We all have our favorite books. Some of us have very practical books. But if you were stuck on a desert island, and could choose one book to have with you, what book would it be?

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A book shaped like a boat, as waterproof as a boat, and full of the essentials, but it's still a book.

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    #2

    The ultimate survival guide for any situation by Bear Grylls or How to Build a Boat.

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    #3

    A sketchbook. I need to draw and write! It would be a great time to finish my drawings and books. Then I would start a diary.

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    #4

    complete works of Shakespeare…I might finally read it all

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    #5

    The Bible

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    #6

    I would bring 'How to Survive on a Deserted Island' by Tim O'Shei.

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    #7

    The Bible. Alternatively, a book on how to get the hell out of a deserted island.

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    #8

    'Survival for dummies'

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    #9

    Honestly, I have so many books I love and would love to have with me, but in the end, I would choose some sort of survival book. Something I could use to try and survive.

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    #10

    How to build a boat

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    #11

    J. R. R Tolkien's Full Work. This composes of the Silmarillion, The Hobbit and all the Lord of the Rings books. It won't help me survive but at least I can read my favourite authors books until I die.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would be my choice as well. And I think Tolkien would approve of his works as a means to escape.

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    #12

    How to build a raft/how to survuve a desert island.

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    #13

    a court of thorns and roses series. i love it so much and would never get tired of ir

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    #14

    If I could only bring a book and not something that would help me get off the island disguised as an actually book I would bring "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaimen.

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    #15

    Survivor Type by Stephen King

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    #16

    How To Build & Sail Small Boats, Canoes, Punts & Rafts Etc, By Various Authors, Edited By Tony Read

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    #17

    Earth Children series by Jean Auel, but if I can only have one then Plains of Passage. The amount of detail it's basically a guide of how to survive like a cro-magnon. Plus it has enough smut to make it interesting.

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    #18

    My Bible or else a large blank page journal with a LOT of pages!

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    #19

    The magic mountain by Thomas Mann, and maybe I actually freaking finnish it

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    #20

    Rambo survival knife!

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    #21

    Lonesome Dove. It’s long, captivating, and might make your own situation seem a bit less dire.

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    #22

    Camping and Woodcraft, by Horace Kephart. From 1906 - ok, earlier as separate books - it's an encyclopedic reference for survival skills. Plus, it's an entertaining read.

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    #23

    How To Survive on a Deserted Island.

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    #24

    Les Miserables. Then maybe I'll actually read the dozens of pages Hugo dedicated to describing the Abby that I skipped the first time cause it was totally worthless. 🤣

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe you should consider the Count of Monte-Cristo by Dumas. It is a more entertaining read and the protagonist escapes an Island at some point.

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    #25

    Could be fun to bring the Death Note

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    #26

    Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

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    #27

    The 1970's Peanuts treasury. I know I'm dying anyway, so why not die entertained?

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    #28

    I would bring a Fairytale storybook

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    #29

    Not a book, but the following Chocolate, Cats, Cigarettes

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