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>>> WELCOME BACK TO IF YOU FOUND YOURSELF ASKING THE
QUESTION, WHAT SHOULD I READ
NEXT?
NEXT?
NEXT? WE
NEXT? WE HAVE THE ULTIMATE CHECKLIST
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU. 1000 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOUR.
IS THE LATEST IN THE 1000 BOOK
BEFORE YOU DIE SERIES.
IT TOOK 14 YEARS TO COMPILE.
AND YOU CAN NARROW IT DOWN TO
FIVE BOOKS FOR TODAY.
WE HAVE THE AUTHOR JAMES
MUSTICH HERE WITH US TODAY.
THIS IS A DAUNTING TASK.
>> YES, IT WAS.
IT TOOK 14 YEARS.
I THINK IT IS FUN.
PEOPLE CAN OPEN IT UP ANYWHERE
AND FIND THINGS THAT THEY
ALREADY KNOW AND LOVE.
AND THEY CAN ALSO CHECK AGAINST
THE ONES THEY ALREADY KNOW.
>> DID YOU ACTUALLY READ EVERY
SINGLE BOOK?
SINGLE BOOK? >> I HAVE READ THE VAST
MAJORITY OF THEM.
I HAVE BEEN READING BOOKS FOR
FOUR DECADES.
FOUR DECADES. YOU BECOME CONVINCED THAT YOU
HAVE READ SOMETHING AND YOU MAY
NOT HAVE.
NOT HAVE.
NOT HAVE. I AM FAMILIAR ENOUGH ABOUT THEM
TO WRITE ABOUT THEM.
>> I WAS LOOKING THROUGH THIS,
I WAS TRYING TO COUNT HOW MANY
I HAVE READ.
IT WASN'T THAT IMPRESSIVE.
BUT I STARTED THINKING, DID I
READ THAT?
READ THAT? >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> FOR TODAY'S PURPOSES, LET'S
NARROW IT DOWN TO 5. THEY ARE
IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
>> IN THE BACK OF THE BOOK I
HAVE A SERIES OF LISTS WHERE I
NARROW IT DOWN TO A MIX OF 12
BOOKS.
BOOKS.
BOOKS. TO
BOOKS. TO GET PEOPLE DIFFERENT KINDS
OF VIEWPOINTS.
OF VIEWPOINTS. AND DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY ARE
LOOKING FOR.
LOOKING FOR. >> SO THE FIRST BOOK TO READ
BEFORE YOU WERE 12 IS THE MOUSE
AND HIS CHILD.
>> THIS IS A WONDERFUL BOOK
WRITTEN FOR 12-YEAR-OLDS.
MORE OR LESS.
IT IS ABOUT TO 20 MICE, A
FATHER MOUSE AND THE CHILD.
WHEN YOU WIND THEM UP THEY
DANCE AROUND.
DANCE AROUND. IT'S ABOUT HOW THEY ARE EXILED
FROM THEIR HAPPY LIFE AND THEY
ARE OUT INTO THE CRUEL WORLD.
NOT JUST FOR 12-YEAR-OLDS BUT
FOR READERS OF ANY AGE. TO ME
IT HAS AS MUCH TO SAY ABOUT
WHAT IS MEANINGFUL ABOUT LIFE
ON EARTH AS ANY BOOK I HAVE
EVER READ.
EVER READ. >> THE NEXT IS READ IN ONE
SITTING.
SITTING.
SITTING. >> ALAN BENNETT IS THE GREATEST
PLAYWRIGHT. HE WROTE THE
HISTORY BOYS.
HISTORY BOYS. THIS BOOK IS A LITTLE FANTASY
HE INVENTED ABOUT QUEEN
ELIZABETH WANDERING OUT OF
BUCKINGHAM PALACE INTO A LIBRARY
AND BECOMING A LATE LIFE AVID
READER.
READER.
READER. OBSESSED WITH READING, QUIT THE
-- PUT THE WHOLE MONIKER INTO
CRAZINESS.
CRAZINESS. >> A NIGHT IS A SITTING FOR ME.
>> WHAT A VIEW.
>> THIS IS THE OPPOSITE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL
TAKE YOU MONTHS OR A EURO TO TO
READ.
READ.
READ. IT
READ. IT IS IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME.
IT IS A NOVEL.
IT'S LIKE SITTING ON THE SHORE
OF THE BEACH AND THEN HAVING
THE OCEAN TAKE YOU TO ANOTHER
DIMENSION OF TIME AND ANOTHER
DIMENSION OF CONSCIOUSNESS.
YOU HAVE TO STICK WITH IT NOT
BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT BUT
BECAUSE HE GIVES YOU TIME TO
THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING IN HIS
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. WHETHER IT IS MAKING A CUP OF
TEA OR GETTING MAD AT SOMEBODY,
HE THINKS ABOUT IT IN A WAY
THAT IS VERY FAMILIAR.
IT IS A MARVELOUS BOOK.
IT IS A CLIMATE.
IT TOOK ME 10 MONTHS TO READ IT.
IT IS 1000 PAGES.
>> WERE YOU READING OTHER BOOKS?
>> I USUALLY READ SEVERAL BOOKS
AT A TIME.
>> I LOVE THAT YOU DO THAT AND
MY DAD DOES TOO.
>> OFFBEAT ESCAPES.
>> THIS IS A TRAVEL BOOK ABOUT
DIFFERENT PLACES THAT I DON'T
THINK PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH.
NO PICNIC ON MOUNT KENYA IS THE
TITLE.
TITLE.
TITLE. IT
TITLE. IT TAKES PLACE DURING WORLD WAR
II.
II.
II. THEY
II. THEY ARE FROM A MOUNTAINOUS
AREA IN ITALY.
THERE AT THE BASE OF MOUNT
KENYA WHICH IS THE SECOND
HIGHEST PEAK IN AFRICA.
THEY DECIDED BECAUSE THEY ARE
MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS THAT THEY
WILL ESCAPE. AND THEY LEAVE A
NOTE SAYING THAT WE HAVE ESCAPED
BUT DON'T LOOK FOR US BECAUSE
WE JUST WANTED TO CLIMB THE
MOUNTAIN AND WE WILL BE BACK.
THEY HAVE ALL KINDS OF SCARY
ADVENTURES ON THE CLIMB.
IT IS A TOTALLY UNEXPECTED
DELIGHTFUL BOOK.
DELIGHTFUL BOOK. >> THEN THE LAST CATEGORY IS
LISTEN UP.
LISTEN UP. >> WE HAVE A LIST OF GREAT
AUDIOBOOKS.
AUDIOBOOKS. I LOVE LISTENING TO AUDIOBOOKS.
THIS ONE IS GREAT EXPECTATIONS
BY CHARLES DICKENS.
MANY OF US KNOW THIS.
IT IS A MARVELOUS STORY IN ANY
MEDIUM BUT THERE'S AN AUDIO BOOK
BY MARTIN JARVIS THAT IS SO
GREAT.
GREAT.
GREAT. IF
GREAT. IF YOU'RE LISTENING IN THE CAR,
YOU WILL TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME
BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO STOP
LISTENING.
LISTENING. >> I LOVE THAT YOU ARE
RECOMMENDING AUDIOBOOKS.
RECOMMENDING AUDIOBOOKS. SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT IS
CHEATING BUT I HAVE HAD A
SIMILAR EXPERIENCE AND I WOULD
GET TO WORK AND SIT IN THE
PARKING LOT BECAUSE I HAVE TO
GET THROUGH THIS CHAPTER.
>> MARTIN JARVIS MAKES IT
MARVELOUS.
MARVELOUS. >> HOW LONG SHOULD A PERSON
GIVE A BOOK BEFORE YOU GIVE UP?
>> LIFE IS TOO SHORT.
ARE YOU GOING TO READ 1000 OR
READ 100.
READ 100.
READ 100. IT MAY NOT SPEAK TO YOU
INITIALLY BUT YOU MIGHT COME
BACK TO IT.
I GET IT 50 OR 60 PAGES.
SOMETIMES THAT IS JUST THE
SETUP.
SETUP.
SETUP. BUT I HAVE NO PROBLEM SETTING
SOMETHING DOWN AND PICKING UP
SOMETHING ELSE.
SOMETHING ELSE. >> YOU HAVE A FAVORITE AUTHOR?
>> I LOVE THE BOOKS AND IT'S
IMPOSSIBLE TO PICK, IT'S LIKE
CHOOSING A CHILD.
>> SUCH A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
I FEEL VERY INSPIRED TO READ
SOME MORE.
SOME MORE. 1000 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU
DIE IS IN STORES AND ONLINE.
WE ALSO HAVE JAMES BIRCH IT'S --
MUST DITCHES LIST -- JAMES MUCH
IS A LIST ONLINE.