I’ve fallen into a bad habit where I fall asleep when I start reading. I’m going to try and “break the cycle” by reading when I am most awake, as opposed to in bed falling asleep.
I just returned from Borders where I was amazed at the amount of crap that is for sale.
Judging from the bookshelves in the look-at-me section by the door, Americans are into 1.) Bounty Hunters 2.) Iraq and Islam 3.) Naval warfare and 4.) Self-Help.
Self-help has a long history in America, starting with “Poor Richard’s Almanack” so that isn’t surprising, the popularity of guns, boats and religion is no shocker; that is the core of the American trifecta. Iraq is , and will be for a looooong time, a big deal. But I’m really not sure about the Bounty Hunter books. Must be some new cultural nuance that I’m not familiar with.