I finished Violence:  Our Deadly Epidemic and Its Causes.  Where the book shines is in making sense of the psychology behind really atrocious, terrible violence.  The author was an advisor for a maximum security prison, and he shows a very clear understanding of really dangerous people.
( My Mind Wanders )

I've finished up the three books in the series of His Majesty's Dragon, Throne of Jade and The Black Powder Wars.  They're not a trilogy as the fourth book is coming out and apparently starts minutes after the third ends.  The books take place in an alternate history where there's different breeds of dragons (much like the different breeds of dogs ( Read more... )

Read Alone Read Aloud Different Seasons by Stephen King Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin The Mammy by Brendon O'Carroll Skeleton Crew by Stephen King The Rift by Walter Jon Williams Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett On Writing by Stephen King The History of the ( Read more... )