Doing Work

Not to be confused with the documentary about Kobe Bryant.

The Enormous Room by E.E. Cummings

This includes nice illustrations by the author.

Three Short Novels by William Faulkner

Another master of Southern gothic.

Herzog by Saul Bellow

Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott

I have not actually read this one, but I did read the cliffs notes in high school. It's about knights and stuff.

The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry

Murder! Murder! Murder!

The House at Pooh Corner

More hilarious adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh.

Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne

Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

It's not a sex book. It's a classic novel of the early 20th century.

On the Farm

The Golden Ass of Apuleius

I am sometimes called "The Golden Ass"

Translations by Brian Friel

This play will make you hate the British Empire and want to learn Gaelic.

Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor

A classic of Southern gothic fiction.

This is my Autobiography.

Fun and Experiments With Light

Filth by Irvine Welsh

I smell bacon.

Gorky Rises by William Steig

A fantastic book by my favorite illustrator.

The Grand Inquisitor

"Do you know, Alyosha--don't laugh! I made a poem about a year ago. If you can waste another ten minutes on me, I'll tell it to you."

"You wrote a poem?"

"Oh no, I didn't write it," laughed Ivan, "and I've never written two lines of poetry in my life. But I made up this poem and remembered it. I was carried away when I made it up. You will be my first reader, that is, listener. Why should an author forego even one listener?" smiled Ivan. "Shall I tell it to you?"

"I am all attention," said Alyosha.

"My poem is called 'The Grand Inquisitor'; it's a ridiculous thing, but I want to tell it to you."

A good cover for a good play.

Tennyson's Poems

This book belonged to my grandpere, Clifford La Tour

Introducing Our Western Birds

From a series of books about the "Old West"

The Reptiles

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses

Know Your Merchandise

A book about...books.

The Playboy of the Western World

Howl by Allen Ginsberg

The King Nobody Wanted, illustrated by John Lear

Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel

I would never actually read this book, but the cover is great.

A nice handmade cover.

This book is called "Dear Philippine: The Mission of Mother Duchesne."

I can't vouch for the contents of this book, but the cover is nice.

One of the best illustrated books ever.

I often choose a book based solely on the quality of its cover.