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Old 01-13-2011, 05:54 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Hey, if you can, please provide links to Amazon in case someone wants to buy one of these. It would have saved me some time and will save anyone that you inspire some as well. These books inspired you - take an extra step to help inspire others.


Dr. Seuss's Star Bellied Sneeches Dr. Seuss's Star Bellied Sneeches
taught me a lot about tolerance.

I read
Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith
for the first time in the fourth grade. I made it a point to read it every year until my senior year of high school, and it helped me decide not to go to the Naval Academy.

 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
I had a passing interest in Russia before I picked this up out of boredom at 9 PM on a Tuesday when I had a class starting at 8 the next morning. I read it in one sitting and literally couldn't put it down.

Once a Runner Once a Runner
The greatest novel about distance running ever. I wanted to be Quenton Cassidy so much that it hurt and it was a sad day when I finally realized that I couldn't physically do what he did.

The Martian Chronicles The Martian Chronicles
introduced me to science fiction, and I still read them ever now and again.
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