I don't read a lot of magazines or watch a lot of television. In fact, I don't think that I've ever had a magazine subscription or paid for DirectTV or cable or Comcast or whatever it is that Andrew always gets installed before the two of us met. I read all sorts of websites, but follow none religiously.
But books?
Books have given me a far greater education than college. Particularly when it comes to financial and renovation decisions. I highly recommend getting these in front of any young person you know.
success
The Art Of War, Sun Tzu
How To Win Friends And Influence People, Dale Carnegie
Think And Grow Rich, Napolean Hill
architecture
S, M, L, XL, Rem Koolhaus
Five Architects, Eisenman, Graves, Gwathmey, Hejduk, Meier
Thought Palaces, Peter Magyar
Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino
classic
Anything by Edgar Allen Poe.
poetry
The Complete Works Of E.E. Cummings
children's
The Little Prince (the French version), Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The Giving Tree, Shel Silverstein
Bridge To Terebithia, Katherine Paterson
bestsellers
Water For Elephants, Sara Gruen
The Girl's Guide To Hunting And Fishing, Melissa Bank
What are your favorites? Any recommendations for me to add?
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such great reading! i've been hankering for a new book lately, and you've given me plenty of ammo, so thanks! thank you also, my dear, for the lovely comments as always, they really do make my day!
xo katherine aka. urban flea :)
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I actually didn't love "Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing", but did love "Water for Elephants", excellent book. The last recent read I enjoyed that wasn't totally superficial (by that I mean the Twilight series; I read them all obsessively but they are hardly "great" books by any stretch), "Eat, Pray, Love" - you probably have already read it but if not, it is excellent.
My best friend didn't care for Bank's book either, Chacha. I loved how it was written (basically, a compilation of short stories), and that it showed her growth in such different types of relationships.
I have not read Eat, Pray, Love -- I don't do nearly as much reading as I probably should these days. I will try to pick it up. Thanks!
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