The Redoubtable Marcus Magnus, knowing what a sucker I am on this subject (and being a really huge one himself), has tagged me for a meme about books. (By the way, I think the book he has in mind in his answer to Item No. 7 is Abbé Augustin Barruel's Memoirs Illustrating the History of Jacobinism -- a book both of us would like to lay our hands on.)1. One book that changed your life: A Trumpet for Reason, by Leo Rosten, author of The Joys of Yiddish and Hooray for Yiddish!. It helped nudge me to conservatism, which in turn helped nudge me back into the Church.
2. One book that you’ve read more than once: Hands down, it's actually three books: The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien. After reading it 35 times, I lost count. (And, of course, because I read these books so many times, the movies, with all their plot and character changes, drove me nuts.)
3. One book you’d want on a desert island: I also want a Notebook with a satellite internet connection, not only so I can read all the books, but also so I can send for help!
4. One book that made you laugh: All the Trouble in the World, by P.J. O'Rourke.
5. One book that made you cry: Just about anything by St. Alphonsus Ligouri or St. Louis de Montfort.
6. One book that you wish had been written: "How Bill Clinton Lost the Presidency."
7. One book that you wish had never been written: The fraudulent yet incredibly destructive "Kinsey Report" on human sexuality (which is actually two books).
8. One book you’re currently reading: Libido Dominandi: Sexual Liberation & Political Control by E. Michael Jones. I'm also just starting Ann Coulter's new book: If Democrats Have Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans.
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read: One day I'd like to be able to get through Gibbon's The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire. I've tried a couple of times to get through it, but so far haven't succeeded.
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2. One book that you’ve read more than once: Hands down, it's actually three books: The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien. After reading it 35 times, I lost count. (And, of course, because I read these books so many times, the movies, with all their plot and character changes, drove me nuts.)
3. One book you’d want on a desert island: I also want a Notebook with a satellite internet connection, not only so I can read all the books, but also so I can send for help!
4. One book that made you laugh: All the Trouble in the World, by P.J. O'Rourke.
5. One book that made you cry: Just about anything by St. Alphonsus Ligouri or St. Louis de Montfort.
6. One book that you wish had been written: "How Bill Clinton Lost the Presidency."
7. One book that you wish had never been written: The fraudulent yet incredibly destructive "Kinsey Report" on human sexuality (which is actually two books).
8. One book you’re currently reading: Libido Dominandi: Sexual Liberation & Political Control by E. Michael Jones. I'm also just starting Ann Coulter's new book: If Democrats Have Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans.
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read: One day I'd like to be able to get through Gibbon's The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire. I've tried a couple of times to get through it, but so far haven't succeeded.
I tag Athanasius contra Mundum at 50 Days After!
Anita, I'm reading a book right now called "The Last Jihad" by Joel C. Rosenburg a Christian Jew) Not bad. You might enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteP.G., thanks for the tip. Ever read Robert Spencer's The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (And the Crusades)? Pretty hard to put down.
ReplyDeleteI just did the meme this morning. Thanks for tagging me.
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