james- qu'ran's good. fun stuff. and, as you hinted at, somewhat familiar. been reading, with the Malcolm, some of Elijah Muhammed's stuff, and that's a little harder to swallow- white people as a result of genetic experiments, and such. I suppose no harder to swallow than much of what I've swallowed in sunday school snacktime. I've found that my preferred form of the qu'ran is, appropriately, aural. there are several good sites on the old worldwide where you can hear the entire thing recited by these amazing performers, sung, really, in the o.g. arabic. my favorite one is this one. click on sourat yussuf, if you're at all interested. let him warm up a little and prepare to be blown away. I like to listen to it while I'm at work on the old comp- God is speaking to me in a language I can't understand, but I love it. Like a mama talkin' to a baby. probly an acquired taste, I warn.
what else?

*"the prince" by machiavelli

*"man's search for meaning" viktor e. frankl

*"the art of happiness" the dalai lama

* the date my sister project at thespark.com

enjoy.
oh and james- franny and zooey is perhaps my favourite book ever, and if you don't love it like your very own mother you are an idiot.