It's book review time. They don't have to be political books, or even nonfiction. What have you read recently, what do you recommend, what's waiting for you next?
If Enron turns you on, try "The Smartest Guys in the Room" by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind. It's a fascinating account of the rise and eventual fall of Enron, with great insights into the personalities of the individuals that played key roles in the company. The place had a distinct culture, and the culture was Dysfunctional with a capital "D." This is a business book that reads like fiction.
I just finished "The First World War" by John Keegan, a noted war historian. I knew very little about WWI before picking up this book, and learned a lot. Keegan does a wonderful job of bringing home the mind-numbing destruction of human life, and the sheer pointlessness of the war. Almost a century later, you find yourself wondering why nobody seems to learn.
And that leads to anything by...
...Alan Furst. He writes novels about the period between the wars and WWII, filled with European intrigue. Furst brilliantly evokes a sense of place, while his protagonist reluctantly gets sucked into resistance against the Nazis.
And by now, you're ready for something light and fun, and that means any of the Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich. Plum is a 30ish New Jersey woman with a hilarious family, who falls into becoming the country's worst bounty hunter.
Your turn!