I was the proverbial kid in the candy shop picking out books for the tutoring group that I had organized and which was sponsored by Christ Covenant Church. Not too many things can make me happier than being told I could spend whatever I wanted to on books—besides giving the books away and seeing the… Continue reading Celebration Time
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"Reading a book is a kind of conversation"
This quote, from Mortimer Adler's book, How to Read a Book, requires a little more explanation. In his chapter entitled "Criticizing a Book Fairly" he comments:"A good book deserves an active reading. The activity of reading does not stop with the work of understanding what a book says. It must be completed by the work… Continue reading "Reading a book is a kind of conversation"