5 Favorite Books to Re-Read Anytime

by Melville, Herman

Book - 2001

It’s not just a pop culture icon, but an amazing, ambitious book that is beautiful and amusing and complex and a little crazy and that gives and gives and...Show more It’s not just a pop culture icon, but an amazing, ambitious book that is beautiful and amusing and complex and a little crazy and that gives and gives and is worth reading daily. It is not hyperbole to say that this book changed and continues to inspire my life, and I come return to it regularly. I recommend reading it as a group the first few times or enjoying the audiobook first. “Nothing exists in itself.” Show less

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Selected Stories of Eudora Welty

by Welty, Eudora

Book - 1992

Quirky, homey, mysterious, and sometimes terrifying epic short stories. Vivid characters, pitch-perfect dialog. It is no surprise that Welty was a photogr...Show more Quirky, homey, mysterious, and sometimes terrifying epic short stories. Vivid characters, pitch-perfect dialog. It is no surprise that Welty was a photographer. Her characters and settings pop of the page and have lingered pleasantly, sometimes hauntingly in my memory for years and years. Show less

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A Wrinkle in Time

by L'Engle, Madeleine

Book - 1962

A fantastically well-written book for all ages about risk, uncertainty, trust, confidence and love above all. When I was a kid I identified so strongly wi...Show more A fantastically well-written book for all ages about risk, uncertainty, trust, confidence and love above all. When I was a kid I identified so strongly with Meg, and as I grew up, there were many times that I thought, if Meg can be confident in what she knows is right, and face down fear with love then: So. Can. I. Show less

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Understanding Comics

[the Invisible Art]

by McCloud, Scott

Graphic Novel - 1994

Yes it's about comics, but it's also about image and text and the magic that occurs when they are combined. Joyously, this book came out just as the Web was being created, and my path forward became clear. A classic and highly recommended. Yes it's about comics, but it's also about image and text and the magic that occurs when they are combined. Joyously, this book came out just as the Web was being created, and my path forward became clear. A classic and highly recommended. Show less

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Ox-cart Man

by Hall, Donald

Book - 1983

Simple and perfect. This children's book about family, seasons, good work, taking joy in the everyday, and self-reliance is close to my heart. Simple and perfect. This children's book about family, seasons, good work, taking joy in the everyday, and self-reliance is close to my heart. Show less

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