Hobbies – Books

“We read to know that we are not alone.” ― William Nicholson

“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.” ― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid  

“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” ― Oscar Wilde

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ― Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!  

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” ― C.S. Lewis

Star Wars books I’ve enjoyed:

Inspirational – Real Life Stories:

Pieces of Laura’s Heart – Real Life Stories written by Laura Baban:

  • A Lass Is Writing A Book… – 15th March 2014 – it is not yet finished but I am trying to give a helping hand. She is a very talented Romanian girl who loves stories and likes to make dresses. Her best friends are Andrei and Tic. Tic is an adorable puppy. Have a look into her story 😉
  • The Book Release For Mister Tic – 21st June 2014 – the moment we have all been waiting for: Mister Tic has his own book 🙂 Join Laura and Tic for their book release @ Palas Mall Iasi @ CTS Corner and you will get to play with Tic as well 😉
  • Mister Tic and Other Love Stories – 6th February 2015 – first hand extract from the 2nd book #Laurababan will publish. Come listen to her wonderful, enchanting and blessed way of sharing her life 🙂

Books I would read and read and read.. again and again and again…

  • Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
  • Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen 
  • Persuasion – Jane Austen
  • Emma – Jane Austen
  • Mansfield Park – Jane Austen
  • Northanger Abbey – Jane Austen
  • Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte
  • The Professor – Charlotte Bronte
  • Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte
  • Agnes Grey – Emily Bronte
  • Little Women – Louisa May Alcott 
  • Lorna Doone – R.D. Blackmore
  • Harry Potter series – all of them <3 – J.K.Rowling
  • The Silmarillion – J.R.R. Tolkien
  • The Lord of The Rings – the trilogy – J.R.R. Tolkien

*Éowyn Should Have Been The Leading Lady 
* We Should Give More Credit To Celeborn

  • The Hunger Games – the trilogy – Suzanne Collins:

* The Hunger Games 
* Catching Fire 
* The Mockingjay

  • The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Unfinished Tales – J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Children of Hurin – J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Roverandom – great children book 😉 by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • The Inheritance Cycle – Christopher Paolini:

* Eragon (a short post about the movie VS. the book)

  • The Chronicles of Narnia – all the 7 books of the series – C.S.Lewis
  • The Phantom Of The Opera – Gaston Leroux
  • Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
  • Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Caroll
  • Pinocchio – Carlo Collodi 
  • Peter Pan – the whole series – J.M.Barrie 
  • The Big and Friendly Giant – Roald Dahl
  • Matilda – Roald Dahl
  • The Witches – Roald Dahl
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz – Frank Baum
  • A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens
  • David Copperfield – Charles Dickens
  • Great Expectations – Charles Dickens
  • Black Beauty – Anna Sewell
  • Anne of Green Gables – Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • The Happy Prince and Other Tales – Oscar Wilde
  • The Tale of Peter Rabbit – Beatrix Potter
  • Pollyanna – Eleanor H. Porter
  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – Jonathan Safran Foer
  • The Book Thief – Markus Zusak 
  • The Witcher Series – Andrzej Sapkowski 
  • The Princess Bride –  by William Goldman… well written actually by S. Morgenstern and abridged by Goldman 🙂