1. Peter Pan- The greatets book of all time!
2. The Bible- My second favorite.
3. Men of Tomorrow- Great book on the early history of American comic books.
4. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz-Also love this book!
5. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen- Every fictional creation rolled into one. Endless creative fun.
The greatest book of all time? Really?
I do say so (in my opinion).
The original book looks on the surface like a well-written children's adventure story, but reading the original book,, you'll find that it's at times satire, philosophy, emotional dissection, and yes some adventure and romance to top it all off. Complex characters, satisfying conclusions, and possibly the most engaging prose style I've ever read. Every time I read a page, I stumble across new and profound meanings everytime.
Of course, I'm currently celebrating Peter Pan Fest and even when I'm not, I attribute 4 out of the 5 things I do to this book. So this is my highly biased opinion of course.
That said, if you ever need a book to read, and have either never read it or only when you were very young, then I say get the original copy out and read it. I can't recommend any book more highly, especially since this year marks the 100th year of its publication.