I am still Homeschool Atheist Momma!
Atheist parenting secular parenting freethinking parenting
But I DO want something from YOU, dear friends, dear readers. If I was your best friend and you wanted to send me your absolutely favorite book(s) as a sign of your love for me, what would you send?????
I have a list of favorites that I would send to you...I will post it after I have at least five comments below of your faves!
My Favorite Reads of all time:
- Book 1
- Book 2
- Book3
- Book4
- Book5
Also, if you prefer, I would also love to see THIS:
- favorite parenting books
- favorite freethinking books
- favorite classic novels
- favorite fiction
- favorite kids' book
- favorite sci/fi or other genre
- favorite all time reads
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No fair, you said 5 then suggested 7 categories... that's just teasing!
ReplyDeleteParenting: "Parenting From the Inside Out". A parenting book by people with actual relevant qualifications and backed up by research, what a concept!
Classic novel: "Lolita". Not exactly enjoyable reading, but such an astounding work of literature. "1984" is a close contender though.
Kids' book: "Prince Caspian". Despite the heavy handing religiosity and racism, Narnia will always have a special place in my heart. A really interesting book that explores the conflict between nostalgia for childhood enjoyment of Narnia versus adult atheism is "The Magician's Book", by the way.
Sci/fi: "Ender's Game" hands down, no contest.
Favorite all time read: "Wicked"
I don't read much fiction anymore and find it hard to get uninterrupted time to read anything at all these days, but I'll do my best.
ReplyDelete- favorite parenting books: I did start reading "How To Talk So Kids Will Listen And How To Listen So Kids Will Talk". I only read a few chapters and liked it and I'm planning on getting it out again tonight. I also had a friend recommend a book called '88 Daddy-Daughter Dates' so I bought it before realising my friend is very religious and there is a fair bit of God/Jesus talk in the book. Regardless though, there are some good ideas in there for father-daughter quality time.
- favorite freethinking books: I don't really read freethinking books, I just cruise websites and blogs but my sister in law bought my son 'The Magic of Reality' a few years ago and I was reading it with him recently and we very much enjoyed it.
- favorite classic novels: 'The Old Man and the Sea' and 'Anne of Green Gables'. I looooove Anne!
- favorite fiction: Harry Potter!
- favorite kids' book: 'A Wrinkle in Time', particulary the start because I love kids that others consider 'odd' or different in some way. I identified with these kids. For comedy, my son and I would laugh at the Selby the talking dog stories.
- favorite sci/fi or other genre: answering 'Tolkien' may seem a little boring but there you have it :D
- favorite all time reads: Hitch hiker's Guide to the Galaxy cracks me up every time.
My favorites (in no particular order, and not limited to five):
ReplyDeleteLife on the Mississippi - Mark Twain (with a shout out to Letters From The Earth)
The "Myth" series by Robert Asprin
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley (and that cheesy movie they made in the late 70's)
Pudd'nhead Wilson - Mark Twain
The Last Days of Socrates - Plato
The Street of Crocodiles (sometimes bundled with "Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass") - Bruno Schulz
Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu (see if you can find the Beatles song in here)
Maus - Art Spiegelman
Candide - Voltaire
On The Road - Jack Kerouac
A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking (check out his 'gangsta rap' work...'MC Hawking' you've gotta hear "F@#$ the Creationists"!!!)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirsig (guy tries to define 'quality' and goes insane)
Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman - Richard Feynman (all of his published work, actually)
There.
Now, I've no idea how they could tie to any curriculum. What I'd like to see is a youth-targeted work on personal finance. Everything my kids have seen in the public school has been weak.
I subscribed with my email address. Shoot me a note. I'd love to hear of your adventures with didgeridoos and Vegemite.
John! How wonderful to hear from you!!!!!!
DeleteJer and I think so very fondly of you!
Our didgeridoo and vegemite stories are LEGENDARY; we must get together!
As for my general faves:
ReplyDelete1. Dune by Frank Herbert
2. Kabloona by Gontran de Poncins
3. Talked of Protection by Erik Fosnes Hansen
4. All the Pippi Longstocking books by Astrid Lindgren
5. All the Tiffany Aching books by Terry Pratchett
As for your categories:
1. Conscious Parenting by Lee Lozowick
2. The works of Epicurus
3. The works of Gene Stratton Porter
The rest are already covered above. I also really like Wendell Berry. There are many more, but I hate typing on my phone. :)
I have "Dune" on my Nook, just waiting for me to read it. ;)
DeleteThanks for your opinions! I promise to check them out.
ALSO, thanks for working so hard on your phone; that is NO FUN!
DeleteOh, DUNE!!! How could I have left it/them out?
DeleteOh, DUNE!!! How could I have left it/them out?
DeleteAs for my general faves:
ReplyDelete1. Dune by Frank Herbert
2. Kabloona by Gontran de Poncins
3. Talked of Protection by Erik Fosnes Hansen
4. All the Pippi Longstocking books by Astrid Lindgren
5. All the Tiffany Aching books by Terry Pratchett
As for your categories:
1. Conscious Parenting by Lee Lozowick
2. The works of Epicurus
3. The works of Gene Stratton Porter
The rest are already covered above. I also really like Wendell Berry. There are many more, but I hate typing on my phone. :)