These are the three books I am reading currently:
1. Frommer's Costa Rica 2009:
this winter toby and i are planning to spend a couple weeks in costa rica. some other family members will be joining us. the book is filled with great advice on where to stay and things to do. our plans: nothing!!! we want to go and live in the water and on the sand. I do want to see some macaws and maybe check out the active volcano, but other than that, no touristy bustle for us!!!!
2. Inverted World by Christopher Priest:
i loved the prestige both book and movie, and saw this book written in the 70's by priest. it is an alternate future novel and so far i am intrigued by the beginning. apparently the city of earth runs on tracks that most people know nothing about, except the members of the guild, and the protagonist who has just become an apprentice shows the reader the world as he discovers it.
3. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan:
i saw this book in jamba juice and loved the first few pages. it traces the origins of our current food chain and tries to grapple with the nightly question of what should we eat for dinner. fun fact: corned beef is called that because early settlers called all grains corn, even salt. another concept the author explores is the reason why americans are the most health conscious on the planet, yet the most obese...i haven't read the answer yet, but i'll post a final review
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