I like to take books on vacations that I think with both last me the whole trip and also be possible to finish in the time that I'm gone. It's a delicate balance to strike as it's difficult to tell exactly how long it'll take you to read a book before you even pick it up as it could be rubish or it could be so good that you don't want to put it down, breezing through it in only a couple of days. Well, when I packed 360 Degrees Longitude: One Family's Journey Around the World for a recent road...

I was walking through the book store the other day trying to kill some time. I had no where particular to be so I figured I'd go there and wander through the stacks for a while. This is something I enjoy doing from time-to-time, always hoping that I won't buy anything but instead just wander and enjoy killing a few hours with a bit of noisiness and people watching.

Yeah, I was wrong there. I don't think I ever go into a book store and not buy at least one book. Well, this time, as I walked...