James Bradley's Book Bag

Bestselling author of 'Flags of Our Fathers' shares his favorite reads, from Lao Tzu to Kurt Vonnegut. His new book, 'Imperial Cruise,' is out now.

By James BradleyDec 20, 2009

galleries/2009/12/20/james-bradley-s-book-bag/james-bradley-book-bag---tao-te-ching_wbnoxa — By Lao Tzu

Older and read by more people than the Bible, this remarkable 81-page book is the foundation of Eastern thought. A short book, but it took me years of re-reading to begin to sense its wisdom.

galleries/2009/12/20/james-bradley-s-book-bag/james-bradley-book-bag---sayonara_dww9yk — By James Michener

When I went to university in Tokyo, I read this tender story about love between people of different races and shed a tear.

galleries/2009/12/20/james-bradley-s-book-bag/james-bradley-book-bag---king-leopolds-ghost_ly121k — By Adam Hochschild

An epic tale of an African holocaust brilliantly told.

galleries/2009/12/20/james-bradley-s-book-bag/james-bradley-book-bag---what-the-buddha-taught_hkl8wp — By Walpola Rahula

Most people’s idea of Buddhism is based upon what others have made up. Rahula has done the world a favor by scraping off all the historical gold leaf and presenting what the human called Buddha actually taught.

galleries/2009/12/20/james-bradley-s-book-bag/james-bradley-book-bag---jfk-and-the-unspeakable_mq5lkv — By James W. Douglass

A remarkable story that changed the way I view the world.

galleries/2009/12/20/james-bradley-s-book-bag/james-bradley-book-bag---slaughterhouse-five_abesja — By Kurt Vonnegut

For anyone who aspires to write well or who wonders what war is about.

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