How I love to read. Once a student asked if I felt forced to read because I was a librarian, as if reading were an onerous professional task. Having just finished the His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman the night before, I answered that reading was one of the greatest pleasures of my life….
Psychology Books
In addition to rotating ecological/environmental literature into my daily reading, I also want to include psychology books. Here is where I will be collecting book lists on psychological topics. I’m mostly interested in books recently published, though I won’t exclude earlier, classic, literary works. I am not interested in the psychology of money or business…
My Father’s Teeth
Today, while looking for a pack of dental floss, I found my father’s removable bridge in the back of a drawer. He doesn’t need it, not where he is now, under a stone at the cemetery. But the sight of the blue plastic container and its contents filled me with mirth. Of all of his…
Ecology Book Clubs
After finishing some of the books I am reading now, I intend to start incorporating ecological literature into my monthly selections. In my older age I have slowed my reading pace, which allows me to layer the books I read. I used to read each book at once, whole, sometimes gulping it down in a…