[soloist66]

Taking advantage of the holiday slow down, vacation time and snow to catch up on some reading both in physical as well as e-book form. Read-a-thon so far includes:

1. "The Hangman's Daughter" by Oliver Potzsch. Thriller taking place during the 1600's in Germany. I found it for 99 cents on Amazon. I was pleasantly surprised -- and found it to be an entertaining read.
2. "High Crimes" by Michael Kodas. A look at how greed and lack of oversight lead to tragic consequences during the 2004 and 2006 climbing season on Everest. Having already read "Into Thin Air" as well as "The Climb" I nevertheless found this to be fascinating tale of people (climbers, guides, outfitters and others) who for whatever reason take life threatening risks: e.g., skimping on costs, stealing equipment from others, misrepresenting climbing accreditation and experience, in the pursuit of Everest glory and dollars. I couldn't put the book down.
3. "Dance with the Devil" by David Bagby. I won't say too much about this except that if you are familiar with the documentary "Dear Zachary" -- then this book is written by Andrew's father. It's a great companion piece to the documentary. If you haven't seen the documentary -- I'd recommend you watch it instantly on Netflix!
4. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese. I was a little wary about starting this but have gotten hooked almost immediately and now feverishly racing through the chapters....