Here is a list of book I’ve read in the last few years that are worth the hours of investment. Do it.
Books that reveal truth about the human condition (aka… art)
1. The Picture of Dorian Gray… Wilde
2. This Side of Paradise… Fitzgerald
Prophetic Genius
1. 1984… Orwell
2. Anthem… Rand
Beauty of life and nature
1. The Sun Also Rises… Hemingway
2. A Land Remembered… Smith
Non-Fiction
1. Walking On Water… L’Engle
2. Irresistible Revolution… Claiborn
Short Stories
1. The Best Creative Nonfiction, Vol 2
2. The Sons… Kafka
Different Time or Place (Nostalgic)
1. Their Eyes Were Watching God… Hurston
2. The God …

If you haven’t heard of it, you have lots of catching up to do.
Remember when you’d be watching Sesame Street as a kid, and they’d cut to the factory scenes where they’d show the machines making crayons or peanut butter cups? That was always my favorite part. RadioLab is the same thing, for adults.
The show is produced by New York Public Radio (and is the best produced audio program I have ever heard), and distributed on some NPR stations across the county. It’s also available as a …