What books have taught me (an incomplete list):
// The Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell – the comfort of solitude
// D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths taught me that I could love a book so much that I refused to return it to the library
// A book on French cooking taught me that my brother loved this book enough to never return it to the library
// Agatha Christie’s mysteries taught me about human behavior
// Sidney Sheldon’s books made me want to travel
// Edgar Allen Poe’s stories and poems taught me new words and that some things are best spoken out loud
// Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt – a book can be too depressing (and I stopped reading it)
// Betty Crocker’s Cookbook taught me how to follow directions
// The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis taught me that I could get in trouble for reading a book out loud to my first grade class
// Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert taught me that just because a book is popular doesn’t mean that I’m going to like it (couldn’t get past the first chapter)
// Travel guidebooks taught me to loathe the lack of details and that the key word was “guide”
// Wayne Dyer‘s books taught me to be a more grateful person
// The Sunfire Series taught me about American history through young female characters
// A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson taught me how to forgive
// The Dragonlance Series brought my love for Dungeons & Dragons role-playing to life
// Harlequin Romances – they usually do it midway through the novel
// The works of Shakespeare – reading can be hard work but equally rewarding
// A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles – you don’t have to go anywhere, in fact, you could stay only in a hotel for thirty years and have a gorgeous beautiful life
What books have taught you?
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