I used yesterday to venture to the local Goodwill shop - by myself :) - where I bought some too small pants and, to my husband's dismay, books. But how could I resist when they screamed from the shelves to "buy me-love me!". They were desperate....or wait, was that me?
The damage:
1776 by David McGullough. Being a history buff I have favorite historians and he is one. I can not wait to read this great find!
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen E. Ambrose Everything in this hunk of a book seems to be nicely indexed. This is one I will probably never read, rather, I will savor the morsals, individually, when needed or desired.
The Confessions of Saint Augustine Translation by Rex Warner Being a spiritual person I am encouraged and uplifted by his works and so did not hesitate to purchase this.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas I loved the movie and have been wanting to own/read this book ever since. HOWEVER....I think I was so taken by the cover portrait that I became inadvertently biased into buying this. The version is abridged and I am the type of person who would just assume NOT read the book as read a version with the authors sweat words ripped out without the slightest bit of compassion-this is really a feisty button for me :) - The Great Illustrated Series is a different thing, though as Little Boy and I read them together. They are an introduction to the real thing.
But there we are :)
The damage:
1776 by David McGullough. Being a history buff I have favorite historians and he is one. I can not wait to read this great find!
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen E. Ambrose Everything in this hunk of a book seems to be nicely indexed. This is one I will probably never read, rather, I will savor the morsals, individually, when needed or desired.
The Confessions of Saint Augustine Translation by Rex Warner Being a spiritual person I am encouraged and uplifted by his works and so did not hesitate to purchase this.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas I loved the movie and have been wanting to own/read this book ever since. HOWEVER....I think I was so taken by the cover portrait that I became inadvertently biased into buying this. The version is abridged and I am the type of person who would just assume NOT read the book as read a version with the authors sweat words ripped out without the slightest bit of compassion-this is really a feisty button for me :) - The Great Illustrated Series is a different thing, though as Little Boy and I read them together. They are an introduction to the real thing.
But there we are :)
I just love reading about books that other bookish people have bought. I love love love history books but haven't come across David McGullough before - one to look out for!
ReplyDeleteHe definitely is-check out Walter Issacson too-history in the same genre. My favorite of his is the biography of Benjamin Franklin-though I am not quite finished :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenn! More to add to my list :o)
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