What are your five favorite books, and why?
My favourite novels are Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, The Chosen by Chaim Potok and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. All three of these books are beautifully written and expertly crafted, but the common thread is "coming-of-age". The reader is allowed an insight into the minds of the teenagers. who are crossing the inevitable bridge to adulthood. Two of the books which have remained with me since boyhood are Big Red by James Kjelgaard and The Yearling by Marjorie Rawlings. These books about children and animals helped me to develop a lifelong love and respect for our non-human companions.
What do you read for pleasure?
Mystery books, philosophy books and baseball books.
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