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What's a good book to gift a high school senior headed to college?

>> No.2143948

How to Win Friends and Influence People

>> No.2143955

rules of attraction, lol

for real though this is a pretty alright advice book for freshmen http://www.amazon.com/Naked-Roommate-Other-Issues-College/dp/1402203373

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>>2143957
I was going to suggest this.

>> No.2143989

War and Peace.

>> No.2144012

if he is public skooled atlas shrugged.

>> No.2144036

something by Carl Sagan

>> No.2144047

The Undiscovered Self by Carl Jung.

>> No.2144075

bump.

>> No.2144201

An Incomplete Education esp. if he went to a shit public school. Basically an encyclopedia of general intellectual basic knowledge, including science, with jokes too. It made me the self-assured twat I am today!

>> No.2144268

bum p.

>> No.2144271

A confederacy of dunces.

>> No.2144283

>>2143957
also this

makes me feel nostalgic

>> No.2144404

Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

>> No.2144472

l'etranger

>> No.2144481

"He's Just Not That Into You"

I mean, if you have a daughter. If you have a son "The Growing Bible"

>> No.2144685

bump

>> No.2144691

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>> No.2144756

bump.

>> No.2144838

nausea

>> No.2144860

>>2143955
rules of attraction +1

>> No.2144898

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

>> No.2145908

>>2144898
Please, this one. It is gewd.

>> No.2145932

I also think Rules of Attraction would be a good choice

>> No.2145946

Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand.

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Dear OP,

Please be aware that /lit/ has only ever read 10 books in its life. So the recommendations will be Joyce, Pynchon, DFW, Rand, maybe Camus and Dostoevsky as well. Choose whatever you'd like from this, or just go on Amazon and mash the keyboard with your hand, then choose whatever comes up at random, because these lugnuts know nothing.

Alternatively, go ask /b/ - they're actually better read than /lit/

>> No.2145952

>>2145948

who the fuck is this guy

>> No.2145953

>>2145952

Who the fuck are you?

>> No.2145954

>>2145953
And who is this? Who am I?

>> No.2145955

>>2145953

a good poster

>> No.2145959

>>2145948

>>Joyce, Pynchon, DFW, Rand, maybe Camus and Dostoevsky

Joyce is pompous, Pynchon thinks reading should hurt, DFW is cool, Camus and Rand are no better than a contemporary christian author. Dostoevsky is cool, too.

Anyway, I don't believe in giving kids headed to college books. If he's actually a reader he'll have his own books and college will give him enough reading. Just give him/her a nice leather bound ccjournal and a good pen.

>> No.2145960

>>2145959
Dumbfuck spotted.

>> No.2145964

Give him a nice blowjob.

>> No.2145968

A jetpack would also be nice.

>> No.2146185

HELLO WORLD: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

>> No.2146242

bump

>> No.2146247

The Prince

>> No.2146259

This Side of Paradise by Fitzgerald
or maybe an intro book to postmodern thought

>> No.2146269

>>2145952
>>2145953
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LH8Gn05idpk#t=23s

>> No.2146485

halo reach

>> No.2146675

halo pokemon headquarters

>> No.2146737

galerians halo pokemon gumby boys today

>> No.2146814

Mein Kampf

>> No.2146839

The Phenomenology of Spirit