Desert Island Book

[kafka]

Here is the game. Share with us your desert island book.

One religious

One non-religious

The non-religious one may be fiction or non-fiction

discuss them!!!

would anyone like to go first?

[CatherineM]

A book that I could read repeatedly and not grow tired of? The non-religious would probably be "Treasure" by Clive Cussler or maybe "Centennial" by James Mitchner. The religious would be, not counting the bible because that's too obvious, would be John Paul's "man and woman he created them" or "the holy longing" by Fr. Ron Rolheiser.

[picchick]

One religious: St. Joan of Arc-by Beever
Non-religious: Health Assessment Textbook

[kafka]

[quote name='CatherineM' post='1856572' date='May 3 2009, 03:27 PM']A book that I could read repeatedly and not grow tired of? The non-religious would probably be "Treasure" by Clive Cussler or maybe "Centennial" by James Mitchner. The religious would be, not counting the bible because that's too obvious, would be John Paul's "man and woman he created them" or "the holy longing" by Fr. Ron Rolheiser.[/quote]
I guess the Bible would be too obvious though a particular book would be less obvious. If you had to choose a single book of the Bible, which would it be?

[quote name='picchick' post='1856580' date='May 3 2009, 03:44 PM']Non-religious: Health Assessment Textbook[/quote]
that might come in handy being stuck on an island

[CatherineM]

[quote name='kafka' post='1856593' date='May 3 2009, 03:05 PM']I guess the Bible would be too obvious though a particular book would be less obvious. If you had to choose a single book of the Bible, which would it be?[/quote]
Maybe Genesis or Exodus for the stories, or John.

[quote name='kafka' post='1856593' date='May 3 2009, 03:05 PM']that might come in handy being stuck on an island [/quote] That was my thought too.

[kafka]

John would be a good choice. I think I would take the Book of Psalms. That single book never ceases to amaze me. I could be used as a theology text, a prayer book, a study of salvation past, present, future.

Non-religous. I really cant think well today, but I am leaning toward the Count of Monte Christo. Its a lot of fun to read.

[TotusTuusMaria]

Well the Bible is a given. But if my Bible was destroyed and only one book was left in it then I would like it to be one of the Gospels. It doesn't matter which one... I'll leave it up to providence.

And for my non-religious... ah, ...

[u]SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea[/u] by John Lofty Wiseman

[CatherineM]

[quote name='kafka' post='1856623' date='May 3 2009, 04:04 PM']Non-religous. I really cant think well today, but I am leaning toward the Count of Monte Christo. Its a lot of fun to read.[/quote]

That's a good one too. You can't know how sweet life is unless you have wished for death.

[kafka]

you see, I would not worry about bringing a book along on how to survive. I would depend upon instinct, and the things God has knit into human nature and creation.


for my non-religious I'm now leaning towards 'Moby D ick'

Edited May 3, 2009 by kafka

[kafka]

[quote name='CatherineM' post='1856647' date='May 3 2009, 05:58 PM']That's a good one too. You can't know how sweet life is unless you have wished for death.[/quote]
very wise

[TotusTuusMaria]

[quote name='kafka' post='1856649' date='May 3 2009, 06:00 PM']you see, I would not worry about bringing a book along on how to survive. I would depend upon instinct, and the things God has knit into human nature and creation.


for my non-religious I'm now leaning towards 'Moby D ick'[/quote]

Uh huh, and while I have a nice how to guide and have built the best tree house you'll be living under palm branches...

And while I know what berries to eat you'll be poisoning yourself because you are relying on your "instinct"

what is the problem with men and directions?

Edited May 6, 2009 by TotusTuusMaria

[eagle_eye222001]

The Catholic Survival Guide from Catholic Answers.

Very informative book that I have just begun to go through.


Bobby Fischer's My 60 Memorable Games.

I could spend months on this.

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[SaintOlaf]

The Spirit of the Liturgy - Joseph Ratzinger (religious)


I haven't read too many non-religious books lately, probably something by Graham Greene though.

[Resurrexi]

The Enchiridion Symbolorum and The Canterbury Tales.

[CatherineM]

[quote name='Resurrexi' post='1859782' date='May 6 2009, 03:37 PM']The Enchiridion Symbolorum and The Canterbury Tales.[/quote]

I took you for more of a Cursor Mundi kind of guy.