by Sirius Dogma 28 Replies latest jw friends
I don't know?? I mean even if the bible is a book of myths, it still tells us alot about mythology and that is good because we can see how a certain segment of the population views changed over time.
So I say the bible ranks right up there with the best literature. Even though it is not the "Truth" but merely man's concepts of truth.
hey Hux,
ack. ok another book to add my list, at this rate I have so many books to read I am not sure if I will live long enough. thanks though, I have never read anything by Pinkwater, still working my way through Pratchett.
"Never leave home without your towel"
SD
Kitab' I' Qan, (ie Book of Certitude)
carmel
"The Happy Hooker"
Walter
Ok, for some of us most books are better than the bible,
Too right. Why, here are some pulled almost at random from my bedside:
Anvil of the World, Kage Baker (Sirius, think of Pratchett only more gracefully literary).
Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic, Catherine Yronwode
Complete Works, Arthur Rimbaud
Swords in the Mist (and its five or six sequels), Fritz Lieber
Huxley, for my money, Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars is Pinkwater's best work.
There, that'll do for now, I think.
Gently Feral
Mysticism by evelyn underhill
The sirens of titan by kurt vonnegut
The tao
The Joy of Sex.......
and........More Joy of Sex!
Better in what sense? More accurately describing historical events? Thats very easy. More interesting to read? Different people are interested in different things, and like reading different styles, but still, it shouldn't be difficult to find books less of a chore to read. Since "The Bible" is a collection written by many authors at many different times, it seems fair to mention a list of books which fits the same criteria.........
Edith Hamilton's Mythology
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
Cosmos by Carl Sagan
The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors by Carl Sagan
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
What is Life by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan
What is Sex by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan
Micro-Cosmos by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan
The Dancing Wu Li Masters by Gary Zukav
The Ages of Gaia by James Lovelock
The Chalice and the Blade by Riane Eisler
A History of Pagan Europe by Prudence Jones and Nigel Pennick
Noahs Flood by William Ryan and Walter Pitman
Unearthing Atlantis by Charles Pelligrino
The First Eden by David Attenborough
The Living Planet by David Attenborough
Life on Earth by David Attenborough
The Universe Story by Brian Swimme and Thomas Berry
Drawing Down the Moon by Margot Adler
The Spiral Dance by Starhawk
Natures Merry-Go-Round by Shirley Nicholson
The Seven Daughters of Eve by Brian Sykes
Winnie the Pooh by A.A.Milne (a lot of wisdom in the simple sayings of this bear)
The House at Pooh Corner by A.A.Milne (same as above)
Coming of Age in the Milky Way by Timothy Ferris
etc....
Mr Greedy and Mr Tickle of the Mr.Men series.
The Dollmaker--by Harriet Arnow (was made into a movie starring Jane Fonda)
Ghost Fox---by James Houston
