New Books

I've made a couple of trips to the bookstore in the past couple of days. George Tenet's new book (At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA) was released today and I just had to get it. I read the first two chapters this evening. As usual, I find that those who rise to high office are intelligent and articulate. I'm really looking forward to getting into this one.

I also picked up the new J.R.R. Tolkien book, The Children of Hurin. A new Tolkien book, some forty plus years after his death. Amazing. I haven't started this one yet.

Finally, I picked up Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson. I got started on this one yesterday and it is pretty good so far. Rather than reading a book that positions itself as a "how to" and rationale for thinking, I just decided to read a book about a great thinker.