Book Tag

I posted this once this morning, but my son's computer ate it. : It will no doubt "appear" when I post this one.

Annie of Myriad Musings tagged me days ago. I intended to get to this long before now!

How many books do you own?

I stopped counting at 750. Many of those are textbooks from home schooling and I have at least three boxes packed that I intend to sell/donate over the summer.

Last book I bought:

The Butterfly House by Marcia Preston. (Fellow Oklahoman and OWFI member!)

Last book I read:

The Butterfly House. FINALLY a book I had to stay up to finish and whose characters are popping up today in my head even after I've finished. I've been looking for a book like this for a while now! Highly recommended!

5 Books that mean a lot to me (not, as we've all pointed out, including the Bible and the BCP)

:( After having had eliminated the only book that I turn to regularly for inspiration, guidance, direction, comfort and hope and that I would sorely miss if it weren't on my shelf, I guess I would say:

#2) Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. It help me discover me and locate a kindred spirit. I went on to read and collect all of her diaries after reading this one.
#3) Light a Single Candle by Beverly Butler. This is the book that got me hooked, way back when, on the YA genre. It's still on my shelf.
#4) Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg. This was the first writing book that was recommended to me. I use it just a tad more than I do Dare to Be a Great Writer by Leonard Bishop
#5) Russka by Edward Rutherford. Wow. Intricate, entertaining, and best of all, put me in touch with my Russian roots, even though it is fiction. It awakened me to the fact that my public school education was sadly lacking in true world history and was instrumental in changing the curriculum for my sons' history education.
#6) If I Had My Life to Live Over I'd Pick More Daisies/When I Am Old I Shall Wear Purple by Papier Mache Press. These collections of poetry and essays by women writers tie.
and since Annie added a few extras, I'll add one:
#7) Son of a Hundred Kings by Thomas B. Costain. This book was recommended by a high school classmate's father who confessed to me that he had two novels in the works and encouraged me to continue writing. He said it was a good one to dissect to learn craft. I have to admit, I never dissected it. I've just enjoyed it every time I set out to dissect it. :)

Hmmmmmmm, which blogger shall I tag. I'll give it some thought......

Tag, Tiff!