Good heavens, it’s been a while since I posted. Well, it’s been pretty hectic what with Thanksgiving travel and so forth. I’ve also been reading a lot. One of the guys at work gave away a bunch of books, and I snagged a whole box full. Of that box, I’ve managed to read Elmore Leonard’s Get Shorty which I would characterize as decent airplane reading. I haven’t seen the movie.

Then, on “Black Friday” we went to the Green Valley Book Fair where I picked up another dozen or so books. The first thing I read was Jared Diamond’s The Third Chimpanzee. I had really enjoyed his Guns, Germs, and Steel (catchy title, no?), so I thought I’d give this one a try. It was ok, but I didn’t enjoy it as much.

I’m now working on Max Boot’s The Savage Wars of Peace. I like this one quite a bit so far, and I’m eager to finish it. Up next is Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences. I’ve already read a little bit of this one; I’m afraid it may be a little tedious, but I expect I will learn quite a bit while reading it.

As if that weren’t enough, I’ve also requested Born Fighting from my local library. There was a queue of about 12 people ahead of me, so hopefully I’ll be caught up by then.

Posted in uncategorized on December 2nd, 2004 by Thibodeaux | RSS 2.0 |