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jwfocker · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:46 pm

At work we just finished a contest. It was 'what book would you save from burning?' We had students select the book then give their reason for saving this one book. The winner, who chose Slaughterhouse Five, will receive a free 25$ coupon to a local restaurant. The book burning tied into this country wide attempt to get people to read Fahrenheit 451 called the 'big read.' So, saving a book from being burned and 451, it ties together well. Anyway, what one book would you save from burning if you could save only one?

dkfan9 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:56 pm

the longest one

jwfocker · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:32 am

dkfan9 wrote:

the longest one

Nice.

mastaflatch · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:43 am

a huge encyclopedia or something like that.

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

I would save 5001 Witty Responses to Proposed Hypothetical Situations by L Ron Hubbard.

jwfocker · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:34 am

Interesting. The focus or what I was looking for in the contest at work was fiction based books. It makes it a little more difficult.

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

mastaflatch · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:59 am

Beaudelaire - Les Paradis Artificiels or Petits Poëmes en Prose

sportsfreakpete6 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:05 am

one of my anime porno novels

BadMusic · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:34 am

Amazon's Kindle (page 12 in bart's book)

McParadigmatWork · **Joined:** Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:07 pm **Posts:** 1787

Ten Apples Up on Top

Owl_Farmer · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:35 pm

the answer is obviously the bible

$úñ_DëV|L · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:40 pm

Dave Barry's Guide to Guys by Dave Barry

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

More like "Dave Barry's Guide to Gays," right?

psychobain · **Posted:** Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:37 am

there's only ONE book to be saved

$úñ_DëV|L · **Posted:** Sat Apr 25, 2009 3:52 am

bart d. wrote:

More like "Dave Barry's Guide to Gays," right?

I could see such a book being insanely hilarious.

BadMusic · **Posted:** Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:31 am

psychobain wrote:

there's only ONE book to be saved

This book is supposed to save you, not the other way around.

Hallucination · **Posted:** Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:57 pm

If it was fiction it would have to be The Chrysalids. If it could be either fiction or non fiction, it would be non fiction. But what, I don't know. I probably haven't even heard of it yet. Of the ones I know of, maybe Inside Out, Nick Mason.

PeopleMyAge · **Posted:** Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:55 pm

the communist manifesto

bondcfh007 · **Posted:** Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:55 pm

catch 22

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