During this time I bought a pile of books---several hundred dollars worth, not figuring in various discounts. I'm all about reading. (And I'm well-to-do enough that I can afford to splurge this much on brand-new hardcovers (most of the books I bought are recent publications), in addition to travel and eating expenses.)

Only three are outright science fiction and / or fantasy, though (and one associational book). Some were things I was on the lookout for...others I just happened across and thought interesting. But the titles are a good cross-section of my current reading habits and interests.

Here are some of the titles:

"The Complete Peanuts: 1959 - 1960," Charles M. Schulz

"Fidel: Hollywood's Favorite Tyrant," Humberto E. Fontova

"Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times," H. W. Brands

"White Guilt," Shelby Steele

"The Official Handbook of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy," Mark W. Smith

"The U. N. Exposed: How the United Nations Sabotages America's Security and Fails the World," Eric Shawn

"1901," Robert Conroy

"The War of the Worlds: Fresh Perspectives on the H. G. Wells Classic," H. G. Wells and others.

"The American Home Front: 1941 - 1942," Alastair Cooke

"Washington's Crossing," David Hackett Fischer

"A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles," Thomas Sowell

"Notes for a Memoir: on Isaac Asimov, Life, and Writing," Janet Jeppson Asimov

"Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalen: The Followers of Jesus in History and Legend," Bart D. Ehrman

*****

There were others, but, for the sake of the "13 line" rule, I think it's enough for one post...maybe later I'll put others up. I haven't finished reading the last five books, either, but hope to get to most of them in the week remaining of my vacation-from-work.