From time to time I speak to various groups and I like to leave them with a reading list. Rather than just have it contain my ideas of good books, I'm soliciting input from others. What are your ideas of the "Best of the Bee Books"? I divide my list into three categories: Beekeeping Instructional Books Here I place the how-to books such as those by Richard Bonney for those who want to go out an try it. Beekeeping General Reading This category contains books of interest to the lay reader dealing more generally with bees, beekeeping and keepers, etc. Beekeeping Reference This is the place for the tomes: "The Hive & the Honey Bee" and "The ABC & XYZ..." and any others. Any suggestions will be much appreciated. A brief description of the book or reason for including it helps readers make intelligent choices. E-mail direct to me at: [log in to unmask] and I will compile the list for posting here. I will also send it on to the Beekeeping FAQ if they wish to include it. If you know the book is out of print or somesuch, please include that info also. Thanks in advance. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- David Clayton Internet: [log in to unmask] Assistant Director, Academic Computing URI Smart Node Consultant Univ. of RI; Kingston, RI 02881