What Are You Reading?

[Stuey]

I'm reading Make #17.

I was at the bookstore the other day and there were too many magazines to choose from! What have you been reading, and what do you recommend?

 

[r6_cannibal]

reading The Valkyries by Paulo Cuelho. the english translations are never the same as the original text though so i'm reading it in Portages. I'm a **** -.-
Also have the latest issue of Physics Journal that i'm thumbing through. I guess that makes me a turbo-nerd

 

[posaune]

I am reading The End of Early Music by Bruce Haynes because I'm a nerd and it applies directly to my work. I am also reading The Time Traveller's Wife because I needed something to read at a recording session and my wife's latest book was the one closest to the door.

Glad you asked? I didn't think so...

At least I usually have a tool catalog around too. Oh, and I always have the latest issue of Hemmings Sports and Exotic Car Magazine around.

 

[Paladin]

Unfortunately, I am reading the "Professional Development Guide", so hopefully I'll get promoted. This book is cloroform on paper...

 

[sammerdog]

My youngest Son gave me Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man" this past Christmas. I find myself re-reading chapters to make sure I grasp his political concepts, then let the thought digest for a day or two prior to attacking the next chapter.

The ground swell of discontent forming in our great Nation is more similar to his description of the French Revolution than our American Revolution of the 1770's. He had a front row seat to both, interesting read.

 

[v8garage]

The Garage Journal

V/8

 

[Papawswrench]

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, for the 4th time. Yes, I used to be a liberal college student and teacher.
Recently re-read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert M. Pirsig.

 

[zuspiel]

Glad to see I'm not the only uber-geek

Books:

Oz Yilmanz, "Seismic Data Analysis" (for the new job I should be getting an offer for this week)

Sheldon Glashow, "The Charm of Physics" (always have a "popular" science book around)

Chris Moriarty, "Spin Control" (always have a SF book around)

Magazines (I've had a magazine addiction for a long time...):

Make
Mustang Monthly
Car Craft
European Car
Roundel (BMW CCA magazine )
National Geographic
Wired

Science
Biophysical Journal
Physics Today
Pattern Matching and Machine Intelligence
Visualization and Computer Graphics
Computing in Science and Engineering
Annals of Computing History

 

[Stuey]

My youngest Son gave me Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man" this past Christmas. I find myself re-reading chapters to make sure I grasp his political concepts, then let the thought digest for a day or two prior to attacking the next chapter.

The ground swell of discontent forming in our great Nation is more similar to his description of the French Revolution than our American Revolution of the 1770's. He had a front row seat to both, interesting read.

Hmm, I've always wanted to read Rights of Man. Maybe someday...

Keep 'em coming!

As for books, I'm currently still reading Teacher Man by McCourt. I'm also in the middle of a few ceramic processing books, but they're no fun.

 

[Adam McLaughlin]

Cannery Row by SteinBeck

Adam

 

[lbgradwell]

John Kennedy Toole's "A Confederacy of Dunces" and Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion" most recently.

Currently finishing "Be The Pack Leader" by The Dog Whisperer, Cesar Milan!

 

[fatfillup]

The Garage Journal

V/8

That's the second time today you made me laugh.

Don't want to start a war but I'm reading Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby and the Book of Daniel.

Note: some of you guys have a very intense reading list, never would of figured that on a tool journal. We have a very diverse membership which I think is cool and makes for informative threads.

 

[john w]

I'm struggling with the first page of Calculus by Lipman Bers. I'm also taking 2
classes at my community college - brakes and manual transmissions, so, i'm
studying those books also.

 

[Stuey]

I'm struggling with the first page of Calculus by Lipman Bers. I'm also taking 2
classes at my community college - brakes and manual transmissions, so, i'm
studying those books also.

How come you're reading Lipman? According to google, that's a pretty old text, not that old texts are bad.

 

[john w]

How come you're reading Lipman? According to google, that's a pretty old text, not that old texts are bad.

It looked like a nice big book that would keep me busy for a long, long time. I
also read a good review of it. I got it on Amazon for about $11.50 plus $4 for
shipping.

 

[garfunkle24]

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. I think everyone should read this book, absolutely amazing.

The author manages to take incomprehensible scales of vastness and make them...well...comprehensible.

I'm sure lots of you guys are like me and just like to know how things work. Well this book does that, for the entire world.

 

[JakeD]

Glad to see I'm not the only uber-geek

Books:

Oz Yilmanz, "Seismic Data Analysis" (for the new job I should be getting an offer for this week)

Interesting. I have a copy of Yilmaz here next to me, as a reference, but I can't say I've really read it (over 2000 pages!) I read parts of it sometimes when I need to.

Let's see... Houston + Yilmaz = you're getting a geophysics job in the oil industry?

 

[Major Ramifications]

What the hell does this have to do with tools? I expect better from you, Stuey. But since you asked:

"Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters" by Dr. Meg Meeker. I read it through, and I re-read parts of it from time to time.

Various Mopar small block books to help with my current 360 rebuild.

 

[runonbeer]

Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan.

Have you ever wondered why the only thing American farmers grow is corn. Me too.

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, for the 4th time. Yes, I used to be a liberal college student and teacher.
Recently re-read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert M. Pirsig.

Fountainhead...great book...like a rough draft of Atlas Shrugged.

Good thread...but shouldn't this be in Free Parking?!

'Anthem' is very applicable in these times as well. And that's as short as Atlas is long!

 

[Snappy]

Nobody metioned any magazines yet so I guess I'll be the first. Books don't usually keep my attention and they're too long for me.

I read : Hot rod magazine
Hemmings muscle machines
Handyman club magazine
Get into the big Chilton's manual sometimes

- There is one old book that I read once in a while
entitled "Mr Badwrench". It's an older book that
tells about ripoffs in the auto repair industry.

 

[lauver]

I'm currently reading the following:

Shop Savvy by Roy Moungovan, 1988. Not sure if this is still in print. Got mine at a used book store. Lot's of useful shop organization, tool storage, homemade tools, re-purposing tools, tool maintenance, etc.

Catalog of Chevy Truck ID Numbers; 1946-1972 by the staff of Cars & Parts Magazine, 1992. Not sure if this is still in print; I bought this new about 1995. I'm restoring a 1953 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pickup. Very useful information for restoration and modification work.

Zen And The Art of Motocycle Maintenance by R. Pirsig, 1974. This is my third read of this amusing book. Everytime I read it I get something new from it. My wife read about 30 pages of this book and then threw the book at me and told me it was a complete waste of time....

 

[thundercow]

"Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell...good stuff.

 

[wantedabiggergarage]

I've got some light reading going on. I have two current magzines I need to finish, Wood, and Linux Magazine. I am reading currently, both Ethereal packet sniffing and Workbenches from Design & Theory to Construction & Use.

Then I have Nmap, and all three TCP/IP Illustrated books to read. I finished my last fun book a while back, and haven't found a replacement.

 

[Bustawrench]

Currently reading "Atlas Shrugged", by Ayn Rand

When I'm done with that.............

"A Briefer History of Time" by Stephen Hawking is waiting in the wings.

 

[Bustawrench]

Zen And The Art of Motocycle Maintenance by R. Pirsig, 1974. This is my third read of this amusing book. Everytime I read it I get something new from it. My wife read about 30 pages of this book and then threw the book at me and told me it was a complete waste of time....

Hmmmmmmmmm............

My wife did the same thing with that book.

 

[J.A.F.E.]

...Sheldon Glashow, "The Charm of Physics" (always have a "popular" science book around)...

Always enjoy reading him, that's a pretty choice

Cannery Row by SteinBeck

Adam

Great book and I enjoyed theNick Nolte/Deborah Winger movie too

I'm struggling with the first page of Calculus by Lipman Bers. I'm also taking 2
classes at my community college - brakes and manual transmissions, so, i'm
studying those books also.

How come you're reading Lipman? According to google, that's a pretty old text, not that old texts are bad.

Newer than Liebniz and Newtons books...

..."A Briefer History of Time" by Stephen Hawking is waiting in the wings.

Good one, too.

I like Stephen King but nothing new I'm aware of. Read a lot of science stuff and am a big fan of James Burke's writings (there were three TV series based on his books Connections, Connections II and Connections III). Henry Petrosky also has some very good stuff but with some clinkers, Try his book Pencil amazing how much there is about something so basic.

Magazines I'm down to three every month. Scientific American, Discover and Smithsonian.

 

[Rickster]

The Fields of Bamboo by S.L.A. Marshall. Next up is Xin Loi, Viet Nam by Al Sever.

 

[lbgradwell]

...am a big fan of James Burke's writings (there were three TV series based on his books Connections, Connections II and Connections III)...

Cool show, but DAMN, that dude needs a "wardrobe consultant". Have you ever noticed he wears the exact same beige "leisure suit" in every episode of the original Connections?

 

[walrus]

I'm struggling with the first page of Calculus by Lipman Bers. .

If you have a handle on Algebra, Calculus should come sooner or later. Wait till you get to Differential Equations

 

[5wndwcpe]

Liberty and Tyranny - Mark Levin

Ted, White and Blue - Ted Nugent

The Forgotten Man - Amity Shlaes

 

[CAT_serviceman927]

"Ghost Soldiers" by Hampton Sides. It's about the 120 or so Army Rangers sent to rescue the last surviving POWs of the Bataan Death March in WWII.

 

[J.A.F.E.]

Cool show, but DAMN, that dude needs a "wardrobe consultant". Have you ever noticed he wears the exact same beige "leisure suit" in every episode of the original Connections?

That was intentional. He was in the same locations in different episodes and they filmed the whole series at once. That way they only traveled to each location once. But someone could have and should have picked a better choice.

 

[davestlouis]

Castles of Steel, by Rob't K. Massie. The subtitle is Britain, Germany and the Winning of the Great War at Sea.

It's an almost-800-page tome that chronicles the naval battles and technological advances in naval vessels from 1914-1918.

 

[speed bump]

Depending on the day:

Shigleys Mechanical Engineering Design eight ed

Fundamentals of Thermodynamics Seventh Edition

Some HVAC book thats really poorly written but is one of the only books that covers the actual design and theory end of it.

whatever catalog or car mag is handy at the time.

 

[Garage_Mahal]

The Great Influenza by John M. Barry & Scott Brick. It's a long but fascinationg look at a terrifying time in modern history.

 

[onesickastre]

Car Craft

Nuff Said

 

[tcheat]

Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson
Talent is Never Enough by John Maxwell
The Good War by Studs Terkel

 

[jay50]

I'm reading War and Peace by Tolstoy.
I read it about 20 years ago also.

 

[Stuey]

If you have a handle on Algebra, Calculus should come sooner or later. Wait till you get to Differential Equations

DiffEq can be tough, depending on the book. I had a terrible text for partial Uch, I hated ordinary & partial DiffEq, but mostly because I had lousy texts.

Calculus isn't too bad as long as you're good at memorizing or have a cheat sheet ready. Then again, I forgot most of what I learned. =(

Shigleys Mechanical Engineering Design eight ed

Fundamentals of Thermodynamics Seventh Edition

Never heard of Shigleys. Is it good? Amazon's few reviews suggest it's not the greatest.

Which thermo book? My favorite is Thermal Physics by Schroeder. Not the most mathematic intensive, but there are other books for that.

Hoorah! More geekage!