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HappyHiker
5-30-11, 12:07pm
In trying to make more room on my overflowing bookshelves, I was trying to figure out which were keepers and which ones I could bear to donate to the Library Friends for their book sale.

So very hard.

Then my mind went on walkabout, as it often does when I'm avoiding the task at hand, and I started wondering what five books I would love to have if I were marooned on a tropical isle:

This is the beginning of my list, first pass:

--Last Gift of Time: Carolyn Heilbrun
--Journal of a Solitude: May Sarton
--Chop Wood Carry Water a Guide to Spiritual Fulfillment in Everyday Life: Rick Fields and Others

and two yet unknown books: one on ocean fishing from shore and one on simple shelter and small water craft building

How about you? Which five books would you long for???

redfox
5-30-11, 12:57pm
This seems like it might be useful, whatever "Man Skills" might be!
Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Man Skills by Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht, Ben H. Winters in Books.

razz
5-30-11, 4:26pm
These postponing of activity threads are fun.

Not necessarily in order but if I am marooned I would want some books that I can keep reading over and over that would keep up my mental spirits, guide and enhance my solitary life:

1. The Bible

2. Shakespeare's or Wordworth's complete collection in one volume

3. Survival skill book


4. a book on astronomy

5. Have to think some more