Well, you asked for my book list, debra, so here it is. Would you believe this is only a partial list? I wanted to add more to the list but also wanted to get this up and posted in a timely fashion! :-) I have maybe a dozen more gardening books and several more craft books I could add but they'll have to wait for a later date when I have more time to research them to see if they should actually be included.

Anyway, here's the list - feel free to post your list of books, too. That goes for anyone else that has a book list they might want to share. You can never have too many book recommendations, right?

Books to Read

Science Fiction:

First Landing by Robert Zubrin

Terraforming Earth by Jack Williamson

The Chronoliths by Robert Charles Wilson

Passage by Connie Willis

The Children's War by J. N. Stroyar

Borrowed Tides by Paul Levinson

Chronospace by Allen M. Steele

Fantastic Voyage : Microcosm by Kevin J. Anderson

K by Daniel Easterman

Blind Waves by Steven Gould

Falling Stars by Michael Flynn

The Mars Transmission by Ronald Reed Jackson

Terminal Visions by Richard Paul Russo

Jet Stream - Part 1 of WWIII: The Breakup Of America; A 21st Century Thriller by R.L. Muehlberg

The Rock by Robert Doherty

Atlantis by Greg Donegan

Atlantis : Bermuda Triangle by Greg Donegan

Atlantis : Devil's Sea by Greg Donegan

The Tenth Planet : Oblivion by Dean Wesley Smith

The Tenth Planet : Final Assault by Dean Wesley Smith

Thunder Rift by Matthew Farrell

The King of the Sun by A.A. McFedries

Limit of Vision by Linda Nagata

T2: Infiltrator by S.M. Stirling

Catch a Falling Star by Cheryl L. Daniel

The Year the Cloud Fell by Kurt R.A. Giambastiani

Ninth Day of Creation by Leonard Crane

Last Day by A.D. Allen

Lunar Encounter by Harold W.G. Allen

Dome by M.J. Rusch

Deepsix by Jack McDevitt

Outlaw School by Rebecca Ore

The Fresco by Sheri S. Tepper

Science Fiction (Damien Broderick):

The Spike : How Our Lives Are Being Transformed by Rapidly Advancing Technologies by Damien Broderick

The Last Mortal Generation by Damien Broderick

Transcension by Damien Broderick

Non-Fiction (Misc.):

Nickel and Dimed : On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich

Dispensing with the Truth by Alicia Mundy

The Lexus and The Olilve Tree: Understanding Globalization by Thomas L. Friedman

The End of Privacy : How Total Surveillance Is Becoming a Reality by Reginald Whitaker

The Unwanted Gaze : The Destruction of Privacy in America by Jeffrey Rosen

Bird Watching:

The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Allen Sibley

Science (Misc.):

Bold Science: Seven Scientists who are Changing the World by Ted Anton

Darwin Among the Machines : The Evolution of Global Intelligence by George B. Dyson

Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind by Hans P. Moravec

The Triumph of Evolution: And the Failure of Creationism by Niles Eldredge

At the Water's Edge : Macroevolution and the Transformation of Life by Carl Zimmer

Spirituality (Buddhism):

Buddha's Little Instruction Book by Jack Kornfield

A Path With Heart : A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life by Jack Kornfield

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry : How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path by Jack Kornfield

The Monk and the Philosopher : A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life by Jean Francois Revel

Choosing Reality : A Buddhist View of Physics and the Mind by B. Alan Wallace

The Bridge of Quiescence : Experiencing Tibetan Buddhist Meditation by B. Alan Wallace

Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up : A Practical Approach for Modern Life by B. Alan Wallace

Awakening the Buddha Within : Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World by Surya Das

The Beginner's Guide to Zen Buddhism by Jean Smith

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki

Mind of Clover: Essays in Zen Buddhist Ethics by Robert Aitken

Taking the Path of Zen by Robert Aitken

On Having No Head : Zen and the Re-Discovery of the Obvious by D.E. Harding

Look for Yourself: The Science & Art of Self Realization by Douglas E. Harding

Face to No-Face: Rediscovering Our Original Nature by Douglas E. Harding

Embracing the Present: Living an Awakened Life by Leonard Jacobson

The Taboo of Subjectivity : Towards a New Science of Consciousness by B. Alan Wallace

Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chogyam Trungpa

Neurotheology:

Zen and the Brain by James H. Austin, M.D.

Gardening (Ken Druse Books):

Making More Plants : The Science, Art and Joy of Propagation by Ken Druse

The Collector's Garden : Designing With Extraordinary Plants by Ken Druse

The Natural Garden by Ken Druse

Natural Shade Garden by Ken Druse

The Natural Habitat Garden by Ken Druse

80 Great Natural Habitat Plants by Ken Druse

80 Great Natural Garden Plants (Ken Druse's Natural Garden Guides) by Ken Druse

80 Great Collector's Garden Plants (Ken Druse's Natural Garde Guides) by Ken Druse

Gardening (General):

Herbal Remedy Gardens by Dorie Byers

Potting Places by Teri Dunn

Garden Elements by Joan Clifton

Annuals by Richard Bird

Perennials for Every Purpose by Larry Hodgson

Horticulture Gardener's Desk Reference by Anne Halpin

Outdoor Stonework by Alan and Gill Bridgewater

Outdoor Water Features by Alan and Gill Bridgewater

Tranquility Fountains by Mickey Baskett

Gardens of Illusion : Places of Wit and Enchantment by Sara Maitland

Dream Plants for the Natural Garden by Henk Gerritsen and Piet Oudolf

Designing With Plants by Piet Oudolf and Noel Kingsbury

Gardening With Grasses by Michael King, Piet Oudolf

Gardening (Zen):

Gardens of Gravel and Sand by Leonard Koren

Zen Gardens by Erik Borja

Zen in Your Garden: Creating Sacred Spaces by Jenny Hendy

Secret Teachings in the Art of Japanese Gardens by David A. Slawson

Reading Zen in the Rocks : The Japanese Dry Landscape Garden by Francois Berthier

Health and Wellness:

Say Goodbye to Illness by Devi S. Nambudripad

The NAET Guide Book (4th Ed.) by L.Ac., R.N., Ph.D. Dr. Devi S. Nambudripad D.C.

Crafts (Misc.):

Classic Mosaic by Elanie M. Goodwin

Garden Decoration from Junk by Leeann Mackenzie

The New Mosaics by D.T. Dawson

The Complete Guide to Glues & Adhesives by Nancy Ward & Tammy Young

Faux Finishing for the First Time by Rhonda Rainey

Soapmaking:

Essentially Soap by Dr. Robert McDaniel

The Soapmaker by Janita Morris

Environment (Paul Shepard Books):

Encounters With Nature : Essays by Paul Shepard

The Tender Carnivore and the Sacred Game by Paul Shepard

The Only World We've Got : A Paul Shepard Reader by Paul Shepard (Editor)

Thinking Animals : Animals and the Development of Human Intelligence by Paul Shepard

Nature and Madness by Paul Shepard

Environment (General):

The Two-Mile Time Machine by Richard B. Alley

Earth Odyssey : Around the World in Search of Our Environmental Future by Mark Hertsgaard

A Green History of the World : The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations by Clive Ponting

Runaway World : How Globalization is Reshaping Our Lives by Anthony Giddens

Spirituality (General):

The Seth Material by Jane Roberts

Books to Buy

Environment (General):

The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight : Waking Up to Personal and Global Transformation by Thom Hartmann, Joseph Chilton Pearce, Neale Donald Walsch (Afterword)

Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change by William Robert Catton

Geodestinies : The Inevitable Control of Earth Resources over Nations and Individuals by Walter Lewellyn Youngquist

Neurotheology:

The "God" Part of the Brain: A Scientific Interpretation of Human Spirituality and God by Matthew Alper

Gardening (Zen):

Zen Gardening by Sunniva Harte

Creating Japanese Gardens by Philip Cave

The Art of Japanese Gardens: Designing & Making You Own Peaceful Space by Herb L. Gustafson

Japanese Garden Design by Marc P. Keane

Gardening (General):

Backyard Living: From Gardening & Grilling to Stone Walls and Stargazing by Time Life Books

Natural Stonescapes by Richard L. Dube and Frederick C. Campbell

Spirituality (Buddhism):

Buddhism Plain and Simple by Steve Hagen

Science (Physics):

Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces that Shape the Universe by Martin J. Rees

Crafts (Misc.):

Garden Crafts by Geraldine Rudge

Simple Fountains for Indoors & Outdoors by Dorcas Adkins

Building:

Rustic Retreats by David & Jeanie Stiles

Philosophy (End of the World):

The End of the World: The Science and Ethics of Human Extinction by John Leslie

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

Answers

Jim,

Don't do this to me! :>) I need to add another room on my study as is to free up the hallway leading to the pantry and here you are showing more I will be looking for in the future. Thanks for the list.

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

Very intimidating,it's no wonder I always feel slow intelectually and can't spell as well as everyone around me.I've never read a book from beginning to end,not one in my whole life.I do like opening up one in the middle and seeing what is being written and usually read a few paragraphs.I will see if some of these books are at my local book store and will open them up in the middle and read a bit,they sound interesting.

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

Who are you, white blood cell person?? Are you new or incognito? I find you very intriguing and amusing! :)

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

Yah, WC, Who are you??????TRen

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

In response to Earthmama's questain,I'm just someone who enjoys a web site forum where deversity seems welcomed .I might sound humorous with intent,but it was truthful what I wrote about being intimidated and not having ever read a book front to back,not even a comic book. And Jim just listed some of his collection .I can tell from the title of these books that I'd enjoy talking to a person like Jim or other person who's read these books ,in person.Seems a person exposed to some of these books would be able to get indept when in casual conversation.I love entertaintment that is backed by intelligence.Is my false e-mail address causing to much trouble for this web site? I'll stop contributing to answers if it is .I'd still lurk around and read what others here have to write about .An example of being slow is when English is the only language I can communicate in, yet I need a dictionary to decode some of the words used commonly by most on this web site.Thanks for the list Jim.

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

Wow! Thanks Jim, you're a peach! On the other thread you said you were 15 years old 20 years ago. 20 years ago I was 23. Boy, I'm starting to feel old. I wonder what the average age of folks on our forum is?

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

There's no need for you to feel intimidated by us or anything we post here, WC - you're very welcome to our little forum. I think people are just curious about you that's all.

Whatever email address or name you choose to use on the fourm is not a problem, either (as long as it's not vulgar, I guess). Just use what's comfortable for you. I recognize that some people (for whatever reason) might not be comfortable with giving out too much information on themselves. That's not a problem with me...

BTW, I use the dictionary all the time (yep, even us bodacious bibliophiles use it). Here's the URL for the online Merriam-Webster Dictionary that I use quite frequently:

Merriam-Webster Online

Welcome to the forum!

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

debra: I think quite a few of the posters on this forum are in their mid to late 40's. It seems that people in my age group or younger are few and far between here, unfortunately. I did make mention on another thread that I need to make sure to always respect my elders on this forum since you guys seem to be in the majority here. Heh, heh! ;-)

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

WC, welcome..............bring your dictionary and join me, I have mine at my side at all times...this forum is a mind stretcher for me and I hope you stick around!!!

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

Yes, thats right Jimmy, you betcha you better respect us old farts......

WC, DO NOT stop contributing!! You just got here, and we dont know you near well enough yet to kick you out, much less get to know ya!

As to your havin need of a text to figure out what people are sayin here, I often have the same problem with CONCEPTS especially.......fortunately, (and I am a very fortunate woman!) I have an extensive library cuz 'my name is earthmama and am a bookaholic!'

My radar tells me you have a european flavor,,,er flavour..... (david, help me here).......

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

Jim...when you get your library complete let me know so I can come over and read!

Jay is right about making more room.I figure the entire wall with bookshelves will work.Then wire shelves on the doors of the units,to hold paperbacks,so it's like a double layer of books.I've planned it into the house repairs. Meanwhile I just have to make do with the current disorganization. Any other ideas?

I'll add some books you might like.Gotta go over and take a look see.In fiction, definitely Terry Brooks Running with the Demon and the next two, if you haven't read them. And about anything Barbara Kingsolver writes.

Seed propagation ones I use extensively are Seed to Seed by Susan Ashworth and From Seed to Bloom by Eileen Powell.I need both.

Have two I find necessary on wildflower propagation,if anyone is interested.

Making Twig Furniture is neat,by Abby Ruoff.

General gardening choices are Joy of Gardening by Dick Raymond and Four Season Harvest by Elliot Coleman.Have a bunch more to review this winter.....will let you know.

I have one on historical herb bed designs that I have to locate.That was very good.I used it alot when designing the historical herb gardens for the school

Liked Hoosier Home Remedies by Varro Tyler for the historical references and Rodale's Encyclopedia of Herbs as a general herbal reference.

And I have a bunch on nature crafts,naturally,if interested.

I have more, and some are pretty to look at,but these are the ones I use the most.

Anyone got a recommendation on Native American shamanism?

And now,Jim,I need to leave and go to the library.Wonder if I can break in at midnight and not get yelled at too badly. Jim stop,please.I have no time to read right now. Quit it.This is torture. I CAN'T TAKE IT!

My 'to buy' list is kept in my wallet somewhere,in case I stumble upon a used book store in my travels.

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2001

Jim, thanks for the online dictionary, the kids are allways stealing my paper one. And WC, no we didn't mean to scare you off, sit down, relax! Your with good people, well I won't be one of those using any words that you will have to look up! Tren

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2001

Sharon:

Seed propagation ones I use extensively are Seed to Seed by Susan Ashworth and From Seed to Bloom by Eileen Powell.I need both.

I have the Eileen Powell book. Excellent! I also have two seed-saving books by Marc Rogers: "Saving Seeds" and "Growing & Saving Vegetable Seeds".

Have two I find necessary on wildflower propagation,if anyone is interested.

Sure, I'd be interested in their titles...

Making Twig Furniture is neat,by Abby Ruoff.

I have "Making Bent Willow Furniture" by Brenda & Brian Cameron. It looks fabulous but I haven't found a good source for willow so haven't tried any of the projects, yet.

General gardening choices are Joy of Gardening by Dick Raymond and Four Season Harvest by Elliot Coleman.Have a bunch more to review this winter.....will let you know.

I don't have "Four Season Harvest" but would like to get it. I guess I forgot to add it to my "to buy" list, though.

And I have a bunch on nature crafts,naturally,if interested

Yep, I'm definitely interested.

-- Anonymous, June 13, 2001

Its great to see someone else reads science for fun too! A few I like that are on my list, but aren't necessarily new are:

The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (genetics for everyone to understand)

Consilience by E. O. Wilson

Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan (rest in peace)

Three Scientists and Their Gods by Robert Wright (interesting take on faith and science in interview-like format)

-- Anonymous, June 14, 2001

Jim-titles as requested

Directory to Resources on Wildflower propagation from Missouri Botanical Garden.If interested let me know and I'll tell you more abt. it

Growing and propagating Wildflowers by Harry Phillips.I've also got two online propagation sources that I'll get to you,if you want.

Nature Crafts for Xmas By Dawn Cusick & Carol Taylor

Complete book of Nature Crafts by Carlson,Cusick and Taylor

Floral Crafts( haven't looked at it really good yet,but looks promising) By Allen Bragdon

Also this historical gardening one: Fifty Easy Old Fashioned Flowers by Anne Zeman. She also puts out a rose one,if you are into them.

-- Anonymous, June 14, 2001

Anne: Thanks for the recommendations. I haven't read Three Scientists and Their Gods but I'll put it on the list. And Consilience by E. O. Wilson SHOULD have been on my "to read" list but it wasn't. Now it is...

Sharon:

Jim-titles as requested

Directory to Resources on Wildflower propagation from Missouri Botanical Garden.If interested let me know and I'll tell you more abt. it

Yes, whenever you have the time, I'm interested.

Also this historical gardening one: Fifty Easy Old Fashioned Flowers by Anne Zeman. She also puts out a rose one,if you are into them.

I'll check them out, thanks.

As for the others on your list, they look familiar to me. I'll do an Amazon.com check in an attempt to jog my memory. If I haven't read them then they're on the list. I guess I better hope for a loooong winter, eh? ;-)

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

I've also got two online propagation sources that I'll get to you,if you want.

Yep.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Well, you foks can read alla these hi-falutin' books if you want to. Me, I'm planning on camping on the book store's doorstep Tuesday morning - cause that's when Janet Evanovich's "Seven-Up" comes out! And it's trash fiction - pure, unadulterated TRASH!!

I'll go back to gardening books on Wednesday!!

Any other Evanovich fans here?

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Jim

I'll post the links later,on a seperate thread, and I'll tell you abt that prop guides when I can.

Re: Sci Fi...Did you say you liked Greg Bear? I pulled out the ones I'd read and liked. Songs of Earth & Power was,hands down, my favorite, but I liked Eons and Legacy too.

I read the Shore of Women by Pamela Sargent,a number of years back,after I picked it up for a buck or two,to try.I remember I liked it alot.Rather a Amazon type of future.

Others are around here somewhere.Talk to me after we are in the old house and more organized(sure),whenever that will be.

I have alot of Ursula Le Guin so I obviously liked her as an author,but for the life of me I can't remember reading them. I think I didn't read them all,yet. Geez,well that's the beauty of a failing memory.You get to experience it all anew! Don't you laugh,you are sneaking up on that,too,buckaroo. Soon as you hit your 40's.

Something to look forward to.

Like I told you, I have, alot of Medivial and futuristic fantasy that I like. Dragons and Druids and Celtic legends and such. I do love them. Fire dragons are too,too cool. Like hummingbirds. I have a Beauty fire dragon(in my mind,anyway)!

I'm going to check with the library to see if they can get me The Seth Material and I'll let you know more on it,then.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Sharon--- I liked U.K. LeGuin's "Always Coming Home". And if you like Celtic/Medievel, check out Diana Gabaldon. Some time travel, but mostly an historical novel. Some violence, but a great love story. Only 4 written to date in the Outlander series. My niece had me read them and they were like popcorn.

And Jim, it's only fair I added one to your list since you've added a few to mine. I can't wait to find a copy of "Geodestinies.." Our library doesn't have it in, I'll try inter-library loan. The excerpt you posted really set me thinking in regards to our household energy plans. Thank you.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

I think you'll find Geodestinies very eye-opening, Anne. I certainly did...

Here's another book that I highly recommend (I forgot to add it to my "to buy" list):

The Spirit in the Gene: Humanity's Proud Illusion and the Laws of Nature by Reg Morrison

-- Anonymous, June 26, 2001

funny I had a dream this morning ..where I was complaining to my partner that we should have built on to the room for the books by 6' more to get them all on the shelf....

great titles... full shelves here too

-- Anonymous, June 26, 2001

I love "disaster" stories like:

"A Gift Upon the Shore" by M.K. Wren

"Swan's Song" by Robert McCammon

"Alas, Babylon" by Pat Frank

Farnham's Freehold" by Robert Heinlein

"The Postman" by David Brin

"Lucifer"s Hammer" by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

Also loved the "Clan of the Cave Bear" series and Diana Gabaldon's time travel/historical novels were also great.

Almost any "living simple" and "How-To" books.

Wishing you enough.

-- Anonymous, June 27, 2001

I love "disaster" stories too, Dianne. I've read all the books you mentioned on your list and loved them.

Here's another book in that genre that's my all-time favorite - I can't recommend it enough:

Into the Forest by Jean Hegland

-- Anonymous, June 27, 2001

STOP IT! STOP IT! I'm unemployed, have no money, how could you DO this to me???? I've been trashing all my ABE want list notices cuz I'm so po'! What must I do, stand on the corner holding a sign saying "Will work for books"?

And now you come and tempt me ... Wait! My son is visiting his dad! I could ... I could ... I could take all his stuff out of storage and have a garage sale! EBAY!!! I'll sell all my son's belongings on Ebay and use the money to buy books!

-- Anonymous, June 27, 2001

(grin)

Yeah, I hear you, Sojourner. I usually get my books from the library as I could never afford to buy all the books on my "to read" list. We need to win the lottery, don't we?

-- Anonymous, June 27, 2001

Oooohhh Dianne - another human being that has read Alas, Babylon!! I thought I was the only one on the planet!!

I'll have to print your list and take it into my favorite UBS (used book store) and have her take a look-see in her computer for them. I'm half scared to go in there - she keeps trying to sell me the store - $45,000 turn key operation! Book Heaven!! But then I'd never get any gardening done!!

-- Anonymous, June 27, 2001

From the library???? Well when in desperate straits I suppose one must do what one must do ...

But it strikes me that having to turn to books in a public library rather than having the book for your very own is much like patronizing a, ummm, house of ill repute rather than enjoying one's pleasures within the bonds of holy matrimony.

*sniff*

"I do declare there were times when I was so lonesome I took some comfort there, LAI la LAI!" - Simon and Garfunkel

Which reminds me I've got some due, maybe even overdue ... Dang flat tires!

-- Anonymous, June 27, 2001

I haven't posted on this thread previously, because I wouldn't even know where to start in listing good books that I've read. I'm definitely a bookworm!

But since the thread has turned to post-apocalyptic fiction, I want to recommend Sheri Tepper's book (really, ANYTHING that she's written) The Gate to Women's Country. Also recommending Starhawk's The Fifth Sacred Thing and it's prequel, Walking to Mercury. Starhawk is a noted Pagan non- fiction author, but these are her first efforts in the fictional category.

-- Anonymous, June 27, 2001

Well, now you've got me started! :-P Some of you might enjoy Thomas Perry's series about Jane Whitefield. She's a Native American woman whose business is helping people disappear, then start their lives over again. Apparently the character was introduced in a previous novel, but I think the first in the series is Vanishing Act.

-- Anonymous, June 27, 2001

Truly, many of these sound good...but when do you all have time to read????? Do any of you sleep?

I spent the day indoors and thought I would go nuts! I did get a lot done, though. This is weird since it rains around here a lot and I never thought I would consider myself an "outdoors person." In fact, Mr. S. and I were just discussing such this evening.

Guess I only read in the winter (or at the table!)

WC (is that Handy or Fields?) Welcome.

And you whippersnappers shape up here! Hummmphhh! Yeah, respect your elders! What Young Master James sez....

-- Anonymous, June 27, 2001

HI, all, Thanks so much for suggestions of other "disaster" type books. Sometimes when I ask book store people if they can recommend a good disaster book they look at me funny. Most of what was on my list are old paperbacks and are sometimes hard to find. I read paperbacks mostly because it's easier for me to hold them in these arthritic hands than a hardback.

I've also read all of my list at least twice and sometimes a lot more. DH only reads a book once. I re-read many times because it's like visiting an old friend.

Polly, I discovered Alas, Babylon in a second hand book store in Italy (of all places) and have read that to the point where it's almost falling apart.

Sojourner, please e-mail me. I tried e-mailing you once and it got bounced back.

As far as finding time to read, I'd rather read than sleep.

Wishing you enough.

-- Anonymous, June 28, 2001

Every time I read this thread I have to say a little mantra............winter comes every year, winter comes every year, winter comes every year...............................I am really LOVING summer but there is NO TIME to read, except what time I spend on the computer.............another whole addiction!!!!

-- Anonymous, June 28, 2001

Diana Gabaldon ROCKS!!!! I heard that there is another author that writes about Claire and Jamie, but I can't for the life of me remember her name. Anyone here know? Who would you cast if they made a movie of the series? :-)

Sherri's favorite Celtic fantasy books: The Keltiad series by Patricia Kennealy Morrison (Jim Morrison from the Doors second wife)

The Rune Blade Trilogy and the Sword in Exile Trilogy by Ann Marston (our wedding vows will probably come from these books if we ever get around to getting hitched)

Lady of the Glen by Jennifer Roberson (set during the Glencoe massacre)

Anything by Charles DeLint,especially the Tamson House and 'Jack' stories

Gossamer Axe by Gael Baudino

Not specifically Celtic, but I still like them The Blending series and The Blending Enthroned series by Sharon Green

The Sime/Gen novels by Jacqueline Lichtenberg and Jean Lorrah (long out of print since the authors found they could make a lot more money writing Star Trek novels)

-- Anonymous, June 28, 2001

Has anybody read "Nobody's Son" by Patrick Stewart? If not I highly recommend it - it is not your average fantasy novel. I read a whole lot of SF and Fantasy and the vast majority of it is just brain candy, but this one is really something a little deeper than the run of the mill.

And David Gemmell's "Legends" series has caught my interest.

And I would have to say the book that has influenced me spiritually more than any other is "Peace Is Every Step" by Thich Nhat Hahn, a buddhist monk who was nominated by Martin Luther King for the Nobel Peace price back in the 60's.

CJ Cherryh - Cuckoo's Egg James Morrow - Only Begotten Daughter Anything and EVERYTHING by Terry Pratchett Dave Duncan George RR Martin (I LOVED "Tuf Voyaging"!) Orson Scott Card David Bryn Anything by Ursula K. LeGuin Anything by Barbara Hambly Tanith Lee Jane Yolen Sheri S. Tepper has already been mentioned, by far her best book (in my opinion) is "The Gate To Women's Country"

Not SF or fantasy but Wendell Berry's fiction is just indescribable, and very apropos to us homesteaders. His characters live.

And two of my favorite nonfiction books are "The Mismeasure of Man" and "The Tao of Physics".

Oh, geez, how much longer can I stand to be seperated FROM MY BOOKS? They're almost all in storage! And I keep buying more and then I have to box them up and put them in the half-finished house to make room in the camper for yet more books!

It's far too late for a 12 step program for me ...

WHIMPER!

-- Anonymous, June 28, 2001