""In our age in which it is rapidly becoming a lost art, the importance of conversation should not be overlooked,"" writes C. Christopher Smith in the foreword of Read Up, Volume 2. ""It is in conversation that our ideas and language and dreams get forged into common structures that shape the life of our communities-church, neighborhood, workplace, etc. . . . Reading is a sort of fuel for these conversations, providing energy in the form of words and ideas that bring life to and clarify our conversations.""Conversations about good books refresh us as we glean wisdom and receive understanding f