Up vote for Cocaine: An Unauthorized Biography. I also recently read Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell. It's a lighter, quicker read than say, Cocaine, and if you haven't read her stuff before, I definitely recommend trying her out, she has a smooth, lovely writing style.
No AC OR internets?!? Anyway, I just got done with The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell. I really enjoyed both of them. Book Thief is about a young, German girl in Nazi Germany and is narrated by a timid and thoughtful Death. Unfamiliar Fishes is a history of the colonization of the Hawaiian islands with Vowell's signature dry humor. If you give me some titles of books that you like/just read, I'd be happy to give you more suggestions!
Up vote for Cocaine: An Unauthorized Biography. I also recently read Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell. It's a lighter, quicker read than say, Cocaine, and if you haven't read her stuff before, I definitely recommend trying her out, she has a smooth, lovely writing style.
You should check out http://www.amazon.com/Unfamiliar-Fishes-Sarah-Vowell/dp/1594487871/ref=pd_sim_b_3
No AC OR internets?!? Anyway, I just got done with The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell. I really enjoyed both of them. Book Thief is about a young, German girl in Nazi Germany and is narrated by a timid and thoughtful Death. Unfamiliar Fishes is a history of the colonization of the Hawaiian islands with Vowell's signature dry humor. If you give me some titles of books that you like/just read, I'd be happy to give you more suggestions!