11-19-2010, 05:55 AM
Hi,
Honestly. ... Oh, the poll hasn't started yet? Sorry.
There's 2059 titles in my Book Collector db. That doesn't include a few boxes that I've not cataloged yet.
I prefer LCD, but using Dewey:
500 Natural sciences & mathematics
800 Literature & rhetoric
One would suffice: Suicide Made Easy
Actually, without too much thought I'd say:
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Hofstadter
Gravitation by Misner, Thorne, J.A. Wheeler, and J. Wheeler
The Annotated Alice, Gardner
None.
The selections I made where based more on their ability to keep my mind occupied than to entertain me. A novel might give me a few hours of amusement, but then I'd only want to reread it years later, if at all. These books will fill many days with contemplation of the ideas contained in them. I would happily take the music, but that too would get pretty repetitive over a year.
--Pete
(11-18-2010, 04:19 PM)ZatarRufus Wrote: How would you respond?
Honestly. ... Oh, the poll hasn't started yet? Sorry.
Quote:How many books do you own?
There's 2059 titles in my Book Collector db. That doesn't include a few boxes that I've not cataloged yet.
Quote:What are the top 2 Dewey Decimal classifications or genre of your library based on quantity of the books you own in said categories?
I prefer LCD, but using Dewey:
500 Natural sciences & mathematics
800 Literature & rhetoric
Quote:If you were to be stranded on a desert island for one year, what 3 books would you like to have with you?
One would suffice: Suicide Made Easy
Actually, without too much thought I'd say:
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Hofstadter
Gravitation by Misner, Thorne, J.A. Wheeler, and J. Wheeler
The Annotated Alice, Gardner
Quote:If you could substitute the complete musical works of any 3 composers, groups (bands), or artists for one book, what would you select
None.
The selections I made where based more on their ability to keep my mind occupied than to entertain me. A novel might give me a few hours of amusement, but then I'd only want to reread it years later, if at all. These books will fill many days with contemplation of the ideas contained in them. I would happily take the music, but that too would get pretty repetitive over a year.
--Pete
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