The Books You Read: Historical Edition

by Charles E. Jones

The One Minute Reader Excitement, warmth, challenge, fun, gratitude, curiosity, love and many other feelings will be yours as you spend one brief minute on each page in this unique book. Don’t be surprised if you take a second minute to reread it an a few more minutes to rethink the thought it provoked. Here are pages of thoughts about classics, best sellers and some unheard of books. The thoughts shared about the book will give you a new appreciation of the book and the person recommending it. Many of the contributors are known in every household and some are known only in their own household, but they have on thing in their willingness to share a few thoughts about a favorite book and why they enjoyed it. Hopefully their thoughts will inspire you to visit your bookstore today, to purchase and enjoy the entire book. You are the same today as you’ll be in five years, except for two the people you meet and the books you read.

Genres: Books About Books, Nonfiction

281 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Professor, Charles E. Jones, is an architect in the field of African-American studies. At Old Dominion in Norfolk, Va., Jones’s first job, he built a minor program in black studies and headed the Institute for the Study of Minority Issues. Then he went on to Georgia State where he built an undergraduate program and then a master’s program. Dr. Jones is a board member of the National Council of Black Studies (NCBS), the leading professional organization for those in the field of African-American studies. Jones has spent a career grooming the future of Africana studies—from building programs to doing original research to encouraging students in the classroom. Now he is looking forward to completing his “marathon,” as he refers to his career, at UC. He is currently teaching Black Politics and Intro to Africana Studies.

Reviews

[Jenive · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm so glad I stumbled onto this one! It is like having book club and discussing books with people such as Charles Lindbergh, Abraham Lincoln, the Reagans and the Roosevelts. This is the "historical books" edition, but now I want to dive into the others, especially the "classical" and "devotional" ones.

These could make a nice supplement to my GoodReads "to-read" list!

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this one at my Thrift store SAT for 1.00. It was published in 1985 but books like these are timeless. It has some wonderful quotes!