Comments on: Chesterton on a Desert Island http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/12/chesterton-on-a-desert-island/ Place. Limits. Liberty. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:09:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Dale Nelson http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/12/chesterton-on-a-desert-island/#comment-23964 Dale Nelson Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:49:05 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=7457#comment-23964 A few friends and I did an exercise earlier this year, along these lines: Suppose you had to winnow your personal library down to 200 books -- what would you take? It was allowed that one would be in reasonable proxmility to a public library. Let me recommend a book that might well make it on the 200-books lists of many FPR folks if they knew it -- Joseph Mitchell's omnibus Up in the Old Hotel. I haven't read more than 1/3 of it so far yet I know it's a lifetime keeper for me. Take the portion called "Mr. Hunter's Grave." This is right out of Wendell Berry territory (although it concerns an African-American community outside NYC), dealing with memory, eating, hard work, community, names, locality, economy. A few friends and I did an exercise earlier this year, along these lines: Suppose you had to winnow your personal library down to 200 books — what would you take? It was allowed that one would be in reasonable proxmility to a public library.

Let me recommend a book that might well make it on the 200-books lists of many FPR folks if they knew it — Joseph Mitchell’s omnibus Up in the Old Hotel. I haven’t read more than 1/3 of it so far yet I know it’s a lifetime keeper for me. Take the portion called “Mr. Hunter’s Grave.” This is right out of Wendell Berry territory (although it concerns an African-American community outside NYC), dealing with memory, eating, hard work, community, names, locality, economy.

]]> By: Jason Peters http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/12/chesterton-on-a-desert-island/#comment-23543 Jason Peters Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:57:29 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=7457#comment-23543 Robinson Crusoe. Robinson Crusoe.

]]> By: Cecelia http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/12/chesterton-on-a-desert-island/#comment-23504 Cecelia Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:44:48 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=7457#comment-23504 I had intended to go - but such a sugar baby - I could not deal with the cold and snow. You've made me regret my lack of fortitude. I had intended to go – but such a sugar baby – I could not deal with the cold and snow. You’ve made me regret my lack of fortitude.

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