Academic books

[Pinball]

Anyone reading any good academic books? I am reading Senator Obama's book, which is decent so far. Some good general thoughts about America and about his first year or so in office.

Anything else out there? No Dean Koontz, please...

Goodnight Moon is a solid read

[Rob Graff]

Pinball - only Dads are supposed to know of the glory of Goodnight Moon......Something you are not telling us?

[DanGenck]

Anyone reading any good academic books? I am reading Senator Obama's book, which is decent so far. Some good general thoughts about America and about his first year or so in office.

Anything else out there? No Dean Koontz, please...

Goodnight Moon is a solid read

Don't you ever get sick of never being part of the solution and only part of the problem?

...yeah, I went there...

[KnoxVegas]

I heard an interview earlier this year on NPR with Mark Kurlansky. He has written several books on things that we take for granted. One is Salt: A World History, and he did another book on Cod.

Both are fascinating reads on off-beat topics and are highly recommended. Of course there is also State of Denial if you want to leave shking your head.

Kurlansky is a great author and Salt and Cod are fantastic. Also any book by Simon Winchester like The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa.

I just finished How the Scots Invented the Modern World by Arthur Herman. I highly recommend them.

I never read fiction anymore. There is too much that has actually happened to learn about.

[StrykerFSU]

Sea of Glory and In the Heart of the Sea are both excellent if you enjoy seafaring histories with a little cannibalism thrown in. They are both by Nathaniel Philbrick.