Comments on: 1% Well-Read http://jameswharris.wordpress.com Things I want to remember - James Wallace Harris Thu, 22 May 2008 21:23:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Ethan Frome « Auxiliary Memory http://jameswharris.wordpress.com/1-well-read/#comment-1053 Ethan Frome « Auxiliary Memory Wed, 14 May 2008 00:41:38 +0000 http://jameswharris.wordpress.com/?page_id=126#comment-1053 [...] 1% Well-Read [...] [...] 1% Well-Read [...]

]]> By: jameswharris http://jameswharris.wordpress.com/1-well-read/#comment-1052 jameswharris Tue, 13 May 2008 21:13:11 +0000 http://jameswharris.wordpress.com/?page_id=126#comment-1052 I've read about 1/10th of that list. I'm not sure it's really important to read all 1001. Actually, just reading 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die is entertaining and educational. As you read, you won't be inspired to read every book it mentions, but you may find yourself inspired to try a lot of books. What I would like is a list of the best 101 books that really are the absolute best books everyone should try to read. And I'm talking from 2000BC-2008AD and from all over the world. Jim I’ve read about 1/10th of that list. I’m not sure it’s really important to read all 1001. Actually, just reading 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die is entertaining and educational. As you read, you won’t be inspired to read every book it mentions, but you may find yourself inspired to try a lot of books.

What I would like is a list of the best 101 books that really are the absolute best books everyone should try to read. And I’m talking from 2000BC-2008AD and from all over the world.

Jim

]]> By: Gary http://jameswharris.wordpress.com/1-well-read/#comment-1050 Gary Tue, 13 May 2008 16:31:01 +0000 http://jameswharris.wordpress.com/?page_id=126#comment-1050 Let's do the math for 1,001 books: 1 book per month = 83.5 years 1 book per week = 19.3 years (1 book a day = 2.74 years) I'm going for the book-a-week plan, hoping that they don't replace more than one additional book every few years or so. Or that someone invents the time machine so I can go back and just have to read a few hundred instead! Let’s do the math for 1,001 books:

1 book per month = 83.5 years

1 book per week = 19.3 years

(1 book a day = 2.74 years)

I’m going for the book-a-week plan, hoping that they don’t replace more than one additional book every few years or so.

Or that someone invents the time machine so I can go back and just have to read a few hundred instead!

]]> By: Elaine http://jameswharris.wordpress.com/1-well-read/#comment-1030 Elaine Mon, 05 May 2008 22:29:58 +0000 http://jameswharris.wordpress.com/?page_id=126#comment-1030 I think I need to read more widely. I've actually read more in the pre-1700 - 1800 groups than I have in the 1900 - 2000 sections. What a list. A lot of them I've been saying for years 'I'd like to read that' so I really will have to do something about it. I finish my uni course at the end of this year. I'll put a few of these books on my 'list of things to do after uni'. I think I need to read more widely. I’ve actually read more in the pre-1700 - 1800 groups than I have in the 1900 - 2000 sections. What a list. A lot of them I’ve been saying for years ‘I’d like to read that’ so I really will have to do something about it.

I finish my uni course at the end of this year. I’ll put a few of these books on my ‘list of things to do after uni’.

]]> By: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die « Auxiliary Memory http://jameswharris.wordpress.com/1-well-read/#comment-1026 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die « Auxiliary Memory Sun, 04 May 2008 18:13:40 +0000 http://jameswharris.wordpress.com/?page_id=126#comment-1026 [...] 1% Well-Read [...] [...] 1% Well-Read [...]

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