Do you know you? Want of find out?

[FrmlyZ]

I went to [was required to; employee evaluation and all of that] a seminar given by a professional. She has her patients do this. She claims that it tells her a lot about them.

We have books. We have thousands of books. We are not all that organized. Every room has book shelves. There are books on tables, in piles in the corner and in various places. My office/computer room is full of shelves. I closed my eyes and picked a shelf [this excludes shelves containing technical stuff].

Here is what was on the shelf:

The Bastille, vol I & II Capt. and The Hon. , D. Bingham

The Second World War, vol 1 thru 6 , W. Churchill

The Federalist [Madison and others]

Hemingway, A Life Without Consequences, James Mellow

The Nighmare Years 1930-1940, William L. Shirer

Stalin, Edvard Radzinsky

Candide, Voltaire

Sherlock Holmes, Vol I & II. Arthur Conan Doyle

The Coming Plague, Laurie Garrett

Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck

The Lazarus Effect, Frank Herbert and Bill Ransom

Disraeli, Stanley Wintraub

The History of God, Karen Armstrong

I?m not sure what it says about me; except my books aren?t organized by subject. Try it. Then you can evaluate yourself.
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Best Wishes,,,,

Z

[the mule]

Bookshelf for Boys and Girls, ten volumes.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

Understanding Physics, by Asimov

Abbot's Ready Reference Illustrated Self-Pronouncing Distionary with Synonyms

Everyday Science (high school textbook, copyright 40's and 50's)

The Boys' Fourth Book of Radio and Electronics

Engineering in the Ancient World

Arabic Phrase Book

[Uncle Deedah]

Interesting bookshelf Z, here's mine;

The Human Hippocampus: Functional Anatomy, Vascularization and Serial Sections With Mri -- by Henri M. Duvernoy, P. Bourgouin

The Spanish-American War: Conflict in the Caribbean and the Pacific 1895-1902 (Modern Wars in Perspective) -- by Joseph Smith

The Three Investigators in the Secret of Skeleton Island -- by Robert Arthur, et al.

Computational Fluid Dynamics: Principles and Applications -- by J. Blazek

The Sponge Bob coloring Book -- not credited

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies -- by Robert Michael Pyle

Roulette Secrets Revealed -- by John C. Steele

Hunting Serial Predators: A Multivariate Classification Approach to Profiling Violent Behavior --
by Grover Maurice Godwin

God Bless Daddy, Mother, Bill, Ron, Jerry, Carol Ann, Linda Jane, Dick, and Little Tom -- by Richard L. Kramer, Casady Lynn Kramer

Biophysics of Computation: Information Processing in Single Neurons (Computational Neuroscience) -- by Christof Koch

Masturbation and Adult Sexuality -- by Suzanne Sarnoff, Irving Sarnoff

Fondues from Around the World: Nearly 200 Recipes for Fish, Cheese and Meat Fondues, Oriental Hot Pots, Tempura, Sukiyaki, Dessert Fondues -- by Eva Klever, Ulrich Klever

[Uncle Deedah]

OK OK OK, I was kidding.

Here it is for real...the actual bookshelf here in my office...well, one shelf of many anyway;

Atlantis Found, Clive Cussler

Seamanship and Small Boat Handling, Chapman's

PATRIOTS The Men who Started the American Revolution, A. J. Langguth

The Fourth Marine Division in World War II, Infantry Journal Press (this is the U.S. Marine Corps "yearbook" of my dad's experience in the Pacific during WWII)

Awaken the Giant Within, Tony Robbins

The New Complete Guide of Home Brewing, Charlie Papazian

The Complete Book of World War II Aircraft, Military Press

Influence - How and Why People Agree to Things, Robert B. Cialdini, PH.D.

Flying Fortress - The Illustrated Biography of the B-17s and The Men who Flew Them, Edward Jablonski

Ain't Nobody's Business if You Do - The Absurdity of Consensual Crimes in a Free Society, Peter McWilliams

N.A.D.A. Title and Registration Textbook, Summary of Laws, Fees & Regulations for all 50 States and DC - 1998 edition, not credited

Aircraft Nose Art - 80 Years of Aviation Artwork, J.P. Wood

The Fiberglass Boat Repair Manual - A guide to cosmetic and structural repairs of fiberglass boats, large or small, sail or power, Allan H. Vaitses

Since You Went Away - World War II Letters From American Women on the Home Front, Judy Barttett Litoff, David C. Smith

Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism - A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture, Bishop John Shelby Spong

Golden Retrievers - A Complete Pet Owner's Manual, Jamie J. Sucher

There's more, but enough is enough.

[Pammy]

On my shelf?

Cereal
Oatmeal
Popcorn
Salad dressing
Peanut butter
Honey
Rotel
Spaghetti

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[Jack Booted Thug]

Unk,

Personally, I was impressed by the Three Investigator offering. The Sponge Bob Squarepants coloring book also caught my eye. It really is a funny show. You HAVE to catch the Oblongs on Adult Swim. It may be the new find of the season.

Z, what did you think of the Lazarus Effect?

[FrmlyZ]

JBT:

"Z, what did you think of the Lazarus Effect? "

No easy answer. When I first read it in the 80's, I enjoyed it. It can be read as a nice adventure story. Still, outside of the Old Man and the Sea, no other book has been so extensively analyzed. There are academic meetings dealing with the book. One wit called it a metaphor for everything. Don't think that our fundametalists brothers would like it; if they read and understood it. Or maybe, everyone is reading to much into it. Who knows.

Best Wishes,,,,,

Z

[Lon Frank]

My shelves are long and crammed, so a listing of even one would be too much. Also, I keep them kinda organized, so that wouldn?t tell you a lot (except maybe about compulsive behavior?)

Anyway, how about the third book from the left of maybe a dozen of the more interesting shelves. There?s about forty, with only three or four given over to knick-knacks and junk.

101 Garlic Recipes

Civil War Breech Loading Rifles, McAuley

Song of Heyoehkah, Hyemeyohsts Storm

20th Century Decorative Arts, Cristie?s East

Indian Herbalogy of North America, Alma Hutchens

The Traditional Arts of Japan, H. Batterson Boger

Learned Pigs And Fireproof Women, Ricky Jay

The Bear Went Over The Mountain, Kotzwinkle

In Wilderness Is the Preservation of the World, Eliot Porter

La Case Adobe, Wm Lumpkins

Cruising in Seraffyn, Lin and Larry Pardey

Seven Years of Highly Defective People, (Dilbert), Scott Adams

Well, that?s quite enough. I?m afraid the little library is heavy on reference and history books. Not all that interesting, but then neither am I. (just ask my wife)

[Pammy]

Lon, I think you're interesting. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[larsguy]

Lon, I thought that maybe your poetic mind had conjured a joke for us with "Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women". So I checked Amazon and voila--

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Sorry to have doubted. Must be a holdover mentality from WW West.

Pammy, I can't decide whose avatar I like best, your's or Tricia's. Sorry Helen, but your's comes off to me as too Ayn Randish.