Books! Energy Efficient and Economical Entertainment!

Books! I've had a love affair with books since I was old enough to hold one. The feel, the scent, the taste (depends on the ink *grin*), and the imagination stimulation from these wonders of the printing press or, recently, the photocopier are one of the finer joys in life.

Well, maybe I'm biased. My Mom and Dad were schoolteachers--English grammar and composition teachers. They were also librarians. Our house may have always been a cluttered mess--but the clutter usually involved reading materials--and the plentiful and well-stocked bookcases.

So, it would make sense that I'd sort of follow Mom's and Dad's footsteps--and I did.

When I was in the 5th and 6th grades, I volunteered as a student aide in our school's library. Learning the Dewey Decimal System and getting really good with sorting and properly shelving books. I became proficient with using something called a "card catalog"--which may have been helpful in my continuing academic career.

Although I was a science major in college, my first "academic" job was that of being an English grammar and composition teacher. Go figure.

Since then, I've been a newspaper staff writer and a corporate and consulting technical editor/writer. I'm now also editing the novels for other writers. So, I'm keeping myself embedded in the writing and publishing industry.

Books are what drove me to this wild and twisting career path. And I still enjoy curling up in a comfy chair by the fireplace and reading... and letting my imagination roam with that of the writer's. What a thrill!

This lens will explain further the amazing world of books--entertaining devices that require no power cord, no batteries, are generally unbreakable, and don't require a month's paycheck to buy one.

Please enjoy this lens and pass it on!