Practical classics

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What do the great books of your youth have to say about your life now? Smokler's essays on the classics are divided into ten sections, each covering an archetypical stage of life from youth and first love to family, loss, and the future. The author not only reminds you about the essential features of each great book but gives you a practical, real-world reason why revisiting it in adulthood is not only enjoyable but useful.

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Deb Nance

I can see myself writing a book like this someday. Smokler goes back to books recommended to high school students to find and share with others the books that speak not only to teens but also to adults. He opts for shorter works (I'm pretty sure I'd do that, too) and throws in lots of contemporary books (again, something I'd probably do).

His little essays are short and encouraging and persuasive.

Good job, Kevin Smokler.

November 10, 2013