By the Book

Absolute Vanilla tagged me with another meme. I almost got away, but she's a quick one!

1. Total number of books owned - Several in every room of my home, and it's never going to end... kind of like my Christmas decorations... hee hee...

2. Last book bought - HAH! A few hundred dollars worth of textbooks that I've yet to crack. Still getting A's though. Luckily they can be sold back, pity though at only a fraction of the price I paid, but I always buy used books when I can. God bless http://www.half.com/

3. Last book read - Well, I multi-task/read; usually reading 3 or 4 at once. I've just finished all the HP books while reading 1000 days in Tuscany (I'm savoring this one, enjoying a bit of it at a time), and 'What a Girl Wants' (my sisters recommendation).

4. Five books which mean a lot to you -
~Do I get to use the Bible on this one? Yes, yes I do. It always stays on my nightstand along with...
~A treasury of Kahlil Gibran's works which was gifted to me by my Shannstress; these two are fundamental.

Also on the list are:

~To Kill a Mockingbird
~Rudyard Kiplings 'Just So Stories'
~Anne of Green Gables.

I think it's interesting that the lists of 'books which mean a lot' to some of the bloggers who've done this meme are oftentimes books from childhood. Books that helped shape our minds and hearts. Isn't that something? We hold fast to our cores.

I highly recommend Gibran for perspective, if you haven't had the pleasure already, and Just So Stories for smiles and wonder.

Ok then, to the tagging. Barbara @ Barbara's Bleeuugh, Roberta @ Turn the Page, Christina @ Single City Chick, Pearl @ Humanyms, and Jeni @ The Passionate Palate.
Have fun ladies!