The Literary Life

From the staff of BookSwim.com

Day: Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Silly Survey – week 4

Well, based on last week’s poll, our BookSwimmers clearly feel that James Patterson should cool it down a notch, or at least up his life insurance before the next time he sits down with a pen.

This week, however, we’ve decided to ask you about non-fiction titles. And not just any non-fiction titles, but the ones to live by.

Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia tore up the bestseller’s chart for months.

Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret has inspired scores of classes, nationwide, on how to use the tips contained therein to get more out of life.

Max Brooks’ (son of Mel Brooks) The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead is…well…it’s about how to survive the inevitable zombie apocalypse, for cryin’ out loud!

And while you’re here voting, what should next week’s Silly Survey question be?

P.S. Dig the new format with the poll on the right, all fancy-schmancy-like? Let us know!