Welcome to Mikes Library.

Welcome to my library. You may wish to browse some of the reference material I have or check out my favorite authors. I have included links an online book store in case you wish copies of some of the books in my library.

Reference material

The Constitution of the United States of America makes good reading, along with the Amendments to the Constitution.

Welcome to the funny pages

For those of us too lazy to open a newspaper, you can get your dose of the funny papers online. Many of the major syndicated comics are available from their syndicated hosts. You can find Baby Blues, Hagar the Horrible, Rex Morgan MD and Blondie to name a few on the King Features site. Another large syndicate site is United Media who bring you Dilbert, Peanuts, Garfield and more.

Strips you won't find in your local news paper include:

Torg the windows geek, his pistol packing rabbit named bun-bun, and Riff, a technogeek with one BFG are good for a few laughs at Sluggy Freelance.

Unix geeks may prefer the User Friendly comic strip full of bearded beos and Linux geeks.

Favorite authors

I have always enjoyed a good novel. I tend to read science fiction over any other type of fiction. My favorite author is Robert Heinlein, followed by Asimov then Jordan.

Robert Heinlein

I started reading Heinlein as a youth in the early 1970's. His early juvenile fiction is considered by many to be his best work. His work from the 1940's up to the end of 1959 include such favorites as Rocket Ship Galileo, Space Cadet, Red Planet, Farmers in the Sky, Between Planets, The Rolling Stones, Starman Jones, Star Beast, Tunnel in the Sky, Time for the Stars, Citizen of the Galaxy, Have Space Suit -- Will Travel and Starship Troopers

Barnes and noble carry a full line of books by Robert Heinlein

Robert Jordan

I started reading Robert Jordans Wheel of Time series a few years ago when I found a hardcover Lord of Chaos (Wheel of Time #6) in an Atlanta airport bookstore for $3.88. I have been reading the series ever since.

Barnes and noble carry a full line of books by Robert Jordan

The Wheel of Time series as of July 7, 2000 consists of the following novels. You can order online from Barnes and Noble by clicking the format you desire. Winter's Heart is scheduled for release in November of this year so is still a presale at this time.

Title	Hardcover	Trade paperback	Paperback
The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time #1)	Hardcover	Trade	Paperback
The Great Hunt (Wheel of Time #2)	Hardcover	Trade	Paperback
The Dragon Reborn (Wheel of Time #3)	Hardcover		Paperback
The Shadow Rising (Wheel of Time #4)	Hardcover		Paperback
The Fires of Heaven (Wheel of Time #5)	Hardcover (limited)		Paperback
Lord of Chaos (Wheel of Time #6)	Hardcover		Paperback
Crown of Swords (Wheel of Time #7)	Hardcover		Paperback
The Path of Daggers (Wheel of Time #8)	Hardcover
Winter's Heart (Wheel of Time #9)	Hardcover

J. K. Rowling

Ms Rowling has written a delightful series about Harry Potter, a young wizard living in England and attends Hogwarts. The first book was delightful and the rest were just as good. So good that I had trouble putting them down. Harry Potter is not only for young people, but is great for the young at heart as well.

Barnes and noble carry a full line of books by J. K. Rowling including her first, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone, available in Hardcover as well as paperback

Barnes and Noble have a special Harry Potter Bookstore dedicated to Rowling's work

Lemony Snicket

In LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, after Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire's parents perish in a terrible fire, they are placed in the care of their uncle, Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), an evil fiend who is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune.

Watching the movie or reading the books is your choice. Having a blast is part of the fun.

Technical texts

Linux Device Drivers by Alessandro Rubini is a must for anyone writing a linux device driver. It has recently been updated to a Second Edition which covers the 2.2 and 2.4 kernels