“Readers know…in their bones something we forget at our peril: that without books—indeed without literacy—the good society vanishes and barbarism triumphs.”– Steve Wasserman Here are 10 books I recommend from…
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“I have to write to discover what I am doing.”– Flannery O’Connor Here are 6 books I recommend from what I finished reading in June. [See previously recommended books here]…
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“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”– Charles W. Eliot Here are 8…
Read moreBooks can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled: “This could change your life.”– Helen Exley Here are 6 books I recommend from what I finished reading in April.…
Read moreRemember that the book which bores you when you are twenty or thirty will open doors for you when you are forty or fifty—and vise versa. Don’t read a book…
Read moreEven now, at this late day, a blank sheet of paper holds the greatest excitement there is for me—more promising than a silver cloud, prettier than a little red wagon.–…
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