You’re about to be marooned on a desert island…

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22 Sep 2012, 2:29 am

…and you can only take one book. What would it be?

I’d take Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Blake.

I love Blake’s art and lyrics and I could easily spend the rest of my life trying to unravel the mysteries in this masterpiece.

http://www.rarebookroom.org/Control/blkin2/index.html

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22 Sep 2012, 5:01 am

I'd prefer to take a book with a title of something like "How to Escape when Marooned on a Desert Island".

If not that, perhaps a book on how to survive on a desert island including recipes.

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23 Sep 2012, 5:51 am

American Gods by Neil Gaiman.

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23 Sep 2012, 11:04 am

It's a tossup between "Bushcraft", or "The Combat Leader's Field Guide".

The former deals with wilderness survival methods, while the latter teaches you what to do when the cannibals show up.

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23 Sep 2012, 1:24 pm

Something by Bret Easton Ellis. Maybe 1984.

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23 Sep 2012, 1:32 pm

A book on the local flora and fauna with respect to what is edible and what is not. Barring that, The Bible.

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