• MissMimi said on Apr 28, 2007....

  I am sitting on my bed with my laptop, and I'm surrounded by books, many more than five. But here's a sampling.
  
  
  Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
  The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck
  Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
  The Golden Handicap: A Spiritual Quest by Garrett Oppenheim
  Big Cherry Holler by Adriana Trigiani

• lioneljay said on Apr 28, 2007....

  Mimi, thanks for sharing. I have many more than five close at hand as well but I picked the five that were closest to me. I see one overlap between our lists. What did you think of Confederacy of Dunces?

• missunderstood1162 said on Apr 28, 2007....

  good subject.  I love books. 
  I have more than five
  
  I'll try to brief
  Seize the Night-Dean Koontz
  Making and Keeping Creative Journals-Suzanne J. Tourtilotte
  Skylight Confessions-Alice Hoffman
  No One Cares What you had for Lunch-100 Ideas for your Blog
  Beyond Tears:  Living life after the death of a child- Ellen Mitchell, Carol Barkin, Audrey Cohen, and Lorenza Colletti
  Goodnight Moon-Margaret Wise Brown
  Running with Scissors-A Memoir-Augusten Burroughs
  
  
  I have so many more!  This list could go on and on
  I didn't even touch my book selections!
  
  What I want to read:
  
  Water for Elephants
  The No Asshole Rule (it's really a book..LOL look it up!)
  Simple Genius (love love love David Baldacci books!)
  1000 places to see before you die
  
  THAT list could go on and on also!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

• MissMimi said on Apr 28, 2007....

  It's worth a second read which is why it's on top of the pile. There were parts of it that were extremely funny but I was at times kind of repulsed by Ignatius. It's been a while since I read it. The one I'm working on now is The Golden Handicap. The author is a psychotherapist who also happens to be a polio survivor. From the blurb on the back of the book: "There is a divine reason for your disability. Go with it!" I guess I'll see where I'm supposed to be going. ;)

• lioneljay said on Apr 28, 2007....

  Missu, I was very impressed by Burroughs's Dry but haven't read any of his other books. My daughter soaks him up at every opportunity. Goodnight, Moon is a bedtime story for the ages, isn't it?
  
  Mimi, I noticed someone walking about town a few days ago and was briefly reminded of Ignatius. I'd be interested in hearing your reaction to your present book when you finish it.

• BrenneeLee said on Apr 28, 2007....

  Okay, I'm boring... here's my list.  Since I'm in the truck, I only bring three at a time.
  
  Sea of Faith: Islam and Christianity in the Medieval Mediterranean World
  by-- Stephen O'Shea
  
  The Second World War: A complete history
  by-- Martin Gilbert
  
  The Drawing of the Three: Dark Tower Series
  by-- Stephen King
  (this one for the second time, it's a really good series)
  
  And, I'm halfway done with all three.  I just read whichever I'm in the mood for at the time.  If I was at home, I'd have trouble figuring out which 5 to list. I like this topic, thanks.
  

• lioneljay said on Apr 28, 2007....

  BrenneeLee, thanks for chiming in. I'd enjoy hearing more about the first book on your list and why you chose to read it.
  
  I tried it make it easy to figure out which books to list by asking for those that are closest to you as you type your blog entries and comments here. That's a way of randomizing the selection but it also gives us a hint about what we've all been reading lately.

• BrenneeLee said on Apr 28, 2007....

  I chose the first book because of my Muslim friend in Egypt.  He's an online friend of course but he's always disagreeing with me on the conflicts between our religions.  And so, I've been researching for myself.  I absolutely love history though, so, for me... reading a book like that is very interesting.
  Also, it's helped me understand a lot of what's going on now.  There's been more than a few times when I was just like... "ooooh, I get it now."  It's also not the first book I've read on the subject either though.  This one starts at the beginning of Islam... and goes up to the 16th century.  Fascinating really.  I'm in the 11th century now, and I'm hooked. 
  

• beyondtheveil said on Apr 28, 2007....

  Joan of Arc- Timothy Wilson-Smith
  Generations- Strauss & Howe
  Living With the Himalayan Masters- Swami Rama
  The Guide to the Galaxy- Henbest & Couper
  Wilful Murder- Diane Preston
  (I did not count dictionaries)

• lioneljay said on Apr 28, 2007....

  BrenneeLee, that makes a lot of sense to me. There is so much misinformation about Islam in the public domain that it is really important to learn from an accurate source. I'm sure it's helping you to understand your friend better too, isn't it?
  
  Beyond, thanks for stopping by with your list. I'm especially curious about The Guide to the Galaxy. Is it sci-fi or scientific?

• beyondtheveil said on Apr 28, 2007....

  LJ- The Guide to the Galaxy is scientific. It consentrates on the local group, the arms and center of the galaxy and maps them out with the information gathered through the use of radio telescopes.
   
  Very interesting and informative book. For instance, the galactic center gamma-ray source and the galactic center itself do not coincide. A Russian spacecraft has pinned down the source of gamma-rays to an object called the Great Annihilator over 300 light years from the center, which means that the radiation is not evidence for a massive black hole as once thought.

• mommyof2 said on Apr 28, 2007....

  Honestly by my desk are shelf after shelf of photo albums, my books are in my bedroom, bible, God's promises for you: Max Lucado, Run baby run: Nicky Cruz, Parenting your Asperger child: Alan Sohn, Asperger Syndrome and the Elementary School Experience: Susan Thompson Moore, to name a few.

• Glamourgirl said on Apr 28, 2007....

  This is a great subject.  I love books and am an avid reader, although I don't have nearly enough time to read all the ones I want to.
   
  The five closest to me where I am blogging are:
   
  "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne
  "MENSA - Mighty Brain Teasers" by Robert Allen  (I do these everyday)
  "Family First" by Dr. Phil McGraw
  "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren
  "Bill Clinton - My Life" by Bill Clinton
   
  Good subject, Lioneljay!

• Zayda said on Apr 28, 2007....

  Well, you asked for the five closest at hand, so here they are:
  
  Technical Communication, 2nd Edition, by Mary M. Lay, Billie J. Wahlstrom, Carolyn D. Rude, Cynthia L. Selfe, and Jack Selzer.
  
  Common Culture: Reading and Writing about Culutre, 4th edition, by Michael Petracca and Madeleine Sorapure
  
  The Handbook of Tibetan Buddisht Symbols by Robert Beer
  
  What's Language Got to Do With It? by Keith Walters and Michal Brody
  
  The Best Life Diet by Bob Greene
  

• boyzmom said on Apr 28, 2007....

  Well the books I have right here is

  The Quest Study Bible, becoming a woman of freedom by Cynthia Heald, Discover the New You by Bill Hybels, and the ICD-9-CM 2006 professional coding manual. (had to dust off that last one)

  In the other room I have

  The cake mix doctor by anne Byrn, if I get to five by Fred Epstein, Every child needs a praying mom by Evelyn Christenson, Raising Sons and Loving It by Gary and Carrie Oliver, and Laying down the Law by Dr Ruth Peters. (those are actually in order of the most read to the least).

  I am not at a desk and my books share the bookcase with the kids' books- that list would be very different with Winnie the Poohs books and Dr Seuss. A few years ago that list would have looked different, more eccentric actually.

• moonriver said on Apr 28, 2007....

  Right now, I'm facing a large stack of books that I'm returning to their proper places on shelves. But among those that I've been reading or referring to lately:
  
  
  1. Sloane's Complete Book of All-Terrain Bicycles, by Eugene A. Sloane
  2. The One-Straw Revolution (An Introduction to Natural Farming), by Masanobu Fukuoka
  3. A Lexicostatistical Classification of the Austronesian Languages, by Isidore Dyen
  4. A Pattern Language (Towns, Buildings, Construction), by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein
  5. Stories from the Paiwan Tribe
  6. Fancies and Goodnights
  , by John Collier (I know you asked for 5 titles, but I couldn't leave this out since I've been immersing myself on it for the past days, and is now right beside my keyboard
  
  
  I've also taken to a modest reading program on Latin American and Iberian lit lately (GGM and Coelho for starters). But most of the materials are in e-book format, so that's another list altogether. Oh, and a printout of the working script of the film Taxi Driver.
  
  

• blastfromthepast said on Apr 28, 2007....

  Well, I'm probably looking like the most boring individual in this group!  I look around my desk and spy:
   
  Oxford Quick Thesaurus
  Telephone Book
  The Indoor Gardener
  Dog Psychology
  Koehler Method of Guard Dog Training
  Medical Surgical Nursing
  Essentials of Maternity Nursing
  Mosbey's Medical and Surgical Dictionery
  Blogging for Dummies (just kidding!)

• Eilan said on Apr 28, 2007....

  The Magician's Assistant, Ann Patchett
  
  Making History, Stephen Fry
  
  Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities, Alexandra Robbins
  
  The Group, Mary McCarthy
  
  Bare: The Naked Truth About Stripping, Elisabeth Eaves
  

• sweet_cookie01 said on Apr 28, 2007....

  I'm an avid book readery... i love suspense, mystery books...
   
  On top of my computer table are a couple of my books.... There are so many of them that i'll just share the authors...
   
  Patricia Cornewell... Dr. Kay Scarpette Series
  Dean Koontz...
  James Patterson
  Sydney Sheldon
  And other books like Da Vinci Code and Devil Wears Prada... these books i read first before watching the movie and i got dissappointed since the story seemed more interesting reading than watching...

• mom said on Apr 28, 2007....

  the Oxford Dictionary, by Oxford

  An American Thesaurus, by an American

  Coloscopy and You,  Dr, Seymour Butts

  When cops unite, they soon ignite, By officer I. R. Stupid

  The Greatest, by Officer I.R. Stupid

   

• moonriver said on Apr 28, 2007....

  mom, by around this time next year you should absolutely have this title on your desk: How to do commando comedy, and survive, by Mom S. Sirius. we'll help you make it a bestseller on amazon.com.
  
  

• Fionnuala said on Apr 28, 2007....

  Life of Pi by Yann Martel

  Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

  Mary, Mary by James Patterson

  Karla: A Pact With the Devil by Stephen Williams

  Oxford Dictionary

  I didn't realise that I don't have a book about cats.  I guess I better get one to keep the peace around here.  It won't matter if I read it, just as long as the cats see that I have it!

  Nuala

• mom said on Apr 28, 2007....

  Moon- Do you think I really could?   I mean, really?  lololol  I love the title and author.

• gingersoul said on Apr 28, 2007....

  LJ......well, let's see:

  "The Nanny Diaries" - McLaughlin-Kraus ...  a funny book about the real experiences of a nanny working for an upper class socialite in New York....it reminds me so much of my job as personal assistant.....i swear, that boss in the book sounds scarily like my ex boss... They are presently making a movie out of it, with Scarlett Johansson....

  "Why do i believe in Him who made the world" (in Italian), a book of one of the most important scientist of my country and non, Antonio Zichichi, who explains why even though he is a scientist he believes in God and why science and religion are indeed totally separated.

  "For one more day" -  Mitch Albon...small book but so touching, as usual..

  "Blasphemy" - Tehmina Durrani...this is an amazing biography of a woman in Pakistan and her horrible experiences while forced to marry and become basically a slave of her husband and his family. A descritpion of the present condition in which still too many women are forced to live.

  "The restlessness's book" ...Fernando Pessoa, the most famous Portuguese writer...he talks about subtle emotions... not depression yet, not emptiness yet, not unhappiness yet........hypnotic...

• moonriver said on Apr 28, 2007....

  mom -- definitely ma'am. just stay as you are, writing straight from the heart (and other unmentionable parts of your anatomy).
  
  ginger -- i'd like to get hold of a copy of pessoa's book, it sounds right up my alley.
  
  

• rightwingwizard said on Apr 28, 2007....

  The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
  The Good Samaritan Strikes Again by Patrick F. McManus
  The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
  False Memory by Dean Koontz
  On Writing by Stephen King
   
  These are the closest at hand at the moment.
   
  rww

• buck_rooster said on Apr 29, 2007....

  From closest to furthest, skipping Roget's Thesaurus, there's:
   
  A Brief History of Time, Stephen W. Hawking
  Aesop Fables
  Philosophy of Religion (I confess, I haven't cracked this one yet, but for two bucks at Goodwill, I felt compelled to buy it as a referrence for a book I'm writing)
  Complete Works of William Shakespeare (with notes)
  The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent, Esther and Jerry Hicks

• silverwhisper said on Apr 29, 2007....

  i'm sitting at my desk--which is unusual. when i'm on SC at home, i'm usually on the couch. because i'm at the desk, however, all my reference books are here, so i have:
  
  the new complete hoyle, revised: the authoritative guide to the official rules of al popular games of skill & chance, albert morehead, richard frey, geoffrey mott-smith, 1991.
  
  webster's unabridged dictionary of the english language, 2001.
  
  atlas of the world, rand mcnally.
  
  atlas of world history, harpercollins.
  
  encyclopedia of gods, factsonfile.
  
  ed

• lioneljay said on Apr 29, 2007....

  Mommyof2, that's quite an eclectic collection. I don't recall seeing you blog about anyone in the family with Asperger's but that could just be me. I gather that it's quite a challenge.
  
  Glamourgirl, I have one oif those MENSA brain teaser books in my office as well. And I'm planning to get the audio version of Bill Clinton's book for my next driving trip to the east coast as its a 6 CD set and that should take me the whole way in one direction.
  
  Zayda, I think I've seen the Walters and Brody book; how are you liking it? I have a sneaking suspicion about what's behind the Beer book on your list. :D
  
  Boyzmom, I live only a few miles from Bill Hybels's church; it's quite a place. Looks a lot like a small college campus, in fact. And I think that I could enjoy reading The Cake Mix Doctor, even though I rarely bake. I love fixing things and seeing how the pros go about such things.
  
  Moonriver, I see you have varied interests as well: languages, culture, and bicycles. I once worked with a professor who had written a book on how to build your own bicycle from scratch. We studied bee culture and language systems together.
  
  Blastfromthepast, are you having trouble with your dog? Mine thinks that she owns me; is that a curable condition?
  
  Eilan, My copy of Making History is only a few more spaces down the shelf. And you know, every once in a while I wonder about going back in time to find a way to keep George W. affiliated with the Texas Rangers. ;) Would love to hear about your response to the last book on your list.
  
  Sweet_cookie01, I often have the same response to movies made from books. One of the most faithful translations to film ever, The Great Gatsby with Robert Redford, was also one of the most tiresome.
  
  Mom I just spent almost an hour poking around Amazon to learn more about the last three books on your list. Are they privately published? ;)
  
  Fionnuala, I absolutely was captivated by Life of Pi. Yes, by all means get that book on cats. I highly recommend Keeping Cats in Line (large print edition), by Hugh G. Mongrel.
  
  Ginger, I'm afraid that I would be horribly depressed to read Blasphemy. I've thoroughly enjoyed Reading Lolita in Tehran, which tells of women who are rather independent within a Muslim society, though they must read together in secret. And the Pessoa book sounds quite intriguing. Do you have it in English?
  
  RWW, why am I not surprised that you have a copy of The Prince at hand? King's book On Writing would have been on my list had I been blogging from my regular office instead of from home when I posted this entry. It's the most practical such book I've ever read.
  
  Buck_rooster, I found the Hawking book slow going, but worth every bit of energy I put into it. And I also have a single-edition complete Shakespeare fairly close by as well. Mine came with a wonderful little accompanying book that contains a biography and a great essay on the authorship controversy.
  
  SW, hmmm...it looks like your reference section is closest at hand. How approprate for a guy who is interested in understanding the nature of so many things.
  
  My goodness, and here I thought that this blog might not get much attention because it was posted on a weekend. :grin:

• Zayda said on Apr 29, 2007....

  LJ--The Beer book is on my list for the same reason that several mandala design books would have been on my list if they were closer at hand.
  
  Actually, almost every book in my office is "close" at hand since I merely have to turn the chair around from my desk and my knees are practically in a bookshelf. I just picked the five that happened to be on my desk or in a pile at my feet at my desk.

• lioneljay said on Apr 29, 2007....

  And that's exactly what I wanted folks to do, Z. By listing what was closest at hand right now, we share a slice of ourselves. Picking and choosing among hundreds of titles would allow people to paint a portrait instead of having a snapshot taken. There are times when randomness serves a very useful purpose.

• hunter_boyce_chandler said on Apr 29, 2007....

  My desktop system and laptop are both parked in my study.  I have three floor to ceiling bookcases that are crammed full and one 5 foot glass fronted lawyer's bookcase that houses my trash fiction collection (It holds all of Stephen King and most of both Dean Koontz and Michael Crichton.)

  Within reach at the desk is a huge blue bible given to me when I became a Master Mason. Next to it is "Godel, Escher, Bach" by Douglas Hofstadter.  This should be required reading for everyone.  Then there is a collection of essays by Martin Gardner, which is next to "The Coming Plague" by Laurie Garrett that is by far scarier than anyones fiction.

  In a place of deep respect on my desk is "Mother Nature" by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy.  It is an in depth study of how maternal instincts have influenced the social evolution of humans.  Any one who reads this will understand that the stronger of the two sexs is undeniably female.

  I have a life sized phrenology head by L.N. Fowler and I have a 4 foot tall Giant blue Lava Light. (very rare).  Both prints in the room are signed and numbered. I have one of the first Chess Computers ever made.  It is housed in a custom walnut box and was made in 1977. It is also numbered and documented.

  Not to forget the signed Cal Ripkin Jr. Baseball from when he was the American League MVP in 1991.

  It is very easy to get distracted in this room.

  HBC

• Frlncwrtr said on Apr 29, 2007....

  LJ: I like to read and also like to keep books that contain vast knowledge.

  The ones that I usually keep nearby while blogging are:

  Abnormal Psychology – by Thomas F. Oltmanns & Robert F. Emery

  The Holy Bible

  The Forensic Casebook – by N.E. Genge

  The Things They Carried – by Tim O’Brien, and

  Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary - although I look in to it much less than I should.

  freelance

• Glamourgirl said on Apr 29, 2007....

  Lioneljay - do get the audio version of Bill Clinton's book if you have a chance and listen to it.  I think you'll enjoy it.  Whatever your political views, considering Hillary is running for President, it's a  good read!

  I love the MENSA exercises!

• Zayda said on Apr 29, 2007....

  LJ--I like the Walters and Brody book; it's very interesting. I'm thinking of using it in conjunction with another book for a class next spring.

• lioneljay said on Apr 29, 2007....

  HBC, that sounds like an overwhelmingly distracting room. That lava lamp sounds like it could inspire a roomful of heads to flights of true fancy.
  
  Frlncwrtr, what's The Things They Carried about? That's a very intriguing title.
  
  Glamourgirl, I liked Bill Clinton throughout his two terms. My sister even got a chance to meet him in the White House during a party that he threw for some campaign helpers and she said that he's incredibly captivating and can take over a room the way the rest of us breathe.
  
  Z, I think I'm going to try to find Walters and Brody locally. It sounds fascinating.

• Frlncwrtr said on Apr 29, 2007....

  LJ:  A Pulitzer Prize finalist, The Things They Carried was written about U.S soldiers who were in the jungles of Vietnam. The book was written by an American G.I. who is a native of Boston, Massachusetts.
   
  He writes of the horrors of Vietnam, how he almost ran to Canada when his number came up, as well as the fun things that he and his former comrads did in their spare time.
  It's a great book.  I've read it twice.
   
  freelance

• Glamourgirl said on Apr 29, 2007....

  That's awesome that your sister got to meet Bill Clinton.  I would love to meet him too as I think he is very charismatic, but also a very smart man.  His book is really very good and I hope you enjoy it!

  I think if by some chance if Hillary gets elected, we (America) will actually be getting two for one in the Presidential arena.

• mom said on Apr 29, 2007....

  LionelJay-ok if the truth be known, I made up the last 3.   I'm sorry that I tried to lead you astray.

• lioneljay said on Apr 29, 2007....

  Mom, I think you may have missed the wink at the end of my comment to you. ;)

• mom said on Apr 29, 2007....

  No, I caught it. LOL,I was just trying to be humble :)

• gingersoul said on Apr 30, 2007....

  LJ........you asked about Pessoa..... i have an Italian version because this is actually a re-reading...this book has little jewels that might go unnoticed when you read it the first time..so going back is always a surprise...

  Well, i guess the Pakistan book might be depressing...compared to the Lolita one, its definetely more dark and heavy....but i love it.....:-)

  About Clinton.....i have no doubt he is a very charismatic man......i have always liked him...your sister has been a lucky one....:-)

   Moon...oh yes, you would like him ....:-)

• lioneljay said on Apr 30, 2007....

  Well, then, Ginger....I'll just have to look for an English translation.

• mommyof2 said on Apr 30, 2007....

  Lioneljay, it's my 7year old daughter who has it, and
  yes it has made life a challenge.

• lioneljay said on Apr 30, 2007....

  Mommyof2, what little I know of such situations tells me that the more you inform yourself about the condition of your child, the better equipped you are to help your child. A good friend has a severely autistic child and this approach has worked wonders for their family.

• botoni said on Apr 30, 2007....

  25 volumns of Charles Dickens Greatest Works
  The Purpose Driven LIfe (Yet unread but I ll get to it.)
  The Message (New Testament in modern English)
  Dog Tricks for Dummies
  Villette
  Jayne Eyre
  The Joy of Gay Sex
  Mommyof2....Aspergers is a challenge. I ve worked with an aspergers client. Did you know Bill Gates has aspergers?

• mommyof2 said on May 01, 2007....

  Very true Lioneljay, still I feel guilty, like I did something wrong while prego, would be nice if they could figure out what causes it, and maybe a cure before we all have it, shit maybe we do.
  Botman, yes that's why I'm looking for her special area to help it bloom, she is quite the reader.

• lioneljay said on May 01, 2007....

  Botoni, that's quite an eclectic list you have there. I don't recognize Villette. Would you tell us about it?
  
  I understand the guilt, mommy, I really do. But it's not being fair to yourself - though I'm sure you already know that.

• botoni said on May 01, 2007....

  Villette is also a Bronte work, written under the pen name Currer Bell. I m just getting going on it now so I dont have a good handle on the plot yet. Of note...Emily and Charlotte Bronte are considered forerunners in womens rights movements.

• lioneljay said on May 01, 2007....

  Gotcha, thanks Botoni.

• AnnonymousNympho said on May 01, 2007....

  I don't have any books at my desk so my closest book area is my nightstand.  Here's the first five I found:
   
  Whiteout,  Ken Follett
  The Academy, tales of the Marketplace, Laura Antoniou
  The Trainer,  Laura Antoniou
  The Reunion, Laura Antoniou
  The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, Anne Rice writing as A.N. Roquelaure

• lioneljay said on May 01, 2007....

  AN, thanks for stopping by. I've heard that the Antoniou books are marvelously well-written and that they tell a very compelling story. Have you read them all or is this a list of books-in-progress?

• AnnonymousNympho said on May 01, 2007....

  LJ - they are exceptional books and I highly recommend them.  I have the entire series and have read them all these are just the three that were on top of my nightstand.

• lioneljay said on May 03, 2007....

  So I've heard, AN, so I've heard. Some have said that they found the Sleeping Beauty books ludicrous and grossly unrealistic. Your take?

• AnnonymousNympho said on May 03, 2007....

  I loved the Sleeping Beauty books!  I only have the one right now.  They are not realistic but erotic fantasy does not need to be realistic to be beautiful and do it's job ;-)

• sweetsoul said on May 05, 2007....

  My 5 though not with the intent you might have meant LJ since I'm at my computer and have been using my lap top recently.

   

  Adding another vote for the Market Place series by Larua Antoniou - The Reunion

  The Dublin Saga - The Princes of Ireland by Edward Rutherfurd

  The Five Love Languages by  Gary Chapman

  Buckland's Complete Book of Withcraft by Raymond Buckland

  Secrets of the Heart by Kahlil Gibran

• lioneljay said on May 05, 2007....

  SS, thanks for stopping by. Should I be afraid of one day waking up as a toad after you finish reading the fourth book on your list?

• sweetsoul said on May 05, 2007....

  I think you're probably safe. You're much more fun as a man.  It's just my curiosity showing. Some people I know are Wiccan.

• kelly said on May 12, 2007....

  OK, this is not going to be pretty.  From where I recline, viewing past the laptop screen I can see:
  Thomas' Early Transcendentals Calculus
  Java Development with the Spring Framework
  Core PHP Programming
  
  
  If I kick a couple I can see:
  Servelets and JavaServer Pages
  Einstein Defiant
  
  
  But don't worry, it's not all tech.  With a little more kicking I see:
  Barth's The Sotweed Factor
  Malcom Gladwell's Blink
  
  
  And a whole bunch of others....

• lioneljay said on May 12, 2007....

  Kelly, the John Barth book saved your ass. :D   In my mind I picture you as someone who had discovered Malcom Gladwell before he became hugely popular.  Am I right?
  
  Thanks for dropping by my blog, friend.
  

• kelly said on May 13, 2007....

  LJ, in truth I haven't even started Blink.  Yes, I read The Tipping Point before it got to be the talk of the town.  Blink was a gift.  I haven't finished the Barth book, but man is his writing impressive to me.
  
  
  This has been a fun blog to read.  :-)

• lioneljay said on May 13, 2007....

  Kelly, I liked the Barth that I read as a younger man. Not sure how he would fit these days. You get a pass on Blink based on having read The Tipping Point ahead of the curve. ;)
  
  Have you read any Seth Godin?
  

• kelly said on May 14, 2007....

  Not yet.  :-)

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