People have been tagging me for 10 book thinks. I tend not to have favorite books at least not in the sense that I read them multiple times. Very few get reread. So making a list off the top of my head is impossible. But I have a list \u2013 a mix of fiction and non-fiction. Not in any particular order.<\/p>\n
Bible \u2013 Not without reason is this the best selling book of all time.<\/p>\n
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress <\/a>\u2013 Robert Heinlein \u2013 AI computer and others rebel against the government. It\u2019s full of libertarian ideals.<\/p>\n Have Spacesuit Will Travel \u2013 Robert Heinlein \u2013 This is one of his \u201cjuveniles\u201d but the plot is wonderful. The human race is put on trial by galactic powers. There was a Star Trek (original series) episode with a similar story line but not done as well. How would you justify humanities right to live given our history?<\/p>\n The Count of Monte Cristo \u2013 Dumas \u2013 The movies cannot hold a candle to the book. This would be a great summer reading book if you could get students to read a book this long. Revenge \u2013 right or wrong?<\/p>\n The Man in the Iron Mask \u2013 Dumas \u2013 Perhaps the greatest book long chase of all time. Again, much better than any of the movies. You\u2019ll laugh, you\u2019ll cry, you\u2019ll worry.<\/p>\n The Foundation Series \u2013 Isaac Asimov \u2013 the ultimate future history novel. OK that is three books but if you read one you owe it to yourself to read all three.<\/p>\n Catholic Schools and the Common Good: Anthony S. Bryk, Valerie E. Lee, Peter B. Holland <\/a>\u2013 non-fiction \u2013 A research project by some public school administrators about how\/why Catholic schools work. Some eye opening things including that Catholic schools do a better job of dealing with racial, ethnic and religious differences in their population than public schools.<\/p>\n