i want to make The Eight required reading for WFTD class and then have a quiz on it on one of my teacher days! when i love a book, i want everyone else to read it! Like when Arghy read the Historian on my recommendation and then he and i could discuss it.
Actually, The Eight sounds interesting. And, yes, I used to play chess, too.
A lady who works part time for us just came back from a trip to Vienna and Budapest. From what she said, it appears Budapest is just as gorgeous as described in The Historian.