Don't Know Much...

I seldom bother to mention a book I’m reading, especially one that I’ve read before, mentioned before, and am reading again. However, I find Kenneth C. Davis’ books fascinating enough to warrant a second or even third reading. So I have begun reading “Don’t Know Much About the Bible”…again. I know it will take me months to read it because I have to have my Bible next to me and check and re-check statements he makes and passages he mentions. The urge to read it again started with an innocent peek at the pages concerning the celebration of Christmas. Then I remembered how much I enjoyed reading the book about five years ago. So…here we go again. If you have not read it or other books in the series (history, space) I would recommend that you choose the topic that interests you the most and discover how much you don’t know about it. I plan to read “Don’t Know Much About the Pioneers next. 

Comments

[Classof65]

I have the Geography and History books by him and loved them - I didn't know he had published more, so I thank you for letting me know.

I only had geography in the fourth grade and have always felt embarrassed about my lack of knowledge in that area -- especially when I was International Operations Manager for a medical manufacturing company. I did try to improve my knowledge at that time, especially since I had to travel to Germany, the Netherlands and England (the best perks of that job!)

I wanted to thank you as well for your thoughts regarding the spate of shootings. You made some very good points and made a lot of sense -- we can't live in fortresses and we can't predict when one of these mentally ill people will explode. Some gun control laws might help to limit the number of victims, banning semi-automatic assault weapons for example, but knee-jerk reactions will not meet the need for mental health care for vulnerable people.

[mary]

Thanks for your comments. No, it is never "all or nothing" when it comes to problem solving.