German - fluent
French - simple conversation
Norwegian - can read
Ancient Germanic languages (OHG, OS, OE, ON, Gothic) - reading ability

Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond
1776 by David McCulough
The Stories of English by David Crystal
Bonds That Make Us Free by Terry Warner
The Satanic Verses by Salmon Rushdie

J.S. Bach - pure genius
Gustav Mahler - one symphony in 37 movements, the revelation of one soul.
Anton Bruckner - one symphony composed nine times (unless you count #0); the revelation of pure emotion, with the last effort dedicated to dem lieben Gott (the dear God).
Chamber music, especially with piano (high emphasis to Beethoven's late quartets - no piano - and Schubert's piano trios)
Eric Clapton - the greatest blues guitarist there is or was
Led Zeppelin - heavy blues
ZZ Top - raw Texas blues
Memphis Slim - the master blues pianist
Muddy Waters - Delta blues in Chicago
Austrian Folk Music - immdediate tranmission of feeling with grace
Franz Liszt piano - a virtuoso's virtuoso

In no particular order:

• Pulp Fiction
  
• Fargo
  
• This Is Spinal Tap
  
• Get Shorty
  
• The Producers
  
• To Kill a Mockingbird
  
• Memento
  
• 12 Angry Men
  
• Lord of the Rings Trilogy
  
• Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  
• The Man Who Would Be King
  
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  
• Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
  
• The Philadelphia Story
  
• A Christmas Story
  
• The Hustler

One may notice the preponderance of comedy on this list, which may reveal my escapist tendencies.

Who has time? Well, one thing; you might want to check out how I think by reading my thoughts at my site: http://mormonphilosophy.blogspot.com
Feel free to comment or critique.

My theological/philosophical thoughts:
http://www.mormonphilosophy.blogspot.com/

Real estate investor, former banker, even earlier university instructor.
For fun, I write (essays, poetry, novels), perform (piano, choral) and listen to music, play basketball and golf, and read up on cultural history and ancient languages.