Ten Books That Have Stayed With Me

ahef1963: This book was seminal as it awoke stirrings of social justice in me, and made me realize how much I take for granted.

ahef1963: Pride & Prejudice is the first classic novel that I really enjoyed. It was the cross-over from childhood reading to adult reading.

ahef1963: The first fantasy novel (I read the trilogy in one volume) that I ever truly, deeply loved.

ahef1963: Started my life-long fascination with all things African.

ahef1963: Explained to me, in layman's terms, the science of paleontology and awoke in me a love of the subject matter.

ahef1963: I just read this a couple of months ago, but it's a work I will never forget. Both brilliant and devastatingly sad.

ahef1963: My favourite book as a young teenager. As an adult I took my children to the museum a couple of times a month and we would figure out where we would live if we ran away to a museum.

ahef1963: I bought this book in a campground in South Dakota, far away from home, and the story gave me a real love of the idea of mission work, as yet unfulfilled.

ahef1963: This was my favourite poetry book as a child.

ahef1963: My father used to read Blake to me, even when I was a pre-schooler, and I have loved Blake's poetry ever since. It always makes me think of my father.