I am only halfway through it at the moment but it is freakin' hilarious thus far. I first heard it from the new TV show that was created based on the book. Loved the comedic antics on the show so I thought I might try read the book. It is definitely eye-opening in some parts (like serving four-day-old fish to earn another buck instead of tossing it) but the way it is presented - all witty and humourous - is kind of addictive.

For my birthday, I got a $50 gift card to Barnes & Noble -- which I almost immediately spent buying books at bn.com (free shipping if your order is over $25, so why not?) -- and then I got another $50 in cash which I spent buying more books at half.com.

So yeah... lots and lots of books coming in.

In fact, right now, I am waiting for UPS to deliver the Barnes & Noble books - Yay! again for shipment tracking. I am getting:
1984 -George Orwell,
The Old Man and the Sea -Ernest Hemingway,
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time -Mark Haddon,
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide -Douglas Adams,
and the first book of Terry Brook's High Druid of Shannara trilogy.

I splurged the rest of my birthday moolah on getting my own set of Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. I intend to reread the entire series... kind of my way of counting down to his new addition to that saga.

I always get so excited when getting new books, it is almost embarassing. But I cannot seem to help it. I feel like a kid on Christmas morning waiting to open his/her toys. I love the fact that books (well, non-textbook books) are so much cheaper -- especially the secondhand ones that look practically brand new.

Score! The doorbell! My Books! They're here!