So, what should you read next?

On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 21:12:04 -0400, Jeff Miller
wrote:

Wolfgang wrote:
Well, hell, don't ask me......ask THEM!:

http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/

Wolfgang



i was encouraged...the fukkers had no recommendation for readers of "on
the spine of time".

jeff

Nor for Island of the Sequined Love Nun. I didn't even try for Lust
Lizard of Melancholy Cove.

Guess I'll have to take my chances on the dart method.
--

r.bc: vixen
Speaker to squirrels, willow watcher, etc..
Often taunted by trout. Almost entirely harmless.
Really.

"Cyli" wrote in message
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On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 21:12:04 -0400, Jeff Miller
wrote:

Wolfgang wrote:
Well, hell, don't ask me......ask THEM!:

http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/

Wolfgang



i was encouraged...the fukkers had no recommendation for readers of "on
the spine of time".

jeff

Nor for Island of the Sequined Love Nun. I didn't even try for Lust
Lizard of Melancholy Cove.

You're scaring me.

Guess I'll have to take my chances on the dart method.

The librarian (well, one of them anyway) will be along to have a word with
you shortly.

Wolfgang

Wolfgang wrote:

"Cyli" wrote in message
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Guess I'll have to take my chances on the dart method.

The librarian (well, one of them anyway) will be along to have a word with
you shortly.

That's Claspy's area. I just catalog them. What happens to them
after that is no concern of mine. ;-)


Chuck Vance

On 4/5/06 10:47 AM, in article , "Conan The
Librarian" wrote:

Wolfgang wrote:

"Cyli" wrote in message
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Guess I'll have to take my chances on the dart method.

The librarian (well, one of them anyway) will be along to have a word with
you shortly.

That's Claspy's area. I just catalog them. What happens to them
after that is no concern of mine. ;-)

Refreshing to see a cataloger say out loud what everyone knows :-)

Hey, if you haven't seen this one, it's pretty funny:

http://librarianavengers.org/?p=90

I thought of you when I saw question #3:

"I am obsessive enough to appreciate the difference between 345.065 and
345.605."

As for picking what to read next, I've never been disciplined enough to use
anything but the dart. Although I *have* been encouraged by discussions
with other readers, annotated bibliographies that come my way from various
corners of the globe at irregular intervals... hint, hint!

William Claspy, Male Librarian

William Claspy wrote:

On 4/5/06 10:47 AM, in article , "Conan The
Librarian" wrote:

That's Claspy's area. I just catalog them. What happens to them
after that is no concern of mine. ;-)

Refreshing to see a cataloger say out loud what everyone knows :-)

Refreshing to see a reference librarian who doesn't buy into the
stereotypes about catalogers. ;-)

Hey, if you haven't seen this one, it's pretty funny:

http://librarianavengers.org/?p=90

Great stuff, thanks. I've forwarded it to the appropriate library
personnel. :-)

I thought of you when I saw question #3:

"I am obsessive enough to appreciate the difference between 345.065 and
345.605."

Er ... that was question *4*, Bill.

Oooops, was that a trick?

As for picking what to read next, I've never been disciplined enough to use
anything but the dart. Although I *have* been encouraged by discussions
with other readers, annotated bibliographies that come my way from various
corners of the globe at irregular intervals... hint, hint!

I assume you're referring to our friend the wannabe librarian. :-)


Chuck Vance (he should be along any minute now)

On 4/5/06 11:33 AM, in article , "Conan The
Librarian" wrote:

"I am obsessive enough to appreciate the difference between 345.065 and
345.605."

Er ... that was question *4*, Bill.

Oooops, was that a trick?

Well, lets just say that I don't need to know your score, mi compadre. :-)

And you can feel free to show off your knowledge of DD by explaining the
above numbers, if you'd like. It had me stretching- "three hundreds
are...um... And then three-sixty would be..." Living in an LC world and
having taken but one cataloging class many years ago makes that stuff a bit
of a stretch for me!

As for picking what to read next, I've never been disciplined enough to use
anything but the dart. Although I *have* been encouraged by discussions
with other readers, annotated bibliographies that come my way from various
corners of the globe at irregular intervals... hint, hint!

I assume you're referring to our friend the wannabe librarian. :-)

Well yes, as well as others. He's been slacking of late though, some lame
excuse about "other interests" and "not enough time to read". pfeh

I'll mention a book that is on my "what to read next" list: Thin Ice:
Unlocking the Secrets of Climate in the World's Highest Mountains, by Mark
Bowen (!) (New York: Henry Holt, 2005) A scientist (astronomer) friend of
mine with whom I've had several discussions about climate, and particularly
climate change, has said he is not recommending this book to me, but rather
demanding and insisting that I read it. Good to have friends like that. :-)

Bill

William Claspy wrote:
On 4/5/06 11:33 AM, in article , "Conan The
Librarian" wrote:

Er ... that was question *4*, Bill.

Oooops, was that a trick?

Well, lets just say that I don't need to know your score, mi compadre. :-)

Do you mean the score I got by answering honestly, or the other
score? :-)

And you can feel free to show off your knowledge of DD by explaining the
above numbers, if you'd like. It had me stretching- "three hundreds
are...um... And then three-sixty would be..." Living in an LC world and
having taken but one cataloging class many years ago makes that stuff a bit
of a stretch for me!

Er ... I'm afraid I'm not gonna be much help with Dewey, mon frere.
The last time I had any extensive exposure to it was in cataloging
class *mumble* *mumble* years ago.

I assume you're referring to our friend the wannabe librarian. :-)

Well yes, as well as others. He's been slacking of late though, some lame
excuse about "other interests" and "not enough time to read". pfeh

I hear he's got thousands invested in musical instruments, so he's
trying to get his money's worth out of them.

I'll mention a book that is on my "what to read next" list: Thin Ice:
Unlocking the Secrets of Climate in the World's Highest Mountains, by Mark
Bowen (!) (New York: Henry Holt, 2005) A scientist (astronomer) friend of
mine with whom I've had several discussions about climate, and particularly
climate change, has said he is not recommending this book to me, but rather
demanding and insisting that I read it. Good to have friends like that. :-)

Sounds too much like my professors. :-)

Most recent reading: _Strangers in high places : the story of the
Great Smoky Mountains_, by Frome, Michael, and _The wild east : a
biography of the Great Smoky Mountains_, by Margaret Lynn Brown.

I thought it would be fun to immerse myself in them before our
little jaunt to the mountains.


Chuck Vance

On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 05:58:09 -0500, "Wolfgang"
wrote:


"Cyli" wrote in message
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On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 21:12:04 -0400, Jeff Miller
wrote:

Wolfgang wrote:
Well, hell, don't ask me......ask THEM!:

http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/

Wolfgang



i was encouraged...the fukkers had no recommendation for readers of "on
the spine of time".

jeff

Nor for Island of the Sequined Love Nun. I didn't even try for Lust
Lizard of Melancholy Cove.

You're scaring me.

Guess I'll have to take my chances on the dart method.

The librarian (well, one of them anyway) will be along to have a word with
you shortly.

Wolfgang



Aha! You have never read Christopher Moore? Coyote Blue is what I
started with. Then his duller one, Fluke. Fortunately I've not been
able to find all of his work so I've still got some to look forward
to. I heartily recommend his work. Bloodsucking Fiends is the one I
find most noir and least falling down in laughter amusing. You might
enjoy it.

I have always found librarians to be very helpful when the question is
esoteric. They can become deeply interested in the problem. My local
one was all set to query Australia directly once on a platypus
question, but then she realized what it would sound like over the
phone and worked until she found the answer herself.
--

r.bc: vixen
Speaker to squirrels, willow watcher, etc..
Often taunted by trout. Almost entirely harmless.
Really.

"Cyli" wrote in message
...

Aha! You have never read Christopher Moore?

sigh. Twenty-some years ago, one of my professors told me that there are
about 40,000 new titles (books, mind you.....not including magazines,
pamphlets, blah, blah......) published in the U.S. alone each year. I have
no idea whether or not this is (or was) true, but it sounds plausible. At
this rate, I am NEVER going to catch up! Reading three books a
day.......um.....let's see.....naught times naught is naught.....carry the
naught....uh.....well, that's damn near forty years just to keep up with
what came out in any given year!

Fact is, Christopher Moore is yet another author that I had never even heard
of.

Coyote Blue is what I
started with. Then his duller one, Fluke. Fortunately I've not been
able to find all of his work so I've still got some to look forward
to. I heartily recommend his work. Bloodsucking Fiends is the one I
find most noir and least falling down in laughter amusing. You might
enjoy it.

I did a little google. Reviews are mixed, but it looks like interesting
stuff. I find myself particularly drawn to "Lamb: The Gospel According to
Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal" It's the latent theologian in me, I guess.

I have always found librarians to be very helpful when the question is
esoteric. They can become deeply interested in the problem. My local
one was all set to query Australia directly once on a platypus
question, but then she realized what it would sound like over the
phone and worked until she found the answer herself.

Well, you can't argue with the outcome but, personally, I think it would
have been a better story if she'd made the call.

Wolfgang

While the dart method works well, it's not good for the books. Those
among us who do readers' advisory would prefer you keep the darts at
the pub.

--Steve (FCIT)
Chuck?