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Jeremy tagged me for The Book Meme quite awhile ago, but a vacation, spotty server stability, and my own laziness has prevented me from dutifully spreading the meme.

How many books do I own?

Are they kidding? Do normal people really know this kind of thing? On my small shelf within visual distance there are 47. My other shelf is twice, if not three times, as large and completely full.

What was the last book I bought?

It was either The New Best Recipe Cookbook or America: A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction.

What was the last book I read?

The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum

What are the five books that mean the most to me?

• The Fatal Equilibrium by Marshall Jevons — This fictional economics-based book was assigned as a supplemental text for my very first economics course. Half way through the book, everything clicked. I’ve been an economics sponge ever since.
• The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas — Perhaps my all-time favorite book. While reading it I was awed by the complex and fine weaving of the storylines that make this novel great. The movie was good in its own right, but does not do the book justice. It’s really hard to explain my love for this book.
• The Commanding Heights by Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw — I loved it not only for the amount of information about political economics it contained, but also for the excellent political histories it gave.
• Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy — Another rambling but complex novel. High up on my favorites list.
• The Bible — This book was an important part of my raising and deserves mention if for no other reason than for the number of times I’ve referenced/used it in my short life.

Passing along the meme

Maybe Tim, Eric and/or Josh want to keep the meme alive?