you don’t have to be a geek to enjoy reading books. in fact, you should turn of your computer for now, and go get a book, okay? come back when you’re done, we’ll still be here. here’s a few suggestions to get you started.
Young Artie Kipps, draper's assistant, is desperate to escape a living death in the retail trade. Embarking
on self-improvement he allows first a lady, then an unexpected legacy, to turn his head - until,
paradoxically, "ruin" saves him. From the savoir faire of high society to the pomp and gravitas of
playwrights and socialists, Kipps pokes fun at a gallery of social pretensions.
"Community, Identity, Stability" is the motto of Aldous Huxley's utopian World State. Here everyone
consumes daily grams of soma, to fight depression, babies are born in laboratories, and the most popular
form of entertainment is a "Feelie," a movie that stimulates the senses of sight, hearing, and touch.
Though there is no violence and everyone is provided for, Bernard Marx feels something is missing and
senses his relationship with a young women has the potential to be much more than the confines of their
existence allow. Huxley foreshadowed many of the practices and gadgets we take for granted today--let's
hope the sterility and absence of individuality he predicted aren't yet to come.
Sparkling with mischief, jumping with youthful adventure, Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer is one of the most
splendid re-creations of childhood in all of literature. It is a lighthearted romp, full of humor and warmth.
It shares with its sequel, Huckleberry Finn, not only a set of unforgettable characters--Tom, Huck, Aunt
Polly and others--but a profound understanding of humanity as well. Through such hilarious scenes as the
famous fence-whitewashing incident, Twain gives a portrait--perceptive yet tender--of a humanity rendered
foolish by his own aspirations and obsessions. Written as much for adults as for young boys and girls, Tom
Sawyer is the work of a master storyteller performing in his shirt sleeves, using his best talents to
everyone's delight.
