To: James C. Mc Gowan who wrote (6416 ) 6/30/2002 10:22:56 AM From: John Pitera Read Replies (1) | Respond to Thanks James... This is for Marie..... speed readers skim and scan ," says the judge of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, best known for his role as a mediator in the Microsoft antitrust case. "I read quickly, but not anything super fast." But when asked what's he's reading this summer, he rattles off a long and impressive list of books. And at the end of this list, he pauses, and points out that this is only a partial list. He doesn't yet know what he'll be reading later in the season. big fan of recorded books -- listening to them on his commute in Chicago. "In some cases," he says, "the experience is really superior to reading." He cites works where dialogue is important, particularly when it's written in dialect, which can be hard to read . He enjoyed Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn on tape, and also James Joyce's The Dubliners. "There's a transitional period," he says. "But after a while, you become acclimated to it, and it's terrific." •Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy •Cicero, Anthony Everitt Hegel : A Very Short Introduction, Peter SingerWhy Orwell Matters, Christopher Hitchens npr.org down on the scene
