When I was a kid, I was always around books. My dad worked at a very big bookstore. They bought books from college students all over the U.S., shipped them back to a warehouse, then sold them to other college bookstore managers. I had a lot of fun running around that huge warehouse when I was small, and it was the first place I worked when I was old enough. I worked in the book warehouse every summer for 7 or 8 years.
The people who came through to buy books were an interesting mix of business and academic. Just being around them, listening to their stories was a treat. I grew up knowing some of them over a number of years and I think they made a deep impression. I learned to read because of them.
A couple of days ago, my daughter, now 28 and living New York, asked me "Will you put together a list of classic books that you think I should
read? I'm in a reading mood."
Today I pulled some books off my shelves. It seemed easier and more interesting to photograph the books for her. I thought it might be interesting to share them with you.
The pictures are
here.
