My Dad Gave Me Books—And More Besides
A Father’s Day Recollection about Growing up amid Piles and Piles of Books
I have always loved books, an affection encouraged from my earliest years by my father. Our house was full of books—too many, really. Books everywhere. Mom had her favorites and Dad his, mostly concerning religion, politics, and economics.
My father was a Libertarian Party activist when my parents first married, and the home shelves bulged with Ludwig vo…


