What books would you buy for someone who had none?

Someone in our family lost everything in a house fire some years ago. In the months that followed they received help with clothes, beds, shoes, etc., but found they missed having books on hand. I found purchasing books for them to help replenish their stock to be enlightening and enjoyable. The question is, in that or a similar circumstance, what books would you consider purchasing for someone who had none?

What books would you buy for someone who had none?
It would depend on monetary constraints on my part and tastes on theirs.





I would buy them, first, a very good, leather-bound copy of the Bible.





Then I would buy them several books that contain multiple works; that way you get more bang for your buck %26amp; so do they. For instance, I have a book that contains the complete works of Jane Austen and another that has the complete works of the Bronte sisters and yet another that has the complete Father Brown stories of G. K. Chesterton. I would get them those I mentioned, then a book which contains the entire Lord of the Rings series, another that has the complete works of Oscar Wilde, another that has a large quantity of Shakespeare's titles, another with several Charles Dickens novels, The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes (that has many of the Holmes stories) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the complete works of Daphne du Maurier. I might throw in a volume that has several books of C. S. Lewis and perhaps a poetry book (if they like that) or The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (if they like fairy tales).





If you give several books that include multiple works, you give them a LOT of stories to enjoy!
Reply:Classic Books, so they can start building up their library again, e.g...


Pride and Prejudice


Wuthering Heights


Jane Eyre


David Copperfield


To Kill A Mockingbird


Lord Of the Flies





Just books along those sort of lines. hope this helps :)
Reply:I would definitely get them a bible. I'd also see what other books they most wanted to have again and buy some of those.
Reply:It would depend on what the person liked to read and what his or her collection of books had consisted of. Some books you keep because you know you'll read them again, others because you know where to look for certain information, and still others because you can't stand throwing books away.
Reply:'Siddartha'. It's very inspiring. and 'Heart of Darkness'... can't do without that one. 'Don Quixote' also one to have.
Reply:buy them a range of things. a dictionary is a must along with a bible.
Reply:Chuck Palahniuk novels, Fight Club, Choke, Survivor, Lullaby..............
Reply:a complete set of encyclopedias...


a huge dictionary


a huge cross word puzzle (500) from the ny times


a book of world maps and information


grapes of wrath (they had it ruff also)


pictoral books of american history ..from columbus until now


a bunch of used paper backs for all age groups...


NO religious books because some people dont have religion and they might take it wrong...





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Reply:I would find out what was one book they loved as a child and buy them a copy. The Velveteen Rabbit maybe. Everyone should have some good memories of their childhood around. Pax - C
Reply:I will first of all gift them The Holy Quran.





As for the rest, they should be given enjoyable books like the Kite Runner. Hobbit (esp if there is a child), Picture Of Dorian Gray, that is books which will keep them occupied.








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