You Need a Library Card
Why you ask? There's a couple of reasons. First if you have a long commute (mine is 1 hour each way), and you are sick of the radio or want to try something different, you can check out any number of audio books. If you like comics you might check out The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon. If you are taking a literature class, most classic books are available on CDs. Listening to a book is a great way to discover new things about a text using an audible learning style. But what does this have to do with the sword in this post? My library card got me into San Francisco's Asian Art Museum to see China's Terracotta Warriors for FREE - and what an incredible exhibit. China's Terracotta Warriors were commissioned by the First Emperor, Qin Shihuang (259-210 BCE) conquered much in this life, but his driving purpose was even greater: He sought to conquer death. In order to achieve immortality, he built himself a tomb—a ...