This lens contains lists of my five favorite books from different categories and from different times in my life.
I can honestly say that any book you find on this page comes highly recommended by me.
I suppose I should tell you that I love books and am an avid reader as well as a writer of both fiction and non-fiction.
Take a peek at my bookshelf and see if we share any common reading interests.
What Books Do You Have On Your Bookshelf?
I was inspired to make this lens by that very question being posed to me by another lensmaker here at Squidoo.As I started to make the lens, my intentions were to list my all time 5 favorite books but then I realized that I have so many favorites from so many different categories and times of my life that simple task would be impossible so I've categorized my 5 favorites from all of the different types of books I've enjoyed and am still enjoying today.
America's Top 10 Favorite Books
According to Reuters.com The Bible is America's Favorite book.
Take a look at the entire list of America's top 10 favorite books.
#1
The Lord of the Rings. 3 Vol. Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
Three-volume paperback edition featuring cover art more...1 point
#2
Harry Potter Boxset Books 1-7 by J. K. Rowling
The Harry Potter Boxed Set 1-7 includes all seven more...1 point
#3
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Harper Lee's classic novel of a lawyer in the Deep more...1 point
Harper Lee's classic novel of a lawyer in the Deep South defending a black man charged with the rape of a white girl.
One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned many distinctions since its original publication in 1960. It won the Pulitzer Prize, has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, and been made into an enormously popular movie. Most recently, librarians across the country gave the book the highest of...
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Atlas Shrugged (Centennial Ed. HC) by Ayn Rand
The year 2005 marks Ayn Rand's Centennial Year.
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The astounding story of a man that said that he would stop the motor of the world-and did. Tremendous in scope, breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is unlike any other book you have ever read.
"A writer of great power. She has a subtle and ingenious mind and the capacity of writing brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly."
-The New York Times
#5
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, more...1 point
#6
Holy Bible, Giant Print Presentation Edition: King James Version
It's great to have plenty of choices when a Bible more...0 points
#7
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell's epic novel of love and war won more...0 points
Many novels have been written about the Civil War and its aftermath. None take us into the burning fields and cities of the American South as Gone With the Wind does, creating haunting scenes and thrilling portraits of characters so vivid that we remember their words and feel their fear and hunger for the rest of o...
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The Stand: Expanded Edition: For the First Time Complete and Uncut (Signet) by Stephen King
It's the end of the world...
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#9
The Da Vinci Code: Special Illustrated Edition: A Novel by Dan Brown
One of the bestselling novels of all time, Dan Bro more...0 points
#10
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new
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An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new
weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target.
World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries-old underground organization -- the Illuminati. Desperate to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb, Langdon joins forces in Rome with the be...
0 pointsMy Top 5 Favorite Picture Books
Top 5 Favorite Books from my Childhood
I did love everything written by Judy Blume and Roald Dahl but since I've decided to post my favorites here, these are the ones I loved best.
The Top 5 Books that Fascinate Me
Most of these I've loved since childhood and still find them fascinating reads today.
My 5 Favorite Stephen King Books
These are in no particular order and I can honestly say that I've enjoyed every Stephen King book that I've ever read. (I believe I've been through them all.)
Top 5 Books by Anne Rice
Anne Rice's characters never disappoint me.
Top 5 Terry Pratchett Books
My absolute favorite Terry Pratchett character happens to be DEATH. He is just a hoot!
Again these are not displayed in any particular order and there are many more Terry Pratchett books that I love.
My Top 5 Classic Favorite Books
I've read each of them several times over.
Top 5 Books on Writing
Every Writer Has His or Her Favorites, These are Mine
My Top 5 Favorite Cookbooks
My Top 5 Favorite Self Help Books
The 5 Books I've Read Recently
The Five Books I'll Never Part With Reader Feedback
What are your 5 favorite books of all time?
Margo_Arrowsmith wrote...
Oh, wow, you can me going here.
Stephan King's non supernatural coming of age story The book that set the Wizard of Oz on its head Wicked
I love your choices also!
JaguarJulie wrote...
Ah, you've got a great selection of books in different categories -- I was thinking before I read your lens that you were able to pick JUST 5 -- and I was thinking to myself, 'what would my 5 be?' Now you have got me thinking. I would definitely pick the bible and Wuthering Heights! Don't know about the other 3 ... PS thanks for brightening my day. ;)
Jodhiay wrote...
I also got a kick out of seeing Erma Bombeck on your list: she was always a favorite columnist/author of mine.
This is a great lens! I had to give a shout out to Catcher in the Rye.
SusanVillasLewis wrote...
I was with you until you listed The Great Gatsby.Uggh. Not sure there's enough space in the server for my book list so I'll leave you with these, randomly selected from the depths of my mind.
the Empire Trilogy by Raymond Feist
The Brothers K by David James Duncan
Next Generation Leader by Andy Stanley
And that's five!











