The New York Times recently published its "10 Best Books" list - selected from the 100 Notable Books of 2008 list published a couple of weeks ago. The Library will acquire the 10 Best; which of the remaining 90 do you think the BSC Library should acquire: All of them, because they are "Notable"? Just some of them, because only a certain fraction of them support the BSC curriculum (which is the mission of the library)? Or none of them, because the printed book may soon be obsolete?
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Big Pat Bane, The Tallest Soldier in the Civil War
10 hours ago
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I love this idea!
I would recommend:
English Major by Jim Harrison,
Why? because he's a fine writer, often overlooked.
Indignation by Philip Roth,
Why? because most people consider him the greatest living American fiction writer
Widows of Eastwick by John Updike,
Why? He's a fine writer and this books completes the "Witches" story.
White Heat: the friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thos. Wentworth Higginson by Brenda Wineapple,
Why? Who wouldn't want to know more about the woman who wrote "Parting is all we know of heaven, And all we need of hell?"
--Pamela Sawallis, BSC Library
Very compelling reasons, Pam... and the library has earlier work by all of these authors that these books will build upon!
I would urge the library to acquire David S. Reynolds' WAKING GIANT: America in the Age of Jackson. This era was absolutely critical for creating both modern America and the Civil War.
--Guy Hubbs, Library
I recommend The Sacred Book Of the Werewolf. In my opinion, it is the most interesting book to come out of Russia since Nightwatch. It's a wonderful mix of bizarre post-modern, metaphysical, allegorical, and satirical themes. Furthermore, Victor Pelvin is this generation's Nabokov and would make a fine edition to the library collection.
Now ordered...!
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