My reading preferences have been locked into the “read to feed the mind” zone for some time now. It's a journey that began immediately following my attendance at a leadership retreat in San Francisco about 12 years ago. Prior to that, I had enjoyed a long run of reading the classics; especially works written by the Bronte sisters, Nathanial Hawthorne and James Joyce.
This longstanding, self-proclaimed, personal-development
junkie hasn’t read a classic work of literature in some time, though. As a result, during the month of July,
I hope to savor three classic, non-fiction reads:
- Virginia Woolfe’s A Room of One's Own (Already read this one a few days ago en route to Colorado--highly recommend it!)
- Anne Morrow
Lindburgh’s A Gift from the Sea
- Dale Carnegie’s The Art of Public Speaking
Two of the three reads (A Room of One’s Own and A Gift from the
Sea) were written by women authors and for a feminine
audience. To some extent, both deal with the
importance of women having dedicated time for solitude. Sounds
yummy, yes?
Dale Carnegie’s The Art of Public Speaking ties to my current endeavor to become a more accomplished public speaker—practical; yet, it relates to a personal dream of mine. There’s a definite deliciousness to that as well!
Dale Carnegie’s The Art of Public Speaking ties to my current endeavor to become a more accomplished public speaker—practical; yet, it relates to a personal dream of mine. There’s a definite deliciousness to that as well!
What’s the last classic you read? Any classic non-fiction? Would enjoy hearing about it! T.
