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Old books never die; they become readable again...

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So far this during this late summer and fall I have read Jack Broughton's 'Thud Ridge' and 'Going Downtown' followed by Stephen Coonts' 'Flight of the Intruder'.  Currently I am reading Jack Broughton's 'Rupert Red Two', an auto biography.  Waiting to be read again is Chuck Yeager's 'Yeager'.

After being on the shelf for a couple years or more books are renewed.  They are different because you have changed.  You have more life experience.  You have self educated a bit more.  Your attitudes and outlooks have shifted a bit.  Your view of the world has changed.  You might even have become a bit wiser.  And old books become new books again.

So when you read a book for the second time it takes on new meaning.  Parts you thought important then are less important now and vice -versa.  And a passage that relates to a life experience now makes you say, "Oh, yeah!"

In this period of sequestration I am looking forward to taking off the shelf Michener's 'Chesapeake' and 'Centennial'.  And Clavell's 'Shogun' and 'Noble House'.  In some respects being homebound has become somewhat of a blessing.

Noel

The tires are worn.  The shocks are shot.  The steering is wobbly.  But the engine still runs fine.

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