If you need motivation to finish your reading list, here are 3,599 more books for you to read.
Columbus native Dan Pelzer, left behind over 100 pages of handwritten book titles. All of which he read during his lifetime.
He began the list in 1962 when he was in the Peace Corps in Nepal. His last entry was in 2023.
JoAnn Prater was working as a flight attendant for American Airlines in the 1960s when a pilot gave her the chance to sit in the cockpit and observe. That up-close view convinced her that flying the plane looked a lot more fun than serving drinks to passengers.
She no longer flies, but she has spent decades promoting aviation to young girls and women.
For one woman, what started as reading cartoon strips in a local daily newspaper turned into earning a Master's degree in museum studies and becoming the head curator at the Ohio State Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum. Jenny Robb has been working with the Billy Ireland Museum since 2005.
Guests:
- Marci Pelzer, daughter of Dan Pelzer of “What Dan Read”
- JoAnn Prater, pilot/member of Scioto Valley chapter 99s
- Jenny Robb, head curator, Billy Ireland Museum
If you have a disability and would like a transcript or other accommodation you can request an alternative format.