These are books I love…they’re the books most likely to be found on my top shelf. They’re the books I grab and steal away with even for just a page or two.
Crossing to Safety
Wallace Stegner
My all-time favorite book. Full stop. A story of people.
O’Pioneers
Willa Cather
This is like chic-lit and nature writing all rolled into one for me.
Out of Africa
Isak Dinesen
Adventure. Love. Landscape of life.
The Road from Coorain
Jill Ker Conway
Reminds me that where you start is rarely where you land.
Interpreter of Maladies
Jhumpa Lahiri
Master short-story teller.
What are people for?
Wendell Berry
Thoughtful. Hopeful. Eloquent.
Traveling Mercies
Anne Lamott
Irreverently reverent.
Made in Detroit
Paul Clemens
Glimpse into growing up in the D in the 50’s and 60’s.
Freakonomics
Steven Levitt
Data shouldn’t define your questions.
The Divine Conspiracy
Dallas Willard
Read. Think. Read again. Think. Read again. Think. Read again.
Dark Fields of the Republic
Adrienne Rich
There is a poem called Movement in this book that, well, moves me.
Practicing
Glenn Kurtz
Doing something you love takes sacrifice and work.
Personal History
Katharine Graham
Inspiring. A full life well-lived.
March
Geraldine Brooks
I love Little Women. And I loved this book from the father's perspective.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
What can I say.
5 comments:
have just added a few to my library list... thanks! :)
drea! i'd love to see your list of 15 books....i bet i'd add to my...errr.....bring back from America list! xox
great list! Now I've got a few more books to add to my list of books to read
oooo - since the pile by the bed just isn't high enough :) sooo putting some of these on hold, tonight! thanks!
would love any additions....you're all pretty fascinating peeps and i imagine you've read some good stuff! i do miss wandering in a good bookshop, english libaray, John King....the Waterstones in Brussels is okay, but....well, it's not exactly inspiring, i suppose. though i did go to a book swap recently. free books in english!! here here! xox
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