• Biography
• Books I've Been Reading Lately   (updated 3/11/2002)
• Books That Sara's Been Reading Lately   (updated 5/20/2002)
• Concerts I've Been To   (updated 8/27/2001)
• Favorite Books   (updated 3/11/2002)
• Favorite CD's
• Favorite Movies   (updated 8/27/2001)
• Genealogy
• Ideas That Have Influenced Me   (updated 5/22/2002)
• Interests   (updated 15 Sep 2005)
• Movies I Have Seen   (updated 8/27/2001)
• Movies I Want To See
• Music I've Been Listening To Lately   (updated 09/12/2001)
• Places I've Traveled   (updated 8/27/2001)
• Things I've Been Doing Lately   (updated 9/27/2001)
• Timeline/Chronology
• Where I've Lived

I have 6 siblings -- 3 sisters and 3 brothers. I am the youngest by 10 years. My father died in 1980, and my mother now lives in Fountain Hills, AZ.

I graduated from Healy High School in Pierz, Minnesota in 1987. I attended St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota from 1987-1992, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science (BSCS) and a minor in Human Relations.

I worked for Com Squared Systems in Minneapolis from 1992-1996 as a Software Engineer, writing client-server database software in DOS, MS-Windows, and UNIX, using Pascal, Visual Basic, and C. Sara and I moved to Oregon in November, 1996, and I started working as a contractor for Informix in December, 1996.  I became a permanent Informix employee on 1/1/98. Informix was purchased by IBM in July, 2001, so I now work for IBM. At Informix I worked on a build team doing build and release engineering of database servers, working on Unix and MS-Windows using Perl, Clearcase, Bourne shell (sh), and C; I also did a competitive analysis, and worked on a web-search product similar to Google. Since Dec 2001 I've been working on the test team for SAN File System.

Parents:

• Benjamin "Ben" Andrew Bednark (7/18/13 - 3/13/80)
• Bernice Beatrice (Pulak) (Bednark) Drywa

Siblings:

• Karen Jones - Tulsa, OK
• Dan Bednark - Scottsdale, AZ
• Cheryle Andrea - Pierz, MN
• Donna Young - Pierz, MN
• John Bednark - St. Cloud, MN
• Greg Bednark - St. Cloud, MN

Nieces and Nephews:

• Shawn Andrea (Cheryle)
• Angie Young (Donna)
• Cory Andrea (Cheryle)
• Chris Young (Donna)
• Ben Jones (Karen)
• Jonathan Bednark (John)
• Deborah Jones (Karen)
• Jessica Bednark (John)
• Julie Bednark (John)
• Brett Kuntz (Angie)

• Violin / fiddle - I started playing the violin in Feb, 2005, and I'm loving it! I take lessons from Kay Johnson in Gresham.
• Meditation - been meditating with class in Portland since Aug 1997.
• Spirituality
• Reading (non-fiction; topics include creativity, psychology, consciousness, perception, drugs, meta-cognition, meditation, spirituality, linguistics, communication, education, learning, management, anthropology, biographies, health, healing, New Age topics, motivation, inspiration, attention, philosophy of science, social science, consumerism, investing, investment psychology).
• Linguistics -- language, languages, phonemes, vocabulary, cultural issues, values, general semantics
• Cultural differences.
• Playing drums (trap set, hand drums (djembe, bongos, frame drums))
• Traveling (see Places I've Traveled)
• Eyesight improvement -- improving my vision
• Tutoring - from February 1997 to June 1998 Sara and I tutored English to a Cambodian family.
• Hiking.
• Flying - I have a private pilot's license (115 hours in Cessna 150/152; 170/172)
• Soaring - I started gliding/soaring lessons 4/98 in sailplanes / glider-planes.
• Time perception -- how do we perceive time? How do drugs affect time perception? How can we purposely affect our time perception?
• Management and leadership -- Peter Drucker, W. Edwards Deming, ...
• Investing in stocks and stock options

• Brand, Stewart
  "The Essential Whole Earth Catalog : Access to Tools and Ideas" 1986.
• Campbell, George L.
  "Concise Compendium of the World's Languages" (1995)"
• Crystal, David
  "The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language"
• De Bono, Edward
  "I Am Right, You Are Wrong - From Rock Logic to Water Logic"
• Dikkers, Scott (and others)
  "Our Dumb Century : 100 Years of Headlines from America's Finest News Source" 1999. (read 09/06/99-09/20/99)
  Comments: Satirical news stories of this century.
• Elliot, William
  "Tying Rocks to Clouds : Meetings and Conversations with Wise and Spiritual People" 1995
• Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-
  "The Tipping Point : How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference" 2000. (read 5/15 - 5/31/2000)
  Comments: Excellent book on epidemics (in the general sense) and what causes them.
• Hayakawa, S. I.
  "Language in Though and Action" 1939,1940,1941,1949,1963,1964,1972,1978, (read 8/98,1/99,3/00)
• Kornfied, Jack
  " After the Ecstasy, the Laundry : How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path" 2000. (read 8/2000)
  Comments: Excellent book on spiritual growth.
• Lightman, Alan
  "Einstein's Dreams"
• Moore, Dinty
  "The Accidental Buddhist" 1997
• Pirsig, Robert
  "Lila"
  "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"
  
• Postman, Neil
  "Technopoly : The Surrender of Culture to Technology" 1992. (read 5/10 - 8/21/2000)
  Comments: Excellent book about the unquestionable authority of technology and the negative effects it has on humanity.
• Remen, Rachel Naomi, M.D.
  "My Grandfather's Blessings : Stories of Strength, Courage, and Belonging" 2000. (read 10/2001)
  
• Remen, Rachel Naomi, M.D.
  "Kitchen Table Wisdom : Stories That Heal" 1996. (read 9/2001)
  Comments: Read entire book. Loved it. Wonderful book of small stories about healing. See my Book Notes for my favorite passages from the book.
  Subjects: 2) Remen, Rachel Naomi -- Philosophy. 3) Physicians -- United States -- Biography. 4) Meditations.
• Roberts, Monty
  "The Man Who Listens to Horses" 1997 (read 2/98)
• Rushkoff, Douglas & Wells, Patrick
  ""Free rides: how to get high without drugs" 1991
• Shenk, David, 1966-
  "Data Smog : Surviving the Information Glut" 1997. (read 10/2000)
  Comments: Excellent book about being unundated with data from advertising, tv, radio, email, ... and the effects that it has on people and society.
• Slater, Philip
  "The Wayward Gate : Science and the Supernatural" 1977.
• Stoll, Clifford
  "High Tech Heretic : Why Computers Don't Belong in the Classroom and Other Reflections by a Computer Contrarian" 1999. (read 6/26-7/09/2000)
  Comments: Excellent book on why computers are overrated, why they shouldn't be in classrooms, and the cost they have on society.
• Strauch, Ralph
  "The Reality Illusion - How You Make the World You Experience"
• Talbot, Michael
  "The Holographic Universe" 1991. (read 1/98)
• Weil, Andrew
  "Spontaneous Healing"
  "The Natural Mind : An Exploration of Drugs and Higher Consciousness"
• Weil, Andrew & Rosen, Winifred
  "From Chocolate to Morphine : Everything You Need to Know About Mind-Altering Drugs"
• Wise, Anna
  "The High Performance Mind - Mastering Brainwaves for Insight, Creativity, & Healing"
• Yogananda, Paramahansa
  "Autobiography of a Yogi" 1959 (read 1997)

• Rice, Sydney
  "Choice Points : Navigate Your Career Using the Unique PaperRoom Process"" 2004. (read 7/2004)
  Comments: Good book on making choices and breaking habits of not doing things that you want to do.
• Pollan, Stephen M.
  "Fire Your Boss"" 2004. (read 7/2004)
  Comments: Excellent book.
• Jansen, Julie
  "I Don't Know What I Want, But I Know It's Not This : A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work" 2003. (read 7/2004)
  Comments: Has some good exercises for determining strengths and interests. Also good theory of stages of work and life (Where's the Meaning?, Been There Done That Bug Still Need to Earn, ...)
• McTaggart, Lynne
  "What Doctors Don't Tell You : The Truth About the Dangers of Modern Medicine" 1996,1998. (read 7/2004)
  Comments: Excellent book. I was particularly interested in the chapter on vaccinations.
• Carse, James P.
  "The Silence of God : Meditations on Prayer" 1985. (read 8/2001)
  Comments: Excellent book. Loved it.
• Remen, Rachel Naomi, M.D.
  "My Grandfather's Blessings : Stories of Strength, Courage, and Belonging" 2000. (read 10/2001)
  Comments: Excellent book. Loved it.
• Parent, Marc
  "Believing It All : What My Children Taught Me About Trout Fishing, Jelly Toast, and Life" 2001. (read 9/2001)
  Comments: Loved it.
• Stewart, Edward C. and Milton J. Bennett
  "American Cultural Patterns : A Cross-Cultural Perspective" 1991. (read 10/2001)
  Comments: Good book on cultural differences between Americans and others. Good content, but written in a way that makes it time-consuming to read to get the meat. Had to return -- get again.
  Index. No glossary. Bibliography/references (150 works).
  SUBJECTS 2. National characteristics, American -- Cross-cultural studies. 3. United States -- Civilization -- Cross-cultural studies.
• Remen, Rachel Naomi, M.D.
  "Kitchen Table Wisdom : Stories That Heal" 1996. (read 9/2001)
  Comments: Read entire book. Loved it. One of my favorite books. Wonderful book of small stories about healing. See my Book Notes for my favorite passages from the book.
  Subjects: 2) Remen, Rachel Naomi -- Philosophy. 3) Physicians -- United States -- Biography. 4) Meditations.
• Bennett, Milton J. (editor)
  "Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication : Selected Readings" 1998. (read 9/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Had to return. Get again. Good articles about how different cultures communicate differently.
  Index. No Glossary. Notes/footnotes. Bibliography/references (50 works).
  CONTENTS Communication in a global village / Dean Barnlund -- The power of hidden differences / Edward T. Hall -- Multicultural education: development, dimensions, and challenges / James A. Banks -- Science and linguistics / Benjamin Lee Whorf -- Culture: a perceptual approach / Marshall R. Singer -- Interactions between North Americans and Japanese: considerations of communication style / Sheila J. Ramsey -- Black and White cultural styles in pluralistic perspective / Thomas Kochman -- Cultural assumptions and values / Edward C. Stewart, Jack Danielian, and Robert J. Foster -- Stumbling blocks in intercultural communication / LaRay M. Barna -- Overcoming the Golden Rule: sympathy and empathy / Milton J. Bennet -- Transition shock: putting culture shock in perspective / Janet M. Bennett -- Beyond cultural identity: reflections on multiculturalism / Peter S. Adler.
  SUBJECTS 1) Intercultural communication.
• Johnson, Steven
  " Interface Culture : How New Technology Transforms the Way We Create and Communicate" 1997. (read 9/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Had to return. Get again. Good ideas about metaphors for computer software, and about weaknesses of Internet that haven't been exploited.
  Index. No Glossary. Notes/footnotes. No Bibliography/references.
  SUBJECTS 1) Information technology -- Social aspects. 2) Information society. 3) Communication and culture.
• Schacter, Daniel L.
  "The Seven Sins of Memory : How the Mind Forgets and Remembers" 2001. (read 9/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Had to return. Get again. Interesting stories and studies about memory.
  Index. No Glossary. Extensive Notes/footnotes. Huge Bibliography/references (300+ works).
  SUBJECTS 1) Memory disorders. 2) Memory. 3) Recollection (Psychology)
• Vick, Timothy
  "How To Pick Stocks Like Warren Buffett : Profiting from the Bargain Hunting Strategies of the World's Greatest Value Investor" 2001. (read 9/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Had to return. Get it again. Table of contents looks good.
  Index. No Glossary. Notes/footnotes. No Bibliography/references .
  SUBJECTS 1) Investments -- United States. 2) Stocks -- United States.
• Carse, James P.
  "Breakfast at the Victory : the Mysticism of Ordinary Experience" 1994. (read 8/2001)
  Comments: Excellent book. One of my favorites.
  No Index. No Glossary. No Notes/footnotes. No Bibliography/references.
  SUBJECTS 1) Mysticism. 2) Spiritual life. 3) Psychology, Religious.
• Lomax, Alan The Land Where The Blues Began 1990 (videotape from library)
  Comments: Excellent video documentary about the birthplace of the blues in the Mississippi Delta.
  SUBJECTS 1) Documentary films. 2) Popular culture -- Mississippi. 3) Blues (Music) -- Mississippi. 4) African Americans -- Mississippi. 5) Blues (Music)
• Carlin, George
  "Napalm and Silly Putty" 2001. (read 8/2001)
  Comments: Funny. Skimmed, had to return it.
  No Index. No Glossary. No Notes/footnotes. No Bibliography/references (xx works).
  Subjects: American wit and humor.
• Peace Pilgrim
  "Peace Pilgrim : Her Life and Work In Her Own Words" 1983,1991. (read 8/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Had to return. Very good.
  No Index. No Glossary. No Notes/footnotes. No Bibliography/references.
  Subjects: 2. Peace Pilgrim, d. 1981. 3. Pacifists -- United States -- Biography.
• Gardner, Howard
  "Extraordinary Minds : Portraits of 4 Exceptional Individuals and An Examination of Our Own Extraordinariness" 1997. (read 8/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Had to return. Good final chapter called "Lessons" that sums up the lessons learned.
  Index. No glossary. No notes/footnotes. Bibliography (100 works).
  Subjects: SERIES 2. MasterMinds SUBJECTS 3. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. 4. Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939. 5. Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941. 6. Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948. 7. Gifted persons. 8. Gifted persons -- Case studies.
• Bowers, C. A.
  "Let Them Eat Data : How Computers Affect Education, Cultural Diversity, and the Prospects of Ecological Sustainability" 2000. (read 7/2001)
  Comments: Looks good. Wasn't in mood to read it. Would like to get again.
  Table of Contents:
  1. Globalizing Cyberspace: Vision and Reality
  2. The Culture of Cyberspace and Everyday Life
  3. Displacing Wisdom with Data: Ecological Implications
  4. Evolutionary Theory and the Global Computer Culture
  5. The False Promises of Computer-Based Education
  6. Why Computers Should Not Replace Teachers
  7. Rethinking Technology: What Educational Institutions Can Do
  Index. No Glossary. No Notes. Bibliography (100 works).
  Subjects: 2. Computers and civilization. 3. Education -- Data processing.
• Wurman, Richard Saul
  "Follow The Yellow Brick Road : Learning to Give, Take, and Use Instructions" 1992. (read 5/2001)
  Comments: Good book on instructions. Skimmed. Would like to read more in depth - had to return. Book is layed out nicely. Good graphical design. Good examples and quotes.
  Index. No Glossary. No Notes. Bibliography (100 works).
  Subjects: Oral communication.
• Davidson and Associates / Simon and Schuster
  "Typing Tutor 7" (computer software) 1996. (used 5/2001)
  Comments: Good software for learning typing. I was learning it to improve my Dvorak keyboard skills.
  Subjects: Typewriting -- Interactive multimedia; CD-ROM product.
• Hayes, Charles (1955-) (editor)
  "Tripping : An Anthology Of True-Life Psychedelic Adventures" 2000. (read 7/2001)
  Comments: Excellent book. Fascinating reading of 50 different psychedelic trips that 50 different people have taken, and the profound impact that it had on their lives. Excellent introduction that talks about the general impacts of psychedelic drugs. See my Book Notes web page for quotes that I've selected from the book.
  Index. Glossary of psychedelic substances. Notes. Bibliography (30 works, including web sites, films, and organizations).
• Coen, Ethan and Joel Coen
  "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (movie script) 2000. (read 6/2001)
  Comments: Script to the movie.
  No Index. No Glossary. No Notes. No Bibliography.
  Subjects: None.
• Brian, Denis
  "The Enchanted Voyager : The Life of J.B. Rhine : An Authorized Biography" 1982. (read 6/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Interesting story about Rhine, the Duke University scientist that researched a lot of paranormal things, including telepathy, clairvoyance, psychokinesis. Get again.
  Index. No glossary. Notes. No Bibliography.
  Subjects: Rhine, J. B. (Joseph Banks), 1895-1980; Parapsychology -- Research -- Biography
• Gleick, James
  "Chaos : Making a New Science" 1987. (read 6/2001)
  Comments: Didn't get a chance to read. Had to return it. Would like to get it again. Index. No bibliography, but extensive notes and citations.
  Subjects:
• Streznewski, MaryLou Kelly
  "Gifted Grownups : The Mixed Blessings of Extraordinary Potential" 1999. (read 4/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Didn't grab me. Didn't like all the stories. No good summaries. Lack of index. Good quotes at beginning of chapters. Recommended to me by TC, who like it. Very good annotated recommended reading section.
  No index. Bibliography (400 works).
  Subjects: Gifted persons; Gifted persons -- Case studies; Creative ability -- Social aspects.
• LaBier, M. Rogan
  "The Nasdaq Trader's Toolkit" 2001. (read 6/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Good explanation of level II and level III quotes. Good explanation of market-makers and what they do. Good explanations of electronic trading networks (ECN's) (like Island, Instinet, Archipelago, Redibook), small order execution system (SOES), SuperSOES, SelectNET.
  Index. No Bibliography.
  Subjects:
• Gleick, James
  "Genius : The Life and Science of Richard Feynman" 1992. (read 6/2001)
  Comments: Enjoying.
  Subjects: Feynman, Richard Phillips.; Physics -- History -- 20th century; Physicists -- United States -- Biography.
• Dertouzos, Michael
  "The Unfinished Revolution : Human-Centered Computers and What They Can Do for Us" 2001. (read 5/29/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Would like to get again. Talks about metaphors used for computers. What short-comings are of computers and software. Well-written. Index. No bibliography.
  Subjects: Human-computer interaction; User interfaces (Computer systems)
• Storti, Craig
  "Figuring Foreigners Out : A Practical Guide" 1999. (read 5/16/2001)
  Comments: Very good book on cultural differences, with many quizzes that ask you to identify the trait for a given instance. Topics include concept of self (individualist-collectivist), personal versus societal responsibility (universalist-particularist), time (monochronic-polychronic), locus of control (internal-external), verbal communication (direct-indirect), nonverbal communication (body language), and culture in the workplace. No index. Bibliography (60 works).
  Subjects: cross-cultural orientation; intercultural communication
• Gilder, George (1939-)
  "Tele-cosm : How Infinite Bandwidth Will Revolutionize Our World" 2000. (read 5/16/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Excellent appendix listing the 20 laws of the telecosm. Excellent appendix listing the telecosm companies and the 9 telecosm stars. No bibliography. Index.
  Subjects: telecommunication -- forecasting
• Shenk, David
  "The End of Patience : Cautionary Notes on the Information Revolution" 1999. (read 5/16/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. A collection of essays. Didn't grab me. I loved his other book, "Data Smog". Index. No bibliography.
  Subjects: Information technology -- Social aspects; Telecommunication -- Social aspects; Information society
• Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930
  "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" 1963. (read 4/2001-6/2001)
  Comments: Very enjoyable. Second reading. First read 20 years ago.
• Hall, Edward T. and Mildred Reed Hall
  "Understanding Cultural Differences : Germans, French, and Americans" 1990. (read 5/14/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Very good. Has a good short summary of key topics of time, context, space, information flow, interfacing. Short book. Index. Bibliography (40 works).
  Subjects: intercultural communication; national characteristics; industrial management; corporations -- management
• Maital, Shlomo
  "Minds, Markets, and Money : Psychological Foundations of Economic Behavior" 1982. (read 5/14/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Good book on behavioral finance / Economics -- psychological aspects. Written in a more informal way, so enjoyable reading. Index.
• Maital Shlomo and Sharone L. Maital
  "Economic Games People Play " 1984. (read 5/14/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Didn't grab me. Includes 30 different games, like "Dollar Option" and "Hot Potato". Might be worthwhile if getting into this topic more. Subject: behavioral finance / Economics -- psychological aspects. Index.
• Bernstein, Jake
  "The Investor's Quotient : The Psychology of Successful Investing in Commodities and Stocks" 1993. (read 5/14/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Didn't care for topic. Concerned with personal psychological aspects of investing, like risk, fear, attitudes. Index. Subject: behavioral finance / Economics -- psychological aspects.
• Shiller, Robert J.
  "Irrational Exuberance" 2000. (read 5/14/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Discusses factors that have led to the big stock market rise of the late 1990's. Tends toward the more scholarly and formal side. Index. Extensive bibliography. Subject: behavioral finance; Economics -- psychological aspects; investment psychology.
• Myers, Jonathan
  "Profits Without Panic : Investment Psychology for Personal Wealth" 1999. (read 5/14/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Decent summary of ideas presented at the end of the book. Good for skimming. Didn't find any new ideas in it. Index. Bibliography (30 listed). Subject: behavioral finance; Economics -- psychological aspects; investment psychology.
• Senge, Peter; Art Kleiner, Charlotte Roberts, Richard Ross, George Roth, Bryan Smith
  "The Dance of Change : The Challenges to Sustaining Momentum in Learning Organizations" 1999. (read 5/14/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Big book, wordy. No summaries or general principles. Didn't grab me. Good index. No bibliography. Subject: organizational change; organizational learning
• Winston, Brian
  "Media Technology and Society : A History : From the Telegraph to the Internet" 1998. (read 5/14/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Very wordy, detailed, factual, historical. Didn't grab me. Good index. Extensive bibliography (300 works).
  Subjects: Mass media -- social aspects; mass media -- technological innovations -- history.
• Hall, Edward T.
  "An Anthropology of Everyday Life : An Autobiography" 1992. (read 5/14/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Author of books about cultural differences and time perception. Might be interesting to get again and read. Didn't look particularly inviting or interesting. No index. Bibliography (50 works).
  Subjects: intercultural communication; Edward Twitchell Hall, 1914-; personality and culture; ethnopsychology
• Axtell, Roger E. (compiled by the Parker Pen Company)
  "Do's and Taboos Around the World" 1985,1990,1993. (read 5/14/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Practical book of cultural differences, including protocol, customs, etiquette, hand gestures and body language, gift giving and receiving, American jargon, and tips for incoming visitors to the U.S. Index. Bibliography (20 works).
  Subjects: intercultural communication; business etiquette
• Rushkoff, Douglas
  "Coercion : Why We Listen to What "They" Say" 1999. (read 5/14/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Good topic. Linear, storylike -- not very skimmable. Interesting facts of ways that business use to persuade us to buy things. No index. Bibliography (100 works).
  Subjects: mass media -- influence; persuasion (psychology)
• Mero, Laszlo
  "Moral Calculations : Game Theory, Logic, and Human Frailty" 1998. (read 5/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Didn't grab me. But looks well-written for what it is. I would like to see a summary of ideas/principles from it.
• de Bono, Edward
  "How You Can Be More Interesting" 1997. (read 5/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Didn't grab me. I would like to see a summary of the ideas that he presents. The book has a lot of exercises. I don't like how the book is layed out. No index. I think there are a number of good ideas in it, but would take quite a bit of effort to extract them.
• Read, Stuart
  "The Oracle Edge : How Oracle Corporation's Take-No-Prisoners Strategy Has Created an $8 Billion Software Powerhouse" 2000. (read 2/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Interesting.
• de Bono, Edward
  "Sur/Petition : Creating Value Monopolies When Everyone Else is Merely Competing" 1992. (read 5/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Some good ideas.
• Brown, Jerry
  "Dialogues" 1998. (read 2/2001)
  Comments: Some good interviews with Thich Nhat Hanh and Noam Chomsky.
• Sinclair, Kevin and Iris Wong Po-yee
  "Culture Shock! China : A Guide to Customs and Etiquette" 1990,1996,1998. (read 5/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed.
• Lesikar, Raymond V., John D. Pettit, Jr., and Marie E. Flatley
  "Basic Business Communication" 1979-1993. (read 5/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Didn't have what I was looking for. Textbook. Big. I'm still looking for some basic psychological principles for making suggestions without being pushy, like "use 'I' instead of 'you'".
• Wilson, Mike
  "The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison : Inside Oracle Corporation" 1997. (read 5/2001)
  Comments: Didn't read. Looks interesting.
• Rampton, Sheldon and John Stauber
  "Trust Us, We're Experts! : How Industry Manipulates Science and Gambles with Your Future" 2001. (read 5/2001)
  Comments: Didn't read. Looks like an excellent book on perception and how corporations persuade consumers to believe lies. Lot of detailed stories. Wasn't in the mood to read it.
• Chesla, Elizabeth, M.A.
  "Improve Your Writing For Work" 2000. (read 5/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Pretty good. I'm still looking for some basic psychological principles for making suggestions without being pushy, like "use 'I' instead of 'you'".
• Creative Wonders
  "Slam Dunk Typing" (CD-ROM Software) 1997. (tried 4/19/2001)
  Comments: Wouldn't install on Windows NT 4 or Windows 2000. Requires Windows 3.1, 95, or 98.
• ViaGraphix
  "Learning Excel 97, Advanced" (CD-ROM) 1998. (watched 4/19/2001)
  Comments: Pretty good CD-ROM that shows you how to use Microsoft Excel. Has audio/video demonstrations. There are also Intermediate, Introduction, Macros, and Charts CD's available separately.
• Fisher, Frederick
  "Culture Shock! A Globetrotter's Guide" 1995. (read 4/18/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Culture Shock! is a very good series on cultural differences. This one is a good general one, including info about transportation, companionship, women travelling alone, costs, food, health, shopping, and other issues.
• Shleifer, Andrei
  "Inefficient Markets : An Introduction to Behavioral Finance" 2000. (read 4/18/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Decent book on behavioral finance. Chapters include "Are Financial Markets Efficient?", "A Model of Investor Sentiment", "Positive Feedback Investment Strategies", and "Open Problems". Pretty scholarly, and quite a bit of heavy math/statistics. But some good general principles to be gained. Very extensive bibliography. Good index.
• Krantz, Grover S.
  "Big Footprints: A Scientific Inquiry Into the Reality of Sasquatch" 1992. (read 4/18/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Good book on Bigfoot/Sasquatch. Krantz is a professor of physical anthropology at Washington State University. Book includes pictures of footprints, and casts. Good analysis on whether bigfoot exists or doesn't exist.
• Dixon, Nancy M.
  "Common Knowledge : How Companies Thrive by Sharing What They Know" 2000. (read 4/18/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Good book. Would like to get again and read more. Has index. Real examples of actual companies and how they share info. No bibliography.
  Subjects: organizational learning; intellectual cooperation; knowledge management; business enterprises -- communication systems
• Thomas Bros. Maps
  "Portland Metro Area 1999" (CD-ROM) 1999. (looked at 4/18/2001)
  Comments: Online representation of Thomas Guide map of Portland. Search function for addresses, parks, schools, etc. Map looks identical to paper Thomas Guide. Didn't see much value in it, unless you were looking for a house and wanted to quickly punch in addresses.
• Electronic Arts
  "SimCity 3000" (CD-ROM) 1998. (read 4/18/2001)
  Comments: Looks like an interesting game. I didn't have enough disk space (230 MB) to install. Tried a demo and it didn't work.
• Electronic Arts
  "The Sims : The People Simulator from the Creator of SimCity" (CD-ROM) 2000. (read 4/18/2001)
  Comments: Looks like an interesting game. I didn't have enough disk space to install (300 MB).
• de Bono, Edward
  "New Thinking for the New Millennium" 2000. (read 2/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Didn't grab me like some of his other books. Good ideas. Layed out in essay-like form.
• Curley, Michael T. and Walker, Joseph A.
  "How to Prepare for the Stockbroker Exam : Series 7" (read 2/2001)
  Comments: Good book on explaining stock and option trading, bonds, underwriting, over-the-counter, federal reserve, and securities analysis of financial statements.
• Westheimer, Patricia H.
  "The Perfect Memo! Write Your Way to Career Success!" 1995. (read 3/2001)
  Comments: Pretty good. I like the way it's written. I'm still looking for some basic psychological principles for making suggestions without being pushy, like "use 'I' instead of 'you'".
• Millennia Corp (publisher)
  "Charting Your Family History : Including Legacy, Family Tree Software Version 2.0, on CD-ROM, for Microsoft Windows" 1997. (read 3/2001)
  Comments: Book and software for creating a family tree. Good software. Didn't have to read book.
• Olatunji, Babatunde
  "African Drumming" (videotape) 1993. (watched 3/13/2001)
  Comments: Videotape that shows how to play African hand drums. Learned a couple techniques. Enjoyed it. Pace of lecturing and instruction was *very* slow.
• Najarian, Jon
  "How I Trade Options" 2001. (read 3/2001)
  Comments: Skimmed. Looks good. Would like to read when I have time. Had to return it.
• Maclean, Norman
  "Young Men and Fire" 1992. (read 3/1/2001)
  Comments: Started. Non-fiction work about 13 fire jumpers that died in a forest fire in 1949 in Montana. Well-written, but it didn't interest me at the time. Highly recommended by a co-worker.
• Hall, Edward T.
  "The Dance of Life : The Other Dimension of Time" 1983. (read 2/2001)
  Comments: Interesting book on peoples' perception of time. Skimmed. Would like to read more. Had to return it.
• Read, Stuart
  "The Oracle Edge : How Oracle Corporation's Take-No-Prisoner's Strategy Has Create An $8 Billion Software Powerhouse 2000. (read 01/2001)
  Comments: Good book on how Oracle became successful, their corporate culture, their strategies.
• Hary, Mickey and Fredric Lieberman
  "Spirit Into Sound : The Magic of Music" 2000. (read 01/2001)
  Comments: Excellent book on quotes about music.
• Allen, Henry
  "What It Felt Like : Living in the American Century" 2000. (read 11/2000)
  Comments: Excellent book. A chapter on each of the decades in America. Gives a feel of what it was like to live in each of the time periods. Small book, with short (16 page) chapters.
• Johnson, Spencer
  "Who Moved My Cheese? : An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life" 1998. (read 11/2000)
  Comments: Well summarized in a Dilbert cartoon - "Change happens. Get over it.". I'm surprised by the hoopla over this book. Worth pondering why it's such a popular book right now.
• Dylan, Bob 1941-
  "Lyrics: 1962-1985" 1985. (read 5/2000)
  Comments: Good book of all of Dylan's lyrics from '62-'85. Includes drawings by Dylan.
• Rushkoff, Douglas
  "Coercion : Why We Listen To What "They" Say 1999. (read 10/2000)
  Comments: Good book about persuasion/coercion in marketing, advertising,...
• Duncan, David James
  "The River Why" 1983. (read 10/2000)
  Comments: Enjoyed it.
• Winters, Paul A. (book editor)
  "The Information Revolution : Opposing Viewpoints" 1998. (read 10/2/2000)
  Comments: OK. I prefer "Data Smog", "Technopoly", and Cliff Stoll's books more.
• Shenk, David, 1966-
  "Data Smog : Surviving the Information Glut" 1997. (read 10/2000)
  Comments: Excellent book about being unundated with data from advertising, tv, radio, email, ... and the effects that it has on people and society.
  Index. No Glossary. Notes/footnotes. No Bibliography/references.
  SUBJECTS 1) Information society. 2) Information society -- United States. 3) Information technology -- Social aspects -- United States.
• Kornfied, Jack
  " After the Ecstasy, the Laundry : How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path" 2000. (read 8/2000-9/2000)
  Comments: Excellent book on spiritual growth.
• Postman, Neil
  "Technopoly : The Surrender of Culture to Technology" 1992. (read 5/10 - 8/21/2000)
  Comments: Excellent book about the unquestionable authority of technology and the negative effects it has on humanity.
• Stoll, Clifford
  "High Tech Heretic : Why Computers Don't Belong in the Classroom and Other Reflections by a Computer Contrarian" 1999. (read 6/26-7/09/2000)
  Comments: Excellent book on why computers are overrated, why they shouldn't be in classrooms, and the cost they have on society.
• Belsky, Gary and Gilovich, Thomas
  "Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes -- and How to Correct Them : Lessons from the New Science of Behavioral Economics" 1999. (read 6/14/2000)
  Comments: Excellent book on behavioral finance describing common psychological mistakes when investing. Small and fun to read. Excellent conclusion that sums up the lessons. Behavorial finance.
  No index. No glossary. No notes. No bibliography.
  Subjects: Finance, Personal -- Psychological aspects; Finance, Personal -- Decision making; Investments -- Decision making; Consumers -- Attitudes; Economics -- Psychological aspects.
• Shefrin, Hersh, 1948-
  "Beyond Greed and Fear : Understanding Behavioral Finance and the Psychology of Investing" 2000. (read 6/8 - 6/13/2000)
  Comments: Excellent book on the psychological behavior that people exhibit when investing. I prefer "Why Smart Money People Make Big Money Mistakes". "Beyond..." is more scholarly, bigger. Big bibliography. Behavioral finance.
• Blackmore, Susan J., 1951-
  "The Meme Machine" 1999. (read 6/6 - 6/13/2000)
  Comments: Some interesting ideas in the beginning. But the examples of memes didn't captivate me, and didn't lend itself to interesting uses and insights.
• Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-
  "The Tipping Point : How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference" 2000. (read 5/15 - 6/9/2000)
  Comments: Excellent book on epidemics (in the general sense) and what causes them.
• Lewis, Michael, 1937 Jan. 10-
  "Altering Fate : Why the Past Does Not Predict the Future" 1997. (read 5/31 - 6/8/2000)
  Comments: Captivating idea of pragmatic/contextualist model being more valid than organismic model.
• Heller, Robert
  "Warren Buffett : The Man Who Made Billioins with a Unique Investment Strategy" 2000. (read 6/6 - 6/8/2000)
  Comments: Excellent book about Buffett and his philosophy. Well-written, simple, short.
• Blackmore, Susan J., 1951-
  "In Search of the Light : The Adventures of a Parapsychologist" 1986,1996. (read 6/5 - 6/6/2000)
  Comments: Interesting. I like the writing style. Autobiographical story form.
• Browne, Joy, 1944-
  "The Nine Fantasies That Will Ruin Your Life and the Eight Realities That Will Save You" 1998. (read 6/5/2000)
  Comments: Skimmed. Good ideas, but didn't find it captivating. Didn't care for the way it's laid out. Too many stories, examples, Q and A's.
• Postman, Neil
  "How To Watch TV News" 1992. (read 6/1 - 6/2/2000)
  Comments: Good book on TV news being motivated by commercial interests.
• Flanagan, David
  "Java in a Nutshell : A Quick Reference" 1999 (3rd edition). (read 5/31/2000)
  Comments: Good introduction to Java. Haven't gotten into the reference part yet.
• Lynch, Aaron
  "Thought Contagion : How Belief Spreads Through Society" 1996. (read 5/30/2000)
  Comments: About memes and memetics. Didn't grab me.
• Postman, Neil
  "The End of Education : Redefining the Value of School" 1995. (read 5/17/2000)
  Comments: Good book about improving education, including the importance of defining the purpose of education.
• Buffett, Mary and David Clark
  "Buffettology : The Previously Unexplained Techniques That Have Made Warren Buffett the World's Most Famous Investor" 1997. (read 5/9 - 5/18/2000)
  Comments: Well-written book about Warren's techniques, written by Warren's former daughter-in-law Mary and Warren's friend David. Very readable -- written for the lay person. Good examples. Index. No bibliography.
• Federal Aviation Administration
  "Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) and Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)" 1997. (read 2/22-3/1/99; 3/8/99; 6/28/99-7/8/99; 7/26-7/30/99; 5/2/00)
  Comments: Book of aviation regulations and information.
• King, Tom
  "The Operator : David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood" 2000. (read 04/27/2000)
  Comments: Biography about multi-billionare David Geffen. Just started. Like it so far.
• Illman, Paul E.
  "The Pilot's Radio Communications Handbook" 1998 (5th edition). (read 03/15/99-03/16/99, 03/23/99; 7/2/99; 4/24/00)
  Comments: Good book on radio communications for VFR and IFR private pilots.
• Maranjian, Selena and Lewis, Roy A., E.A.
  "The Motley Fool's Investment Tax Guide 2000" 2000. (read 04/19/2000)
  Comments: Good guide on paying income taxes (IRA's, deductions, ...).
• McCutcheon, Susan
  "Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way" 1984,1996. (read 4/18/2000)
  Comments: Book that is used in our Bradley natural childbirth course.
• Graff, Dale
  "River Dreams : The Case of the Missing General and Other Adventures in Psychic Research" 2000. (read 4/11/2000)
  Comments: Good book on remote viewing. Graff headed the remote viewing project for the U.S. military. Has some good practical tips.
• Zukav, Gary
  "Thoughts from the Seat of the Soul : Meditations for Souls in Progress" 1994. (read 4/11/2000)
  Comments: Some good quotes. Probably a good distillation of "Seat of the Soul".
• Lewin, Roger and Regine, Birute
  "The Soul at Work : Listen, Respond, Let Go : Embracing Complexity Science for Business Success" 2000. (read 03/22/2000)
  Comments: Excellent book on business, management, and how complexity science shows how important relationships are.
• Squandering Aimlessly : My Adventures in the American Marketplace
  "Brancaccio, David" 2000. (read 03/16/2000-03/20/2000)
  Comments: Excellent book about a man's pilgrimmage to find out about how American's choose to invest their money.
• Andy Kaufman Revealed! : Best Friend Tells All
  "Zmuda, Bob and Hansen, Matthew Scott" 1999. (read 3/3-3/18/2000)
  Comments: Good book about comedian Andy Kauffman. (movie "Man on the Moon" based on this book)
• Hayakawa, S. I.
  "Language in Though and Action" 1939,1940,1941,1949,1963,1964,1972,1978, (read 8/13-9/01/98; 1/14/99-1/20/99; 6/11-6/25/99; 7/24-11/17/99;12/2/99;12/10/99-01/03/00;01/16-01/18/2000;2/1-2/14/00; 3/01-03/02/00)
  Comments: My #1 most influential and favorite book. Based on Korzybski's general semantics. Good idea of reports/inferences/judgments. Shows power of language, how it shapes our behavior, and how to become more aware of our language behavior so that we can become less prejudiced and more free to experience more variety. Describes importance of language as abstraction, and using different levels of abstraction in communication. Describes abitrariness of classification and importance of recognition of interests in classification. One of the books that has influenced me the most.
• de Bono, Edward
  "I Am Right You Are Wrong : From This to the New Renaissance : From Rock Logic to Water Logic" 1990 (read 6/23/98-7/1/98; 1/11/99-1/27/99; 6/1/99-6/2/99; 6/7/99-6/25/99; 8/11-11/18/99;12/13/00-01/05/00; 2/2000;03/02/00) Comments: My #2 most influential and favorite book. It deals with thinking and perception, and shows how the discovery of the workings of neural networks in the brain can give us a new model of perception and thinking, and how our existing models of analysis and argument are deficient and uncreative.
• Scholl, Lisette
  "28 Days to Reading Without Glasses : A Natural Method for Improving Your Vision" 1998. (read 02/28-03/01/2000)
  Comments: Good book on improving your eyesight.
• McLuhan, Marshall and Fiore, Quentin
  "The Medium is the Massage : An Inventory of Effects" 1967. (read 9/15/98; 2/14-2/15/00)
  Comments: Excellent. Provocative. Discusses the role of the media, and our transition from a primitive aural society, to a visual society, and now to an electronic aural "global village". Creatively laid out.
• Thomsett, Michael C.
  "Getting Started in Options" 1997. (read 02/2000)
  Comments: Good primer on options. Probably the best I've seen so far. Visually appealing.
  Index. Glossary. No notes. No bibliography.
  Subjects: SERIES: Getting started in; Stock options; Options (Finance)
• Abell, Howard and Koppel, Robert
  "The Market Savvy Investor : Profit from the Techniques of the Top Traders" 1999. (read 02/2000)
  Comments: Some interesting interviews with options traders, and an interesting listing of suggested psychological traits of an options trader. But overall, not much substance that I was interested in.
• (published by Rhino Word Beat)
  "Great Speeches of the 20th Century" 1991. (listened to 02/03/2000)
  Comments: 4 CD's of speeches. Very good, except the liner notes lack good background on why they are important.
• Fontanills, George
  "Trade Options Online" 2000. (read 01/27-01/31/2000; 5/2001)
  Comments: Good book on options trading. Extensive list of web sites and what they provide. Excellent summary / reference guide of spreads (including graphic of profit/loss, market opportunity, max risk, max profit, breakeven, and margin).
• Abell, Howard
  "Risk Reward : The Art And Science Of Successful Trading" 1998. (read 01/16/2000)
  Comments: Some good tidbits about risk with respect to investing.
• Abell, Howard
  "Spread Trading : Low-risk Strategies For Profiting From Market Relationships" 1997. (read 01/16/00)
  Comments: Some good tidbits, but overall I was disappointed because there was no clear discussion of how to do spread trading.
• Reder, Alan & Baxter, John
  "Listen To This! : Leading Musicians Recommend Their Favorite Recordings" 1999. (read 01/09-01/12/2000)
  Comments: Good book on what music has influenced various musicians.
• Stolley, Richard B. (editor) and Tony Chiu (deputy editor and writer) 1999. (read 01/2000)
  "Life : Our Century In Pictures"
  Comments: Excellent book of pictures of major news events of the 20th century.
• Levine, Robert
  "A Geography of Time : The Temporal Misadventures of a Social Psychologist, Or How Every Culture Keeps Time Just A Little Bit Differently" 1997. (read 01/05-01/08/2000)
  Comments: Good book about time and how it affects us.
• Bronson, Po
  "The Nudist on the Late Shift : and Other True Tales of Silicon Valley" 1999. (read 12/27-01/05/00)
  Comments: Engaging. Well-written. Good overview of the Silicon Valley business culture. It captivated me.
• William Safire (editor)
  "Lend Me Your Ears : Great Speeches in History" 1997,1992. (read 12/09/99-12/10/99)
  Comments: Good collections of speeches. In particular, I like ones by Dalai Lama, Mark Twain.
• Zaleski, Philip (editor)
  "The Best Spiritual Writing" 1998. (read 12/9/99)
  Comments: Some good pieces.
• Robert Forte (editor)
  "Timothy Leary : Outside Looking In" 1999. (read 12/07/99-12/08/99)
  Comments: Very enjoyable. How Tim's friends viewed him and appreciated him.
• Slater, Philip
  "The Wayward Gate : Science and the Supernatural" 1977. (read 11/12-11/30/98; 11/18/99-12/06/99)
  Comments: Wow! Great ideas. I like his writing style. Good discussion about philosophy and motivations of science, and a critique of how science deals with supernatural phenomena.
• Stoddard, Alexandra
  " Open Your Eyes : 1,000 Simple Ways To Bring Beauty Into Your Home and Life Each Day " 1998. (read 11/05/99)
  Comments: Good book on decorating, and how to see. Lots of good quotes, too.
• Caplan, Mariana
  "Halfway up the Mountain : The Error of Premature Claims to Enlightenment" 1999. (read 10/25/99)
  Comments: Didn't care for. Has some good excerpts, but in general, doesn't grab me.
• Castaneda, Carlos, 1931-1999
  "The Active Side of Infinity" 1998. (read 8/4-8/9/99; 8/22/99-9/19/99,10/10/99-10/21/99)
  Comments: Good storyteller. Interesting material. Not a lot of substance. But good to put you in the spiritual mindset.
• Langer, Ellen J.
  "The Power of Mindful Learning" 1997. (read 10/21/99)
  Comments: Skimmed. Not a lot of substance, but some good points about learning (necessity of learning being fun; importance of context)
• Dikkers, Scott (and others)
  "Our Dumb Century : 100 Years of Headlines from America's Finest News Source" 1999. (read 09/06/99-09/20/99)
  Comments: Great book! Satirical news stories of this century.
• Burke, James
  "The Knowledge Web : From Electronic Agents to Stonehenge and Back -- and Other Journeys Through Knowledge" 1999. (read 08/26/99)
  Comments: Interesting stories about inventions and discoveries. Skimmed. Would like to read more. Had to return to library.
• Glaxton, Guy
  "Hare Brain Tortoise Mind : Why Intelligence Increases When You Think Less" 1997. (read 08/26/99)
  Comments: Skimmed. Looks interesting -- would like to read more. Had to return to library.
• Barry, Dave
  "Dave Barry's Funniest Stuff" 1998. (read 08/26/99)
  Comments: (books on audio tape) Very funny. I enjoy John Ritter reading. Don't care for Shadoe Stevens reading.
  CONTENTS Cas. 1. Dave Barry in cyberspace (Shadoe Stevens) -- cas. 2. Dave Barry's complete guide to guys (John Ritter) -- cas. 3. Dave Barry's greatest hits (John Ritter) -- cas. 4. Dave Barry is not making this up (Arte Johnson).
• Moore, Michael (1954 Apr. 23-)
  "Adventures In A TV Nation : The Stories Behind America's Most Outrageous TV Show" 1998. (listened to 08/24-8/25/99)
  Comments: (book on tape) Very funny and creative TV show. Read by Michael Moore.
• Moss, Robert (1946-)
  "Dream Gates : A Journey Into Active Dreaming" 1997. (listened to 08/23-8/24/99)
  Comments: (book on tape) I like it.
• Pawson, Des
  "The Handbook of Knots : A Step-by-step Guide to Tying and Using More Than 100 Knots" 1998. (read 7/10-7/24/99)
  Comments: Good book on tying knots. Good color pictures. Organized nicely. Visually appealing.
• Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc.
  "Private Pilot Manual" 1981,1983, 1984. (read 7/7-7/8/99)
  Comments:
• Cessna Aircraft Company
  "Cessna 172N Skyhawk Pilot's Operating Manual" 1980. (read 2/22-2/26/99; 6/28-7/8/99)
• Millman, Lawrence
  "Wolverine Creates the World : Labrador Indian Tales" 1993. (read 6/23-6/24/99)
  Comments: Great stories! Well-written introduction. Short stories that are fun to read.
• Garcia Marquez, Gabriel, 1928- (Translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa)
  "One Hundred Years of Solitude" 1967,1970. (read 6/4/99-6/6/99; 6/9/99)
  Comments: A novel. Although I don't read fiction, I started this and it appeals to me.
• Lamott, Anne
  "Traveling Mercies : Some Thoughts On Faith" 1999. (read 04/23/99-04/26/99; 05/13/99-05/19/99; 5/29/99-5/30/99)
  Comments: Excellent non-fiction book. Funny. Good story-telling. Inspirational.
• Gill, Andy
  "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right : Bob Dylan, The Early Years : The Stories Behind Every Song" 1998. (read 05/26/99)
  Comments: Good book on Dylan and commentaries and facts behind each song of his from the 60's.
• Gerster, Georg
  "Below From Above : Aerial Photography" 1985,1986. (read 05/25/99-05/26/99)
  Comments: Great book of wonderful aerial photography. Good accompanying text for each picture as well.
• Cooper, Robert and Nanthapa
  "Culture Shock! Thailand : A Guide to Customs and Etiquette" 1996. (read 04/28/99)
  Comments: Good book on Thai culture.
• Cummings, Joe
  "Thai Phrasebook" 3/1995. (read 04/21/99, 04/27/99) (published by Lonely Planet)
  Comments: Excellent book on Thai phrases.
• Cummings, Joe
  "Thailand : A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit" 3/1997. (read 04/21/99-4/22/99)
  Comments: Excellent book on travelling in Thailand.
• Heylin, Clinton
  "Bob Dylan : A Life In Stolen Moments : Day By Day, 1941-1995" 1996. (read 04/20/99)
  Comments: Good book of what Dylan was doing at various times.
• Heylin, Clinton
  "Bob Dylan Behind The Shades : A Biography" 1991. (read 04/16/99)
  Comments: Good biography of Bob Dyaln. I skimmed around.
• Bethards, Betty
  "The Dream Book : Symbols for Self-Understanding" 1983. (Ninth printing June 1992) (read 4/4/99; 4/19/99)
  Comments: Good book. Good section on types of dreams, and good dictionary of symbols.
• Tyson, Eric, MBA and Silverman, David J., EA
  "Taxes for Dummies : 1999 Edition" 1998. (read 04/05/99-04/06/99)
  Comments: Good book on advice and explanations for doing federal income taxes.
• Educational Services Corp.
  "Thai" 1960,1985. (read 03/19/99,03/31/99-04/06/99)
  Comments: Language course to learn how to speak Thai. Typical language course, nothing special.
• Haas, Mary Rosamond and Heng R. Subhanka (published by Spoken Language Services)
  "Spoken Thai" 1978. (read / listened to 03/22/99-03/23/99)
  Comments: Language course to learn to speak Thai, with 6 cassettes. Poor audio quality. Better content than "Thai".
• Bob Dylan (compiled by Miles; edited by Pearce Marchbank)
  "Bob Dylan In His Own Words" 1993. (read 03/18/99)
  Comments: Good book of excerpts from interviews with Bob Dylan, organized by topic.
• Richardson, Margaret Milner and Tax Partners and Professionals of Ernst and Young LLP
  "The Ernst & Young Tax Saver's Guide 1999" 1999. (read 03/12/99)
  Comments: Good book on income tax laws and strategies.
• Jennings, Peter and Brewster, Todd
  "The Century" 1998. (read 03/09/99-03/11/99)
  Comments: Very good book on 20th century events.
• Grun, Bernard
  "The Timetables of History (based on Werner Stein's "Culturfarhrplan")" 1946,1963,1975,1979,1991. (read 03/05/99)
• Gawain, Shakti
  "Living in the Light : A Guide to Personal and Planetary Transformation" 1986,1998. (read 03/03/99-03/05/99)
  Comments: I like it.
• King, John
  "The Modern Numerology" 1996. (read 02/02/99, 3/3/99)
  Comments: Good book on numbers, math, and numerology. Good summaries of major math developments.
• Nassar, David S.
  "How to get started in electronic day trading : everything you need to know to play Wall Street's hottest game" 1999. (read 02/17/99)
  Comments: Had the information I was looking for, but very poorly presented.
• Yogananda, Paramahansa (1893-1952)
  "Autobiography of a Yogi" 1959. (read 1997; 2/9/99)
  Comments: One of my favorites.
• Joyce, Linda
  "The Day You Were Born : A Journey to Wholeness Through Astrology and Numerology" 1998. (read 01/29/99)
  Comments: Some good stuff.
• McLuhan, Marshall
  "Culture Is Our Business" 1970. (read 01/21/99-01/27/99)
  Comments: Very good book of advertising and what it tells us about our culture. McLuhan has some insightful and unique ideas and wonderful wordplay and metaphor.
• Evans, Harold
  "The American Century" 1998. (read 01/20/99)
  Comments: Excellent book on 20th century historical events.
• Crainer, Stuart
  "The Ultimate Book of Business Gurus : 110 Thinkers Who Really Made a Difference" 1998. (read 01/08/99-01/12/99)
  Comments: Excellent book. I wish there were more like this that provide good synopsis of people.
• Boulding, Kenneth E.
  "The Image : Knowledge in Life and Society" 1956,1961. (read 12/29/98,01/06/99)
  Comments: Recommended by "The Whole Earth Catalog", but I paged through it and didn't find anything of interest, and didn't care for the writing. Very heavy. Complicated.
• Levi-Strauss, Claude
  "The Savage Mind" 1966. (read 01/11/99)
  Comments: Written by the famous anthropologer. Some interesting ideas. However, quite dense and complicated. Not a quick read.
• Maslow, Abraham H. with Deborah C. Stephens and Gary Heil
  "Maslow on Management" 1998. (read 01/04/98-01/06/98)
  Comments: Excellent book. Reading Maslow always motivates and inspires me. The book is put together well.
• Zukav, Gary
  "The Seat of the Soul" 1989,1990. (read 12/30/98-01/05/98)
  Comments: Theory that next stage of evolution is inward power.
• Crainer, Stuart
  "The Ultimate Business Library : 50 Books That Shaped Management Thinking" 1997. (read 01/03/98-01/04/98)
  Comments: Excellent book. I wish there were more like this that provide good synopsis of books.
• Alsop, Ronald J. (editor)
  "The Wall Street Journal Almanac 1999" Nov 1998. (read 12/30/98)
  Comments: Good book of facts, graphs, charts, and articles.
• Martin, Steve
  "Pure Drivel" 1998. (read 12/18/98-12/29/98)
  Comments: Some hilarious pieces. Others are very flat.
• Beatty, Jack
  "The World According to Peter Drucker" 1998. (read 12/17/98-12/29/98)
  Comments: Very good. Well written. Good overview of Drucker's books and his ideas. I really like Drucker's thoughts and ideas.
• Lanier, Alison R.
  "Living in the U.S.A." 1973,1978,1981,1988. (read 12/21/98)
  Comments: Interesting book intended as a guide for foreigners to learn about American culture. Equally interesting to read as an American to see how we differ from other cultures.
• Berg, A. Scott
  "Lindbergh" 1998. (read 12/04/98-12/17/98)
  Comments: Engrossing -- hard to put down. Excellent biography of Charles A. Lindbergh, pilot of the first transcontinental flight. I didn't realize how much of a hero and celebrity he became because of his flight. I also didn't realize what a major role he played in promoting commercial aviation, and in promoting nature conservation. He was born and grew up in Little Falls, MN, which was also my birthplace.
• Wall, Larry and Christiansen, Tom and Schwartz, Randal L.
  "Programming Perl" 1996 (second edition). (read 12/15/98)
  Comments: Great Perl book.
• Kleiner, Art and Brand, Steward (editors)
  "News That Stayed News : Ten Years of CoEvolution Quarterly" 1986. (read 12/03/98)
  Comments: Good selection of articles. Good interview with Gregory Bateson and Margaret Mead.
• Sternberg, Robert J.
  "Thinking Styles" 1997. (read 12/04/98)
  Comments: Interesting theory. Using a government metaphor, separates styles into:
  Functions: legislative, executive, judicial
  Forms: monarchic, hierarchic, oligarchic, anarchic
  Levels: global, local
  Scope: internal, external
  Leanings: liberal, conservative
• Peter F. Drucker
  "On the Profession of Management" 1993. (read 12/01/98-12/02/98)
  Comments: Excellent. Great ideas on business and management.
• Bateson, Gregory
  "Mind and Nature : A Necessary Unity" 1979. (read 11/25/98-12/02/98)
  Comments: Good book. Good ideas about philosophy of science, including presuppositions of science.
• Musciano, Chuck and Kennedy, Bill
  "HTML : The Definitive Guide" 1998 (3rd edition). (read 11/17/98-11/24/98)
  Comments: Like all O'Reilly books, very good.
• McColl, Duncan
  "The Magic of Mind Power : Awareness Techniques for the Creative Mind" 1987. (read 11/20/98)
  Comments: Didn't much care for it. Pretty light.
• Benedetti, Paul and DeHart, Nancy (editors)
  "On McLuhan : Reflections " 1997. (read 10/30/98-11/19/98)
  Comments: Good book. Overview of McLuhan's ideas and his life. Good mix of McLuhan quotes, biographical text, and quotes by others about McLuhan.
• Cahill, Thomas
  "The Gifts of the Jews : How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Things and Feels" 1998. (read 11/18/98)
  Comments: Interesting. Broad overview of roots of the Jews.
• Voehl, Frank
  "Deming : The Way We Knew Him" 1995. (read 11/13/98-11/17/98)
  Comments: Decent introductory book on W. Edwards Deming, the quality pioneer. Has writings from different people on their reflections of their relationships with Deming. However, I found a lot of the writings to be light, with may chunks that should have been edited out.
• Haley, Jay
  "Uncommon Therapy : The Psychiatric Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D." 1973. (read 11/12/98)
  Comments: Some interesting ideas in the first chapter. The rest of the book is chapters about specific techniques for therapy in various family situations, which didn't interest me.
• Peek, Jerry; O'Reilly, Tim; Loukides, Mike
  "Unix Power Tools" 1993. (read 11/12/98)
  Comments: Excellent book on many aspects of Unix.
• Wilson, Edward O.
  "Consilience : The Unity of Knowledge" 1998. (read 11/11/98)
  Comments: Dry. Nothing that interested me. Conservative scientific perspective.
• Beresford, Dr. Steven M., Muris, Dr. David W., Allen, Dr. Merrill J., Young, Dr. Francis A.
  "Improve Your Vision Without Glasses or Contact Lenses : A New Program of Therapeutic Eye Exercises" 1996. (read 11/10/98)
  Comments: Good book. Good exercises. These professional optometrists give more credibility to longstanding vision improvement exercises.
• Watters, Aaron & van Rossum, Guido & Ahlstrom, James C.
  "Internet Programming With Python" 1996. (read 11/10/98)
  Comments: I like it. So far they have some good examples, and good overview of the syntax, semantics, pros and cons of the language "Python".
• Lutz, Mark
  "Programming Python" 1996. (read 11/05/98-11/09/98)
  Comments: I don't much care for the writing style or author's sense of humor. Just doesn't compare to "Programming Perl". However, I find the language interesting.
• Christiansen, Tom and Torkington, Nathan
  "Perl Cookbook" Aug 1998. (read 10/14/98-11/04/98)
  Comments: Excellent book on how to do common tasks in Perl.
• Pawley, Martin
  "Buckminster Fuller" 1990. (read 10/19/98-10/29/98)
  Comments: Very interesting.
• Covey, Stephen R.
  "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People : Restoring the Character Ethic" 1989. (read 10/29/98)
  Comments: I like what I've seen of the principles. Some good ideas. I don't care for the writing style and the graphical layout of the book. Too wordy, too many examples.
• Utne Reader magazine
  December 1998 issue. (read 10/22/98-10/28/98)
  Comments: Interesting article on the Unabomber's family and how they came to realize be was the one. Interesting article on LSD research. Good article on "stuff" and the drive to acquire things. Good article on "Mother Jones" magazine changes.
• Hayakawa, S. I.
  "Through The Communication Barrier : On Speaking, Listening, and Understanding" 1979. (read 10/23/98)
  Comments:
• Brand, Stewart
  "The Essential Whole Earth Catalog : Access to Tools and Ideas" 1986. (read 10/13/98-10/19/98)
  Comments: Excellent! A great guide for recommending books, magazines, and mail order suppliers. Has good quotes from each of the books that it recommends.
• Holtzman, Steven R.
  "Digital Mantras : The Languages of Abstract and Virtual Worlds" 1994. (read 9/29/98-10/13/98)
  Comments: Good overview of theory of western music and importance of fifths. Good overview of history of linguistics. Still reading...
• Reynolds, Simon
  "Thoughts of Chairman Buffett : Thirty Years of Unconventional Wisdom from the Sage of Omaha" 1998. (read 10/08/98-10/09/98)
  Comments: A couple quotes that I liked. Gives an impression of Buffett and his ideas.
• Eno, Brian
  "A Year With Swollen Appendices" 1996. (read 10/06/98-10/07/98)
  Comments: Good! Gives his description of ambient music. Idea of millenium milestone and need for a new type of clock with deep time (idea of Daniel Hillis, Stewart Brand). Interesting to read his creative thinking.
• Gelb, Michael J. and Buzan, Tony
  "Lessons from the Art of Juggling : How to Achieve Your Full Potential in Business, Learning, and Life" 1994. (read 9/30-10/02/98)
  Comments: some interesting ideas.
• Hall, Joseph N. and Schwartz, Randal L.
  "Effective Perl Programming : Writing Better Programs with Perl" (read 9/30/98-10/01/98)
  Comments: Excellent book on Perl programming.
• Barfield, Owen
  "The Rediscovery of Meaning and Other Essays" 1977. (read 9/28-9/29/98)
  Comments: Heady. Didn't find much that interested me.
• Shlain, Leonard
  "The Alphabet Versus the Goddess : The Conflict Between Word and Image" 1998. (read 9/24-9/28/98)
  Comments: Good book with interesting thesis of relationship between literacy left-brain tendencies and images and right-brain tendencies.
• Dewdney, Christopher
  "The Immaculate Perception" 1986. (read 9/28/98)
  Comments: a couple interesting ideas about dreams. On the whole, very little that I was interested in.
• Shealy, C. Norman, M.D. and Myss, Caroline M. Myss, M.A.
  "The Creation of Health : Merging Traditional Medicine with Intuitive Diagnosis" 1988. (read 9/24/98)
  Comments: Good book. Good ideas on power, chakras, and sources of illnesses.
• Graham, Benjamin & Meredith, Spencer B.
  "The Interpretation of Financial Statements : The Classic 1937 Edition" 1937,1998. (read 9/24/98)
  Comments: Regarded as a classic. However, I didn't find it very readable and straightforward. Seems outdated (like financial statements have changed their look since then).
• McLuhan, Marshall and Powers, Bruce R.
  "The Global Village : Transformations in World Life and Media in the 21st Century" 1989. (read 9/18/98-9/23/98)
  Comments: Interesting concept of tetrad as concept that embodies both figure and ground, left-brain and right-brain. Interesting concept of need for right-brained wholistic audio-centered paradigm needed to replace outdated visual-centered linear left-brained paradigm.
• McCourt, Malachy
  "A Monk Swimming : A Memoir" 1998. (read 9/17-9/21/98)
  Comments: Excellent! Good memoirs of an immigrant Irishman living in New York City.
• Kaufman, Barry Neil
  "Future Sight : A Psychic Odyssey" 1998. (read 9/11/98-9/17/98)
• Slater, Philip
  "A Dream Deferred : America's Discontent and the Search for a New Democratic Ideal" 1991. (read 9/15/98)
• Bryson, Bill
  "A Walk in the Woods : Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail" 1998. (read 9/2/98-9/14/98)
  Comments: Excellent! Well written and uproariously funny! Narrative of hike on the Appalachian Trail, interspersed with factual information about the Trail and wilderness.
• Myers, Arthur
  "Communicating with animals : the spiritual connection between people and animals" 1997. (read 9/18/98)
  Comments: Interesting book on human/animal communication. I like the way it's written. Fun to read. Good overview of different communicators, methods, and stories.
• Ornstein, Robert
  "The Right Mind : Making Sense of the Hemispheres" 1997.
• Shlain, Leonard
  "The Curse of Literacy" article in magazine "Utne Reader : The Best of the Alternative Media", October 98, pp. 71-75. adopted from book "The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image" by Leonard Shlain. Viking, 1998.
  Comments: article about Dayak ethnic warriors in Indonesia willfully becoming possessed and then killing the Madurese.
• Parry, Richard Lloyd
  "The Possessed" article in magazine "Utne Reader : The Best of the Alternative Media", October 98, pp. 63-69,111-112. excerpted from "Granta", summer 98.
  Comments: article about Dayak ethnic warriors in Indonesia willfully becoming possessed and then killing the Madurese.
• Abram, David
  "The Spell of the Sensuous : Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World" 1996.
  Comments: Good ideas of importance of earth and our senses in our lives, and animistic view of world.
• Bonnett M.D., O. T.
  "Confessions of a Healer : The Truth from an Unconventional Family Doctor" 1994. (read 8/31/98-9/01/98)
  Comments: Good book. Good ideas and examples.
• Huxley, Aldous
  "The Doors of Perception" and "Heaven and Hell" 1954,1955,1956. (read 8/18/98-8/24/98)
• Gross, Ronald
  "Peak Learning : How to Create You Own Lifelong Education Program for Personal Enjoyment and Professional Success" 1991. (read 8/24/98)
  Comments: Skimmed before returning. Looks good. Good quotes and references. Exercises.
• Egan,Kieran
  "The Educated Mind : How Cognitive Tools Shape Our Understanding" 1997. (read 8/14/98-8/17/98)
  Comments: Interesting book. Interesting ideas of 4 kinds of understanding: mythic, romantic, philosphic, ironic, somatic.
• Taylor, Albert
  "Soul Traveler : A Guide to Out of Body Experiences and the Wonders Beyond" 1996. (read 8/12/98)
  Comments: Didn't care for. Skimmed. Pretty light.
• Payne, Buryl
  "Getting There Without Drugs : Techniques and Theories for the Expansion of Consciousness" 1973. (read 8/10/98-8/11/98)
• Educational Services Teaching Cassettes
  "Language/30 : Chinese (Mandarin) [2-cassette course for learning to speak Chinese]" (read/listened-to 8/10/98)
• Lofland, Donald
  "Though Viruses : Powerful Ways to Change Your Thought Patterns and Get What You Want in Life" 1997. (read 8/3/98; 8/6/98)
• Ouseg, H. L.
  "The International Dictionary : The Words You Need in 21 Languages" 1962, 1995. (read 7/30/98)
  Comments: Only European and Soviet languages. No Asian, African, ...
• Maslow, Abraham H.
  "Toward a Psychology of Being" 1968. (read 7/30-7/31/98)
• Gardner, Kay
  "Sounding the Inner Landscape : Music as Medicine" 1990. (read 7/30/98)
• Gibran, Kahil
  "Thoughts and Meditations" Translated from the Arabic and edited by Anthony R. Ferris. 1960. (read 7/30/98)
• Tolkien, J. R. R.
  "The Hobbit" 1937. (read 7/20/98-7/28/98)
• Pierce, Joseph Chilton
  "The Crack in the Cosmic Egg : Challenging Constructs of Mind and Reality" 1971. (read 7/22/98-7/24/98)
• Stack, Rick
  "Out-Of-Body Adventures : 30 Days to the Most Exciting Experience of Your Life" 1988. (read 7/21/98-7/22/98)
• Pilgrim, Aubrey
  "Build Your Own Pentium II PC" 1998. (read 7/14/98)
• "Natural Learning Rhythms" (read 7/10/98)
• Bennett, Hal Zina
  "The Lens of Perception" 1987. (read 7/1/98-7/10/98)
• Fiore, Dr. Edith
  "The Unquiet Dead : A Psychologist Treats Spirit Possession" 1987. (read 7/2/98-7/9/98)
• "Landscaping"
• de Bono, Edward
  "I Am Right You Are Wrong : From This to the New Renaissance : From Rock Logic to Water Logic" 1990 (read 6/23/98-7/01/98)
• Chomsky, Noam & Barsamian, David
  "Class Warfare" 1996. (read 6/22/98)
• Chomsky, Noam
  "Powers and Prospects : Reflections on Human Nature and the Social Order" 1996. (read 6/19/98)
• Lenhart, Maria & Rapopport, Roger
  "Hidden Oregon : The Adventurer's Guide" 1996. (read 6/19/98)
• Holtzman, Steven R.
  "Digital Mantras : The Languages of Abstract and Virtual Worlds" 1994. (read 6/17/98)
• Ortiz, John M.
  "The Tao of Music : Sound Psychology : Using Music to Change Your Life" 1997. (read 6/15/98)
• Junger, Sebastian
  "The Perfect Storm : A True Story of Men Against the Sea" 1997. (read 6/8/98)
• Freeman, Eileen Elias
  "Angelic Healing : Working with Your Angels to Heal Your Life" 1994. (read 5/29/98)
• Wall, Steve
  "Shadowcatchers : A Journey in Search of the Teachings of Native American Healers" 1994. (read 5/98)
• Albom, Mitch
  "Tuesdays with Morrie" 1997. (read 3/20-3/27)
• Campbell, Don G., 1946-
  "The Mozart effect : tapping the power of music to heal the body, strengthen the mind, and unlock the creative spirit"
• Jovanovic, Pierre
  "An Inquiry Into the Existence of Guardian Angels" 1993. (read 4/98-5/98)
• Ames, Joan Evelyn
  "Mastery : Interviews with 30 Remarkable People" 1997. (read 4/98)
• Van Praagh, James
  "Talking to Heaven : A Medium's Message of Life After Death" 1997. (read 4/98)

• Dumas, Alexander
  "The Three Musketeers" . (read 5/2002)
• 
  "Making Movies Work : Thinking Like a Filmmaker" 1995. (read 3/2002)
• Tevis, Walter
  "the man who fell to earth" 1963. (read 4/2002)
• Enger, Leif
  "Peace Like a River" 2001. (read 2/2002)
• Gopnik, Adam
  "Paris to the Moon" 2000. (read 1/2002)
• Terzani, Tiziano
  "A Fortune-Teller Told Me : Earthbound Travels in the Far East" 1997. (read 8/2001)
  Subjects: 2. Terzani, Tiziano -- Journeys -- East Asia. 3. Terzani, Tiziano -- Journeys -- Asia, Southeastern. 4. East Asia -- Description and travel. 5. Asia, Southeastern -- Description and travel.
• Parent, Marc
  "Believing It All : What My Children Taught Me About Trout Fishing, Jelly Toast, and Life" 2001. (read 7/2001)
• Tan, Amy
  "The Bonesetter's Daughter" 2001. (read 7/2001)
  Subjects: 2. Chinese American families -- Fiction. 3. Chinese American women -- Fiction. 4. Mothers and daughters -- Fiction. 5. Women immigrants -- Fiction. 6. Women -- China -- Fiction. 7. China -- Fiction. GENRE 1. Domestic fiction.
• Naslund, Sena Jeter
  "Ahab's Wife, or, The Star-Gazer" 1999. (read 6/2001)
  Subjects: Ahab, Captain (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; GENRE Historical fiction; ADD AUTHOR Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Moby Dick
• Tyler, Anne
  "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant" 1982. (read 5/2001)
• Norris, Kathleen
  "The Virgin of Bennington" 2001. (read 5/2001)
  Subjects: Norris, Kathleen, 1947- -- Childhood and youth; Norris, Kathleen, 1947- -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State -- New York; Bennington College -- Alumni and alumnae -- Biography; Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography; New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
• Gleick, James
  "Genius : The Life and Science of Richard Feynman" 1992. (read 6/2001)
  Subjects: Feynman, Richard Phillips.; Physics -- History -- 20th century; Physicists -- United States -- Biography.
• Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930
  "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" 1963. (read 4/2001-6/2001)
• Eggers, Dave
  "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" 2000. (read 5/2001)
• Faulkner, William
  "The Wild Palms" 1939. (read 4/2001)
• Kingsolver, Barbara
  "Prodigal Summer" 2000. (read 3/2001)
• McCullers, Carson
  "The Heart is a Lonesly Hunter" 1940,1967,1993. (read 2/2001)
• Winterson, Jeanette
  "Written on the Body" 1992. (read 2/2001)
• Maclean, Norman
  "Young Men and Fire" 1992. (read 2/2001)
• Allen, Henry
  "What It Felt Like : Living in the American Century" 2000. (read 11/2000)
• Brooks, Terry
  "Ilse Witch" 2000. (read 10/2000)
• Duncan, David James
  "The Brother's K" 1992. (read 10/2000)
• Gloss, Molly
  "The Jump-Off Creek" 1989. (read 10/2000)
• Duncan, David James
  "The River Why" 1983. (read 9/2000)
• Kornfied, Jack
  " After the Ecstasy, the Laundry : How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path" 2000. (read 8/2000-9/2000)
• Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
  "Anil's Ghost" 2000. (read 8/2000)
• Rowling, J. K.
  "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" 2000. (read 7/2000)
• Castaneda, Carlos
  "Journey to Ixtlan : The Lessons of Don Juan" 1972. (read 7/2000)
• Bryson, Bill
  "The Lost Continent : Travels in Small-town America" 1989. (read 6/2000)
• Deng, Ming-Dao
  "The Wandering Taoist" 1983. (read 6/2000)
• Woiwode, Larry
  "What I Think I Did : A Season of Survival in Two Acts" 2000. (read 6/2000)
  Comments: Non-fiction book of memoirs about an author who lives in North Dakota.
• Allende, Isabel (translated by Margaret Sayers Peden)
  "Daughter of Fortune" 10/1999. (read 5/2000)
• Graulich, David J.
  "Dial 9 to Get Out! : Commentaries on Business Life as Heard on Public Radio's Marketplace" 1994. (read 5/2000)
• McCutcheon, Susan
  "Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way" 1984,1996. (read 04/18/2000)
  Comments: Book that is used in our Bradley natural childbirth course.
• Moyers, Bill D.
  "Fooling with Words : A Celebration of Poets and Their Craft" 1999. (read 04/00)
• Moyers, Bill D.
  "The Language of Life : A Festival of Poets" 1995. (read 03/00)
• Kingsolver, Barbara
  "The Poisonwood Bible" 1999. (read 02/00)
• Clarke, Breena
  "River, Cross My Heart" 1999. (read 01/00)
• Lamott, Anne
  "Operating Instructions : A Journal Of My Son's First Year" 1993. (read 01/00)
• Shreve, Anita
  "The Pilot's Wife" 1998. (read 01/00)
• Nicholas Sparks
  "The Notebook" 1996. (read 12/99)
• Kleiner, Gregg
  "Where River Turns to Sky" 1996. (read 12/99)
• Hinchman, Hannah
  "A Trail Through Leaves : The Journal As A Path To Place" 1997. (read 10/99)
• Rowling, J. K.
  "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" 1999. (read 11/99)
• Zaleski, Philip (editor)
  "The Best Spiritual Writing" 1998. (read 10/99)
• Canfield, Jack (editor)
  "Chicken Soup For the Pet Lover's Soul : Stories About Pets As Teachers, Healers, Heroes, and Friends" 1998. (read 11/99)
• Goodall, Jane with Phillip Berman
  "Reason For Hope : A Spiritual Journey" 1999. (read 10/99)
• Rowling, J. K.
  "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" 1998. (read 9/99)
• Schlink, Bernhard (translated from the German by Carol Brown Janeway)
  "The Reader" 1997. (read 9/99)
  Comments: An Oprah Book Club book. About boy in Germany around WWII.
• Michaels, Anne, 1958-
  "Fugitive Pieces" 1992. (read 8/99-9/99)
• McCullough, David G.
  "Truman" 1992. (read 8/99-9/99)
  Comments: (Pulitzer Prize winner) Biography of Harry S. Truman.
• Frazier, Charles
  "Cold Mountain" 1997. (read 8/99)
• Binchy, Maeve
  "Tara Road" 1999. (read 8/99)
• Castaneda, Carlos B.
  "A Separate Reality; Further Conversations with Don Juan." 1971. (read 8/99)
• Castaneda, Carols B.
  "The Teachings of Don Juan" 1968. (read 7/99)
• Nuland, Sherwin B.
  "How We Die : Reflections on Life's Final Chapter" 1994. (read 7/99)
• Garcia Marquez, Gabriel, 1928- (Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman)
  "Love in the Time of Cholera" (Amor en los tiempos del colera) 1988. (read 6/99)
• Garcia Marquez, Gabriel, 1928- (Translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa)
  "One Hundred Years of Solitude" 1967,1970. (read 6/99)
• Golden, Arthur (1957-)
  "Memoirs of a Geisha" 1998. (read 05/99)
• Wells, Rebeccah
  "Divine secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" 1998. (read 05/99)
• Ban Breathnach, Sarah
  "Something More : Excavating Your Authentic Self" 1998. (read 04/99)
• Lamotte, Ann
  "Traveling Mercies : Some Thoughts on Faith" 1999. (read 03/31/99-4/10/99)
• Hulme, Keri
  "The Bone People" 1985,1983. (read 01/99)
  Comments: Book written by a New Zealander about the Maori people of New Zealand.
• Irving, John
  "A Widow For One Year : A Novel" 1998. (read 11/98)
• Heller, Joseph
  "Catch-22" 1961. (read 9/27/98-9/30/98)
• Danticat, Edwidge
  "Breath, Eyes, Memory" 1994. (read 9/98)
• Roy, Arundhati
  "The God of Small Things" 1997. (read 8/98)
• Hoffman, Alice
  "Here on Earth"
• Bryson, Bill
  "A Walk in the Woods : Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail" 1998. (read 8/98)
• Danticat, Edwidge
  "Breath, Eyes, Memory" 1994. (read 9/4/98)
• Rostenberg, Leona & Stern, Madeleine
  "Old Books, Rare Friends : Two Literary Sleuths and Their Shared Passion" 1997. (read 7/10/98-7/13/98)
• Junger, Sebastian
  "The Perfect Storm : A True Story of Men Against the Sea" 1997. (read 6/15/98)
• Morrison, Toni
  "Paradise" (read 6/12/98)
• Arden, Nicky
  "The Spirits Speak : One Woman's Mystical Journey into the African Spirit World" 1996. (read 5/98)

• 8/2001 Glen Velez "Rhythmcolor Exotica" 1996.
  Comments: 3nd listen. Excellent. Very meditative. Rich rhythms that aren't 4-beat based.
• 07/2001 Neil Young with Crazy Horse "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" 1969.
  Comments: Didn't appeal to me.
• 05/2001 Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor "Applachia Waltz" 1996
  Comments: Enjoyable. Violin, cello, bass trio playing Appalachian style music.
• 01/08/01 Alabama Sacred Harp Convention "White Spirituals from The Sacred Harp" 1977 (recorded 1959).
  Comments: Wow. A-capella gospel singing, unlike anything I've ever heard. I really like it.
• 11/03/00 Neil Young "Silver and Gold" Released 4/25/2000.
  Comments: Excellent. My first listen. I'm very impressed.
• 11/03/00 Paul Simon "You're the One" Released 10/3/2000.
  Comments: Not bad. Like several of the songs. Not a lot of differentiation on the rest.
• 11/02/00 Bob Dylan "Blood on the Tracks" 1975.
  Comments: Excellent. One of my all-time favorites.
• 11/02/00 Peter Mayer "Million Year Mind" 1999.
  Comments: Excellent!
• 9/12/00 Wendy Wall "Wendy Wall" 1989.
  Comments: I like it. Produced well, good lyrics.
• 09/12/00 Peter Mayer "Million Year Mind" 1999.
  Comments: Incredibly spiritual. Gets me back in touch with what's important to me.
• 08/16/00 Al Stewart "Famous Last Words" 1993.
  Comments: One of my favorites. I love the sound and the feel.
• 08/15/00 Bob Dylan "New Morning" Released 10/21/70.
  Comments: Bob's 11th album. I love it. Great sound. Great lyrics. Good vocals. Good instrumentation. Nice variety of style.
• 6/22/00 Ali Akbar Khan "Garden of Dreams" 1993.
  Comments: 1st listen. Very nice Indian sitar/sarod music.
• 6/9/00 Macy Gray "On How Life Is" 1999.
  Comments: 1st listen. Intriguing, but left me feeling edgy.
• 6/9/00 Jean-Luc Ponty "Cosmic Messenger" 1978.
  Comments: 1st listen. Didn't care for.
• 6/8/00 Charlotte Church "Charlotte Church" 1999.
  Comments: My first listen. Her 2nd album. I don't enjoy it as much as her first album. It's well done, but the songs don't grab me.
• 6/6/00 Cockburn, Bruce "Nothing But a Burning Light" 1991.
  Comments: Excellent. My first listen and first Bruce album. Great songwriting, great sound and production.
  Produced by T-Bone Burnett.
  Lyrics and music by Bruce Cockburn except "Soul of a man" lyrics and music by Blind Willie Johnson; arrangement by Bruce
  Recorded at Ocean Way, May-July, 1991, Hollywood, CA; Scream Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
  CONTENTS A dream like mine -- Kit Carson -- Mighty trucks of midnight -- Soul of a man -- Great big love -- One of the best ones -- Somebody touched me -- Cry of a tiny babe -- Actions speak louder -- Indian wars -- When it's gone -- Child of the wind.
• 6/6/00 Nelson, Willie "Stardust" 1978.
  Comments: Good old standards. I wasn't in the mood for it. More of a rainy day or evening CD.
• 6/1/00 (Interscope Records Compilation) "VH1 Storytellers" 2000.
  Comments: Some good pieces, including pieces by Stevie Nicks, Jewel, James Taylor, Sheryl Crow.
• 5/18/00 Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris "Western Wall : The Tucson Sessions" 1999.
  Comments: Excellent. One of my favorites.
  PERFORMER Linda Ronstadt, vocals ; Emmylou Harris, vocals, guitar ; with additional musicians.
  CONTENTS Loving the highway man (3:30) -- Raise the dead (3:18) -- For a dancer (4:43) -- Western wall (2:35) -- 1917 (5:24) -- He was mine (3:19) -- Sweet spot (3:34) -- Sisters of mercy (3:58) -- Falling down (3:15) -- Valerie (4:04) -- This is to mother you (3:16) -- All I left behind (3:23) -- Across the border (6:20).
• 5/18/00 Fairfield Four "I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray" 1997.
  Comments: gospel music. Good voices, but it didn't appeal to me.
• 5/16/00 The Who "Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy" 1971.
  Comments: Excellent greatest-hits compilation. A lot of energy.
  CONTENTS I can't explain (2:05) -- The kids are alright (2:42) -- Happy Jack (2:14) -- I can see for miles (3:55) -- Pictures of Lily (2:37) -- My generation (3:15) -- The seeker (3:12) -- Anyway, anyhow, anywhere / Peter Townshend, Roger Daltry (2:35) -- Pinball wizard (3:00) -- A legal matter (2:47) -- Boris the spider (2:26) -- The magic bus (3:20) -- Substitute (3:47) -- I'm a boy (3:42)
• 5/15/00 James Cotton, Junior Wells, Carey Bell, Billy Branch. " Harp Attack!" 1990.
  Comments: Blues music with harmonica. I didn't care for it.
• 5/12/00 Ravel, Debussy, Saint-Saens, Roussel "Introduction et allegro ; Danse sacree et danse profane ; Sonate ; Fantaisie, op. 124" 1998.
  Comments: Nice.
  Recorded in St. Barnabas Church, London on 16-18 September 1987.
  PERFORMER Skaila Kanga, harp ; Academy of Saint Martin-in-the Fields Chamber Ensemble.
• 5/10/00 Brian Eno and Jah Wobble "Spinner" 1995.
  Comments: Excellent CD. Ambient/techno.
• 5/8/00 Grauwels, Marc "Romantic Music for Flute and Harp" 1987.
  Comments: Nice harp and flute music.
  "Recorded at St. Bavon Church at Chaumont, Belgium, in May 1984"
  PERFORMER Marc Grauwels, flute ; Catherine Michel, harp.
  CONTENTS Andante with variations in F major / G. Rossini (4:41) -- Variations on a theme of Rossini / F. Chopin (7:28) -- Introduction and variations on an English theme / L. Drouet (11:03) -- Sonata / G. Donizetti (4:32) -- Sonata in C minor / L. Spohr (16:50).
  Authors:
  1) Michel, Catherine, 1948-
  2) Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Variations, violin, harp, F major.
  3) Chopin, Frederic, 1810-1849. Variations, flute, piano, E major.
  4) Drouet, Louis Francois Philippe, 1792-1873. Introduction and variations on an English theme.
  5) Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Larghettos, violin, harp, In. 614, G minor; arr.
  6) Spohr, Louis, 1784-1859. Sonatas, violin, harp, C minor; arr.
  
• 5/3/00 Britten, Benjamin 1913-1976 "A Ceremony of Carols" 1986.
  Comments: My first listen. I like it.
  Recorded June 26-27, 1986 in Westminster Cathedral.
  PERFORMER Choir of Westminster Cathedral, with Sioned Williams, harp, and James O'Donnell, organ ; David Hill, conductor.
  CONTENTS A ceremony of carols : op. 28 (23:51) -- Missa brevis : op. 63 (10:38) -- A hymn to the Virgin (3:27) -- A hymn of St. Columbia (2:03) -- Deus in adjutorium meum : (Psalm LXX) (6:11) --Jubilate Deo in E flat (2:40)
• 5/2/00 Bob Dylan "Street Legal" Released 6/15/78.
  Comments: My second listen. Enjoyable.
• 4/27-5/1/00 Beatles "Anthology Volume 3" Released 10/29/96.
  Comments: Excellent. Studio outtakes, live performances, and primitive recordings. Probably only of interest to Beatles fans.
• 4/26/00 Willie Nelson "Night and Day" 1999.
  Comments: Excellent! All instrumentals (no vocals).
• 4/26/00 Blues masters. Volume 4, Harmonica classics (Rhino compilation) 1992.
  Comments: Some good blues, but not very differentiated. Got boring.
• 04/5-6/00 Charlotte Church "Voice of an Angel" 1999.
  Comments: Excellent. 12-yr-old girl with an incredibly beautiful voice. Calming, gentle, and spiritual.
  Recorded July 12-13, 1998, Bragwyn Hall, Swansea and Aug. 17-22, 1998, BBC Recording Studio, Cardiff.
  PERFORMER Charlotte Church, soprano ; Orchestra of Welsh National Opera ; Si^an Edwards, conductor ; Chorus of Welsh National Opera ; Meinir Huelyn, harp, celtic harp.
  CONTENTS Pie Jesu -- Panis angelicus -- Ju trutina -- The Lord's prayer -- Jerusalem -- Ave Maria -- Psalm 23 -- I vow to thee, my country -- Danny boy -- My Lagan love -- Suo-g^an -- A lullaby -- Amazing grace -- Three Welsh bird songs. Y Gwlfinir ; Tylluanod ; Mae hiraetch yn y M^or -- When at night I go to sleep.
• 4/17/00 Pintar, Judith "At Last the Wind" 1989.
  Comments: Nice harp compositions.
  PERFORMER Judith Pintar, Celtic harp ; Stuart Martz, fiddle, guitar ; assiting musicians.
  CONTENTS The hunting of the unicorn -- At last the wind: Wild mountain iris ; The twinkling of the tea ; At last the wind -- The kitchen myth of Psyche and Eros: The dream ; Leaving/The tasks of Psyche ; Persephone/Cerberus ; The wedding of Psyche and Eros.
• 4/14/00 Allen, Nancy "Ravel and Debussy" 1983.
  Comments: Nice classical music with harp.
  PERFORMER Nancy Allen, harp ; Ransom Wilson, flute ; David Shifrin, clarinet ; Tokyo String Quartet ; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra ; Gerard Schwarz, conductor.
  CONTENTS Introduction and allegro (11:05) ; Ma m`ere l'oye: Pavane of the sleeping beauty (1:33) ; Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas (3:33) / Ravel - - R^everie (4:18) ; Two arabesques (8:00) ; Danses sacree et profane (10:15) / Debussy.
• 04/14/00 Van Morrison "Days Like This" 1995.
  Comments: Excellent. One of my favorites. Great sound and feel.
• 04/13/00 Simon and Garfunkel "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme" 1966.
  Comments: Excellent.
• 04/11/00 Kottke, Leo "Standing in My Shoes" 1997.
  Comments: incredible energy and drive to this music. One of my favorites.
• 4/10/00 Tom Waits "The Black Rider" 1993.
  Comments: Intriguing. Creative. Didn't care for the mood and feel of many of the songs, but I like his creativity.
• 04/6/00 Santana "Supernatural" 1999.
  Comments: First listen. Skimmed. Didn't captivate me. Won many grammy's. Good production. Like some songs, but overall, made me edgy.
• 04/5-6/00 Charlotte Church "Voice of an Angel" 1999.
  Comments: Excellent. 12-yr-old girl with an incredibly beautiful voice. Calming, gentle, and spiritual.
• 04/04/00 Al Stewart "Famous Last Words" 1993.
  Comments: One of my favorites. I love the sound and the feel.
• 03/24/00 Peter Mayer "Million Year Mind" 1999.
  Comments: Incredibly spiritual. Gets me back in touch with what's important to me.
• 03/20/00 Triloka Records "Trance Planet 2" 1998.
• 2/11/00 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young "Deja vu" 1970.
  Comments: Good album, but wasn't in the mood for at the time. First listen.
• 2/11/00 Byrds "The Original Singles 1965-1967" 1980.
  Comments: Interesting piece of 60's music history, but didn't grab me.
• 1/26/00 Tom Waits "Nighthawks at the Diner" 1975.
  Comments: Good album of live pieces, jazz style, 4-piece combo.
• 1/24/00 Tom Waits "Swordfishtrombones" 1983.
  Comments: Good album. Diverse, different styles. Good lyrics. Vietnam War theme.
• 1/21/00 Neil Young "Harvest" 1972.
  Comments: Excellent album.
• 12/10/99 Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris "Western Wall : The Tucson Sessions" 1999.
  Comments: Wow. Some excellent pieces.
  PERFORMER Linda Ronstadt, vocals ; Emmylou Harris, vocals, guitar ; with additional musicians.
  CONTENTS Loving the highway man (3:30) -- Raise the dead (3:18) -- For a dancer (4:43) -- Western wall (2:35) -- 1917 (5:24) -- He was mine (3:19) -- Sweet spot (3:34) -- Sisters of mercy (3:58) -- Falling down (3:15) -- Valerie (4:04) -- This is to mother you (3:16) -- All I left behind (3:23) -- Across the border (6:20).
• 11/05/99 Peter Mayer "Million Year Mind" 1999.
  Comments: My third listen. It's great!!
• 10/26/99 Peter Mayer "Million Year Mind" 1999.
  Comments: My first listen. It's great!!
• 10/21/99 Bob Dylan "Time Out Of Mind" 1997.
  Comments: Excellent.
• 10/18/99 Beatles "Beatles (The White Album)" 1968.
  Comments: Incredible sound and feel.
• 10/15/99 Beatles "Abbey Road" Release 9/26/69.
  Comments: A classic. Timeless. Incredible production.
• 10/13/99 Leo Kottke "One Guitar, No Vocals" 1999.
  Comments: Second listen. Listened to songs 3-9. OK, but doesn't have much impact.
• 10/13/99 Joni Mitchell "Taming the Tiger" 1998.
  Comments: First listen. Only like one song -- "The Crazy Cries of Love". Otherwise, I don't care for her lyrics, and her singing style gets old. However, nice instrumental accompaniment and production.
• 10/07-10/14/99 The Monroe Institute "The Gateway Experience : Wave I" 1996.
  Comments: Excellent course using Hemi-Sync (R) technology to achieve other states of consciousness and OOBE's.
• 10/08/99 Leo Kottke "One Guitar, No Vocals" 1999.
  Comments: First listen. Listen to first 3 songs. OK, but don't have impact.
• 10/07/99 Bob Dylan "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" Released 5/27/63.
  Comments: My second listen. Bob's 2nd album. I love it. One writer calls it "the most important collection of original songs issued in the '60s." (William Ruhbnann, All-Music Guide)
• 10/07/99 The Trio (Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris ) "Trio" 1987.
  Comments: First listen. Nice voices, but not a lot of uniqueness to the songs.
  PERFORMER Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, vocals ; with assisting musicians.
  CONTENTS The pain of loving you (2:22) -- Making plans (3:36) -- To know him is to love him (3:48) -- Hobo's meditation (3:17) -- Wildflowers (3:33) -- Telling me lies (4:26) -- My dear companion (2:55) -- Those memories of you (3:58) -- I've had enough (3:30) -- Rosewood casket (2:59) -- Farther along (4:10).
• 10/05/99 Al Stew