Theo Verelst Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Inspired by reading another thread's title wrong initially, it's a reasonable question. Mine "Quantum Many Particle Systems" Negele & Orland. T 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpl1228 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 When Pride Still Mattered (Vince Lombardi bio) by David Maraniss. Quote Roland RD-2000, Yamaha Motif XF7, Mojo 61, 2 Invisible keyboard stands (!!!!!), 1939 Martin Handcraft Imperial trumpet "Everyone knows rock music attained perfection in 1974. It is a scientific fact." -- Homer Simpson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 The Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR), now Prescriber's Digital Reference. 😬 "Death With Interruptions" by Jose Saramago. Interesting pair. 🤨 Quote I have no magic powers concerning dentistry or cases involving probate, but my Mellotron epics set Jupiter a-quiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Actually just ordered so will be reading in a day or two.... Hip Hop is History by Questlove. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirl Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 Quote Jennifer S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 My most re-read book is probably "Centuria" by Giorgio Manganelli. I strongly recommend it; there is a (good) English version. Books I've read recently: - "Games People Play" by Eric Berne - "Harold" by Steven Wright - "Astrofisica per Curiosi" (Astrophysics for the Curious) by Gabriele Ghisellini Currently, I'm reading "Platone per Sognatori" (Plato for Dreamers) by Allan Percy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 I pretty much only read sci-fi and fantasy, and my favorites rotate around every few years. Dune, Lord of the Rings, Neuromancer etc. I also am all audiobook these days. I do a lot of "reading" on walks or at the gym. My eyes are not great and I find the voice actors can add quite a bit to my enjoyment.6 Special award for pretty much the only mystery stories I listen to, the original Sherlock Holmes stories. I put those on every year or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyBoy Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Fountainhead. Over 20 times through the years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluMunk Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 I used to be a huge reader... these days I'm much more of a book collector. But, I definitely have a set of books I've returned to multiple times: Lord of the Rings (Tolkien) Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series (Adams) Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency/Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul (Adams) Hyperion (Simmons) Something Wicked This Way Comes (Bradbury) Dune (Herbert) Wizard of Earthsea series (LeGuin) A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller) Stranger in a Strange Land (Heinlein) The Sandman comic/graphic novel collection (Gaiman) I have a few non-sci-fi/fantasy novels that I've also read repeatedly (this list may give itself away as all being books I read first in an English class): Wuthering Heights (Bronte) The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald) A Yellow Raft in Blue Water (Dorris) Reservation Blues (Alexie) To Kill a Mockingbird (Lee) ... there are probably a few I've left off that list as tastes change and memory fades, but everything here I've read at least three times, and some (Tolkien, Adams, LeGuin) 10+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJkeys Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Hit Men by Frederick Dannen- -dj Quote iMac i7 13.5.2 Studio One 5.5.2 Nord Stage 3 Nord Wave 2 Nektar T4 Drawmer DL 241 Focusrite ISA Two Focusrite Clarett 8 Pre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkman Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Life, by Keith Richards. I have read Keith's autobiography about six times now, and it fascinates me every time. Quote I rock; therefore, I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein - Even as a pre-teen I was fascinated by the psychology of scientists. The attitude of always being right. The belief that all that can exist is what can be currently proven. Refusal by many scientists to consider that the history of scientific advancements and blunders could mean that what we think we know now may be disproven in the future. The book focuses on famous scientists and glosses over many things the science community once believed. The world is flat. The Milky Way is all there is in the universe. AIDS can only be transmitted by sexual intercourse. Surgeons don't need to wash their hands between patient surgeries. The scientists who pioneered breakthroughs like genetic inheritance, the structure of atoms, the existence of germs and much, much more were harassed mercilessly by colleagues who were sure that these theories could never be reality. 1 Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 'Dandelion Wine' by Ray Bradbury. Quote Michael Montage 8, Logic Pro X, Omnisphere, Diva, Zebra 2, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveNathan Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Since I mostly read political & policy books, I can’t say here 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Williams Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Since you ask, most-read is the Bible, 1980s NIV translation, probably 4 or 5 times through. Second place goes to Darrell Huff's short 1950s masterpiece, "How to Lie with Statistics." Honorable mention: Edward Tufte's "The Visual Display of Quantitative Information." 2 Quote -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Probably Allen Strange’s Electronic Music: Systems, Technics, Controls. I had a copy of it on permanently overdue status from the music library when I was in college, bought the terrible photocopied reprint from the publisher in the ‘90’s, and got the fabulous new reprint recently. You can get the reprint here, I can’t recommend it highly enough if you are interested in analog modular synthesis: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/allen-strange-electronic-music-soft-cover.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&adpos=&scid=scplpN13-08282&sc_intid=N13-08282&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAC5pbEn5bWcO_Vx4LIn-Jo_G3e9VI&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIua79koWOiAMVjzqtBh3q5SEdEAQYASABEgLpkvD_BwE Quote Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 My brother and I share Dad's interest in trains and he had a big library of train history books. After both parents had to be placed in long term care, their fully furnished house had to be emptied to put it on the market to sell. My brother got Dad's model trains, and I got Dad's train book library. There are many books that I had not yet read but I'm always pulling a book out of that library to read. I love reading about railroad history. When I relocated south to the new job, the movers packed the books with my belongings. Here's the library in my current home: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 On 8/24/2024 at 6:31 PM, NewImprov said: Probably Allen Strange’s Electronic Music: Systems, Technics, Controls. A fantastic book. Despite being old, it approaches synthesis from a practical, yet deep point of view. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffk Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Of recent books, I’ve read Jon Rauch’s The Constitution of Knowledge several times. Quote YouTube music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobshaw78 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Seem to come back to these regularly: Maus - Art Spiegelman Catcher In The Rye - J D Salinger Brave New World - Aldous Huxley 1984 - George Orwell The Wimbledon Poisoner - Nigel Williams The Stranger - Albert Camus Watchmen - Alan Moore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKB4691 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Going back a looong way... Tom Sawyer followed closely by Huck Finn. Since then I've always preferred to read something I've never read before. Only so much time on this Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wineandkeyz Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 As a father and grandfather I'd have to say the one I've read the most is "Goodbye Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown. 2 Quote Live: Yamaha S70XS (#1); Roland Jupiter-80; Mackie 1202VLZ4; IEMs or Traynor K4 Home: Hammond SK Pro 73; Moog Minimoog Voyager Electric Blue; Yamaha S70XS (#2); Roland Integra-7; Wurlitzer 200A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wineandkeyz Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 16 hours ago, wineandkeyz said: As a father and grandfather I'd have to say the one I've read the most is "Goodbye Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown. Ugh... And of course I meant "Goodnight Moon." 2 Quote Live: Yamaha S70XS (#1); Roland Jupiter-80; Mackie 1202VLZ4; IEMs or Traynor K4 Home: Hammond SK Pro 73; Moog Minimoog Voyager Electric Blue; Yamaha S70XS (#2); Roland Integra-7; Wurlitzer 200A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymb1 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 3 Shades of Blue, by James Kaplan. About Miles, Bill and 'Trane. Quote Casio PX5s, XWP1 and CPS SSV3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polychrest Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 My current almost-read book: “The Only Girl – My Life and Times on the Masthead of Rolling Stone” by Robin Green. Green skewers the cruel old stereotype that rock journalists are “people who can’t write, interviewing people who can’t talk, for people who can’t read”. Hers is a unique perspective for the times. She knew everyone during rock’s golden age and holds nothing back in her impressively well-crafted reminiscences about them. She also wrote scripts for The Sopranos. Joan Didion was a big fan. Here’s the pitch that turned me on to this book: https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2023/10/18/the-only-girl/ Quote "I like rock and roll, man, I don't like much else." John Lennon 1970 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnchop Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 8 hours ago, wineandkeyz said: Ugh... And of course I meant "Goodnight Moon." Goodbye Moon sounds like a Liu Cixin novel. “Everything was fine until the moon disappeared…” 1 Quote I make software noises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpl1228 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 On 8/22/2024 at 8:38 AM, Sharkman said: Life, by Keith Richards. I have read Keith's autobiography about six times now, and it fascinates me every time. I'm all about the autobiographies: I'll have to check this out. Just did Chrissie Hynde's: very good. Quote Roland RD-2000, Yamaha Motif XF7, Mojo 61, 2 Invisible keyboard stands (!!!!!), 1939 Martin Handcraft Imperial trumpet "Everyone knows rock music attained perfection in 1974. It is a scientific fact." -- Homer Simpson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjwilcox Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Vengeance 10 by Joe Poyer, The Foundation Trilogy by Issac Asimov and Century Rain by Alastair Reynolds. Quote www.wjwcreative.com www.linkedin.com/in/wjwilcox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpl1228 Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Did the audiobook of this, still finishing it. It's absolutely terrific. And he mentions Oberheims and PPG Waves. Quote Roland RD-2000, Yamaha Motif XF7, Mojo 61, 2 Invisible keyboard stands (!!!!!), 1939 Martin Handcraft Imperial trumpet "Everyone knows rock music attained perfection in 1974. It is a scientific fact." -- Homer Simpson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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