Nikon D5100 From Snapshots to Great Shots - Rob Sylvan

The Infinity of Lists - Umberto Eco

The Kingdom of Ohio - Mathew Flaming

Good first fifty pages, terrible last fifty pages.  Might have been a good book if it was sigficantly shorter.

The Giant, O'brien - Hilary Mantel

In the Picture - Lee Friedlander

What a great collection from the fabulously whimisical photographer.  Seeing Friedlander's self-portraits over a 50 year span makes this book self-biographical.  Always exploring and challenging concepts of self-portraiture, Friedlander has been a huge influence on photography--maybe even moreso today with digital cameras, smart phones, and programs like instamatic.

Golden Gate - Kevin Starr

A very enjoyable and informative history of the Golden Gate Bridge.  Starr does an excellent job of bringing the history alive without bogging it down with too many details from research.  The author puts the construction of the bridge in historical perspective and leaves those who have travelled the bridge in even greater wonder.

The Marriage Plot - Jeffrey Euginedes

Very disappointing! I read the entire novel only because I loved Middlesex so much.  I am sure how a reader could engage with the characters, none of whom are particularly interesting or well-developed.  There is no plot in the novel and it reads like a very long, and dry, introduction to a story that is about to be told.