So who gave you the best book ever? What book was it? Most of us regulars around here like to read and give books as gifts, so I thought I might post a "Book-a-Holics" blog about it. The best book I ever got as a gift came from my sister, the Sugar-High-Elf. We've given each other a lot of books (and gift cards for books) over the years, but a few years ago she got me a book that I had never read that I have come to call one of my most favorites. The book is called A Confederacy o...

A lot of people have said that "Revenge of the Sith" is the best of the Star Wars prequels, and I would agree. I generally don't go in for movie adaptations, though, so it took me awhile to get around to reading the "Sith" novel -- but I'm glad that I did. It came about like this: I was in the local Wal-Mart, getting a new set of tires and an oil change for the Honda, and I wanted something to read. I picked up "Revenge of the Sith" and started reading it in the waiting area, and by the t...

Yeah, THAT Penn Jillette. The loud-mouth, wise-cracking card sharp and juggler who works the Vegas scene with his mute partner Teller. I was actually looking for a book on card tricks that P&T had put out at the local library and this book was the only one to come up under the name. I was dubious. After all, Sock is a murder mystery told by an atheist, libertarian stuffed sock monkey. Yeah, that's right -- a sock monkey. This book was highly enjoyable, and a very quick read -- it took me ...