I started and finished Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer. It's the true account of the Mount Everest tragedy that claimed 5 lives (12 by the end of the season) in 1996. I remember he came to my middle school back when the book was first published to talk about his experiences. I was too young to be interested in nonfiction at the time though and never read his book.

I finally picked it up cause it's one of those books I've always wanted to read, and because I'd already read his Into the Wild. I find with nonfiction the narrative voice makes or breaks the text. His is simple and honest.

Right now I'm reading New Tricks, sequel to Dog Days by John Levitt. Urban fantasy, short, fast-paced reads. They're very good books worth spending an afternoon on, imo. The use of magic in particular here is quite interesting.

~DragonHeart~