Speaking of books, I saw a most interesting work this weekend. Our daughter, Adrienne (H.S. senior), wanted to retake the communications portion of her SAT, and did so this weekend. Her study guide was, get this, a murder-mystery novel. Pertinent phrases were bolded in the text. The idea behind the book was that it was easier to assimilate verbal concepts if they are presented in story-like fashion where your imagination can work with the more "prosaic" thought processes. Intriguing! She felt she did better 2nd time 'round due to this study guide. -K. -----Original Message----- From: Barber, Kenneth L. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 4:15 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: A GREAT BOOK sounds like a good one, bobby. -----Original Message----- From: Bobby G. Greer, Ph. D. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 4:10 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: A GREAT BOOK Hey Guys, I am half way through The Professor and the Mad Man. A fantastic book with many different themes. Although the author becomes a bit obssessive with some details, it tells the story of a mentally ill, incarcerated killer and former surgeon contributed 20,000 entries into the Oxford English Dictonary. Bobby