November 26, 2007 – 2:43 pm
I haven’t been this excited about a book or series of books in a while. Back when Mortimer Adler (How to Read a Book) was with the Encyclopedia Britannica he edited a series of books called The Great Ideas Today. Basically, the old elitist (note: I think that’s a good thing) wanted to popularize […]
October 1, 2007 – 5:03 am
“Here, you should read this book.” It’s hard to refuse reading a book when someone says something like this to you. You know, where they stop you and say this, not actually having the book in their hand and go off to hunt for it. What are you supposed to do? Say no? No. You’ve […]
September 24, 2007 – 6:06 am
This post was going to be a rant about ironic libraries but I just can’t do it. See what five minutes reflection will do for you? Instead I’ll try and embarrass myself, then rant a teensy bit and then try and engage you in conversation. So get ready to comment.
When I was a teenager I […]
September 19, 2007 – 5:52 am
My love/hate relationship with the public Library continues. By necessity really; I have to keep going back there to return my books, and what? I’m supposed to leave there empty-handed? Still though, the Library can be an odd place. Let’s take last night for instance.
Last night, while my son and I sat in the […]
I just can’t stop buying books. What’s wrong with me? Oh, right, I forgot, I’m crazy. Here’s two out-of-print books I won’t be reading (in their entirety, I’ll probably scan and browse) anytime soon.
The Writings of Martin Buber
I like to tell people I’ve read Buber’s big deal I and Thou and then quickly admit that, […]