BOOKS FOR LIVING

For Will Schwalbe, reading is a way to entertain himself but also to make sense of the world, and to find the answers to lifes ques tions big and small. In each chapter, he discusses a particular book and how it relates to concerns we all share. These books span c enturies and genresfrom Stuart Little to The Girl on the Train, from David Copperfield to Wonder, from Giovanni's Room to Rebecca, and from 1984 to Gifts from the Sea. Throughout, Schwalbe tells stories from his life and focuses on the way certain books can help us honor tho...[Read more]