You know a town with money is a lot like a mule with a spinin' wheel. Noone knows how he got it, and danged if he knows how to use it.

Complete works of Shakespeare. And Connie Willis's Bellwether.

The Count of Monte Cristo. Money, power, revenge. Nuff said.

lonelypond wrote:Complete works of Shakespeare. And Connie Willis's Bellwether.

This.

Lord of the Rings series. Simple as that. :-)

Alice In Wonderland

The world has ended. Nobody is here to read the book, so what is the point?

The Holy Bible

blumissy wrote:Lord of the Rings series. Simple as that. :-)

Yes

Dilbert: What would Wally do?

world war z

angela522 wrote:The Holy Bible

Ditto

I don't even know what most of those are... And I read a lot. >.<

angela522 wrote:The Holy Bible

Finally, a rational reply!

Catch 22, the greatest work of literature ever conceived.

Complete Works of Shakespeare or Complete Works of O.Henry.

Both wonderful books and people don't know much of O. Henry beyond "The Ransom Of Red Chief" or "The Gift Of The Magi".

Another vote for the Bible.

chuckfiely wrote:Ditto

Double ditto

Watership Down

Woot's choices are either stultifying or silly popular pap. So far, readers are mostly opting for single-author literature or an anthology of history, myths, legends and poetry.
My vote: who cares? If we're all dead, how will some other race determine what the printed words mean - assuming they're even recognized as words? If the ETs manage to catch some of our broadcasts, especially language instruction shows, they might be able to match sounds and printed markings to their meanings. Without context, markings on papers would be almost impossible to interpret.

The Clive Cussler Omnibus. Love every single Dirk Pitt novel he's written.

I got about halfway through Midnight's Children before I couldn't take it anymore. I would pick Catcher in the Rye.

daguava wrote:Catch 22, the greatest work of literature ever conceived.

Totes. That one is really up there.

I doubt anyone who voted for it have read War and Peace (also, Anna Karenina is better).

I'd save Huck Finn, with Catch 22, Candide, and Anna Karenina as close runners-up.

The Holy Bible.

The rest is just good for starting the fires.

lucifers hammer

'Fahrenheit 451' by Ray Bradbury. My all time favorite book and movie.

The Holy Bible
King James Version

"war and peace" and "some other book" are the ONLY acceptable answers to this poll. if those two together do not come out ahead, humanity has failed us ALL. right now we're good, but Walrus Toting Halibut, "the simpsons" is gaining????????????? really? i feel sorry for my kids and my kids' kids. and their kids. maybe by then, they'll have turned things around. hopefully.

My Bible.

Tough choice for me between the Complete Works of Shakespeare or To Kill a Mockingbird. LOTR trilogy would come next. OK.... I die as the world ends because I'm trying to pack up my entire library! LOL!

I agree with selecting the Bible. In fact, I would select the Bible too if I could only choose one book to take with me without stipulation. However wasn't the poll to select a book showing what mankind can accomplish? God, wrote the Bible through men so I don't think this qualifies for the purposes of the poll. That said, again I'm taking the Bible. lol

bacalum wrote: Without context, markings on papers would be almost impossible to interpret.

So in essence you're suggesting that children's books may well indeed be the most valuable literature that mankind has ever produced?

Would I be considered a terrible person if I said I hadn't read any of those books?

The Iliad.

LOTR

as long as collections count, the complete works of Roald Dahl.

The complete works of Woot: sales copy made simple

or Ayn Rand's Fountainhead

Gravity's Rainbow.