Some harmless reccomended reading

[General_Flaw]

Recently, I found a pair of books that didn't seem like they would amount to much. However, I read them, and I must say they really gave me a new perspective. I sincerely reccomend you read The Tao of Pooh and it's companion, The Te of Piglet, both by Benjamin Hoff. The former is a description of Taoism, and how it's portrayed through A. A. Milne's character Winnie-the-Pooh, from the books Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. The Te of Piglet is a description of part of Taoism (from what I understand) called Te, or virtue- of the small. It provides a further explanation of the Tao through the viewpoint of the Te, via A. A. Milne's books' characters. I reccomend you pick these up as soon as you can, if you care to read them. They're quite good.

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[Travis]

Is this anything like Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_and_the_art_of_motorcycle_maintenance)?

Well, so long as we're recommending reading, I'm going to throw out a series I'm currently near completing...

It's the Earthsea books (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthsea) by Ursula K. Le Guin.
The first and second books, A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan respectively, have apparently been released as a mini-series on the Sci-Fi Channel, and the third book, The Farthest Shore, has been made into a Studio Ghibli movie, Gedo Senki - Tales from Earthsea (http://www.ghibli.jp/25trailer/).

I can't say much for either of those two, but at the recommendation of a friend currently living in Japan (this after watching the Ghibli movie), I started the first book and have been reading them all since. Great, great books.

Is anyone else reading something worth recommending?

[General_Flaw]

Is this anything like Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_and_the_art_of_motorcycle_maintenance)?

I've never read them, but it may be something like that.

Also, I further reccomend that Insane personally read The Te of Piglet, especially the second half. It very nearly goes hand-in-hand with you Archive: Fiction series.

[ElyCyan]

Interesting posts.

General_Flaw: I hope that means you ... liked my series? It is unfinished, but I never get around to completing it... In any case, I'll consider picking up that book. Though now with someone meantioning my work, I am very much revigored (a word? It is now!) in my quest to finish them!

Travis: The Earthsea books... what genre are they in Sci-Fi? High Fantasy, Humor? I'm very much interested in getting new reading material after I finish my books I have lined up.

[Pythagora]

Wow, these all look interesting.

One of my favorite books of all time is Siddhartha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhartha_%28book%29). It's not a very big book, and it's an easy read, but I loved it. Another good one that I purchased at the same time is The Alchemist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alchemist_%28book%29). Again, it's nothing fancy, probably a middle-school-level read, but I enjoyed both of them.

[Walrii]

Siddhartha caught my eye.

I also recommend Clockwork Orange (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clockwork_orange) and Ender's Game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ender%27s_game). Both have stories that deal with morality in one way or another, but are extremely entertaining in their own right.

[Travis]

I read Siddhartha for Aca-Dec in High School, which somewhat diminished my enjoyment of it. Looking back, it was a great story.

Insane: The Earthsea books are Fantasy, but somewhat unlike what I typically think of in Fantasy books. For one, the only fantastical things about the world of Earthsea are that magic exists and there are dragons. In a sense, the fantasy of the world is subdued, but when you read the Earthsea books, you'll come to understand that this is only because magic is so pervasive in this world that it is as ordinary as it is extraordinary.

I hesitate to say any more about the books, but I recommend picking up the first book - A Wizard of Earthsea. You could probably read half of it in the store or library, but I think you'll only need the first chapter to draw you in. Read it, and I think you'll understand what I'm saying.

[Pythagora]

Siddhartha caught my eye.

I also recommend Clockwork Orange (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clockwork_orange) and Ender's Game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ender%27s_game). Both have stories that deal with morality in one way or another, but are extremely entertaining in their own right.

Ender's Game was awesome. I've seen the movie A Clockwork Orange, but I haven't read the book.

[Amnistar]

For anyone that enjoys fantasy I reccommend Mercedes Lackey as an author. Very enjoyable writter, her style is quite easy to read and her characters are fabulous.

[ElyCyan]

Oh, and how could I have forgotten this book:

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (http://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Strange-Mr-Norrell-Novel/dp/1582344167/sr=8-1/qid=1165516108/ref=pd_bbs_1/105-0104139-7029205?ie=UTF8&s=books)

Truely an amazing book.

Travis: When I go to Borders next, I'll have to pick it up and read the first chapter.

[Neuromancer]

If I remember correctly, there was a movie made that was based on the Earthsea books. I'll take a look for the name. Also, there were at least 4 books in that series, instead of 2.

[Travis]

There are 5 books (plus one book of short stories) in the Earthsea series. One mini-series, based upon the first two books, and a movie, based upon the third. I believe I mentioned this.

[Pythagora]

There are 5 books (plus one book of short stories) in the Earthsea series. One mini-series, based upon the first two books, and a movie, based upon the third. I believe I mentioned this.

Oho! Slammed.