Pick ONLY FIVE books to have while trapped on a deserted island!

Solar panel and an internet connection via satellite phone. Ahhh. Paradise. At least until the next typhoon comes along and washes it all into the sea

Thank you for answering Maggie's question, jwfarrimond.

[b]What--you going to plug it into the nearest palm tree? Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"[/b]

I didn't think about that. Ok, I'll take FB along with the computer.

[b]Ahem...deserted island.... Please reread the rules, Tantrums.... Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"[/b]

[b]P.S. "Forex Trading, indeed. Hmph. I'm surprised you didn't try to claim Facebook as one of your five "books!" Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"[/b]

[b]Hey, JW! Good choices, though I'd have put that fish guide under the survivalist's book. If you do that, you can take one more book! (You're welcome! ) Care to add it? Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"[/b]

Hmmm. Whales and dolphin identification book? Then I can sit on the beach and whale watch all the time

[b] Fun is always a personally defined thing. Sure, you wanna watch sea life for fun? Hey, it's your 5 books! Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"[/b]

[b]Well, good! It was supposed to make one think, so I guess I did my job correctly! Yes, if you go back & reread my post, you'll see that series & trilogies, so long as the stories within continue & advance the universe within chronologically, count as one book. It's my school, dem's da rules. I'd pick Heinlein over Asimov. Better writer, nicer guy. Doyle, yes. I wouldn't turn him down. The medical book? Nah, anything I could manage in a non-civilized environment would come under the auspices of the survival book. The rest is something only modern meds could take care of. If I couldn't find a willow tree on my island from which I could make aspirin (from its bark), then I'd probably die. Oh well! So congrats on your choices! GMTA! Haha! Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?[/b]

what shakespear? I don't got no shakespear in there - sherlock holmes...

[b] Woops! Sorry--misunderread it.... Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"[/b]

[b]Would you really read Shakespeare? I know I love his stuff, but I had no idea you were interested. As for updates, Shirley you jest.... I mean, I'm being generous enough, doncha think, by allowing you to have a whole series count as one story! (Actually, I'm a bit surprised you don't want Braun's "The Cat Who..." books!) But I'd also love to have all the Pern books. Hm...can we count fan-fiction as not-books? If so, I want all the Sentinel fanfic! Heck, toss all "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." fanfic in the lifeboat, too! Haha! (That would sink it! LOL!) (Just thought I'd ask...it'd be nice to have all the fanzines!) Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"[/b]

[b]Yeah, I like Dilbert, too. I do "get" him, since I worked 29 years in an office. I'm familiar with "The Count of Monte Christo" & P.G. Wodehouse's works (very droll), but the other two I don't know. Is "Maximum City" science fiction? And where is Mumbai? I've heard the name, but I confess I don't know anything else about it! One of the reasons I started this discussion was to find out about books with which I'm unfamiliar, so if you'd like to give a quick review of each of the 2 books (no more than 4 lines) here, I'd love to read them. Maybe I'll read the books themselves! Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"[/b]

[b]Oops, typo. Twenty--count 'em-20, not 29, years in an office. Gah.... Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"[/b]

oh mumbai is the financial capital of india basically the book shantaram is written by gregory david roberts who was an australian convict who escaped to india to mumbai and lived here the book is an account of his like here and of course part of its is fiction but a quite alot is true. anyway i wud recommend u to read this book not because of the story which is set in mumbai and tells secrets abt the lives of d ppl in the city i didnt know till then but also the book has a fantastic plot with suspense and mystery. the writer after being in india for abt a decade atleast went back to australia and finished his prison sentence and now shuttles between mumbai and australia infact a movie was gonna be made on the book with johnny depp playin his character but i think the plans are now stalled. well the other book-maximm city tells me abt the life of people in the city frm different stratas of society,rite frm organised crime,to the super rich,to the people who are required to get into flesh trade to earn money for their poor families and children i wud recommend u read shantaram

[b]Yeah, everyone wants that survivalist book! I'm not familiar with "The Mallorean series," science fiction? Fantasy? Something else? Same question for the Peters book. I love dragons! I hadn't thought of comic books, but I'd like to have all the Adam Strange ones...except I couldn't, because they needn't be read in order, which was my own rule, so I have to stick by it! If I did pick a series, it might be the "ElfQuest series," though I kind of lost interest in it near the end (though I can't remember why...guess that means it's time to reread it! Hey! ) Oh yes, Stasheff is marvelous! Interesting choices, Snowcat (love that name, btw). Thanks for responding! Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"[/b]

snowcat46 said: "Summer of the Dragon is misleading, kind of. It isn't fantasy, or about dragons (not exactly). It's a mystery, dealing with murder attempts, and trippy characters (archeologists can't be as much fun as she portrays them). The dragon part is because ancient remains (not dinosaurs, but mammoth bones) were found, and in older times these giant bones were thought to be "dragon bones." The book is a great deal more interesting than how I explained it. It has tons of humor in it. Humor is good.... "The main character DJ (she hates the name her parents saddled her with. Any normal person would)..." What is that name? "is an archaelogist sent to a rich guy's home (with a mania for UFO's and other hair brained theories). I don't know what other theories he has, but I don't put UFOs under the "hair-brained" list, if for no other reason than that there are far too many reports from credible witnesses (at least one president! Okay, it was Carter, but...), including experienced airplane pilots et al. "DJ has a weakness for food and a talent for saying the wrong thing. It's a romance too, but not between DJ and the rich guy. It isn't anything like regular romances. She gains weight, gets dirty, gets beat up and other non-romantic things. Lots of fun though." Sounds like it! "The Mallorean is 5 books by David Eddings. It's the continuation of The Belgariad,..." Unknown to me. "but more interesting. Guardians of the West, King of the Murgos, Demon Lord of Karanda, Sorceress of Darshiva, and The Seeress of Kell are the books. Swords, sorcery, thieves, kings, monsters and so forth, done with humor and flair." Right up my alley! I'll see if Elic has copies. I can't afford books right now. She lends me at least a half a dozen at a time, bless her. I'm a bibliophile; so is she. "I like Eddings books, but his newer stuff sucks. A lot. Don't waste your time on The Dreamers. It's bad." [b]Well, I'd have to see them to agree or disagree. Thanks so much for the details! I'm looking forward to reading these! Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"[/b]

Summer of the Dragon is misleading, kind of. It isn't fantasy, or about dragons (not exactly). It's a mystery, dealing with murder attempts, and trippy characters (archeologists can't be as much fun as she portrays them). The dragon part is because ancient remains (not dinosaurs, but mammoth bones) were found, and in older times these giant bones were thought to be "dragon bones." The book is a great deal more interesting than how I explained it. It has tons of humor in it. The main character DJ (she hates the name her parents saddled her with. Any normal person would) is an archaelogist sent to a rich guy's home (with a mania for UFO's and other hair brained theories). DJ has a weakness for food and a talent for saying the wrong thing. It's a romance too, but not between DJ and the rich guy. It isn't anything like regular romances. She gains weight, gets dirty, gets beat up and other non-romantic things. Lots of fun though. The Mallorean is 5 books by David Eddings. It's the continuation of The Belgariad, but more interesting. Guardians of the West, King of the Murgos, Demon Lord of Karanda, Sorceress of Darshiva, and The Seeress of Kell are the books. Swords, sorcery, thieves, kings, monsters and so forth, done with humor and flair. I like Eddings books, but his newer stuff sucks. A lot. Don't waste your time on The Dreamers. It's bad.

[b]I think I've heard of "Into the Wild," but I haven't any idea what it is; I haven't read it. In fact, the only thing here familiar to me is the RS Magazine! So, thanks! New stuff to get to know! Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"[/b]