I should start a ping list just for screen name twins. :D
Books I just bought yesterday:
Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist.
Norman Cohn's Europe's Inner Demons.
& Lila Abu-Lughod's Veiled Sentiments: Honor & Poetry in a Bedouin Society.
That's quite an assortment. I'll have to remember to ask you next week how they were.
Those selections look interesting and scholarly. Personally, I do like the heavy stuff for learning about other places, people and times. But to relax and have a great time, give me Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series. Never knew anyone could have so many vehicles destroyed, encounter so many wackos, and get into so many jams. But I can also totally relate to it all, and after laughing out loud over an hour or two, I’m relaxed and able to sleep soundly. And laughing out loud is good for our health.