So it took me a while but I'm finally picking up the book baton.

Name three books on your book shelf. One from each end and one from the middle.
From first shelf: The Best Recipe
From second shelf: The Hugo Winners: Vol. I and II
From bottom shelf: CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics

What reading material is in your bathroom?
None. I don't read in the bathroom.

Favorite authors and why.
Issac Asimov. I love his short stories and the way he so elegantly combines science with fiction. One of the best and most prolific authors to live. Douglas Adams because his sense of humor is great. The Hitchhiker's Trilogy is extremely funny.

Least favorite authors and why.
I don't have any. I don't read what I don't like.

What author is over rated?
Harlan Ellison. He's a jackass.

Would you (have you) picked up a woman (or man) in a bookstore?
Yes.

Do you eat while you read? If so what’s your food of choice?
I sometimes read the newspaper while I read but hardly ever books.

Name one book you’d recommend for someone searching for meaning or insight or inspiration.
Not a book but a short story called The Last Question by Asimov. There's another short story by him about learning but I forget what it's called.

Name one book you’d recommend for a day on the beach or a rainy day in the house.
BFG by Roald Dahl.


Do you judge a book by its cover?
No. I have lots of books without covers and some that about the drabest things you could imagine.

In the bookstore, what section do you head to first?
Science Fiction.

I pass the baton to whoever wants to pick it up.

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