Poll: Which book would you read first?

[YouEatLard]

You crash on a deserted island. No one else makes it. Parts and boxes wash ashore. You're able to call for help, but it will be a few days before it gets there. Food is taken care of from one of the boxes and another contains some books. Which do you read first?

Hitchhiker= Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe. (It wont let me fix it)



(To be honest, I was cleaning the back room and stumbled on some old books I have. A couple I don't actually have, but threw into the list anyway for fun)

 

[Kae]

History seems to be the more interesting stuff on that box so I guess I would read that first

 

[Ham_authority95]

As much as I would like to read HitchHikers, it would be even more sweet to be able to learn how to pick a lock.

CIA Lock Picking field manual it is then. I have days with nothing else to do. Practicality over entertainment this time.

 

[ApeShapeDeity]

I'm going with the sniper manual. Largely because I've read several of the other books. Plus, you never know, perhaps I'll find something pertinent to my situation...

 

[Klitch]

Why does your back room book supply alternate between horror novels and reference guides?

I'd read World War Z just in case I happen to hear the narrator in my head tell me that nobody else made it out of the plane crash...alive.

 

[Cazza]

Most likily A brief history of time. I would have said Hitchhiker's Guide but I read that to recent.

Both CIA Lock Picking Field Manual & USMC Sniper training field manual would be useless because without locks or sniper rifles to do prac with you won't get anywhere and most likily forget what you read because getting off the island. Unless you really really wanted to learn that stuff. I wouldn't even read the sniper one.

 

[YouEatLard]

Why does your back room book supply alternate between horror novels and reference guides?

I'd read World War Z just in case I happen to hear the narrator in my head tell me that nobody else made it out of the plane crash...alive.

I might have been making a robot just incase the Zombie/Dragon/Zoltarian apocalypse happens? Needed to make sure the zombies/dragons/Zoltarian can't unlock the electronic's case to turn it against me. I figured I might read up on lock picking so I could make it harder to unlock without a key.

Maybe, maybe not

 

[crudus]

I would read Hitchhikers Guide first. Although it is a tough call between that and A brief History of Time

 

[Thaluikhain]

The Sniper Training one is likely to have all sorts of information on field craft which would likely be useful...skip the stuff about actually firing a weapon, observing a target or effective battlefield communications, of course.

 

[Kae]

Most likily A brief history of time. I would have said Hitchhiker's Guide but I read that to recent.

Both CIA Lock Picking Field Manual & USMC Sniper training field manual would be useless because without locks or sniper rifles to do prac with you won't get anywhere and most likily forget what you read because getting off the island. Unless you really really wanted to learn that stuff. I wouldn't even read the sniper one.

If you think it through the sniper's manual might have some useful information, as snipers are trained for survival in those kinds of situations.

 

[Vitor Goncalves]

A brief history of time. Probably I will read it next.

 

[GodofCider]

I went with a: Brief history in time.

 

[Cazza]

Most likily A brief history of time. I would have said Hitchhiker's Guide but I read that to recent.

Both CIA Lock Picking Field Manual & USMC Sniper training field manual would be useless because without locks or sniper rifles to do prac with you won't get anywhere and most likily forget what you read because getting off the island. Unless you really really wanted to learn that stuff. I wouldn't even read the sniper one.

If you think it through the sniper's manual might have some useful information, as snipers are trained for survival in those kinds of situations.

Food is taken care of and help is only a few days away. I already know stuff like how to make a fire, shelter etc. Only if I some how read most the other book would I have read it. It would be about the fourth book down (I'm a very slow reader). I might explore the island over reading it (if it's big enough). Who knows I might start to read it and get hooked on the information.

Your point is still very vaild. Extra information that can help the situation your in now is always helpful. It might teach me thing I don't know. Though this situation sound very safe and all you need to do is kill time.

 

[YouEatLard]

I figured atleast one person would pick up the TTL data guide.

 

[Stammer]

Probably the Hitchhiker's Guide... I've always wanted to read that.

 

[Sable Gear]

Most likily A brief history of time. I would have said Hitchhiker's Guide but I read that to recent.

Both CIA Lock Picking Field Manual & USMC Sniper training field manual would be useless because without locks or sniper rifles to do prac with you won't get anywhere and most likily forget what you read because getting off the island. Unless you really really wanted to learn that stuff. I wouldn't even read the sniper one.

Precisely this, I agree. Though for me it was a toss-up between 'Brief History of Time' and 'World War Z' (I've already read Hitchiker's Guide).

 

[Cherry Cola]

I can't read

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

First World War Z, Then Brief History of Time. After i get rescued i'm taking both the CIA and USMC Field Training Manuals because they'd be useless to me while i'm on the island.

 

[Jackalb]

I'd probably just chill in the sun and go kick some crabs or something.

 

[kickassfrog]

Hitchhiker's, because it was the first one I read