An Unrepentant “Bookaholic”

I have tried, without success, to track down the author of this statement: “A man is who he is, plus all the books he has read.” My love affair with books started early in life and continues into my 84th year. This column will touch the mountain peaks of my reading obsession.

My first introduction to books was through my new friends, Dick, Jane, Puff, and Spot, in the first grade. Before they had a…