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What is the best book in the world ?

Jan 15, 2012 5:54 AM

jeffyn jeffyn

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Well if you are going to base it on popularity, it's that book that Tim Tebow talks about. More copies of that book are in print in all forms than any other.

nortonsark nortonsark
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Have to agree with @nortonsark. For those who don't know who Tebow is, the book is called The Holy Bible.

jsimsace jsimsace
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The Oxford English Dictionary. It's got everything.

rprebel rprebel
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Since I've not read every book in the world, it's impossible for me to say which is the best. ;-) My favorite book so far is Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.

gmwhit gmwhit
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@nortonsark: Popularity ≠ Best. Just look at Justin Bieber, Crocs shoes, and/or the aforementioned Tim Tebow...

thelarch thelarch
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The one I have yet to read, so I better get to it quickly.

curtisuxor curtisuxor
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@thelarch: Almost fell out of my chair in laughter when I realized that you were nearly comparing Justin Bieber and Croc shoes with the Bible.

dmaz dmaz
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"Best book" is just too open and impossible to answer.
You should've asked "favourite".

havocsback havocsback
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The Guide. Or at least it will be, once it's released

stark stark
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the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy

shadowblue42 shadowblue42
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The Lord of the Rings.

For those who don't know, it actually started out as a single book, but because of money issues, it was separated into three.

captainsuperdawg captainsuperdawg
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Green Eggs and Ham. Or something by Umberto Eco.

pickypickypicky pickypickypicky
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Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children.

slydon slydon

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