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Books
& Authors
"Except a living man there is nothing
more wonderful than a book! a message to us from the dead -
from human souls we never saw, who lived, perhaps thousands
of miles away. And yet these, in those little sheets of paper,
speak to us, arouse us, terrify us, teach us, comfort us, open
their hearts to us as brothers." --Charles Kingsley
The Bible - In a class by itself - practical, beneficial,
valuable, and extremely interesting! For an explanation of the
Bible book of Daniel, with all its history and prophecies, read
Pay Attention to Daniel's Prophecy by the Watchtower
Society. Write them to request a copy.Find their official website
at www.watchtower.org
- the Bible's answers on many different topics!
Facing the Lion
- The autobiography of Simone Arnold Liebster, a young Jehovah's
Witness who maintained her faith and integrity despite being
sent to a Nazi re-education school during World War II. Her
courage and endurance are inspiring.
Jerome K. Jerome - Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing
of the Dog) and its sequel, Three Men on the Bummel.
You can download both books as free
e-texts from Project Gutenberg. Click here
for a list of all JKJ's works available as e-texts from Project
Gutenberg.
Elizabeth Peters:
Mysteries. A note: it really helps to read the books in order.
She writes the Amelia
Peabody-Emerson mysteries, particularly Lion in the
Valley, The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog, and
Seeing a Large Cat. For explanations of the people and
places in the series, both fictional and historical, check out
the compendium Amelia Peabody's Egypt at Amazon.com
or Barnes&Noble.
She also writes the Vicky Bliss mysteries, about a modern art
historian. Perpetual Bliss was the first,
but no longer the only, Vicky Bliss homepage.
Carole Nelson Douglas:
the Irene Adler Mysteries. Cozy and fun! Good Night, Mr.
Holmes, Good Morning, Irene, Irene At Large,
& Irene's Last Waltz were the original four books, with
#1 and #4 being my personal favorites. Note: these are again
available in paperback, with #3 renamed The Adventuress and#4
renamed Another Scandal in Bohemia. Irene & co.
also have three new adventures on the market: Chapel Noir
and Castle Rouge - two parts of a Jack-the-Ripper yarn;
less cozy, much darker than the previous four, and I didn't
like them nearly as well - and Femme Fatale, which I
have not yet read, but am looking forward to.
Michael Hoeye:
Time Stops for No Mouse and The Sands of Time.
Stories about a mouse named Hermux Tantamoq, a watchmaker who
has all sorts of adventures, these books started as emails the
author wrote to his wife while she was away on a business trip.
Technically, they're books for young people (The back carries
the note "Rated: Not Too Scary TM"),
but young-at-heart adults can find plenty to love, too.
Maeve Binchy: novels of Irish life, like a relaxing
bubble bath. Her better ones include Circle of Friends,
The Glass Lake, Echoes, and The Copper Beech
Madeleine L'Engle: Young Adult Science Fiction / Fantasy.
She wrote A Wrinkle In Time (now a miniseries
just waiting for an air-date), A Wind in the Door,
A Swiftly Tilting Planet, & Many Waters. The series
whence the name of this website originated.
Elizabeth von Arnim: The Enchanted April - just
right for when you need a comfort book. Four English ladies
share an Italian castle for a month's vacation "for those
who appreciate wistaria and sunshine", and wonderful things
happen. There was a very nice movie made out of this, starring
Miranda Richardson and Joan Plowright.
P.G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse: Short stories, especially
"Goodbye to All Cats" (Drones Club), "The Truth About George"
(Mr. Mulliner), and the Jeeves stories. For lovely visualizations
which capture the spirit of the thing, check out the Jeeves
& Wooster series starring Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry.
Jessie Fothergill: The First Violin,
a novel from the late 1800's.
Visit the online catalog of Edward
R. Hamilton, Bookseller, a great source of books by mail
(they only ship in the U.S., though).
Music
Music is the art of thinking with sounds.
Check out these artists:
Movies
Links will take you to the title at imdb.com,
the Internet Movie Database.
TV
Yeah sure, it's a vast wasteland. But every now and then, there's
something worth watching, even reruns. Links will take you to
the title at imdb.com, the
Internet Movie Database, unless otherwise noted.
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