Via B2 at Toner Mishap comes this week’s FFM (and to the others who have suggested ideas, they are in the queue).
1. Total number of books I’ve owned.
Hmm, there are 78 just on the top of my desk at home and 144 in shelves that are part of my desk…so over 200 here in this room. At my university office there are three huge bookshelves and two smaller ones full of books…I am guessing around 1500 there at least, maybe more. And I have owned 100s that I have gotten rid of over the years…so I am guessing at least 2500-3000. That doesn’t count my wife’s books and my kid’s books.
We like books.
Books good.
2. Last book I bought.
I thought it was going to be McCullough’s new book 1776, but when the package arrived yesterday from the History Book Club, it was the Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court, which I haven’t decided if I am going to purchase or not. Otherwise, it was either a stack of Trek novels at the half-price book store or it was Joseph Ellis’ His Excellency, which was quite good.
3. Last book I read.
I finished Washington’s Crossing a little while back and am currently reading one of the Sword of Truth novels, The Temple of the Winds. I also am about halfway through South Park Conservatives which the author graciously sent me.
4. Five books that mean a lot to me.
A trick to be sure, but here are several that come to mind.
1. The Bible (unimaginative, but true)
2. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings (technically three, I know)
3. Roger Zelazny’s Amber series (yes, I am cheating by naming series)
4. Isaac Asimov’s Foundation trilogy (there I go again…)
5. John Stuart Mill’s On LibertyHonorable academic mention: Taagepera and Shugart’s Seats and Votes
5. People who I’ll infect with this meme.
James Joyner
Scott Gosnell
Chris Lawrence
Stephen Bainbridge
Anyone else who wants to play along…
June 3rd, 2024 at 2:56 pm
I keep getting stuff from the history book club thing. It looks like a good plan. I’m assuming they are legit?
June 3rd, 2024 at 3:06 pm
I’ve been happy with them.
If you are interested, I can “refer” you and if you join, I get a free book, so if so, I can have an e-mail sent to you to look at.
June 3rd, 2024 at 4:34 pm
Absolutely. I’ll be happy to provide book # 2501
June 3rd, 2024 at 10:50 pm
1. I honestly have no idea but probably a couple hundred. (My husband is the real book hound in the family. His number would probably exceed yours, since he is 13 years older than you and also a PhD, and in literature no less)
2. The last book I bought that I actually have “in hand” is Grandma’s Best Full-Size Quilt Blocks: Pieces of the Past for Today’s Quilters. However, today I order 4 books from Amazon (you should know them well, you assigned them for next semester’s class)
3. The last book I completed was for class last semester, I think it was the Katz book. I’m currently reading Lies and the Lying Liars who Tell Them by Al Franken. Very funny. You should at least read the section on how to lie with footnotes.
4. The books that mean alot to me are:
The Gospels in the New Testament (but NOT the whole Bible)
On to Oregon (which was actually a childrens book but has made me want to visit Oregon my whole life)
The Awakening by Kate Chopin (Because I identify so strongly with the main character)
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx (my reason for studying Political Science in the first place)
June 4th, 2024 at 7:03 am
Actually, the Lord of the Rings is ONE book, and was always reguarded as such by the author. The fact that it was over a thousand pages long meant that it was divided into three books by the publisher over Tolkien’s objections. They should have done that with the Harry Potter series too, at least witht the later ones.
June 4th, 2024 at 9:21 am
Eric,
True. Not to mention that each of the three are divided into two as well. I was speaking in teachnical terms.
June 4th, 2024 at 11:29 am
A day late..
1. There are books on shelves and because my husband will not let me havem ore book shelves there are books on the floor and in boxes. I have kept every book I have ever owned since I was 12 so.. I can not count thathat high, nor care to.
2. Two bought at the same time both by Michael Romkey “The Vampire’s Violin” and “The Vampire Virus”
3. Just finished “Dragon’s Blood” the first it the series written solely by Todd without input from his mother. I am so glad the series will live on in good hands. I am cheap will not read “Dragonholder” until it is in paper back.
4 a)The family bible given to me by my gradmother.
b) MY 1931 copy of “The Wealth of Nations” given to me by Aunt Brenda, who if was not for her I would have never been able to aford college the first time around.
c) 1910 Copy of English Poetry Vol 1. It represents the dreamer in me.I have no idea where I got it but have had it since I was about 10, most likely got it from Aunt Brenda too.
d) Piers Anthony’s “Tarot”
e) “The Proud Tower” by Barbara Tuchman.. no it is not like “Fawlty Towers”
June 8th, 2024 at 9:08 am
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