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Best book ever read: "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabakov- its about a pedophile 😕

Most influential book: "Nineteen Eighty-four" by George Orwell- If you have never read to bad, its too hard to explain.

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Originally posted by Conrau K
Best book ever read: "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabakov- its about a pedophile 😕

Most influential book: "Nineteen Eighty-four" by George Orwell- If you have never read to bad, its too hard to explain.

Any other suggestions?
Animasl Farm
It's about how the guys in charge stay in charge...

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Originally posted by Conrau K
Best book ever read: "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabakov- its about a pedophile 😕

Most influential book: "Nineteen Eighty-four" by George Orwell- If you have never read to bad, its too hard to explain.

Any other suggestions?
The Quran.

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Originally posted by Peachy
The Quran.
It is certainly in accordance with the other books so far mentioned in this thread.

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Peachy, you keep trying to persuade us that the Qur'an is other than 7th century AD version of the 'Old Testament'. A still later version of this stuff was promulgated by Joseph Smith, the Mormon, in the 19th century but we don't buy it.

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Originally posted by Nargaguna
Peachy, you keep trying to persuade us that the Qur'an is other than 7th century AD version of the 'Old Testament'. A still later version of this stuff was promulgated by Joseph Smith, the Mormon, in the 19th century but we don't buy it.
No they give it out for free.

The difference is that the Torah, The Bible (Old Testament) and the Quran are considered as Holy Books. Came from God. Unlike the Book of Mormon which was written and complied by Mormon, then Moroni (his son) in latter days.

I never said the Quran is a 7th century version of the Old Testament. I only ever said it was the last of the Holy Books revealed to us by God.

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Originally posted by Nargaguna
It is certainly in accordance with the other books so far mentioned in this thread.
Mien Kempt
somewhat influential...

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Originally posted by xs
Mien Kempt
somewhat influential...
Das Kapital.

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Originally posted by xs
Mien Kempt
somewhat influential...
Is that "Mein Kampf" in Dutch or something?

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Milton and Rose Friedman, Free to Choose

(influence need not be positive)

Orwell's 1984 aptly predicted the rhetorical distortions at the heart of this book

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Nevil Shute "Kindling"

Not a big fiction fan, but this one resonated with me, for some reason.

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Originally posted by Peachy
No they give it out for free.

The difference is that the Torah, The Bible (Old Testament) and the Quran are considered as Holy Books. Came from God. Unlike the Book of Mormon which was written and complied by Mormon, then Moroni (his son) in latter days.

I never said the Quran is a 7th century version of the Old Testament. I only ever said it was the last of the Holy Books revealed to us by God.
Joseph Smith would not agree with you since he claims, just like Mohamed and the OT prophets, to have had a personal hot line to the Almighty who updated his message.

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Originally posted by Nordlys
Is that "Mein Kampf" in Dutch or something?
Hey pent!

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Originally posted by General Putzer
Islam is a cancer on humanity and should be expunged.
Promoting such prejudice should make you ashamed of yourself.