Want to know what I am reading? Besides what I want to read I am a member of a book club since 1994. The Scotch Drinkers Book Club. We take turns picking the book and hosting as we have found that hosting is too difficult if you pick the book so one member picks the book and another member hosts.
I'm a great believer that logic is the super-paradigm for problem solving and I think "constructive" books work best when it comes to my learning something - I need to see the theory in action otherwise it's just in one ear and out of the other. I'm currently working my way through these books:
Building Problem Solvers by Forbus and De Kleer. This is for a private technical project I'm working on.
Handbook of Practical Logic and Automated Reasoning by Harrison. This is in the good-stuff-to-know category. The book is a good practical intro to logic that any programmers reading this would probably be interested in.
I rarely have time to sit down, let alone read, BUT I do listen to audiobooks a lot, especially when my chore is tedious or mind-numbing. Currently, I'm listening to "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne (of course). It's not much like the films I've seen of the same name (thank goodness), but the elements used in the films are in evidence, so far.
I've recently finished my master's degree (only 27 years after my BA), and am now enjoying extra time for reading. Unfortunately (not really), I never stopped stocking my library. The happy result is that it should take me another 5 years to get through the books I own, but haven't read. That assumes of course, that I don't buy any more books during that time (yeah...right). So having said all that, my current book is Henry Kissinger's new book: World Order.
A surprise for me was, "The Walking Drum" by Louis L'Amour. A fictional/history set in the 12th century Europe and the middle East (based on the silk road caravan trade) instead of his normal wild west setting. Much like Nancy Renaults books on the Middle East during the eras of Alexander the Great.
Originally Posted by Dale-of-Cedars
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