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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	The greatest book ever Dec 7^th, 2016 at 12:17pm Nominations are open and will close at some as yet undetermined time. I expect Yadda will be along in a minute to nominate The Bible, eh Yadda? But who will we send the winner's cheque to? I nominate The Domesday Book for reasons that I will have to give later as I'm about to eat.
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Prime Minister for Canyons Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 26906 Canberra Gender:	Re: The greatest book ever Reply #1 - Dec 7^th, 2016 at 1:35pm Penthouse Forum.
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Postmodern Trendoid III Gold Member Offline Posts: 10259 Gender:	Re: The greatest book ever Reply #2 - Dec 7^th, 2016 at 4:22pm 1984?
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Reply #3 - Dec 7^th, 2016 at 4:33pm

bogarde73 wrote on Dec 7^th, 2016 at 12:17pm:

Nominations are open and will close at some as yet undetermined time.

I expect Yadda will be along in a minute to nominate The Bible, eh Yadda?

But who will we send the winner's cheque to?

I nominate The Domesday Book for reasons that I will have to give later as I'm about to eat.

bogarde73,

Yes! .....you gazumped me!

I saw your thread title, and straight away i thought;

"Wow! bogarde73 is obviously referring to The Bible!!!!! "

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"....And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
Luke 16:31

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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 136331 Gender:	Re: The greatest book ever Reply #4 - Dec 7^th, 2016 at 4:37pm
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Gordon Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 20477 Gordon Gender:	Re: The greatest book ever Reply #5 - Dec 7^th, 2016 at 5:00pm I'm going to say Catcher in the rye. Not that it's the greatest book ever full stop, but because it probably has the most profound effect on people who read it.
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Gordon Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 20477 Gordon Gender:	Re: The greatest book ever Reply #6 - Dec 7^th, 2016 at 5:00pm Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Dec 7^th, 2016 at 1:35pm: Penthouse Forum. I never thought this would happen to me....
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Mr Hammer Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 25212 Gender:	Re: The greatest book ever Reply #7 - Dec 7^th, 2016 at 6:23pm The first circle.
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Reply #8 - Dec 7^th, 2016 at 7:51pm

Gordon wrote on Dec 7^th, 2016 at 5:00pm:

I'm going to say Catcher in the rye. Not that it's the greatest book ever full stop, but because it probably has the most profound effect on people who read it.

Another classic I've never read.

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I'm reading another Jeffery Deaver novel at the moment : 'A Maiden's Grave'. Damn good writer.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 74217 Gender:	Re: The greatest book ever Reply #9 - Dec 7^th, 2016 at 8:15pm I thought I put this up already .... i'll try again
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Reply #10 - Dec 7^th, 2016 at 8:26pm

If its the Bible, then it would have to be the King James version..

You don't have to be religious (or even a Christian) to agree that it rivals Shakespeare in its magnificent poetic quotability.

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Reply #11 - Dec 7^th, 2016 at 8:34pm

NorthOfNorth wrote on Dec 7^th, 2016 at 8:26pm:

If its the Bible, then it would have to be the King James version..

You don't have to be religious (or even a Christian) to agree that it rivals Shakespeare in its magnificent poetic quotability.

I totally agree.

It's a work of literary art.

"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

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Reply #12 - Dec 7^th, 2016 at 9:34pm

NorthOfNorth wrote on Dec 7^th, 2016 at 8:26pm:

If its the Bible, then it would have to be the King James version..

You don't have to be religious (or even a Christian) to agree that it rivals Shakespeare in its magnificent poetic quotability.

Thank you NorthOfNorth, and Herbert.

And yes the 'language' of the King James version [aka the Authorised Version] is the best [to my eyes]. [probably, simply because it is the version i began reading as a teenager]

Whenever i pick up and begin to read any other bible version, i get a sense of being 'lost' in a strange land.

For any of you who do love the KJV of the bible, you may be interested in the information on this site;

http://av1611.com

http://av1611.com/kjbp/charts/various.html

http://av1611.com/kjbp/charts/themagicmarker.html

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"....And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
Luke 16:31

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Prime Minister for Canyons Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 26906 Canberra Gender:	Re: The greatest book ever Reply #13 - Dec 7^th, 2016 at 10:09pm Good to see though its all been fiction listed so far
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NorthOfNorth Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 17258 Gender:	Re: The greatest book ever Reply #14 - Dec 7^th, 2016 at 10:31pm From the west candidates would have to be Plato's Dialogues (chiefly The Republic) The Iliad The Odyssey From India The Mahabharata From China The Analects The Tao Te Ching To name a few greats (great in that their popularity at least within their respective cultural milieu has survived thousands of years)...
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