I've read "Bang" and "Day Bang" several times. First time for the entertainment. Then I was taking notes.

That reminds me, it would be interesting to see how people go about doing re-reads.

For me it's hard to do a straight re-read. Instead I focus in more on some parts, and skim over others.

On a side note it looks like I'm going to have to pick up the alchemist, that has been mentioned here more than anything else.

A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines. I was given a copy by my school library, read it once, then saw the movie. I then re-read the book. I loved it. It gives a great picture of 1960s working class Britain.

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, some 10 times (most of it as an adult). And also the Hyperion/Endymion series by Dan Simmons, I think 4 times.

In the last 2 years or so

Game of Thrones x 2
Throne of the Crescent Moon x 2
Rich Dad, Poor Dad x 3
Snow Crash, Diamond Age x 2

WIA

American Psycho. Siddhartha

The Great Gatsby and Atlas Shrugged.

I have accidentally read some John Grisham and Michael Connelly books more than once (I've read so many of their books that they run together, on occasion I will purchase and start a book only to realize I read it 5-10 years ago).

Even though it's boring, I've made it a policy to read every book worth reading once, twice.

I recently read and reread Content Machine by Dan Norris (awesome business book) and Ask by Ryan Levesque (another awesome business book).

Unless you're one of those super-mnemonic freaks who remembers everything they read (like my dad), you're not going to catch all of the principles and nuance in one go.

So it's best to re-read lest you waste the first read due to mal-comprehension.

Quote: (09-13-2015 12:58 AM)Chauncey Wrote:  

I have accidentally read some John Grisham and Michael Connelly books more than once (I've read so many of their books that they run together, on occasion I will purchase and start a book only to realize I read it 5-10 years ago).

The Greatest Salesman in the World, (free pdf version, scrolls only) I have probably read this one 10 times over the past 17 years. (Actually, I have probably read the scrolls portion of the book hundreds of times because of the recommended method of reading). It is set up as 10 scrolls, each one detailing a principle for success in sales and life. It is written for people in sales, although the principles can be applied to any profession. They can also be applied to game, the more I learn about game the more I realize that game and sales are one and the same.

ETA: Don't let the Christian category on Amazon scare you away, there is only one chapter, the last, that talks about God/prayer/etc.

Michael Connelly books are worth reading again.

Those that stand out over the past 10-years (yes... I am a mid-40 year old man } : - ) >

* Chung Kuo series (David Wingrove)
* Cyrptonomicon and The System of the World series (Neal Stephenson)
* The Galactic Center series (Greg Benford)
* The Martian (Andy Weir)
* The Mars Trilogy (K. S. Robinson)
* Ender's Game Quartet (Orson Scott Card)
* Ilium and Olympos (Dan Simmons)
* Magick in Theory and Practice (Aleister Crowley)
* White Plume Mountain (Paul Kidd)

I find that reading hard sci-fi, and arguing those points in male-style debates, helps keep my tech and military (these days called STEM) education hot and true.... and my career productive : - )

Nietzsche's Twilight of the Idols and The Genealogy of Morals. I'll probably end up rereading Zarathustra and Beyond Good and Evil, but at the moment there are other books to conquer.

Grapes of Wrath and Ender's Game. There are probably others but those are the two that come to mind.

I read Batman: The Long Halloween and the Mouse Guard graphic novels every year. Also, the Bible, in various editions. Other than that, I have a small collection of business and sales books, and books written by or about athletes, that I dip into regularly when I need inspiration. I especially enjoy books by and about football coaches or MMA athletes.

The Millionaire Fastlane - MJ DeMarco X 3. It's a brilliant book explaining the road to wealth with mathematical equations. I'm building a business and I read this book every six months to refresh the wisdom.

I've always been a huge bookworm so I've re-read tons of books. I've probably read The Hobbit and LOTR like 30 times, even read the Appendices twice now. I don't really re-read books as much anymore now that I'm older and I see how many amazing books are out there. Last book I re-read was St. Urbain's Horseman by Mordecai Richler, highly recommend it.

"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading at all." - Oscar Wilde

For a while I would read On the Road once a year, for a good dozen years or more. Now it's less often, but I saw how, over the years, my interpretations and perceptions of it would change. I still enjoy it.

I read a lot of non-fiction which I will re-read every so often to refresh my memory of the facts/arguments therein. Most of the novels I own have been read at least twice each.

Right now reading "Rise to Greatness", Conrad Black's history of Canada, very engrossing. I know for sure I will be re-reading that one.

A bit similar to Nemencine.

The Bible - a ton of times, but not recently

The Prince - Twice

Dune by Frank Herbert - Maybe 5 times between now and 2005.

The Alchemist - Twice. It's cheesy, but fun.

Thus Spoke Zarathusthra - Maybe 7+ times, I read a bit every few days. I haven't read much of Nietzsche's other works though. As a bonus, it has solid game advice, but you have to read in between the lines.

The Art of War by Sun Tzu - 10+ times. It's so short I end up reading it every few weeks, but skip the chapter on attacking with fire because it's not very practical.

Edit: Just wanted to say that this is a great idea for a thread, since reading a book more than once is a good way of responding to its merit. I'll check out some of the works mentioned here.

I just finished reading 1001 Nights for the second time. This was a different translation (ie, less censored Disney fairytale and more Game of Thrones, but with less gay weiners).

Unfortunately this translation didn't include the stories that were added later to the original stories in the Nights, like Sinbad and Aladdin; AND, I actually lost my first copy of the book way back in 2009 before I got to those tales.

Soooo...I downloaded a third translation, this one supposedly the most graphic and racist of them all (Burton). It's on my to-do list.

About the Nights--wow, nearly every story demonstrates some form of female treachery. From adultery to magic curses to even more adultery, the Nights has you covered. The male protagonists are always portrayed as intelligent, compassionate, just, and possessing immense camaraderie with their friends. Female protagonists are always extremely beautiful, respectful of their husbands, and kind.

Personal opinions about Islam aside, this is one of my all-time favorite classics, and I can see myself rereading this many times in the future.

1984 by George Orwell

Startide Rising by David Brin

G. Gordon Liddy's Will.
J. Kenyon Rainer's First Do No Harm: Reflections on Becoming a Brain Surgeon.
Dale Carson's Arrest-Proof Yourself.

Right now I'm going through Jeffrey Archer's Prison Diaries once more.

I have a large library, and I read my favorite books through (again)about once a year.

"In Conquest Born" - CS Friedman
"The Forever War" - Joe Haldeman
"Churchill: The Last Lion" - William Manchester
"The Age of Battles" - Russell Weigley
"Armor" - John Steakley


There are quite a few more, but those occur at the moment.

Stumbling on Happiness: Daniel Gilbert - I've read this about 20 times.

The Book of Five Rings: Miyamoto Musashi

The Night Land: William Hope Hodgson - SciFi post apocalyptic A love story for men

Quote: (09-19-2015 01:42 AM)Tactician Wrote:  

A bit similar to Nemencine.

The Bible - a ton of times, but not recently

The Prince - Twice

Dune by Frank Herbert - Maybe 5 times between now and 2005.

The Alchemist - Twice. It's cheesy, but fun.

Thus Spoke Zarathusthra - Maybe 7+ times, I read a bit every few days. I haven't read much of Nietzsche's other works though. As a bonus, it has solid game advice, but you have to read in between the lines.

The Art of War by Sun Tzu - 10+ times. It's so short I end up reading it every few weeks, but skip the chapter on attacking with fire because it's not very practical.

Edit: Just wanted to say that this is a great idea for a thread, since reading a book more than once is a good way of responding to its merit. I'll check out some of the works mentioned here.

No need for exaggerating dude. If you've read the Bible "a ton of times" then I have a 20 inch schlong and bang 10's every night.