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Total Books Owned: Ok, we get it. Everyone here reads. Alot.
We had a new 8' x 6' shelf built just to hold the book I bought for my master's degree. I'd start adding it up, but then I'd cry. I bet we've spent more on books than we have on both of our cars combined.
Last Book I Bought: "A Generous Orthodoxy" by Brian McLaren. A very interesting book about being a Christ-follower in a post-modern, post-dogmatic world.
Last Book I Read "Writings on an Ethical Life" by Peter Singer. I think Peter Singer's writing might be the best argument against utilitarian ethics that I've ever read. He takes it to it's logical terminus, and the result is repugnant.
5 Important Books
1) The Lord of the Rings. I've sunk back into Tolkein's world maybe 30 times, and each time it is new and vibrant. I still remember my first time reading the book. It lit something in me that carried me into thousands of other lands, new worlds, different ideas. Tolkein opened the door for me.
2) Habakkuk. Written about 600 BCE, just as the Babylonians were about to overrun the tiny sliver of land between Egypt and Turkey, a small voice cries out against the cruelty and injustice of the world. The title means "To Wrestle", and it's a challenge thrown toward heaven, for God to justify his handling of the world's affairs.
3) "Beneath The Underdog" by Charles Mingus. This is Mingus' semi-fictional, grossly exagerated, wildly fascinating auto-biography. If you want to know the history of Jazz from someone who lived it, this is the book.
4) The Collected Poetry of Robert W. Service. I used to go backpacking alot in High School, and would read some of epic poems around the campfire.
5) I'm going to echo BigV on the World Book. We owned a complete set, and I used to kill hours flipping through it.
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