Teal Echo

Pirates! In an adventure with scientists
Fun! (****)

My So Called Normal Life
Fairly well-written memoir about a 23-year old cancer patient. (***)

Christopher Wakling: Beneath the Diamond Sky
Odd Travel Narative. Not a happy ending (****)

Dava Sobel: Galileo's Daughter
Interesting historical look at Florence, Galileo, and life in Italy during the late 1500s as Church and science begin an epic religeous struggle (****)

Dan Simmons: Hyperion
(****)

William Weaver : Boredom
Kind of slow, gets better as you go along (**)

Victoria Finlay: Color
A fun look at the history and culture behind color pigments (***)

Reading Lolita in Tehran
A very insightful book into the shifting value placed on women in the context of Iranian culture during the 80s and 90s (****)

Keith Ferrazzi: never eat alone
Only on chapter 3 or 4, but have decided how I'm going to pay for the rest of my trip to Europe, and motivated me to get back in touch with lots of people I havne't talked to for ages (*****)