It's Not About Me

Rachmaninoff: Vespers
Gorgeous, lush, Russian choral music.

Critton Hollow String Band: The Dulcimer Collection
The very best Appalachian string band. (From Paw Paw, West Virginia)

Arlo Guthrie: Outlasting the Blues
Sang Arlo's "Wedding Song" at my wedding 22 years ago.

: Christmas with the Princeton Singers
Highlighting John Rutter's carols. Sophisticated and accessible.

Phil Keaggy: Phantasmagorical
Yet another Keaggy acoustic and electric triumph!

Sade: Diamond Life
Still smooth as silk after 20+ years.

Van Morrison: Astral Weeks
What a "Sweet Thing" this album is.

Mark Isham: Tibet
Isham's New Age and Western take on Tibetan music. I love it! My family thinks it's weird.

Billy McLaughlin: The Best of Billy McLaughlin
Thought I was listening to Michael Hedges, no, but amazing finger-style guitar.

Various Artists: Music from the Original Soundtrack: Woodstock
I wouldn't have let my kids go, but if I'd been 5 years older...

Blade Runner
Superbly crafted, futuristic film noire that explores the relationship between creature and creator.

Douglas Wilson: Fidelity: What It Means to be a One-Woman Man
A book for young (and older) men and not to mention another ironic Wilson cover.

Gary Paulsen: Hatchet
A good read-out-loud-to-your-sons book.

John Muir: John Muir: The Eight Wilderness Discovery Books
An extraordinary writer who changed history.

Let's Go Inc.: Let's Go 2009 Europe (Let's Go Europe)
I really did do it on $10/day (in 1974).

My Life as a Dog
My favorite film. A coming of age story that captures the bitter and the sweet. Be sure to listen to it in Swedish.

Jack Kerouac: On the Road
Interesting read, but easy to see why the '60's crashed and burned.

Wendell Berry: Sex, Economy, Freedom & Community: Eight Essays
If we had five people like Wendell Berry running the country...

John Piper: Spectacular Sins: And Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ
Spectacular thinking and writing.

C. S. Lewis: The Problem of Pain
The easiest thing would be to just list 10 books by Lewis.