Meme, with relish — via UnBound

You can find the original link at UnBound; here are my responses.

1. One Book That Changed Your Life:

Beowulf: After taking in Woody Allen's advice in Annie Hall without really thinking about it ("Don't take any class where they make you read Beowulf!") I finally read it in the Chickering dual language version in Stephen Mitchell's class at Harvard. With the added influence of Njal's Saga, my life changed forever. I discovered the Middle Ages wasn't miladies in pointy hats, but cool and...