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About Eddie Hughes
My name is Eddie Hughes, I am Head of Special Collections in the John B. Cde Library. I am originally from Baton Rouge, LA. I received my BA and MAT in History from Grambling State University and I received my MSLS in Library Studies from Clark Atlanta University. I am married to Monica and together we have two children. I enjoy my career as a librarian because the nature of the profession is conducive to my efforts of living a simple life and it also allows me to help others achieve their endeavors; in addition, as a librarian I am knowledgeable of the latest research techniques and computer technology.
My main aspiration is to eliminate trepidation and intimidation sometimes associated with higher education.
My favorite color is brown and my philosophy of life is:
Eddie's List of his Favorite Books
1. Linda Goodman's Sun Signs by ISBN: 0553278827Publication Date: 1968Find out what's really happening in your life and the lives of those around you. Is he really unstable beneath that placid exterior? Is she marrying you for your money alone? When should you give a wayward spouse the benefit of the doubt? How can you adjust your inner moods to your best advantage, knowing when to push and when to pull back, when to speak up and when to shut up? What is the best time to ask your boss for that raise, your girl for her heart and hand, your brother-in-law for a loan? Learn all this and much, much more from the world-famous astrologer who has helped millions divine their way to happiness, love, and profit by studying the sun signs. Amaze your friends and yourself with your insight into their most hidden characteristics. Be the best that you can possibly be with --Sun Signs.
I can't say I have one book that is responsible for the shaping of my attitudes, interest, and values; however, I can think of 9 books that are instrumental in the establishing of my philosophy of life. They are:
2. The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Call Number: E185.97 .L5 A3ISBN: 0345350685Publication Date: 1965From hustling, drug addiction and armed violence in America's black ghettos Malcolm X turned, in a dramatic prison conversion, to the puritanical fervour of the Black Muslims. As the spokesman, for oppressed American blacks, he brought hope and self-respect. This autobiography reveals his quick-witted integrity and his fierce idealism which led him to reject both liberal hypocrisies and black racialism.
3. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by ISBN: 0486275434Publication Date: 1865Beloved classic (of wonder and nonsense laced with lethal wit) describes a little girl's adventures in a topsy-turvy land underground.
4. Revolutionary Suicide by Call Number: E185.97 .N48 A3ISBN: 9780143105329Publication Date: 1973A searing visionary memoir of founding Black Panther Party, Huey P. Newton. Revolutionary Suicide is smart, unrepentant, and thought-provoking portrayal of inspired radicalism.- 5. The story behind the Gospel story byPublication Date: 1950Describes the beginning of Christianity and how it transformed from a cult into a mainstream religion.
6. Tao Te Ching by ISBN: 0060812451Publication Date: 1988Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, is the classic manual on the art of living, and one of the wonders of the world. In eighty-one brief chapters, the Tao Te Ching looks at the basic predicament of being alive and gives advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit. This book is about wisdom in action. It teaches how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao (the basic principle of the universe) and applies equally to good government and sexual love; to child rearing, business, and ecology. Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture.
7. The Faiths Men Live by by Call Number: BL80 .P59ISBN: 1425486525Publication Date: 1954This book is about freeing religion of its supernaturalism
8. The Gospel According to Jesus by ISBN: 0060923210Publication Date: 1990A dazzling presentation of the life and teachings of Jesus by the eminent scholar and translator Stephen Mitchell.
9. The Book of MatthewCall Number: BS185 1967 .N4ISBN: 9780718010867Gospel of Matthew includes many Old Testament quotations. Matthew told the story of Jesus and the narrative tells how Jesus withdrew into the circle of his disciples and passed judgment on those who had rejected him.
Reasons to Climb a Mountain
This notion to “climb a mountain because it is there” is not of nature. The only reason a person should climb a mountain is if something they need is at the top of that mountain i.e. food, water, shelter, or a companion. Socrates taught that a person should seek to challenge themselves everyday and also challenge the people they meet each day. According to Socrates, this challenging of self and others makes a person better. In my view, this challenging of self and others is unnatural. A person should only seek to cultivate their natural goodness; in doing so, they will be made cheerful, peaceful, and secure. Once a person becomes cheerful, peaceful, and secure they cannot be made better. Always wanting more, not accepting “good enough”, and “climbing mountains because they are there” are all unnatural yearnings. Unnatural yearnings lead to depression, unnatural yearnings foster hypertension, and unnatural yearnings cause mental illness. “Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.” Our intellect needs poetry, our eyes need beauty, our hearts need romance, and our souls need love. This is what we live for. These are the reasons a person should climb a mountain.