Oh gosh...I used to love reading all of James Herriot's books, and anything that was an animal story. Black Beauty, Bambi, Watership Down, Old Yeller, Lassie Come Home...all were favorites. Then as I became older I began reading horror stories, and Stephen King became my number one favorite author. Dean Coontz...I read a few of his stories, but not many. Nowadays I tend to read more spiritually-based literature. Here's a list of some of the books I have read and loved:
"The Journey Home: The Story of Michael Thomas and the Seven Angels" (Kryon) Not a book that was penned for its literary elegance, but the story holds a deep spiritual meaning and suggestion as to why we are here.
"There's A Spiritual Solution To Every Problem" (Wayne Dyer) I would highly recommend any of Wayne Dyer's books to anyone who may be going through difficult times in their lives
"Manifest Your Destiny" (Wayne Dyer)
"Opening To Channel" and "Spiritual Growth" (Sanaya Roman and Duane Packer) Two very good books for anyone who wants to explore channeling, meditation and the inner Self.
"The Prophet" (Kahlil Gibran) Excellent spiritually-based book
"The Camino" (Shirley MacLaine) This book of Shirley's has prompted me to want to someday walk the Camino...a good spiritual read
"Jack" (I cannot recall the author's name, but this one was written a few years ago, and is a fictional story of a young man's love for a horse...when the First World War begins, Beth (the horse) is shipped to the front lines of battle. Jack is so heartbroken that he enlists in the war in an effort to find her and bring her home safely. This is a real tearjerker.)
"Out Of Harm's Way" (Terri Crisp) This is a non-fictional account of the woman who founded Noah's Wish...a foundation devoted to rescuing animals from areas where disaster strikes. This book is very hard to read in some places, yet so uplifting in others...she describes both the joys of successfully rescuing animals who are hopelessly trapped, as well as the agony of the ones they cannot save.
"My Friend Flicka"/"Thunderhead"/"The Green Grass of Wyoming" (Mary O'Hara) Classic boy/horse story, this trilogy follows Ken McLaughlin as he comes of age on his father's horse ranch in Wyoming.
"Burden of Desire" (Robert MacNeil) This book was written back in the early 90s, by one of the cohosts of 'The MacNeil/Lehrer Report'... a tv news program that once aired. It's a fictional love story set in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and takes place around the infamous "Halifax Explosion" that occured in 1917. (For those who don't know, the explosion happened when two ships collided in Halifax Harbour. One was a munitions ship laden with explosives, and the resulting blast came to be known as the largest man-made explosion of its time. Only when the atomic bomb came into being was it eclipsed. Over 2000 people died and over half the city was flattened, and a tsunami was borne from it as well.) I'm not one to read love stories, but this book was of interest to me as I grew up in Dartmouth (just across the harbour from Halifax). It's a very well-written story; it draws you in to both the epic event that occured, as well as to the two characters who are in love.
"The Dog Who Wouldn't Be" and "Never Cry Wolf" (Farley Mowat) A great Canadian writer. The first book is based upon a wonderful little dog who Farley had as a companion when he was a child (warning: the ending will have you in tears), and the second story is a heartbreaking account of Mowat's time spent in the Canadian arctic when he is sent on a mission by the Wildlife Society to investigate their belief that wolves are responsible for the decline in caribou herds. Another book that will have you in tears, but also a fascinating account of the true nature of the wolf in the wild, and of Mowat's amazing ability to bond with them.
"Together Again: Twinsouls Reunite In Love And Life" (Dennis Jackson and Alice Best) This one isn't an enormously well-written book, but I did enjoy reading it, as I could relate to much of what the two authors wrote about. It is their story of meeting and 'recognition' of one another as soulmates (twinsouls) in this lifetime.
I'm sure there's many more books I could add to the list...these are just a few. Oh, yes...and any of the "Conversations With God" books by Neil Donald Walsch, as well as "The Celestine Prophecy" by James Redflied...LOL, I could keep on adding books here...
