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I have bought 2 and found them both useful. How do you approach a complicated subject like Access VBA Programming? With the dummies book! And I already knew VBA before reading it. And still I learned a lot. Sometimes the problem with more advanced and comprehensive books is, where do you...

So many - but if I had to pick just one: The Good Earth - Pearl S. Buck Why? For its beauty and wisdom, ecapsulated in its utter simplicity.

I've read many, if not most of Steinbeck's novels. It's hard to pick my favorite, they're all superb. East of Eden is the most complex and crafted; Grapes of Wrath the most compelling; Tortilla Flat the most charming; Of Mice and Men the most haunting; Travels with Charley the most endearing.

Hey Libra6! I just dropped in here after a long absence - good to see you!

Access VBA Programming for Dummies. I liked it very much - highly informative - even for non-dummies. Book before that - Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss. I also liked it - excellent descriptions and language, likeable characters and well done - but the plot was a little contrived and a bit...

Understand first, that every book that somebody hates, somebody else loves. Example: books mentioned in this thread that people hated, I found VERY worthwhile: Catch 22 Catcher in the Rye The Old Man and the Sea Robin Crusoe The Time Travelers Wife The Lord of the Rings So don't give...

The Moostone by Wilkie Collins is generally regarded as the FIRST EVER detective novel. Collins was a contemporary with - and friends with - Charles Dickens. I've read the novel and it holds up well. Fans of the genre should definitely read it. Another great detective writer was Edgar...

I'm in the first part of Conspracy of Paper. I read another of Liss' books awhile back, The Coffee Trader. I enjoy his writing trememdously. His writing style is in the manner of the period that he is writing about (in the case of Conspiracy, early 18th century London). If done clumsily...

Perhaps a non-sequitor, but Walden 2 by B.F. Skinner is a pretty remarkable book too, as I recall. I just felt someone should mention it.

I once had a book about this subject and I highly recommend it. But, I can't remember the author or title because I never actually read it.

For the sheer timeless beauty of it, The Good Earth is unbeatable. I've never read a book that dealt with universal themes in such a simple yet profound way. Absolutely amazing. Anyone with a 6th grade reading level can read and understand every word. Yet, reflecting on it and understanding...

I just finished it. Yes, it is unusual and well worth reading. No, it I don't agree with the unreserved accolades. It was just so monotonic. I want a book to take me through a range of emotions and situations. This was like one long, tortuous scene. Yes, there were a few different...

Thanks everyone. I did have a great birthday. We met some friends and went to a most unusual and memorable Chinese restaurant in Flushing, Queens. It was a "Mongolian hot pot". There's a boiling pot of broth in the center of the table, and you order stuff from the menu and throw it in this...

One of his best. And partly because the monster wasn't a vampire or a ghoul or a malignant machine brought to life, or a purple people eater, but an ordinary (okay, not so ordinary, but still a perfectly plausible) dog. And a crapped out car. It could happen. Probably has, in some form or...

So it goes.

I'm 2/3 of the way through. First off, I want to say I'm thoroughly enchanted, it's a rich and powerful book, complex in its simplicity. Those who have read it will get what I mean by that. I'd like to touch on some points that nobody has mentioned. This book, written in the early 1930's...

GIA# 15320532 That's a diamond report from the Gemological Institute of America. Good game. You never know what's going to come up.

Thank you, Stewart! I'll try it right away. I wish I had thought to ask about this long ago.

There are times I'd like to print out a thread so I can show it to someone who may not be a forum member - my wife, for example. I don't want all the avitars and all the side menus and banners, etc, so the normal way to print a Web page is no good. Way I do it now, I have to copy and paste...

I'm fascinated by this topic. The word metrology refers to the science of measurements. I was first introduced to some of the concepts of metrology when I studied experimental psychology, then later, as a mechanical designer and configuration manager for an aerospace corporation. Some of the...