Peek into the trunk of my '98 Ford Escort today, and you will find it empty for the first time in months. Earlier, it was crammed with boxes marked "Textbooks", "Philosophy & Religion", "Literature", and "Writing-Craft". Besides the degree I brought home from college, I brought a lot of books I didn't have before, books that didn't fit anywhere on my shelves.
I've been driving the blue bookmobile since December, my morning commute to the office and my tri-weekly trips to church weighted by "treasured wealth of the world." At home, my bookshelves are brimming with volumes on a host of subjects I can hardly ever hope to master: half a dozen ancient and modern languages, Jewish history, musical composition, art, fashion design, gardening, and gourmet cooking...
But now my well-traveled books sit, still in boxes, in one corner of the dining room. I think I'll donate a few books to the library bookstore, at least the ones I haven't once thought of in seven months. Or maybe I could sell them online and put the money in my new car fund?
But before I do any culling, I've got to make that order from Daedalus Books. I found some really good deals!
"When I have money, I buy books. If any is left, I buy food and clothes." ~Erasmus
Current Reading:
- "Choosing our Stories Carefully"
- Transpositions' discussion of David Taylor's For the Beauty of the Church: Casting a Vision of the Arts
- John Gardner's On Moral Fiction
- The book of Psalms
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