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May 26, 2005

Reading as Self-medication

Miss Dashwood's book list refers to certain kinds of books as self-medication. I agree -- and while Wodehouse is good for a tonic, I'd include my copy of the Complete Father Brown mysteries as an analgesic. You know -- books that make it back to the shelf, but which you can find without having to switch on the light in that room.

Posted by CrankyProfessor at May 26, 2005 9:17 PM