Animal Farm by George Orwell
“This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half” When I first read this in grade school it thoroughly shocked me. It gave form, words, and mental pictures to something I wasn’t yet able to verbalize. It’s simply perfect. It tugs you slowly, so … Continue reading
Howard Hughes: The Untold Story by Peter Harry Brown & Pat H. Broeske
“One of a kind and larger than life, Howard Hughes is the antithesis of contemporary personalities whose legacies are of the fifteen-minute variety.” “This is an inside look at one man’s rise to the heights of fame and his eventual fall from grace. It is a saga of Hollywood, from the gin mill speakeasies of … Continue reading
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
“There was an inn in the trees at the Bains de l’Alliaz where the woodcutters stopped to drink, and we sat inside warmed by the stove and drank hot red wine with spices and lemon in it. They called it glühwein and it was a good thing to warm you and to celebrate with.” I was already … Continue reading
Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
“What need have I for money? I am a writing machine. the last screw has been added. The thing flows. Between me and the machine there is no estrangement. I am the machine……” “Paris is the cradle of artificial births. Rocking here in the cradle each one slips back into his soil: one dreams back … Continue reading
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
“I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world!” One of my favorite books of all time! I read this most glorious text at age 14 and have read it at least once a year every year since. This is an invaluable piece of literature … Continue reading
Woman in a Man's Library 