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1. Number of books I have owned: It’s had to have been over 1000. At one point, I needed one of those self-storage units to put then in. Because I’m kind of a slow reader, I probably read 1 book for every 10 that I buy. I wound up selling or giving away the books, and used the money to buy stuff for my dorm room. (This was in ’94.)
2. Last book I bought: Bird by Bird : Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
3. Last book I completed: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
4. Some books that mean a lot to me:
- Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
- The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
4b. What are you currently reading? Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism by Susan Jacoby
5. Which 5 bloggers are you passing this onto? I’m not. If they want it, they can come and get it.
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So are you ACTUALLY reading Freethinkers? hehe I’m almost done and am pretty mad I didn’t keep vast amounts of notes as I went along. It would have been perfect for a book discussion group. You know, that one we will never actually start. And Catch-22 is on my list too. It means a lot to me because it reminds me of YOU :)
What did you think of The Tipping Point? Is it worth reading?
I wouldn’t go out of my way to read it, but it’s fairly interesting. It’s kind of like complexity theory applied to human behavior (and marketing). It’s definitely one that should be borrowed from the library, or bought used. That’s not really a glowing endorsement, is it?
I’m more or less convinced that his ideas are on the right track because it’s the only way I can explain the continued popularity of this book.
If you’re looking for a good book about human behavior, you might want to check out The Culture of Fear by Barry Glassner.
I just read Bird by Bird. It’s great, isn’t it? I’m using it for a class.
I love that book!