This book is a very quick read. It centers around a bet as to whether capital punishment or life-imprisonment is more harsh. A guy volunteers to solitary confinement for 15 years. I was "assigned" to read this book by an Uncle who is an English teacher. He has his students read this story and then think of 10 books (trilogies are allowed as long as you can prove that they can be sold BOUND that way. As in hardcover sets, not ebook packages) they would take with them (as the only books they could read the rest of their life, whereas, in the book he is able to ask for an unlimited amount of books), 10 cd albums (not mixes, must be sold that way), and 10 movies. He also asks for 10 restaurants. I can't remember, from his assignment, if those were places you would be able to order from or go to during solitary confinement (or on the stranded island with you, if that's how you picture it) or if those are the only places you can go to once you get out. Either way, I thought it was an interesting read and I have started making my lists. Not that most readers will care what is on my list, but I'm going to record it here for my own sake. This is the current list:
Books:
1. The LDS scriptures (as a quad- includes the Old and New Testaments, the Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, The Pearl of Great Price, Topical Guide and Bible Dictionary)
2. Jesus the Christ by James E. Talmadge
3. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by Tolkien (I own a collector's edition with all three)
4. The Gable Faces East by Anita Stansfield
5. Gables Against the Sky by Anita Stansfield
6. The Giver by Lois Lowry
7. Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
8. Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
9. His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman)
10. Strengthening Our Families: An In-Depth Look at the Proclamation on the Family by David C. Dollahite
Movies:
1. 10 Things I Hate About You
2. Disney's Enchanted
3. Salt
4. Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
5. Dhoom:2 (a Bollywood film)
6. Disney's The Little Mermaid
7. Disney's Beauty and the Beast
8. The Princess and the Frog
9. Tangled
10. Forever Strong
CD Albums:
1. Mariah Carey's Greatest Hits
2. Celine Dion: All the Way... A Decade of Song
3. Kelly Clarkson: The Collection
4. The Essential Michael Jackson
5. Shania Twain Greatest Hits
6. 50 Best Soprano Arias
7. Pussycat Dolls- PCD
8. Beach boys- Still Cruisin
9. Renee Olstead- Renee Olstead
10. Frank Sinatra- Nothing But the Best
Restaurants:
1. Mimi's Cafe
2. Olive Garden
3. Taco Bell
4. Zupa's
5. Little Caesar's
6. PF Chang's
7. Whiskey Grill (Mammoth, CA)
8. Red Lobster
9. Eggs 'n' Things (Thousand Oaks, CA)
10. Cheesecake Factory
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