Wow! I'm with you Lin, cannot believe the erudition. Come on now, somebody's got a Grisham and an Enquirer stashed under the futon!

Currently reading that Derek Bell book on/of northern ballads. Recent reads to recommend: House of Sand and Fog, beautifully written and a way to get inside a Middle Eastern head for a new perspective. Two Years Before the Mast. Love that book and cannot believe how old it is.

Thanks everybody for all the new rec's.