#1. The Bible, of course
#2. “More Than a Carpenter” by Josh M Dowell, best and most succint summary of Christian apolgetics
#3. “The Road Less Travelled,” an excellent read for anyone going through profound grief
Reach for the Sky... the story of Douglas Bader
Other than the Bible, Modern Times by Paul Johnson.
The Holy Bible - contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament.
The library of The Bible and Huckleberry Finn
One more: The Gallatin Divergence, by L. Neil Smith. An alternative history where George Washington loses the Whiskey Rebellion. L. Neil Smith is the foremost writer of 2nd Amendment-libertarian science fiction. Okay, maybe the only one, but he’s a great writer in the subjects of self-reliance and self-defense.
30 seconds over Tokyo. Taught me to have faith in mankind.
‘Mysterious Island’ by Jules Verne
I can wash up on an island and I can get by with the native girls.
The true God of the Living Bible.
The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand
Best book I've found for survivors of childhood abuse/neglect.
Armor
“Free to Choose” by Milton Friedman
The Saving Life of Christ by W. Ian Thomas.
I have no idea of it’s influence but one book every Christian should own is “Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance” I am not sure if there are versions for other translations but mine is of the King James Version.
The Bible.
I fell in love with it and its Author at the age of 17 and have been reading from it ever since. (I’ve read it, cover to cover, 8 times.)
My life was to be a very challenging one, so I’m very grateful to God for drawing me to His Word at a young age, so I could know Him more intimately.
Thanks for this thread. A compendium of fine reading from an excellent source (Fellow FReepers, of course!)
After the Bible, tops is My Way of Life (Summa Theologica) by St, Thomas Aquinas. Rich beyond words.
Bible. Nothing else comes close.