eReader.com
offers for a limited time
all three e-books of Neil Stephenson's Baroque trilogy (
Quicksilver,
The Confusion, and
The System of the World)
for the price of two ($39.90).
This is a great deal if you are interested in finding out more about Stephenson's magnificient portrayal of the 1714+ baroque era.
I bought
The System of the World yesterday, and now I can hardly concentrate at work, so eager I am to finish reading it!