Show Read Reading ng Fun ClassIc Books II F In this age of video games and advanced tech tech- technology books seem to have taken a back backseat seat as asfar asfar far as entertainment is concerned Many Ameri Ameri- Americans cans continue to read their weekly magazines and newspapers but literature is another story However even with the change to television for consumption of time many of the old classics are still around and remain popular Most of the older books dont don't have interesting covers so why do they stay stav so popular Brad Gale Gales Gale's Office Supply in Roosevelt and Marie Bitter Creek Books i in Vernal have been soliciting com com- comments comments ments from customers regarding the boo books s they are reading Customers at Bitter Creek Book were asked what their favorite books during high school were and why To Kill a Mockingbird was enjoyed because the reader said it showed the problems between blacks and whites in the south Moby Dick one of the time all classics was said to have been my m absolutely favorite book book The reader said they conti conti- continually go back and read re-read it Catcher in the Rye was proclaimed as an excellent book because it was the first book I ever read that is written from a kids kid's point of view Additional books were also suggested One reader said the Three Musketeers would be one of the five books I would take to a desert island Other books that readers named as their high school favorites were Jane Eyre Gone with the Wind Call of the Wild Winter of our Discontent of Human B Bondage e Lord of the Flies Brave New World and Withering Heights Also mentioned as favorites were Ivanhoe The Hawaii Canterbury Tales Dracula Dracula la and books by Jack London and Edgar Rice Burroughs According to Marie very few popular or short lived titles were even mentioned They The said that people remember remember these classics because they are good stories and worth remembering The com com- comments comments ments from Bitter Creek dealt mainly with many of the classics while Gales Gale's in Roosevelt carries a complete fine of books r The book Ret Return rn from Tomorrow was said to stimulate your mind to really make you think about doing something with your life and making each day count rather than just living each day dayas dayas as it comes Another reader said the book puts life into perspective con con- concerning concerning what is important and what isn't The Discovery of Joy was listed as a favorite because it is easy to read and explains how we can pursue happiness This same reader also recommended recommended ended Camilla a book about Sister Kimball and andA andA A Soul So Rebellious Other books at Gales Gale's that were recommended Miracle were Miracle of Forgive Forgive- Forgiveness Forgiveness ness written by Spencer W Kimball Where the Heart Leads The Holy Temple The Effective Missionary The Bishops Bishop's Horse Race Spurlock S Saint int The Courage Co- Co Covant Covent vent vant Charles Monument and I Promise You I Challenge You Many books are avail avail- available available able at Gales Gale's and Bitter Creek Stop in and read ad a book |