{"id":3413,"date":"2019-06-03T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T04:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sawpublishing.com\/?p=3413"},"modified":"2019-10-02T15:52:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T19:52:41","slug":"do-good-and-great-books-even-exist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sawpublishing.com\/do-good-and-great-books-even-exist\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Good and Great Books Even Exist?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HaveI received a new post outline from my co-author. Before the title even had time to register, I was reading an apology from her, explaining why she wasn\u2019t absolutely crazy in sending me this post. After all, we\u2019re a publishing company. We specialize in good and great books<\/em><\/a>. And you\u2019re asking me if they even exist!?<\/p>\n

Wouldn\u2019t that be a bit like McDonald\u2019s running a commercial asking if a good hamburger exists?<\/p>\n

Well, maybe. But you see, the commercial wouldn\u2019t end there. And neither does this post. The point of asking<\/em> a question like that, is so that we can answer<\/em> it. Because\u2014it may be a question that you have asked yourself, over and over again. And if we can tell you that they do exist\u2014and that they\u2019re worth looking for\u2014that would make you feel a lot more motivated, wouldn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

Well . . . let me tell you just that!<\/p>\n

\"HaveGood and Great Books: Do They Even Exist?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

There have been moments in our quest at SAW Publishing for good and great literature, when we have been tempted to despair of ever answering \u201cyes\u201d to this question.<\/p>\n

There are many books that are great, and a fair number that are good\u2014but there are times when it seems like the two qualifications are never combined in the same book!<\/p>\n

Despite these discouraging moments, we really have found that good and<\/em> great books can be discovered if you are willing to invest time and energy in the search.<\/p>\n

Good and Great Books: Are They Worth the Effort?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

While it is certainly true that good and great books are out there, it is also true that they very seldom fall into our laps unasked.<\/p>\n

Some years ago, a major food corporation launched an advertising campaign with the slogan: \u201cWorth Changing Supermarkets For!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This slogan\u2014which is still in use today\u2014captures the heart of most product-choice questions. Do we want the item enough to change something to get it? Sometimes that \u201csomething\u201d is a store or provider. Sometimes it is the subtler platform of our own expectations or worldview.<\/p>\n

In the issue of finding suitable literature, if good and great books exist but require some trouble to find, the question becomes, are good and great books worth the effort?<\/p>\n

As we have highlighted in previous articles, Sheep Among Wolves firmly believes that both good books<\/a> and great books<\/a> are valuable enough to be worth the effort.<\/p>\n

Good and Great Books: Where Do You Find Them?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Over the years, we have looked at many different sources of good and great books. Some of the most helpful in our search have been:<\/p>\n