My favorite present, from the moment I learned to read: a gift certificate for books. I recall endless hours spent, from the time I was six, sitting cross-legged before the relevant shelves at the B. Dalton's at the local mall, deciding how best to allocate the ten or twenty dollars I had to spend (this was in the 70s, when that would buy a *lot* of books). Once, I am told, when I got stuck staring at the spines, and could not choose among all the amazing possibilities, I announced, "I am paralyzed by indecision." I was, I am told, about eight. I feel the same way looking at this compendium of 2024's best. Some things never change, and sometimes that is a very good thing. This is one of those times.
I want to thank you for including "Frm Democracy to Democrazy" on your list. My new book is "The Cold War Myth:" and will be out in 2025. As for the best-written books of all time, I would like to suggest "1984" since this is a book that was not only well-written fiction, but it's prophecy has become reality in 2025. Warm wishes, Elizabeth www.democrazy2020.org
My favorite present, from the moment I learned to read: a gift certificate for books. I recall endless hours spent, from the time I was six, sitting cross-legged before the relevant shelves at the B. Dalton's at the local mall, deciding how best to allocate the ten or twenty dollars I had to spend (this was in the 70s, when that would buy a *lot* of books). Once, I am told, when I got stuck staring at the spines, and could not choose among all the amazing possibilities, I announced, "I am paralyzed by indecision." I was, I am told, about eight. I feel the same way looking at this compendium of 2024's best. Some things never change, and sometimes that is a very good thing. This is one of those times.
Really delighted to see Kevin Barry on this list - partly because I didn't know he had a new book out. Many thanks for alerting me to that!
I want to thank you for including "Frm Democracy to Democrazy" on your list. My new book is "The Cold War Myth:" and will be out in 2025. As for the best-written books of all time, I would like to suggest "1984" since this is a book that was not only well-written fiction, but it's prophecy has become reality in 2025. Warm wishes, Elizabeth www.democrazy2020.org