What are you reading?

Post by **Paul3eb** » Fri May 06, 2005 3:44 pm

a little bit of genius from mr. steinbeck

Tom: Maybe it's like Casey says. A fellow ain't got a soul of his own, just little piece of a big soul, the one big soul that belongs to everybody, then -
Ma: Then what, Tom?
Tom: Then it don't matter. I'll be all around in the dark. I'll be everywhere, wherever you can look. Wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. Wherever there's a cop beatin' up a guy, I'll be there. I'll be in the way guys yell when they're mad. I'll be in the way kids laugh when they're hungry and they know supper's ready and where people are eatin' the stuff they raise and livin' in the houses they build. I'll be there, too.

Post by **J-Rock** » Thu May 12, 2005 1:18 pm

For my birthday I received the book "American Rock: Region, Rock and Culture in American Climbing" by Don Mellor. It's a great read and extremely informative and enjoyable. The author has traveled and climbed extensively throughout the country and it's refreshing to read his take on quite a few topics.

Post by **diggum** » Thu May 12, 2005 2:52 pm

Just bought The Rock Warrior's Way. I know everyone & their dad has already read it but I'm finding it very enlightening. Now applying the teachings will be a challenge...

Post by KD » Thu May 12, 2005 2:54 pm

diggum wrote:Just bought The Rock Warrior's Way. I know everyone & their dad has already read it but I'm finding it very enlightening. Now applying the teachings will be a challenge...

I am planning on taking one of his one-on-one lessons. hard to train the lead head - at least for me.

Post by **Smedley** » Thu May 12, 2005 8:23 pm

A classic piece on ego called, 'Le-Go My Ego' by Dr. Howard Fenster. Its got a good chapter on why people from certain states (Indiana/Kentucky) are more apt to front a big ego than people from other, less inbred/racist states.

Post by **Artsay** » Thu May 12, 2005 8:41 pm

I think it's GREAT that you're working on letting go of your ego issues, Smed. Just keep taking these baby steps and maybe one day, you too, can be free of the big, bad ego monster. It worked for Lat-er-ass and can work for you too!

Good luck!

Post by **Namaste** » Thu May 12, 2005 8:44 pm

Successful Problem-Solving & Test-Taking for Nursing and NCLEX-RN Exams
by: Patricia A. Hoefler...it's the worst thing I've ever started reading.

Post by **Lat-er-ass** » Thu May 12, 2005 9:35 pm

Lat-er-ass has no ego...unless being master of 5.6 brings about such things

Post by **cassio598** » Fri May 13, 2005 3:25 pm

Readings in progress: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, Jack Weatherford
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
The Language Instinct, Steven Pinker

Clearly I'm a little scattered at the moment.

Next up: a couple of DIY books on reading Old English texts, including an Anglo-Saxon dictionary
Rereading/finishing The Elegant Universe, Brian Greene. It's a book about string theory, including an extensive primer on modern physics.

I'm a nerd, what do you want from me?

Post by **Zspider** » Sat May 14, 2005 2:02 am

cassio598 wrote:Readings in progress: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, Jack Weatherford
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
The Language Instinct, Steven Pinker

Clearly I'm a little scattered at the moment.

Next up: a couple of DIY books on reading Old English texts, including an Anglo-Saxon dictionary
Rereading/finishing The Elegant Universe, Brian Greene. It's a book about string theory, including an extensive primer on modern physics.

I'm a nerd, what do you want from me?

I think I've gotten something by Pinker called THE BLANK SLATE. Haven't read it yet, though.