The Day I Discovered that I Could Check Out as Many Books as I Desired

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The day I discovered that I could check out as many books as I desired with my library card was when I felt like the luckiest boy in the world.

Since then, I’ve read hundreds of books that helped me draw my map for my life.

These 5 books opened my eyes and cracked open my mind before children, before the internet, before the new millennium.

1. The Magic of Thinking Big
2. Die Broke
3. Roots
4. Malcolm X
5. An Argument with my Mexican Father


About the author

Teevee Aguirre

Teevee Aguirre is a storyteller, artist, and podcasting dad on a mission to become a better ancestor. He writes about life, fatherhood, and the beautifully messy journey of personal growth—wins, losses, and everything in between. A firm believer that struggle makes the best stories, he embraces his role as Father, Son, Super Model—not on the runway, but in the art of being a role model (a title his kids may or may not co-sign).

By Teevee Aguirre