[Tormod]

It would be nice to hear what folks are reading. I'm sure there's a lot of good books being read out there amongst us.

I'm currently reading Michio Kaku's book called "Einstein's Cosmos". It's a (shortish) popular account of how Einstein viewed the universe, and how his theories developed. It's written in a very clear and understandable language and so far it's very, very good.

I even understand parts of the relativity theory now...

So come on...what's on the reading list?

[Killean]

Besides 'PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites', I am currently reading Sojourn: Book 3 of The Dark Elf Trilogy by R. A. Salvatore. The entire trilogy is a good read if you enjoy medival fantasy novels, and the Forgotten Realms world. Doesn't mean if you have no idea about the two it won't be any less enjoyable to read.

Next on the book queue is a little blast from the past, David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. I cannot wait!

[Turtle]

I am doing no reading right now, however I think I last read Singhs (sp) book on cryptography.

[zadojla]

The three top books in my reading queue are:

Birth of the Chess Queen, a History, by Marilyn Yalom. A feminist view of European chess history.
The Unending Mystery, a Journey through Labyriths and Mazes, by David Willis McCullogh. A Christmas present from Beccareb
Turned Chessmen, for collectors, players and woodworkers, by Mike Darlow

That's just the top of the heap. If I ever retire, I figure I have two solid years of full time reading to catch up on everything.

[Tormod]

Perfect, zadojla - 3 books I had never heard of. I have close to two thousand books. I have an urge to get rid of a lot of them but I have this personal affection for books which make it almost impossible. One trick os to lend them to frinds and try to forget about it.

I forgot that I also am about to start reading Alastair Reynold's Revelation Space. I have a knack for science fiction.

[Turtle]

I have reduced my library of once hundreds to just 18 now; I just threw away Zun Tsu last week. What remains is a dictionary, an atlas, audabon bird & mineral ID books, & the rest are math. Ohhh yes how I know to love a book.

[zadojla]

Originally Posted by Tormod

... I have close to two thousand books. I have an urge to get rid of a lot of them but I have this personal affection for books which make it almost impossible. One trick os to lend them to frinds and try to forget about it.

Same problem here. We have possibly 4000 books among us. After I got out of college, I noticed some mental decay, so I resolved to read at least one "difficult" (i.e. not science fiction, mystery, etc.) per week. I kept that up for years, but the requirements of family, a demanding job, and part-time jobs have preventing continuing that. That didn't mean I stopped buying interesting books, so the back-log is enormous.

I generally read history and science, as well as my "Scientific American" and "Natural History" magazines.

[GAHD]

In paper: I just finished reading Tai-Pan, second book of James Clavell's Asian saga, and I'm looking for the third installment: Gai-Jin.

Digital: Current reading pile is "3D Studio Max - Organic Modeling 101.pdf" "Network and Networking Programming.pdf" and "The Electrical Engineering Handbook-CH020.pdf" (these are just 3 of the close to 700 ebooks I've accumulated, only made a dent in them really, but there's only five more chapeters for the electrical engineering ebooks that I know of.)

[Killean]

2000?! Even if your exaggerating I imagine you still got quite the sum of books to compare to such a large number. Of coarse myself I have like 35 million billion trillion thousands of books. In fact it is quite the exercise to get from my bed to my computer swimming through the sea of literature. Paper cuts are frequently encountered. I have 20 novels, 3 informational books and 5 books on programming, for a grand total of 28 books. 1.4% of your total. Might not be a large dent or comparison, but still good to know that I have at least 1%.

[infamous]

For the last few days I've been reading a paper by; R. Webster Kehr, title; The Detection of Ether. This is a well prepared document with plenty of referance material discussing the notion for evidence of universal ether. I've been a believer in relativity for many years and was at first expecting to see just another off the wall theory that should eventually find it's way into the trashcan. This article has however given me reason to take pause with my former belief system. It is quite lengthly, and I'm at present only about half way through reading all the material. Mr. Kehr makes some very good points, and I would recommend it to anyone interested in the study of the physical sciences. The web site is: www.rialian.com-rnboyd-subquan... Enjoy!!