a NON-audio thread.....

TroyD

I was curious, who here, besides me, actually reads? Personally, I love to read but after talking with folks, I've come to the conclusion that I'm the only person I know that reads.

The conversation has come up lately as 'The Count of Monte Cristo' is one of my all time favorite books and NO ONE I know has read it.

So, I'm curious, any of you out there read?

BDT

Ron-P

I only read picture books.


Peace Out~:D

HBombToo

I read short and sweet stuff, meaning if it takes longer than the average stay on the crapper I don't touch it. No time or attention span for long reads. I'm very lazy when it comes to that.

Systems

I like to read, but my neurotic obesssion w/switching gear in search of the mythical perfect sound at a low price for a smaller room has taken up a ridiculous amount of my time over the last year and a half. Now that I've decided to get the DS7200 & not mess with it any more, maybe I'll have time to read.

Dr. Spec

I'm currently reading Good To Go - an autobiography of sorts by Harry Constance - a decorated Navy Seal from the Vietnam era.

On the ****, I read Motor Trend, Cycle World, American Rifleman, and American Hunter. I devour magazines.

I have read The Count Of Monte Cristo. I have also read a bunch of philosophy and great works of literature, including Plato, Aristotle, Camus, Machiavelli, Nietzsche, Goethe, Voltaire, Dante, Austen, Hamlet, Aeschylus, Descartes, Locke, Freud, and Tzu.

My two favorite modern books are Iron & Silk and The Laughing Sutra, both by Mark Salzman.

Doc

phuz

I enjoy reading, but I haven't been doing it as much lately. I guess I go through phases.

I usually read books on physics, meta-physics, psychology, philosophy, mathematics, the occult, magick, you get the picture.

Oh yeah, there's that whole computer thing and hi-fi as well.

Thanks for reminding me, I've got some good stuff I need to catch up on....

Micah Cohen

If you enjoyed THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (and the other great books in the Dumas trilogy, THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK and THE THREE MUSKETTEERS) then do not -- DO NOT -- see the current version now on DVD. It blows.

Whoops. Weekend. I'm outa hea. Maybe next week we'll talk books.



MC

PS-
I just finished reading Stanley Karnow's excellent history of Vietnam, and now I'm reading another of James Lee Burke's excellent "Dave Robichoux" detective novels, "Purple Cane Road."

MxStYlEpOlKmAn

i read when...i have to....i like mystery, suspense, and action books....but books to me is boreing, i enjoy shows and movies...

mantis

Dr Spec,
I might be way off base here but is the Iron and Silk book your reading written by Master Pan??????

My senior student studies with him from time to time........
Iron and Silk is his Chinese Martial art form he developed from many different Chinese styles.......Iron and Silk.

scottvamp

READ - Hell no I just what until the DVD comes out and also I am not dissapointed. "ohh the book was so much better". Ya but did it make the house vibrate! Oh ya boobies look better on the 8 footer!;)

Dr. Spec

Mantis -

Iron & Silk is an autobiographic account of Mark Salzman's trip to China to teach college students over there and among other things meet, befriend, and study martial arts under Master Pan. It is an excellent read - highly recommended, even if you have no interest in the martial arts. Although I did study karate for many years in my early twenties.

They also turned the book into a movie and Pan stars as himself.


Here's a good hotlink:

http://www.thingsasian.com/goto_article/article.1502.html

Doc

gidrah

I read Goodnight Moon three times today. Go Dog Go and Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed are also daily readers.

I used to read alot, but can't afford a great deal of quiet time and don't want to spend 4 days/chapter.

danger boy

I don't like to read much anymore. i have a short attention span memory. what was this thread about again? lol

rlw

Pleasure reading, recently finished:

John Barth, "Tidewater Tales"
Philip Roth, "The Human Stain"
Edward Bunker "Dog Eat Dog"
Philip K. Dick, various - have most of his.

Pleasure Reading, in process:

Norman Mailer "Harlot's Ghost"
A couple of Jazz books
Current edition of "The Paris Review"

Pleasure reading, planned:

Chaucer, "Canterbury Tales", in Olde English [not translated].

We just got back from a book and vinyl buying binge in Rochester. There's a couple great stores there, and we laid in a great supply for the winter.


Technical Reading, ongoing:

Various whitepapers from Microsoft on Active Directory and DNS.

Various security whitepapers on protocol-level security and intrusion detection.

Various whitepapers on messaging system security and content filtering.

The national recommendations for cyber-security, as well as expert opinions on same.

Current Events, ongoing (well, duh):

I discovered the following site, it both scares the piss out of me and keeps me more informed than need be:

The Intelligence Network

mantis

DR.Spec,
thats what I thought.Master Pan comes down this way from time to time.He Trains my Senior student.He has a school In bensalem Pa.Great teacher he is.7 Star Praying Mantis is what he teaches.

I also Study...have for 8 years now.
I study Ba Gua,Tai Chi,7 Star Praying Mantis,Long Fist,ETC.....My teacher is Sifu Chik Mason.He moved to Canada then New York city 2 years ago.But I continue my Training at my local gym,in parks,and such on my own.

HBombToo

gidrah, 5 little monkeys is 1 of my favorites!

LOL

HBomb

gidrah

rlw - Great site. I bookmarked it.

HBomb - Heck yeah. We even hit our heads when the monkeys fall.