I looked at the books on my bookshelves and understood that they really say who I am.
From left to right on my books are as follows:
Barrack Obama:
The Audacity of Hope
Edward Rutherford:
The Forest
London
The Princes of Ireland
The Rebels of Ireland
Maureen Dowd:
Bushworld
Tom Robbins:
Villa Incognito
Jitterbug Perfume
and on my Kindle: B is for Beer
Zen Gardens
Jimmy Buffett:
Swine Not
Salty Piece of Land
Michael Moore:
Dude, Where's My Country
P. J. O'Rourke
Eat the Rich
All The Trouble In The World
Age and Guile
Molly Ivins
Who Let The Dogs In
David Wrobleske
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Gregory McGuire:
Wicked
Ken Follett:
Pillars of the Earth
World Without End
Lewis Black:
Me Of Little Faith
John Kennedy Toole:
Confederacy of Dunces
David Sedaris:
Naked
Augusten Burroughs:
Running with Scissors
Ann-Marie MacDonald:
Fall On Your Knees
Frank McCourt:
Angela's Ashes
Christopher Paolini:
The Eragon Series
Wally Lamb:
I know This Much Is True
Now, that is just one bookcase. It is the most prominent one. The one that everyone that would visit my home would see. So what does it say about me?
I believe that it says that I am definitely a left-wing liberal, that I enjoy humor, but that I love history, and just a damn good story.
I have a kindle e-reader and I do enjoy it. However, it has not deterred my love of real Books. I usually get my books from second-hand stores or when the library has a book sale. Some are given to me, there is never a better gift than a book.
I also believe that my choice in books shows that I still believe in a world without war, prejudice, injustice, and equality for all people. Next to my bed I keep a copy of "Zen Miracles" and it is my most valued book. I can look at a page or two and know that I am indeed the Captain of who I am. No one else, no mythic being, no political idealism, just my own mind.
One other thing before I close. I've been listening to all this silliness going around in the country. I think my generation (or at least some) owe our children and grandchildren an apology. We grew up thinking we could achieve a world without wars, without racism or sexism. We failed miserably. Some of my generation have back peddled to the 1950's. Lost their way, or prayed to the almighty dollar sign. I, for one, will keep up the good fight and hope that my kids and grandchildren will know that some of my generation stood for something greater than ourselves.
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