Member CuriousBob

My library reflects my diverse interests. In fact, it's always been a bit of a problem for me that I am interested in too many things. I have not included anything here from my technical library, but only those things that seem to me to be of general public interest.

I have recently been seeking out some of the books that inspired me as a kid and purchasing them online. My all-time favorite would be The Education of T. C. MITS by the American mathematician, Lillian R. Lieber. It was this book that showed me, way back in 1963, that mathematics is something much more than calculation.

Another seminal book for me was the photography collection, The Family of Man. Much of my view of humanity was initially formed through this amazing book.

As of the date of this writing (4-25-07), I have listed about 420 books. I figure that by the time I am through I will have listed about 650 books. None of my oversize art books have been listed yet, and there are a bunch of Dover thrift editions left to be done as well. Toss in about 30 miscellaneous titles, and that should about do it.

After I get all my basic entries made, I plan to go back and pay better attention to the tags, and to offer comments on books that I share with less than 100 of the people in this system.

I am a recently retired consultant. Most of my work has been technical and scientific writing, however, I have also done research for a highly diverse group of clients, and even some computer programming. My favorite assignments, however, have been as a discussion facilitator. If I have a natural talent for anything, that's it. I've even been a facilitator in my spare time as a book club discussion leader at our local library.

I live with my wife, Karen, in the suburbs of Washington, DC. She is a systems engineer with a background in linguistics which makes her perfect in her role solving knowledge management problems at a large Federal agency. Her library is separate from mine, and so it is not included here.