What is your favorite book and why?

This is such a hard question to answer because over the years I've read so many that I liked, for a variety of reasons. But if I just HAVE to pick a number one book of mine, well, I'd have to pick from these:

"Travels with Charlie" by John Steinbeck

because it's an easy to read story about a man traveling

across the U.S. with his dog named Charlie

"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" (can't remember the author)

because it talks about how different people ride their

motorcycles and do or do not know anything about caring for

them and taking responsibility for them and how that reflects

back on their personal lives.

"Quo Vadis" by Henryk Sienkiewicz

because it is an extremely well written historic novel about

Christians back in old Roman times and the real depth of their

faith, or lack thereof.

"Nixon: A Life" by Jonathan Aitken

because it tells of a Richard Nixon that our liberal media and

democrats have spent decades and millions of dollars trying to

cover up and denounce but which this British politician worked

with regularly and admired greatly for specific reasons.

"Undaunted Courage" by Stephen Ambrose

because it is a well written historical recount of the Lewis and

Clarke expedition, in details that most of us are never taught in

school.

"Terry" by George McGovern

because it is a very painfully accurate account of how former

Senator McGovern worked so hard to get his daughter to quit

drinking, only to find her dead one night in the winter in an

alleyway in Minnesota frozen to death. It's so painfully sad.

"Walden" by Henry David Thoreau

because it is such a beautiful account of a "pond" in New

England, I believe, and his extremely peaceful time there to

reflect on life.

"The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William Shirer

because it is a very accurate history of Hitler's rise to power,

his fall.

I know I could go on for quite some time, and I know you asked for only ONE book title, but, as long as I've been around, and as long as I went to school and read, and then read more after school, I can't see how I could say only one book was my favorite, unless, of course, you realized that

The Bible, by God

is the most incredibly well written book and has our life or death

written so profoundly in so many ways, and gives us an

"owner's manual" approach to eternal life, or eternal hell.

God Bless you.

Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer.

Jeffrey Archer has had a remarkable run --- one that has taken him to the top of bestseller lists for fiction and nonfiction works, to both houses of British Parliament and to British prisons. When Archer is said to be known as “The World’s Master Storyteller,” one cannot determine if it is indeed meant as a compliment without knowing the predispositions toward Archer of the person making the statement. However, there is no question after reading A PRISONER OF BIRTH, Archer’s latest work, that such a title should be applied in the positive.

Pride and Prejudice is my FAVORITE!! :)

Im a BIG Austen fan. I recommend Sense and Sensability, Mansfield Park or Emma.

2 of my other favorites are Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte.

Jane Eyre is a great book!!

"Drowned Hopes" by Donald Westlake. Luckless burglar, John Dortmunder, is surprised to find his ex-cellmate waiting for him in his apartment. The harden criminal, needs Dortmunder's help in recovering the loot from his last robbery. The problem is that the hiding spot is now under 30 feet of water, thanks to the new reservoir. Can John solve the problem before the vicious robber goes for the dynamite and kills everyone below the dam?

With Dortmunder's regular crew of felons, and a few new additions, nothing is impossible; or is it?

Donald Westlake died on New Year's Eve and wrote over 60 stories under different pen names. He was a grand master of the Mystery Writers of America and winner of several Edgar's the guild's award for outstanding work.

Emma, by Jane Austen

whoah whoah whoah. you're reading a lot of good books there, but i think you need to lighten up and broaden your horizens just a bit. Sure, the reading list you just rambled off is all classics- and good books, might i add- but might i suggest some short story writers as well? you don't need to read for two weeks to get a deep story. Try:

shalom auslander - deals with judaism, god, religion-- and all in a poignant, endearing way~ you WILL laugh.

pj o'rourke - yes, the libertarian political analysist. i don't agree with him politically, but his stories about recreational drugs and recreational dynamite are quite hilarious. be prepared to laugh OUT LOUD.

chuck palahniuk - not exactly short stories, but quick and fulfilling in the same way. deep satire and realism at its best. i swear, i read "fight club" when i was 13 and it was like a mental orgasm-- just soo much to take in when you're young-- and a lot to appreciate as you mature.

happy reading to you too!

Personally, judging by your apparent palate of books, I'd suggest something like the Divine Comedy (Dante). It is quite interesting, and has beautiful language. (Even if it's a bit tough to understand in parts.)

I hate to say it, but most books have disappointed me after reading Pride and Prejudice, it is the BEST.

Well I have a few faves but "Double Dose" by Melvin Robertson kept me on my toes. The story was about an inmate and his treacherous ways.

I have more than one but "God Don't Like Ugly" by Mary Monroe stood out b/c it dealt with family issues like Cheating, Stealing, And Killing.