Book of Matthew, this was the New King James Version. (I wonder what they are going to call the next King James Version, New New King James Version, Newer King James Version???) The copy I read was a Gideons (orange cover) that I found on the sidewalk. It was in perfect condition so I decided to read it. I will be reading the rest of the New Testament and Psalms and Proverbs as time permits. I have read other translations before. This one is like King James, but with a slightly more modern vocabulary.

The Satanic Bible by Anton Szandor LaVey. ISBN 978-0-380-01539-9. This is a funny little book. When it was written in 1969 it probably seemed very outrageous . Now it just seems silly. There are four sections: Fire (Book of Satan), Air (Book of Lucifer), Earth (Book ofBelial) and Water (Book of Leviathan). The first section is described as a version of "Might is Right". The second section is some philosophic discussions similar to the first section. The third and fourth sections describe rituals. The end of the fourth section has various "Enochian" calls that have been retranslated to be "satanic."

The Man Who Counted by Malba Tahan. ISBN 0 86241 883 6. The is a great little book. It is about a Persian man Beremiz Samir (the man who counted) and an Arab and some of the adventures they have. Each adventure involves some sort of mathematical problem,which Beremiz cleverly solves. This was an interesting book to read, especially if you are interested in mathematical puzzles.

Reading the book of Genesis. Seven different translations. I read the weekly Torah portion, a different translation every day. The translations I used were: (1) JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh, ISBN 978-0-8276-0766-8. (2) The Sapirstein Edition, Bereishis/Genesis, The TORAH with Rashi's commentary, ISBN 1-57819-325-7.
(3) The Five Books of Moses, Everett Fox, ISBN 0-8052-1119-5.
(4,5,6,7) The Layman's Parallel Bible (King James Version KJV/Modern Language/Living Bible/Revised Standard Version RSV).