John's Book Pages	I cannot live without books. - Thomas Jefferson

Welcome. Have a seat. Take a minute to look around.

These are my book pages; I made them because I want to keep track of my continuing struggle to avoid letting the grind of university life prevent me from reading interesting books, and because I like to think that my opinions are useful to people who are looking for a good read. Also, writing about books forces me to think more critically about what I read. However, as of July 2003 I'm an assistant professor and unfortunately this will probably keep me from spending very much time reading or working on these pages.