Book Meme

Daddypundit has tagged me to answer a few questions about my nasty reading habits. Here are my answers, if you dare to read them.

What is the total number of books you have ever owned?
Well, I'm still slighly young, so I haven't acquired quite the library I hope to own one day, but I'd say I own somewhere around 200-250 books. I've read about 80% I'm proud to say. Yes, that's right, social life: 0, shelflife: 200.

What is the last book you've purchased?
I have to go with Daddypundit's answer on this one too. Since I've been a book reviewer for Mind & Media, I haven't had to purchase many books. I've gotten four for free. But I did visit the library today (I love that place) and I checked out Dante's Commedia (Divine Comedy) and Virgil's Aeneid. I'm listening to a course by the Teaching Company on Dante's Divine Comedy and soaking up every minute of it. Classics really feed my soul. (If you've never heard of The Teaching Company and you enjoy learning after college, you'll love this company. They record the lectures of the best professors in the country on any number of topics. Check them out. You'll be glad you did.)

What is the last book you have read?
Yesterday, I started and finished Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia by Jean P. Sasson. I've never finished a book so quickly. It is the anonymously told story of a princess in the house of Saud. She tells of the horrors that Saudi women live (or die) each and every day. The situations she describes are beyond my comprehension. I highly recommend this book.

I'm currently reading my Mind & Media books with a more careful eye. On my nightstand are The Thinking Toolbox and Boundaries of Technique. I'll be reviewing them shortly.

What are five books that mean a lot to you?

C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity

C. S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces (and really everything else he's written)

The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer

First Love by Bill Bright

I don't want to list another Lewis book, though The Weight of Glory and The Great Divorce are right up there. Instead, I'll go with a hero profile:

Winston Churchill by Frank Keegan. Though not perfect by any means, I admire this man greatly and love learning about him.

So, there you have it. A somewhat brief bookography.

I hereby tag Muzzy (Blogizdat), The Night Writer, Lisa (R Cubed), Red Guy, MacStansbury and Captoe. My regular reads.  I know, you're only supposed to do five. I couldn't resist. For the tagged: Simply answer the five questions on your blog and pass the tag along, if you wish. Thanks! I look forward to reading your responses.