Just received a memo from head office. Apparently I'm supposed to talk about books now, not sports. It's only a coincidence that I like books more than sports. Don't let that distract you. I am incapable of independent action or thought. They told me to say that, too. It's like that bit in Pirates of the Caribbean:
<br><br><pre><b> MULLR0Y<br></b> What's your business in Port Royal, 'Mr. Smith' ?<br><br><b> MURTOGG<br></b> And no lies!<br><br><b> JACK SPARROW
<br></b> None? Very well. You've rumbled<br> me. I confess: I intend to<br> commandeer one of these ships,<br> pick up a crew in Tortuga, and go<br> out on the account, do a little
<br> honest pirating.<br><br><b> MURTOGG<br></b> I said, no lies.<br><br><b> MULLR0Y<br></b> I think he's telling the truth.<br><br><b> MURTOGG
<br></b> He's not telling the truth.<br><br><b> MULLROY<br></b> He may be.<br><br><b> MURTOGG<br></b> If he were telling the truth he<br> wouldn't have told us.
<br><b><br></b><b> JACK<br></b> Unless, of course, he knew you wouldn't<br> believe the truth if he told it to you.</pre><br>We all need a little more good, honest fiction in our lives. In that spirit I have some book suggestions for this summer. Yes, I own a bookstore so this is sortof self-promotiony. I hope you'll forgive... I carry the books because I really like them.
<br><br>Peace Like a River<br>This is terrific fiction. There were several times while I was reading that I 'jumped back' a paragraph or even a chapter so I could prolong the experience of reading this book.
<br><a href="http://www.skycowbooks.com/p-187-.aspx" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.skycowbooks.com/p-187-.aspx</a><br><br>The Complete Works of Flannery O'Connor<br>Flannery O'Connor is scary and wonderful. Not easy, but once you acclimate yourself to her world you will not look at things the same way.
<br><a href="http://www.skycowbooks.com/p-203-.aspx" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.skycowbooks.com/p-203-.aspx</a><br><br>-Austin<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Austin Storm
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