This morning, I've been thinking about which books I want to take to Norway with me. It's weird to think about leaving so much behind--what if I need my Feminist Thought reader or the novels that I haven't looked at in years, but that still dwell on my office shelves? I'll have library privileges at the University of Oslo--and Oslo also has a public library. But what if they don't have the books I need?
Here are some of the books I think I can't live without.
The Heath Anthology of American Literature (parts D & E, the last 2 volumes)
Gloria Anzaldua's Borderlands/La Frontera
Poetry (Elizabeth Bishop, Mary Oliver, Lorna Dee Cervantes)
Margaret Cruikshank's Learning to Be Old (I want to write an article using this book)
Alice Munro books (again, for the article I want to write)
My book on HTML
My travel books on Norway and London (since I'll be going there to visit friends while I'm in Europe)
I also need to buy a book on immigration and another on the American election system. Although I know I can find a lot of information on the internet, the bookworm in me feels a need to have a mini-library to rely on.
I've also been thinking for months about buying Kindle, a book reader that would insure that I always have something to read when I'm on the road in Norway. It's expensive, though, and I keep wondering how practical it is. It only weighs 10 ounces (cool!) and can hold up to 200 books. But in Europe, I'll have to transfer books to the device using a USB port--and I wonder how long that will take. It's also yet one more thing to carry with me when I travel--and I already have so many devices that need to be recharged!
Decisions, decisions.
Comments (2)
I'm interested in the books you can't leave home without. Now I'll have to check those out.
I'm sure you can order books online while you're away or if there's a book on your shelf here in Fresno that you find you MUST have, simply call me! I'll get your renter to let me in to find it so I can ship it to you. The Kindle sounds great but I'm such a book lover that it's hard to imagine using a device to curl up with---I might spill my tea on it and ruin it.
I also checked: there's a freecycle in Oslo, so maybe you can request books you want/need or get rid of the books you order/buy that you don't want to lug back home. Just think of the ways you can leave your mark on Norway by sharing your re-usables!
Posted by Lori | July 27, 2008 1:44 PM
Posted on July 27, 2008 13:44
Borderlands/ La Frontera is a book I can't live without, thanks to your classes! (Though I must admit, the first time I read it w/you I was not all that convinced)
Posted by Andrea | July 30, 2008 11:43 PM
Posted on July 30, 2008 23:43