[Bret L]

Many fine books on audio are now in the public domain and may be
freely downloaded. These do include the classic "Radiotron Designers
handbook" as well as DIY books from several good publishers such as
Howard Sams.

Others are not. The best example of an old book no longer available is
the "Audio Cyclopedia" by Tremaine. Many other desireable titles such
as almost everything by Terman had their copyrights renewed and the
owners want big money so they are out of print. Alfred P Morgan's
excellent kid's books are likewise so encumbered.

Newer books particularly interesting are legion.

[Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!]

On Apr 28, 6:12*am, Bret L wrote:
*Many fine books on audio are now in the public domain and may be
freely downloaded. These do include the classic "Radiotron Designers
handbook" as well as DIY books from several good publishers such as
Howard Sams.

Others are not. The best example of an old book no longer available is
the "Audio Cyclopedia" by Tremaine. Many other desireable titles such
as almost everything by Terman had their copyrights renewed and the
owners want big money so they are out of print. Alfred P Morgan's
excellent kid's books are likewise so encumbered.

*Newer books particularly interesting are legion.

Um, stoopid? These do not qulaify as "literature".

Speaking of good literature, who is your favorite author? (Other than
those you incessantly cut-and-paste to make up for your lack of
original thoughts, that is.)

[Boon[_2_]]

On Apr 28, 6:37*am, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"
wrote:
On Apr 28, 6:12*am, Bret L wrote:

*Many fine books on audio are now in the public domain and may be
freely downloaded. These do include the classic "Radiotron Designers
handbook" as well as DIY books from several good publishers such as
Howard Sams.

Others are not. The best example of an old book no longer available is
the "Audio Cyclopedia" by Tremaine. Many other desireable titles such
as almost everything by Terman had their copyrights renewed and the
owners want big money so they are out of print. Alfred P Morgan's
excellent kid's books are likewise so encumbered.

*Newer books particularly interesting are legion.

Um, stoopid? These do not qulaify as "literature".

Speaking of good literature, who is your favorite author? (Other than
those you incessantly cut-and-paste to make up for your lack of
original thoughts, that is.)

My woman's been giving me plenty of modern vampire fiction to read
lately. I started off with Charlaine Harris because "True Blood" on
HBO is pretty fun. Robin McKinley is next. I have to admit that I'm
bothered by some of their shortcomings as writers (such as using
unrealistic dialogue as a method for explaining plot details), but
it's also fun to go slumming once in a while. After all, these women
are making a lot more money at fiction than I am right now.

My nephew also gave me Stephen King's Insomnia to read. I haven't read
King since I wasted a summer reading It (1200 pages, and it's a
****ing giant spider???), but he influenced me back in my younger
days. It's like going back and visiting your high school teachers.

After these dalliances, I'm off to explore Cormac McCarthy in greater
detail. I've read The Road, Suttree and All The Pretty Horses, so I
think I'm going to pick up Blood Meridian next.

I'm wondering if the only reason people like Bret and Scott don't read
is because it cuts into their Internet time.

[Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!]

On Apr 28, 5:13*pm, Boon wrote:
On Apr 28, 6:37*am, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"





wrote:
On Apr 28, 6:12*am, Bret L wrote:

*Many fine books on audio are now in the public domain and may be
freely downloaded. These do include the classic "Radiotron Designers
handbook" as well as DIY books from several good publishers such as
Howard Sams.

Others are not. The best example of an old book no longer available is
the "Audio Cyclopedia" by Tremaine. Many other desireable titles such
as almost everything by Terman had their copyrights renewed and the
owners want big money so they are out of print. Alfred P Morgan's
excellent kid's books are likewise so encumbered.

*Newer books particularly interesting are legion.

Um, stoopid? These do not qulaify as "literature".

Speaking of good literature, who is your favorite author? (Other than
those you incessantly cut-and-paste to make up for your lack of
original thoughts, that is.)

My woman's been giving me plenty of modern vampire fiction to read
lately. I started off with Charlaine Harris because "True Blood" on
HBO is pretty fun. Robin McKinley is next. I have to admit that I'm
bothered by some of their shortcomings as writers (such as using
unrealistic dialogue as a method for explaining plot details), but
it's also fun to go slumming once in a while. After all, these women
are making a lot more money at fiction than I am right now.

My nephew also gave me Stephen King's Insomnia to read. I haven't read
King since I wasted a summer reading It (1200 pages, and it's a
****ing giant spider???), but he influenced me back in my younger
days. It's like going back and visiting your high school teachers.

After these dalliances, I'm off to explore Cormac McCarthy in greater
detail. I've read The Road, Suttree and All The Pretty Horses, so I
think I'm going to pick up Blood Meridian next.

I read "No Country For Old Men" last fall. I found the style he used
in that book distracting.

I'm wondering if the only reason people like Bret and Scott don't read
is because it cuts into their Internet time.

I think it's simply because they're stoopid.

[Boon[_2_]]

On Apr 28, 7:11*pm, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"
wrote:
On Apr 28, 5:13*pm, Boon wrote:





On Apr 28, 6:37*am, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"

wrote:
On Apr 28, 6:12*am, Bret L wrote:

*Many fine books on audio are now in the public domain and may be
freely downloaded. These do include the classic "Radiotron Designers
handbook" as well as DIY books from several good publishers such as
Howard Sams.

Others are not. The best example of an old book no longer available is
the "Audio Cyclopedia" by Tremaine. Many other desireable titles such
as almost everything by Terman had their copyrights renewed and the
owners want big money so they are out of print. Alfred P Morgan's
excellent kid's books are likewise so encumbered.

*Newer books particularly interesting are legion.

Um, stoopid? These do not qulaify as "literature".

Speaking of good literature, who is your favorite author? (Other than
those you incessantly cut-and-paste to make up for your lack of
original thoughts, that is.)

My woman's been giving me plenty of modern vampire fiction to read
lately. I started off with Charlaine Harris because "True Blood" on
HBO is pretty fun. Robin McKinley is next. I have to admit that I'm
bothered by some of their shortcomings as writers (such as using
unrealistic dialogue as a method for explaining plot details), but
it's also fun to go slumming once in a while. After all, these women
are making a lot more money at fiction than I am right now.

My nephew also gave me Stephen King's Insomnia to read. I haven't read
King since I wasted a summer reading It (1200 pages, and it's a
****ing giant spider???), but he influenced me back in my younger
days. It's like going back and visiting your high school teachers.

After these dalliances, I'm off to explore Cormac McCarthy in greater
detail. I've read The Road, Suttree and All The Pretty Horses, so I
think I'm going to pick up Blood Meridian next.

I read "No Country For Old Men" last fall. I found the style he used
in that book distracting.

How so? (Big fan of the movie, BTW.)

I liked "The Road" because the spare style, heavy on dialogue,
reminded me of Hemingway.

[Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!]

On Apr 28, 8:42*pm, Boon wrote:
On Apr 28, 7:11*pm, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"

I read "No Country For Old Men" last fall. I found the style he used
in that book distracting.

How so? *(Big fan of the movie, BTW.)

How can you not like a Cohn Brothers movie?

To me a good author somehow fades into the background. Even
Shakespeare with the Olde English somehow fades away and the
characters come to life and take over.

"No Country for Old Men" had punctuation so screwed up and quotes
without quotation marks or any attribution so that to me it ended up
seeming to be an exercise in "how different can I write" versus "how
can I bring the story to life and fade into the background". The other
thing about McCarthy is that he seems to try to be as dark as he can
at all times. So I ended up never being able to forget about the
author. He was always center stage to me. So I wasn't too impressed
with him.

I liked "The Road" because the spare style, heavy on dialogue,
reminded me of Hemingway.

Could you tell who was talking without having to trace the
conversation back?

I don't know. He's gotten acclaim and all and who am I to criticize
but that book left me unimpressed. It could have just been my frame of
mind at the time.

[Boon[_2_]]

On Apr 28, 6:12*am, Bret L wrote:
*Many fine books on audio are now in the public domain and may be
freely downloaded. These do include the classic "Radiotron Designers
handbook" as well as DIY books from several good publishers such as
Howard Sams.

Others are not. The best example of an old book no longer available is
the "Audio Cyclopedia" by Tremaine. Many other desireable titles such
as almost everything by Terman had their copyrights renewed and the
owners want big money so they are out of print. Alfred P Morgan's
excellent kid's books are likewise so encumbered.

*Newer books particularly interesting are legion.

What a misleading thread title. Idiot.