisie Dobbs books by Jacqueline Winspear. These books are so so so good! |
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I've given away 4 copies of Gavin de Becker's "The Gift of Fear" to various friends and family members. The guy is a little self-promoting, but the book is full of great information on how to tell if someone intends harm or violence toward others. It's largely aimed at women (how to tell if a boyfriend will be abusive, how to deal with an ex who won't go away), but the section on workplace violence and how to fire someone who might turn ugly should be on every manager's shelf.
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I would make the world read "The Real America" by Glenn Beck. |
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The Shack |
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The Binding of the Blade series by LB Graham |
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