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Books read in September. Five favorites with astericks
The Portable Curmudgeon edited by Jon Winokur
Black Skies by Arnaldur Indridason
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on… by Ryan Holiday
My Own Words: Ruth Bader Ginsburg edited by M. Harnett and W. Williams
Hints & Tips To Make Life Easier by Reader’s Digest:
Seven Men and Seven Women by Eric Metaxas*
A Good Fall by Ha Jin
The Wit & Wisdom of Benjamin Franklin edited by James C. Humes
The Exact Location of the Soul by Richard Selzer*
Mortal Lessons by Richard Selzer
The Whistlers’ Room by Richard Selzer
Diary by Richard Selzer*
Imagine A Woman by Richard Selzer
American Ramble by Neil King Jr.*
The Treasury Of The Encyclopedia Britannica edited by Clifton Fadiman*
The covers of this book are too far apart ~Ambrose Bierce
I’ve given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself. ~Oscar Levant
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What if the kids (parents?) reduced gizmo time by 50% in favor of reading? It would be a better, happier world. Smarter too.
Books read in August. Five favorites with astericks.
The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment by A.J. Jacobs
The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs*
The Art of Eating by M.F.K. Fisher
Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Unit by J.E. Douglas
The Killer Across the Table by J.E. Douglas
Look For Me There, Grieving my Father, Finding Myself by Luke Russert
The Love Story of W.B. Yeats & Maud Gonne by Margery Brady
Confessions Of A Knife by Richard Selzer, M.D.
Running With A Police Escort by Jill Grunenwald
Reading Behind Bars: A Memoir as ….a Prison Librarian by Jill Gruenenwald*
Storm Watch by C.J. Box
Choosing To Run: A Memoir by Des Linden
The Point Of It All by Charles Krauthammer
Rules For Aging by Roger Rosenblatt
The Southwest Expedition of Jedediah S. Smith edited by G.R. Banks
Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine by Eric Weiner*
There’s No Basketball On Mars by Craig Leener*
Used and Rare: Travels in the book world by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone*
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. –Winston Churchill
In six pages I can’t even say “hello.” –James Michener
Why don’t you write books people can read? –Nora Joyce to her husband, James