{"id":8466,"date":"2020-12-01T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalblogs.wpengine.com\/?p=8466"},"modified":"2020-12-04T10:30:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T16:30:53","slug":"holiday-reading-and-wine-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cainwatters.com\/digitalblogs\/holiday-reading-and-wine-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Reading and Wine List"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Although the holiday season looks a little different this year, likely two things are still true; you have more down time for yourself, and more small gatherings on the calendar.<\/p>

Whether it\u2019s the former or the later, or a combination of both\u2014CWA Founding Partner Darrell Cain has leveraged social distancing as an opportunity to spend time with two of his passions, good books and delicious wine. If you are looking for a compelling book to read on your time off, or the perfect wine to serve at dinner, Darrell has suggestions to share.<\/p>

*The following blog was originally published in Dec. 2018. Darrell Cain\u2019s reading list and favorite wines have been updated for 2020.<\/strong><\/p>

Literary History<\/h2>

Darrell\u2019s passion for reading started in an unconventional way\u2014through his struggle to overcome dyslexia. In the 1950s, educators were not as familiar with dyslexia, so like many other children who struggled during that time with illiteracy, he was told he had a low IQ and was unlikely to surmount to anything noteworthy. His mother refused to let him fall through the cracks, and with appropriate remediation and phonics, coached him until he was finally able to read in third grade.<\/p>

\u201cThe act of me not being able to read led me to be very passionate about reading,\u201d Darrell said.<\/p>

From there it was all he wanted to do. In grade school Darrell would skip recess to stay in the library to read. By middle school he was a library assistant which allowed him to select and order the books for the library.<\/p>

Fast-forward 40 years and Darrell still escapes to the library, this time in the 3,000 book collection in his home. In fact, his love of reading is one of the most important gifts he has shared with his eight children.<\/p>

His favorite genre both then and today? Science fiction. In adolescence it helped him expand his mind to new and creative ideas and today it allows him to unwind and escape from the pressures of the world.<\/p>

The books influential to him are Isaac Asimov\u2019s 1950s series the Foundation Trilogy<\/span><\/a><\/span>. First read when he was 12, and then again many times after, this book was inspired by the rise and fall of the Roman Empire and raises profound questions on if one can change society and history whilst living it. Other genres he gravitates to are autobiographies, American history, world history, military, American and English literature.<\/p>

Reading List<\/h2>

Darrell reads daily, especially in the evening. He\u2019s currently reading selections from\u00a0 wartime history to science fiction and suspense thrillers, and will typically read five books at one time.<\/p>