Whats your favourite book and why?

[rado84]

Clifford Simok - The Goblin Reservation.
John Wyndham - The Chrysalids.

Why? Because both are written by atheists and are about better times of the life of man kind when nobody believes in this god shit anymore.

[Sal]

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins.

[Excited Penguin]

I'll keep that in mind for when my German gets better   

I prefer reading works in their original language if I can, naturally. Learning German will open up a whole new literature for me in that way .

I hear Mein Campf is better in the original German.

Lol. I still plan to read it one day, all jokes aside. I'm a bit of a history buff.

[Excited Penguin]

J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye.

It seemed to me like one continuous stroke of genius, from the beginning to the end.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Catcher_in_the_Rye

[Kernel Sohcahtoa]

Even though it was a text book, I really enjoyed Larson Calculus; this was a great aid in fulfilling my personal goal of teaching myself calculus (naturally, I had to make use of various supplemental sources, as one source can't cover it all).  It is a comprehensive book that covers differential calculus, integral calculus, basic analytic geometry, and multi-variable calculus/vector calculus.  My favorite areas of study in this book were the following: the u substitution; arc length; line integrals and surface integrals; the concept of curl, Green's theorem, and Stoke's Theorem; parametric equations and polar coordinates (these are cool); integration by parts, trigonometric substitution, and partial fractions; partial derivatives; computing triple integrals , especially via change in coordinates (spherical and cylindrical; these were awesome).  Hence, delving into this book reminded me of how fascinating the world of ideas is and how much I truly appreciate them.

[Foxaèr]

For one who has probably read over a thousand books, I do not have a favorite.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I'm with Maelstrom on this. I'm not sure I could pick a single favourite book any more than I could pick a single favourite film. For instance, I can't just a history the same as I would a work of fiction.

Boru

[Aegon]

Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow. It's just perfect to me. It's so weird, but the humor is right up my alley. Also, a lot of the characters are real historical figures, and I love studying history. I never saw the film adaptation, but I guarantee it can't really convey the book's tone.

[UnLocal]

Sapiens: A brief history of humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

A ton of insights about evolution of humanity, really puts things in perspective.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Yeah, I've got plenty of favorites. CitR has already been mentioned -- the sense of finding anger and the absurd in alienation struck a deep chord in me. A Farewell to Arms has romance, war, debauchery, and terror. What a mix, eh? Guns, Germs, and Steel presents some complex thoughts with great writing. I love most of John Keegan's work for the same reasons.