Atlas Shrugged

"some people just want to watch the world burn"

The Anarchist Cookbook

The Bible...

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy... duh.

Art of War of course. What would sum up mankind more than that?

Atlas Shrugged

gloryhound421 wrote:Has anyone else seen "Day After Tomorrow"? So so movie with a fantastic quote.

Elsa: What've you got there?
Jeremy: The Gutenberg Bible... it was in the Rare Books Room.
Elsa: Think God's gonna' save you?
Jeremy: No... I don't believe in God.
Elsa: You're holding on to that Bible pretty tight.
Jeremy: I'm protecting it.
[pause as Elsa glances at J.D. throwing books on the fire]
Jeremy: This Bible... is the first book ever printed. It represents... the dawn of the Age of Reason. As far as I'm concerned, the written word is mankind's greatest achievement.
[Elsa gives a light snort]
Jeremy: You can laugh... but if Western Civilization is finished... I'm gonna' save at least one little piece of it.

I so thought of this part of the movie!

I'd save The Dark Tower series - King, who won't let anyone sample his work manages to sprinkle in every other author he's read. Even got the Bible mixed in there for you religified folks.

daveglo wrote:The Holy Bible.

The rest is just good for starting the fires.

Agreed. Everything that man can (& has) accomplish(ed) is in the Holy Bible. Read up & maybe you can manage to get off that island!

I would get an un-abridged version of the Internet. On paper back. :-)

My KJV Bible.

I am a Christian and I do read my Bible and it's the book I'd want with me the most, but in terms of proving mankind's literature abilities I'd definitely choose LOTR all the way. It's way better than all the ones on the list that I have read. Frankly I was surprised/shocked that it wasn't on the list of choices.

"Mr. Plow" is a better episode than "Marge vs. the Monorail." Can I save it instead?

The works of Dr. Seuss, so any survivors can see a child's face light up!

angela522 wrote:The Holy Bible

This.

Atlas Shrugged

The Republic by Plato

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

I choose LOTR, but I love that you picked these two. If I could sneak out more, those would be in the pack.

The Holy Bible!

Orson Scott Cards Speaker for the Dead.

And quit cheating by bringing omnibuses or "the complete works of..."... One book.

NIV Bible

"Machinery's Handbook 29th Edition - Toolbox " Has all the knowledge needed to recreate the world as we knew it, only no religion this time around.

The BIBLE. The only book that can save the world.

Complete works of Shakespear

j2ndof8 wrote:I am a Christian and I do read my Bible and it's the book I'd want with me the most, but in terms of proving mankind's literature abilities I'd definitely choose LOTR all the way. It's way better than all the ones on the list that I have read. Frankly I was surprised/shocked that it wasn't on the list of choices.

You know the Bible was the first school book. Taught people to read and literature and great stories/adventures all in one.
So of course, the Bible, hands down.

THE WORLD IS ENDING?????????

angela522 wrote:The Holy Bible

The ONLY correct and thoughtful answer - the Bible

Not necessarily, we've been decoding unknown languages from civilizations that were lost for generations. The challenges would be significant but it's quite possible for someone to decode a language - especially if they got hold of some of our picture/teaching kids to read books as well.

bacalum wrote: 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.

Clearly, not enough people know who Jack Kirby is... his Omnibus is by far the obvious choice!

http://www.humorhound.com/2008/10/dr-seuss-book-my-foot-in-your-ass/

Stephen King, "The Stand". Good always wins in the end.

Finnegan's Wake of course...if you haven't heard of it Google James Joyce and it won't make a damn bit of sense out it Transcendental literature and perfect for the space aliens to find.

maw74656 wrote:Orson Scott Cards Speaker for the Dead.

And quit cheating by bringing omnibuses or "the complete works of..."... One book.

What about all these winners picking the Bible? Isn't that something like SIXTY-SIX books???

So many Holy Bible votes on the first page and I am too lazy to look through the other pages. So I'll go with the Qur'an, claiming that the Torah is closer to the old testament than the Qur'an is.

Ayn Rand's ATLAS SHRUGGED (its happening now, folks)

The Canterbury Tales

mjburns9 wrote:Yes, as proof that humans can be ruled by superstition for millennia.

So DEAD ON accurate . . . wish I'd thought of that.

inverseninja wrote:What about all these winners picking the Bible? Isn't that something like SIXTY-SIX books???

Depends on which bible . . . some add more books to fit their agenda, others don't use some books to fit their agenda. Still others, completely rewrite it calling it a "new translation" or some such elusive title

the increasingly inaccurately named hitchhiker's guide trilogy

(it was compiled so that counts as one, right?)

chuckfiely wrote:Ditto

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....really?