Comments on: Books I Read in 2006 http://rickyspears.com/blog/2006/12/books-i-read-in-2006-2/ Empower. Challenge. Advance. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:38:13 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul http://rickyspears.com/blog/2006/12/books-i-read-in-2006-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3309 Paul Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:36:01 +0000 http://rickyspears.com/blog/?p=149#comment-3309 I started keeping track of the books I read a few years ago as well. I categorize them on my computer according to subject area and then note the year I read it and my comments if any. I also keep a section for any books I want to locate. I notate them because I know that I'll probably never think of or come across the title again unless I write it down. I often wondered though the "requirements" for deciding whether one keeps a book. Obviously the books really add up for avid readers. I thought that I'd keep a book if I felt it was worth re-reading or was somehow unique/rare. This is especially difficult for those that have several interests such as myself. Another idea is I like to give books as gifts to other people who might be interested. Actually, as a side note, I also keep track of the movies I watch (because I'm nerdy like that)..lol. I started keeping track of the books I read a few years ago as well. I categorize them on my computer according to subject area and then note the year I read it and my comments if any.
I also keep a section for any books I want to locate. I notate them because I know that I’ll probably never think of or come across the title again unless I write it down.
I often wondered though the “requirements” for deciding whether one keeps a book. Obviously the books really add up for avid readers. I thought that I’d keep a book if I felt it was worth re-reading or was somehow unique/rare. This is especially difficult for those that have several interests such as myself. Another idea is I like to give books as gifts to other people who might be interested.

Actually, as a side note, I also keep track of the movies I watch (because I’m nerdy like that)..lol.

]]> By: Matthew Cornell http://rickyspears.com/blog/2006/12/books-i-read-in-2006-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2546 Matthew Cornell Mon, 22 Jan 2007 03:44:39 +0000 http://rickyspears.com/blog/?p=149#comment-2546 Thanks, Ricky. I think the update adds a lot of value. Thanks, Ricky. I think the update adds a lot of value.

]]> By: Teri Pittman http://rickyspears.com/blog/2006/12/books-i-read-in-2006-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2207 Teri Pittman Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:52:02 +0000 http://rickyspears.com/blog/?p=149#comment-2207 Calvin Rutstrum was a wilderness writer. I actually like his work better than Thoreau. There's some great stuff at <a href="http://outdoors-magazine.com/s_article.php?id_article=128" rel="nofollow">Outdoor Magazine </a> that will give you a review on many of his books. I just read A Wilderness Autobiography thanks to this article and it was wonderful. I have the Wilderness Cabin and the New Wilderness Way, along with Paradise Below Zero. You might want to try whatever catches your fancy in those reviews. I think it's important, especially for us techie folks, to get out of our chairs and back into nature to renew ourselves. Calvin Rutstrum was a wilderness writer. I actually like his work better than Thoreau. There’s some great stuff at Outdoor Magazine that will give you a review on many of his books. I just read A Wilderness Autobiography thanks to this article and it was wonderful. I have the Wilderness Cabin and the New Wilderness Way, along with Paradise Below Zero. You might want to try whatever catches your fancy in those reviews. I think it’s important, especially for us techie folks, to get out of our chairs and back into nature to renew ourselves.

]]> By: rickyspears http://rickyspears.com/blog/2006/12/books-i-read-in-2006-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2181 rickyspears Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:04:55 +0000 http://rickyspears.com/blog/?p=149#comment-2181 Teri - Thanks for the comment and the suggestion! I rarely read books from the library, so I can usually compile my list mostly from my history at Amazon.com and Audible.com. I also keep a daily journal and note when I start or finishing reading a book, so a quick search for "read" in my journal for the year usually turns up most of the stragglers. Obviously, I don't read as much as you do. If you had to recommend one book by Rutstrum, what would it be? Teri – Thanks for the comment and the suggestion! I rarely read books from the library, so I can usually compile my list mostly from my history at Amazon.com and Audible.com. I also keep a daily journal and note when I start or finishing reading a book, so a quick search for “read” in my journal for the year usually turns up most of the stragglers. Obviously, I don’t read as much as you do.

If you had to recommend one book by Rutstrum, what would it be?

]]> By: Teri Pittman http://rickyspears.com/blog/2006/12/books-i-read-in-2006-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2135 Teri Pittman Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:54:24 +0000 http://rickyspears.com/blog/?p=149#comment-2135 I love Write it Down, Make it Happen. I sometimes do "future journaling" where I visualize how life would feel if a certain thing happens and write as though it is fact. The part about seeing the curved roof of my Airstream home didn't quite happen--we have a Silver Streak instead. Some of it comes close. I read WAY too many books to try and track what I read. I probably have 13 checked out from the library now. You might want to add a bit of Calvin Rutstrum to your reading list too. I love Write it Down, Make it Happen. I sometimes do “future journaling” where I visualize how life would feel if a certain thing happens and write as though it is fact. The part about seeing the curved roof of my Airstream home didn’t quite happen–we have a Silver Streak instead. Some of it comes close. I read WAY too many books to try and track what I read. I probably have 13 checked out from the library now. You might want to add a bit of Calvin Rutstrum to your reading list too.

]]> By: rickyspears http://rickyspears.com/blog/2006/12/books-i-read-in-2006-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2043 rickyspears Sun, 31 Dec 2006 01:02:45 +0000 http://rickyspears.com/blog/?p=149#comment-2043 Matthew, I've fixed the link. Thanks for catching that and pointing it out. <i>The Secret</i> is essentially about the law of attraction. How we tend to attract things into our lives because of how we focus our thoughts. Although agree that this is true to some extent, I doubt that this is the best source of information. I'm not finished with it yet, but I expect to be in the next week or so. It's on my Palm TX and it is the book that I am currently listening to whenever I'm on an airplane. Recommendations are kind of tough since that is more closely related to personality and interest. For example, to you, I would highly recommend both of Mark Forster's books. <i>The Baptist Deacon</i> was a great book as well, but would be of no interest at all to someone that wasn't serving, or considering serving, in the role of a Deacon. Do you think I should expand each of these with a two or three sentence commentary? Would that help? Matthew,

I’ve fixed the link. Thanks for catching that and pointing it out.

The Secret is essentially about the law of attraction. How we tend to attract things into our lives because of how we focus our thoughts. Although agree that this is true to some extent, I doubt that this is the best source of information. I’m not finished with it yet, but I expect to be in the next week or so. It’s on my Palm TX and it is the book that I am currently listening to whenever I’m on an airplane.

Recommendations are kind of tough since that is more closely related to personality and interest. For example, to you, I would highly recommend both of Mark Forster’s books. The Baptist Deacon was a great book as well, but would be of no interest at all to someone that wasn’t serving, or considering serving, in the role of a Deacon.

Do you think I should expand each of these with a two or three sentence commentary? Would that help?

]]> By: Matthew Cornell http://rickyspears.com/blog/2006/12/books-i-read-in-2006-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2041 Matthew Cornell Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:22:51 +0000 http://rickyspears.com/blog/?p=149#comment-2041 Two more points: o The link to 05 books is back to this post (and search can't find it). o What's "The secret" about? The web site is vague! Two more points:
o The link to 05 books is back to this post (and search can’t find it).
o What’s “The secret” about? The web site is vague!

]]> By: Matthew Cornell http://rickyspears.com/blog/2006/12/books-i-read-in-2006-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2040 Matthew Cornell Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:11:08 +0000 http://rickyspears.com/blog/?p=149#comment-2040 I'd definitely like to hear your recommendations, Ricky. That would be the value added, in my opinion! Happy holidays, matt I’d definitely like to hear your recommendations, Ricky. That would be the value added, in my opinion!

Happy holidays,

matt

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