Before we left for Donegal town yesterday morning, I knew I had a couple of books in. I was hoping that my request that was in transit would arrive before I did and I lucked out--it did. Here's what I brought home yesterday:
I discovered this book when I was looking up information about another book by the same author. I requested both at the same time, but this one took longer to arrive. The other book was excellent and I have no reason to doubt that this one will be too. Bill is reading it first, so I will pick up one of the others.
I'm thinking I might start here:
This one was also found in the course of getting information about another book. I was scrolling through the e-audiobooks on the library Borrow Box site when I came across one called The Psychology of Stupidity. I wanted to know more about it before I put it on reserve, since we get 5 at a time (which includes both those borrowed and those on reserve) and I don't like to waste a slot if I can help it. In the course of looking that up, I discovered this title. I ended up requesting both and the audiobook should be available for me to download next week. I'll read this one before I download that.
Finally, I have this little book, which I read about in a book blog quite recently, although I can't remember which one. The blogger quite liked the book and others in the series, so I looked up this book specifically and looked up the author on the Borrow Box page, where I found his little book on the Stoics. That should be available for me in a week or two.
I feel the urge to read some classics coming on, so I will be picking up some Victorian literature soon, either after I read these or alongside them.
What are you reading? Hope it's great, whatever it is!
2 comments:
Thanks for these recommendations, Shari. Anything that meets your approval will doubtless be sought by many of us. Right now I am re-reading “The Colony of Unrequited Dreams” by Wayne Johnson. It has a distinctly Canadian flavour, but it’s a book you might enjoy if you can get your hands on it. Usually, I am kept busy with book reviews for Princeton University Press, but the postal strike in Canada is now into its second week and shows no sign of being settled any time soon, so I have time for other reading material.
That looks like a good book, David! The library has it so I've placed a request. We were considering a move to Newfoundland in the early 2000s and I used to listen to the radio station online. Thanks for the recommendation!
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