“The word ‘book’ is derived from the Anglo-Saxon/German word for ‘beech.’ The bark of the beech tree was the material on which ancient texts were inscribed.”

-The Writer’s Home Companion, James Charlton & Lisbeth Mark

My Book Basket

1. 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
2. Passing by Nella Larsen
3. 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel by Jane Smiley
4. Simple Speaks His Mind by Langston Hughes
5. Paul Williams, Architect: A Legacy of Style by Karen E. Hudson, Paul R. Williams
6. Vernon Can Read by Vernon Jordan
7. Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
8. Gigi by Colette
9. Scruples by Judith Krantz
10. A Painted House by John Grisham
11. In Praise of Tomatoes by Ronni Lundy