People who know me are aware of my favorite hobbies, two of the many I have is listening to National Public Radio and read certain books. I have a good friend in DC, whom I consider one of the brightest people that I have ever known, that is too aware of my listening streak on Stitcher and my obsession in reading all about Supreme Court history. He thinks that my obsession with these two topics is a pathological problem.
When I was on my early teens, I had no much of saying of which books I would like to read. I remember having books that people gave me that I did not found interesting or did not feel its vibe. I remember one of them titled The Making of Star Trek which was bought in Bell Book and Candle, a bookstore located at De Diego Avenue and Wilson Street before filed for bankruptcy in the mid 1980's. I did memorized its pictures, but its contents was written in an English that I did not understood. However, I do remember reading Star Trek Collection books published by Bantam Books. I do not remember its stories or if I truly understood its plot. While living in Miramar, Puerto Rico, I decided to pay a visit to a small book store in Fernandez Juncos Ave and Monserrate Street in Santurce, Puerto Rico. The bookstore was on the first floor and was owned by a Cuban family that dedicated its life to sell books since their exile to Puerto Rico. I spent an hour going through its shelves until I stopped on my favorite subject: Ancient Greek History. Since I had only 10 dollars with me, I chose Ancient Greek Anthology in Spanish. This was the first book I bought and it felt good. It was the the summer of 1983 and my passion for books will grow from there to the present.
Currently I am reading a book about Free Speech and Pornography by Prof. Nadine Strossen and if you already read my Spanish blog (Aficionado al Derecho) I book reviewed Sidney Powell's Licensed to Lie.... On my reading bucket list I mentally wrote my next reading: Mourning Lincoln by Martha Hodes. Of course, I heard Prof. Hodes' interview about her book in the Dianne Rehm Show podcast and me picó la curiosidad (as we say in Puerto Rico).
When I was on my early teens, I had no much of saying of which books I would like to read. I remember having books that people gave me that I did not found interesting or did not feel its vibe. I remember one of them titled The Making of Star Trek which was bought in Bell Book and Candle, a bookstore located at De Diego Avenue and Wilson Street before filed for bankruptcy in the mid 1980's. I did memorized its pictures, but its contents was written in an English that I did not understood. However, I do remember reading Star Trek Collection books published by Bantam Books. I do not remember its stories or if I truly understood its plot. While living in Miramar, Puerto Rico, I decided to pay a visit to a small book store in Fernandez Juncos Ave and Monserrate Street in Santurce, Puerto Rico. The bookstore was on the first floor and was owned by a Cuban family that dedicated its life to sell books since their exile to Puerto Rico. I spent an hour going through its shelves until I stopped on my favorite subject: Ancient Greek History. Since I had only 10 dollars with me, I chose Ancient Greek Anthology in Spanish. This was the first book I bought and it felt good. It was the the summer of 1983 and my passion for books will grow from there to the present.
Currently I am reading a book about Free Speech and Pornography by Prof. Nadine Strossen and if you already read my Spanish blog (Aficionado al Derecho) I book reviewed Sidney Powell's Licensed to Lie.... On my reading bucket list I mentally wrote my next reading: Mourning Lincoln by Martha Hodes. Of course, I heard Prof. Hodes' interview about her book in the Dianne Rehm Show podcast and me picó la curiosidad (as we say in Puerto Rico).
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