Friday, February 17, 2012

Ten Influential Titles

Several weeks back I read a very interesting review about writers and their personal libraries.* For each of the selected authors, the editor included an interview and respective list of the10 books that have affected and influenced them the most.

I'm skipping the interview part but thought it'd be interesting to post my ten titles. Perhaps you'd care to respond and include your own list? Could be kinda fun to compare notes.

I haven't included the Bible though it's first and foremost, and supercedes any such earthly compilation I might cobble together.


Ten Influential Titles

Anna Karenina
~Leo Tolstoy

Pillar of Iron
~Taylor Caldwell

The Robe
~Lloyd C Douglas

 The Origin of Species
~Charles Darwin

 Lee: The Last Years
~Charles Bracelen Flood

The Words We Live By
~Linda R Monk

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

The Golden Ratio
~Mario Livio

Stars and Planets
~Petersen Guide

The Source
~James Michener

*Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books, ed Leah Price