June – September

the Bible
^{“We assume that nearly every reader of this book will own a Bible and be at least somewhat accustomed to reading it; there is nothing we might try to say about it that would not seem presumptuous.” Well sir, an assumption and a dollar won’t get you a cup of Starbucks coffee! I’m halfway done with it, I just need to buy a new one and dive back in.}

Virginia Wolf Orlando
or
Lewis Carroll Through the Looking Glass
^{This will be my selection for my reading club at work.}

October

John Stuart Mill On Liberty
^{“Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives” (JSM) I own it, it’s thin, and it’s essential reading. Yay!}

Other Books that I Own Already

1. Confucius, 551-479 BCE. The Analects
   
2. Plato, 428-348 BCE. Selected Works
   
3. The Bhagavad Gita
   
4. Marcus Aurelius, 121-180. Meditations
   
5. Niccolò Macchiavelli, 1469-1527. The Prince
   
6. David Hume, 1711-1776. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
7. Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882. Selected Works
8. John Stuart Mill, 1806-1873. On Liberty
9. Charles Dickens, 1812-1870. David Copperfield
10. Thomas Kuhn, 1922-1996. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions