Fathers and Sons by Turgenev is, I think, absolutely a must read.

Adding to the list of poetry, I'd of course add Poe (the only american poet I really know), Petrarch, Sappho, Hafez (sometimes romanized Hafiz), and some Zen poetry.Lately I've found a renewed appreciation for anything with more pictures than words, including "coffee table" photo books about places like Kerala, to Japanese graphic novels, and amongst my perpetual favorites, Calvin and Hobbes, Garfield, and every now and then Lo Fu Tzi (bad romanization, but you see these Chinese comics everywhere on City streets, and they're refreshingly silly)

exotiq, you might enjoy the 'Sandman' series that I mentioned earlier. A good starter is a graphic novel with intensely beautiful Japanese art called 'The Dream Hunters'. Other fun comics are the Tintin and Asterix series. They're for kids, but they're still fun. Get one in two languages and try to read in the one you don't know, the jokes are always funny to translate.-t.

Unfortunately, the effects of discovering Radium seem visible on Marie Curie's face. Or maybe, I'm reading too much into the green paint used on the side of Curie's face.

QuoteOriginally posted by: JanmoritzIf you are long SciFi and Thrillers, here you go. These are must reads written by Dan Brown:The Da Vinci Code Deception PointAngels and DemonsDigital FortressRead these first before you start on something else. Believe me!I dunno, I read The Da Vinci Code, and while the story is very original, he reads like I imagine Danielle Steele would read.If you want to read something that is both smart and entertaining, you can't go wrong with Neal Stephenson. Cryptonomicon has THE best explanation of differential equations, ever. And since the elections are almost upon us, I should mention he also wrote a book of which the title I do not remember under a pseudonym I forget, and a presidential candidate who has a stroke and gets a chip implanted so he can regain speech. He then uses the chip in unexpected ways.

QuoteOriginally posted by: adasQuoteis predators ball worth reading???3. Den of Thieves - James B. Stewart Den of Thieves is the worst book you can read on the subject of junk bonds. James Stewart wrote this book to boost hist WSJ career (he succeeded and became chief) and didn't care too much about objectivity. Predators ball is funny from a historic point of view, but don't expect to find the truth in here.The previously mentioned "Payback: The Conspiracy to Destroy Michael Milken and His Financial Revolution" is good, as is "Fall from Grace: The Untold Story of Michael Milken" by Fenton Bailey.Classical stuff:- where are the customers yachts? by Fred Schwed- popular delusions and the madness of crowds by Charles Mackay- reminiscences of a stock operator by Edwin Lefevre