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RECOMMENDED READING
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The enclosed files list books I have read that I wish to share with kindred
spirits. The list reflects my personal preferences and prejudices, which may
not coincide with your own. Hopefully, you will find some things of
interest. Note the newly added software listing (an experiment).
The list has been divided into seven categories, by file name:
SF.LST Science Fiction
SCIENCE.LST Science, math, and related topics
ELECTR.LST Electronics
COMPUTER.LST Computers, programming, etc.
NONFICT.LST Nonfiction, history, psychology, etc.
FICTION.LST General fiction.
SOFTWARE.LST Computer software.
The WHATS.NEW file gives update info.
The files SDN.ID, SDN.CTL, DESC.SDI, VENDINFO.DIZ, and FILE_ID.DIZ are des-
criptor files required for BBS, vendor, and network distribution.
Many of the books on the list are out of print and/or generally unavailable
at the local book store. Some of these can be found on library shelves.
Some can be ordered from rare book dealers [at a hefty premium, to be sure].
Some can only be found after years of patient search at used book stores,
flea markets, and yard sales. Some you may never find. So it goes, as Kurt
Vonnegut says.
Some of the out-of-print books described are also out of copyright. This
would make them prime candidates for reproduction by electronic means, such
CD ROM publication. Any takers?
I would be interested in your comments, opinions, observations, criticisms,
and general chatter. I regret that I can be of little or no help in locating
any of the hard-to-get books [my personal copies are NOT available to lend].
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Good news. A certain John Oxley, an extremely literate and perceptive person,
responded to my READING lists. His analyses and criticism are recorded, with
his permission, in the file OXLEY.ANS. My own response to his response is in
the file MCOOPER.ANS. All you other people are herewith challenged to join
the discussion. If you dare.
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M\Cooper
3425 Chestnut Ridge Rd.
Grantsville, MD 21536-9801
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Email: thegrendel@aol.com