And currently on the shelf:

For the past oh, 7 years or so I've been on a strictly old book diet. If it was written in the 20th century or later, I wasn't much interested. But lately that has changed. I want to sample what's current. I want to actually read a few of the books they talk about on Dad's favorite channel: Cspan's BookTV. This has been going on all summer, and to stretch it out a bit further...

I just visited one of my libraries this weekend and checked out the following:

From James Bradley: Flyboys: A True Story of True Courage
Because reading these stories always promises a strong dose of the good and the noble, and many of these heroes are still available for interview, including my own Papa.

From Thomas Cahill: Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter
Because I love Homer, Edith Hamilton, and the stories my husband's advisor (who is from Cyprus) tells, and in general, everything I hear about Greece.

From Lyn Brown & Sharon Lamb: Packaging Girlhood, Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketer's Schemes
Because I like hearing different views on womanhood and am fascinated by the new wave of anti-feministic feminism.

From Edward Klein: The Kennedy Curse: Why Tragedy Has Haunted America's First Family for 150 Years,
Because it seems to come up often in conversation & it's always nice to have a recent source.

From Mireille Guiliano:
French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure
Because I started reading this at Kendall's house and am addicted to Mireille's writing, her methods, and her style.

From Michael Moore: Dude Where's My Country
Because enough people quote him at me that I'd like to at least be able to say I read the book before ranting against the man. It helps one to not be shrill.

I'm taking a break from classics, except for Female Piety (James Angell James) and War & Peace (Tolstoy). I just can't get into Part II!