My Best Shelf

[@DrCrankyPantsReads]

Mark, I love this idea, and your list is as fascinating as I expected-deeply historical, delightfully highbrow, and unapologetically elite in the best way. I’m particularly intrigued by The Secret History of the Mongols and your choice of The Accomplished Cook-historical cookbooks always feel like a portal to another time. Also, I would absolutely watch that episode! Now I’m mentally assembling my own ‘best of the shelf’ collection

[@book-ramble]

Thank you! Your choice of words delights me. As to Mongols... they were a lot for sure, but very important for so many people. And you are so correct - cook books are portals! If you do a best shelf I for one would be keen to see what you choose!

[@GenreBooks23]

Thanks for doing the vid! Great choices, and for picking Samuel Johnson, my deepest confibularities 😊

[@book-ramble]

Sausages!!! Thanks. :)

[@zoenorman9846]

Fabulous choices for your best shelf, Mark. I think it would take me a while to decide what to have on mine. There are so many wonderful authors to choose from. Something fun to ponder upon, though. 😃

[@book-ramble]

Thanks. Admittedly non-mainstream; and a large part of me chose them due to that!

[@zoenorman9846]

I think you chose well. It's tricky to only pick ten. I must say though, I was surprised you didn't pick Shakespeare's works. I was convinced they would be on your list. 😊

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@@zoenorman9846 They would ordinarily. But, as they are so well known the shadowy side of me chose otherwise. They'd be on the next shelf along... lol.

[@zoenorman9846]

That's a great idea!! 😄

[@BookishTexan]

Truly interesting choices.

[@book-ramble]

Thank you, kind sir! Interesting...yes. Elitist? Er, yes? Lol.

[@BookishTexan]

@ I didn’t think it was elitist . Eclectic yes, elitist no. Books are books I think.

[@apoetreadstowrite]

I think I would also choose Johnson's Dictionary (alongside the multi-volume Oxford edition & Australia's Macquarie Dictionary & Thesaurus). You can't live without a gem (or two) of dictionaries. Thanks for another stimulating video.

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I wholeheartedly agree - to the point that I much prefer to read a dictionary than anything else! I think that has much to do with my inability to focus for long periods on reading... dyslexia and all.

[@apoetreadstowrite]

@@book-ramble: Ah, to be lost in a grand dictionary - bliss.