Project #2: James Fenimore Cooper:The Last of the Mohicans

Well, this blog has already managed to reaffirm three deep convictions.

1.I'm too busy to read classics for pleasure.

2.So is everybody else.

3.Those rare people that aren't too busy are probably too lazy.

So, instead of getting discouraged and erasing this blog, I'm just going to start picking classics that are extremely entertaining (and were turned into amazing movies :)

With that in mind, The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, is our next project in the Tattered Book Club. If you have read it, please let us know what you thought. If you'd like to read along, get a copy. I'm shooting to have it done by mid-November, so we can move to a Christmas classic over the holidays.

Happy reading and special thanks for all your insights and comments!!! The wisdom expressed is hard to describe.

Goodwill Hunting

Hello lovers of Classic literature! This summer, I've perfected a new "game," which is great for people with too much time on their hands (like teachers with the summer off) and who are affected by our increasingly consumeristic culture.

I like to call it Goodwill Hunting and its good times had by all. A while back, I stumbled upon a Goodwill in downtown Colorado Springs with a massive section of books. They have even organized them into specific sections. I'm not sure exactly what that means about the residents of CS, but my guess is lots of people are either moving or dying with lots of books they can't take with them. Their loss, my gain.

I love searching through the classics section and find gold nuggets. I found brand new editions of Oliver Twist, The Scarlet Letter, The Last of the Mohicans, The Three Musketeers, Anna Karenina, Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice and several others. And all these are about $.50 a piece. I leave with a bag of the greatest literary works throughout history, with a big grin on my face as I hand the lady a $5 and she gives me change!

To make the game even better, if that's possible, about 3 of the 6 Goodwill's in Colorado Springs have great sections with lots of new stuff flowing in all the time. The only possible problem will Goodwill Hunting is when I move from Colorado, I might be taking alot of these books and Goodwill Donating them right back. But at least they spent some quality time on my shelf and I could stamp them "This Book Belongs to Andrew Hess."

I don't know how the Goodwill market is in your corner of the globe, but you should probably check it out. You might save yourself some major cheddar and find some books you never knew you were always searching for...