I have been busy collecting books and for the first time in a long time I have more than I can effectively read at one time. I usually have at least one or two books to read at any one time. Occasionally I will have three I will read, leaving each in a different part of the house and reading when I can steal minute or two. At the moment, between book purchases and the library, I have about ten books. I have to discipline myself to read the library books first.

Here is a partial list of the books I have:

• By Schism Rent Asunder - purchased
• Exile-and Glory - purchased
• Fleet of Worlds - purchased
• The Development of Modern Chemistry - purchased
• Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Eighth Edition - library
• Science Frontiers: 1946 to the Present (History of Science) - library
• Modern Science 1896-1945 (History of Science) - library
• The Age of Synthesis: 1800-1895 (History of Science) - library
• The Rise of Reason: 1700-1799 (History of Science) - library
• The Birth of Science: Ancient Times to 1699 (History of Science) - library

I also have my college chemistry and physics textbooks I pick up periodically and re-read. Also, Karen was cleaning the bedroom this morning and found a couple Joseph Campbell books on mythology I have not dug into yet. I hit overload. I will not be idle for a while.