What are you reading?

[Irulan]

I'm in the middle of Chris Hadfield's book and also started reading the free Kindle version of Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi recently. I'm enjoying both.

My first Kindle read was another free book, A Rogue's Life by Wilkie Collins. It was amusing, except for a huge bit of anti-Semitism in one chapter that I did not like.

So far my strategy of buying a Kindle to make reading more convenient is paying off. I've downloaded more than 20 free books. Most are pretty obscure, like writings by Teddy Roosevelt and memoirs by unfamous men who fought in World War I or the Civil War. But there's no risk if I don't like them, since they were free, and they might turn out to be interesting.

BTW Chris Hadfield is working on another book, a compilation of the photos he took from while on the ISS.

I was getting those daily on my twitter feed. Those photos are what got me onto Twitter, actually. He's done some really cool things in terms of bring the space program truly into the new century. His videos on YouTube are a hoot - everything from how astronauts brush their teeth to why you need music in space. Love that guy!

E books - lots of free and cheap down loads off off Book Bub. They offer new realeases and publishers specials at a huge discount.