Books are indispensible. Amazon.com seems to think otherwise and with the rise of the Kindle, I can do nothing but shake my head. My eyes already get tired looking at a glowing screen too long and, call me old fashioned, I want to turn a paper page. This blog is an attempt to recapture some of my favorite books and explain why they are "literature we need." I will not be relegating myself to an age category and I will refrain, as hard as I can, from adding books just to sound "well rounded" or "hip." I read constantly and find that I cannot finish one book before starting another. A habit both bad and fun. Ideally, these posts will come once a week and more than likely on a Friday or Saturday. I hope you enjoy the reading as much as I enjoy the writing. If you haven't heard of a book before, I hope you will make time to visit the library and check it out. However, if you believe me to be prophetic in my choices, feel free to buy them immediately. I'm pretty sure I know the books that everyone needs, so this really shouldn't be an issue.
To begin .... here is a picture of my own bookshelf. We don't have a lot of space in our duplex for more books, so I have pared down several times to this collection (and two or three bins in closets).
This should be a fun exercise and we'll see where it goes. I may run out of books to talk about, but I seriously doubt it.
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