It’s not that I haven’t been reading, I’ve just not read anything in a while worth taking the time to post about. Well, last night I finished Traveling Music the latest book by Rush drummer & lyricist Neal Peart and I’ve just got to rave. This man can write! It’s a travelogue about a three-day trip through the American West all the while writing about the music he’s listening to on the car stereo. Interspersed throughout the book are tales of other times in his life and the music that meant something to him at that time. At over 300 pages his writing is so smooth that I finished it in three sittings. A perfect read for that cool Sunday morning outside a coffee shop. Ditch the newspaper and read this instead.
Note: Be sure to have a pen & notepad next to you while reading this. I found myself constantly writing down artists and album titles that he made me want to hear. I’ve not no fewer than a dozen CD requests into my library because of this book.
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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