A few weeks ago I was tagged by Gautami about books and reading. Sorry, it's taken me a while to get to this. The photo was made by putting together snapshots from parts of my library and was used last winter as my "profile shot."
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My Reading: I love reading a good story. Although a lot of my reading is set in the American South or West, I really enjoy checking out stories from other cultures. I read lots of history, philosophy, theology, travel, memoirs, and some poetry. I have been known to read cereal boxes.
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Total Number of Books Owned: I’m not sure, maybe 2000? (that’s half of Gautami’s collection—I need more shelves).
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Last Book Bought (These were ordered at the same time):
Marilynne Robinson, The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought
Charles Martin, When Crickets Cry
Marilynne Robinson, The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought
Charles Martin, When Crickets Cry
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Last Book Read: Martin Clark, The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living
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Currently reading:
Marilynne Robinson, The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought
Kent Haruf, Eventide
Laura Smit, Loves Me, Loves Me Not: The Ethics of Unrequited Love
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Five Meaningful Books: I agree with Gautami here, there are too many to list. I decided to not include books of Scripture. Here’s my attempt at five, on another day it may be a different set:
Kent Haruf, Eventide
Laura Smit, Loves Me, Loves Me Not: The Ethics of Unrequited Love
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Five Meaningful Books: I agree with Gautami here, there are too many to list. I decided to not include books of Scripture. Here’s my attempt at five, on another day it may be a different set:
1. Paul Woodruff, Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue
2. Karl Mannheim, Ideology and Utopia
3. John Calvin, The Institutes of the Christian Religion
4. Frederick Buechner, Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy and Fairy Tale
5. Noah ben Shea, Jacob the Baker: Gentle Wisdom for a Complicated World
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I am tagging: I’m suppose to tag five of you, but I don’t really like tagging folks, and until a few months ago I never tagged anyone, so if you want to be tagged, just let me know and I’ll put your name here. However, I will make one exception and tag Grundir the Implacable because he’s so anti-tagging and besides, I like living on the edge and taunting those who torment Hobbits.
I am tagging: I’m suppose to tag five of you, but I don’t really like tagging folks, and until a few months ago I never tagged anyone, so if you want to be tagged, just let me know and I’ll put your name here. However, I will make one exception and tag Grundir the Implacable because he’s so anti-tagging and besides, I like living on the edge and taunting those who torment Hobbits.
Thanks for doing this. No, you are not late. I remember that photo from last year.
ReplyDeleteHmm, I too need more selves as my books are lying under the bed, on chairs, floor, etc etc.
I am impressed with your reading choices. You read a lot of non-fiction. I am yet to fully graduate into that...
I will....
You can always send me a good one for BAFAB!
*grinning*
I've just finished reading a non-fiction book by Martin Sixsmith called "The Litvinenko File". It was absolutely fascinating and I am so glad I read it... made me realise that the whole Litvinenko (he was the Russian poisoned with polonium 210 in London last November) case is far from straight forward and that all the major players are rather dodgy.
ReplyDeleteI have a reading blog if you ever feel like dropping by:
http://kimbofo.typepad.com/readingmatters
PS> Michele sent me.
Hi, Sage. I've tagged myself even though we can't use the Bible as one of our five most meaningful books. ;-)
ReplyDeleteSage:I admire you for being a very dedicated reader. I believe this leads to more ideas and creativity!
ReplyDeleteWow, quite an impressive list of reading material there sage!
ReplyDelete2000 books....holy smokes!
Michele sent me and I'm glad she did - very nice blog!
Just dropping by to say "HI"! I've missed visiting your blog and others while we were living in a "vortex" and had only extra slow dial up! I'm so glad to be back in the land of the living and to have high speed internet!
ReplyDeleteJacob the Baker: Gentle Wisdom for a Complicated World
ReplyDeleteWhat a great title and concept! I'll check it out
Good answers, Sage. I ordered that book "The Many Aspects of Mobile HOme Living" from Borders. They said it would take a week.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one that reads more than one book at a time.
ReplyDeleteGautami--BAFAB, hum, which one are you interested in?
ReplyDeleteKimbofo, that book sounds interesting and I'll check out your bookblog
Murf, I'm sure that made you work especially hard! Interesting to see Eric Hoffer on your list!
Michael & Sarch, thanks
Charlie, welcome back!
Diane, that's a great book-easy reading with wonderful stories and proverbs
Kenju, I hope you will enjoy it, it's funny in a crazy sort of way. I would like to meet this judge, not from behind the bar but in a bar where we could share stories.
Mistress, I normally have 1-4 books going at the same time, but only one book of fiction at a time.
First The Alchemist, then Eric Hoffer and now Craig Childs. I need to stop hanging out with you. You're a bad influence. I was very happy to recently see that Target has began selling The Alchemist. Somehow, that makes me feel better. ;-)
ReplyDeleteWhen I moved into this house, I built four bookcases to house all my books but couldn't fit them all on. So this spring, I sorted through a bunch and sold enough that my entire collection can now fit in the four bookcases.
ReplyDeleteI'm sitting in my office waiting for a friend to drop by so that we can go see a Peter Elbow talk, so I'll go ahead and do this meme on my blog. Good choices on your post!
ReplyDeleteI have about 1500 books. My wife banned me from buying more until we get more shelves. lol
ReplyDeleteLove your reading list.
P.S. Tag me!
Ooh, I have the book shivers now!
ReplyDeleteMurf, You have picked the three most diverse books from those I've written about to read!
ReplyDeleteEd, that has to be painful to have just four bookcases!
Jaded, good list you have on your blog.
Joe, consider yourself tagged.
Jay, put on a sweater!
Sweet.
ReplyDeleteYou know me, Sage, I hate to be predictable. Tim O'Brien is still on my 'to be read' list. When you have time, you should share with us why those five books are meaningful to you.
ReplyDeleteThese kinds of memes are always fascinating to read. Thank you for giving us a window into this part of you. It's fun.
ReplyDeleteYour library is awesome!
ReplyDeleteIt's always been a dream of mine to have wall to wall books, kind of like in those old movies where there's a revolving bookcase that leads to another room...with more books. A place like that would make me happy.
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