book meme

Posted in General by Ashley : October 18, 2007

Okay, consider yourself tagged, if you want to be.

I know that I already said that I’d just be putting anything book related at Goodreads, I picked up this meme from You’ve Gotta be Kiddin Me, (another of the 31 for 21 bloggers) and I thought it would be fun. So here goes.

Total number of books?
I haven’t the slightest idea. Well, let me think. Back before we moved into storage we had all of our books in one room and I would guess it was something like 50-60 linear feet? We tried to get rid of some, but it only ended being a couple of boxes. I would say that they are pretty equally divided between his and hers.

Last Book read?
Child of God by Cormac McCarthy.

Last Book Bought?
Too Loud a Solitude by Bohumil Hrabal

Five meaningful Books?

1. Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television by Jerry Mander. No, not just a screed against wasting time at the TV. Mander delves into the effects of the medium itself. He finds that the act of watching television and receiving information in that manner, has real harmful effects on psychology and society. Negatively affecting peoples comprehension abilities and distorting the connection between reality and fiction, and the difference between active and passive experience.

2. The Seventeen Traditions by Ralph Nader. Regardless of your thoughts about old Ralphie, this is a compelling book on raising children to have character, morals and independent thought.

3. Some Mistakes of Moses by Robert Ingersoll. A compelling, logical, thorough and entertaining response to the Old Testament written by one of the great Free-Thinkers of the 19th Century.

4. Oedipus at Stalingrad by Gregor von Rezzori. Well, probably my favorite novel.

5. The Fluoride Deception by Christopher Bryson. Again, regardless of your feelings about Fluoridation, this is a scary and well documented look at the methods that the government will use to achieve their means: Blacklisting, lying, coercion… It’s creepy and gives you the feeling that the government will say anything to accomplish their nefarious goals.

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