tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post1088370232688733559..comments2023-11-05T04:42:17.900-07:00Comments on Nomad: Five Most Influential BooksScience Teacher Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16579558647324072199noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-28889904275898427452011-04-26T11:26:26.197-06:002011-04-26T11:26:26.197-06:00There were many books (mostly fantasy) that I ador...There were many books (mostly fantasy) that I adored and read repeatedly as a teenager (The Hobbit, The Hero and the Crown, Dealing with Dragons), but though the genre as a whole taught me to value certain attributes like self-reliance and integrity, I hesitate to say that particular books influenced me a great deal. I tended to enjoy books like ice cream cones - I happily devoured them then moved on to the next thing.Kimberly Bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-31366426459881907362011-04-21T09:37:45.400-06:002011-04-21T09:37:45.400-06:00I love Anne of Green Gables, but I have special pl...I love Anne of Green Gables, but I have special place in my heart for the Emily books by L. M. Montgomery.<br /><br />This is a fantastic post!Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178196211079230972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-24091210872534731872011-04-20T10:00:22.616-06:002011-04-20T10:00:22.616-06:00You have good taste! Just bought A wrinkle in time...You have good taste! Just bought A wrinkle in time for my soon to be 10 year old bookworms Birthday.(along with the other 4 books in the series) Also read every Anne book as a child and am currently reading them with my daughter. And well, I adore anything by Jane Austen.TheDooleys4https://www.blogger.com/profile/14735814237287329670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-56723234155285227542011-04-19T10:30:06.607-06:002011-04-19T10:30:06.607-06:00I love Steinbeck, my favorite is still East of Ede...I love Steinbeck, my favorite is still East of Eden, but I loved Grapes of Wrath as well. And The Jungle is on my list as well. The Female Brain, The Glass Castle, The Hiding Place, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Atlas Shrugged, The Bell Jar, The End of Poverty, Cry, the Beloved Country, Man's Search for Meaning, Three Cups of Tea.....goodness, I don't know if I could limit it to just 5! So many amazing things have been written! (And a whole pile of trash, but those are easily enough avoided)heidikinshttp://heidikins.comnoreply@blogger.com