Life on the Mississippi — Mark Twain

Perhaps you’re sick of the news, reading the news, following anything going on today. I’ve found it remarkably healing to simply stop. That’s step one. Then, I’d recommend diving into some other time, when the world was simpler. If you missed this in high school, perhaps worth overlooking no longer. Full of wisdom is Mark Twain’s Life on the Mississippi. Often, wisdom is built on going deeper, not necessarily broader. Any Twain book is full of simple truths, but this memoir is extraordinary. A classic.