>>You are evil giving me all these recommendations when I am already buried ;-)
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>Sorry. <g>
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>>My interests are eclectic as well. It might be a mystery, it might be a biography, it might be something recommended in the NY Times book review. I need to rein myself in somehow. There are probably more unread books here than I am likely to read in my lifetime.
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>I just added several to my "to read" list from the alumni magazines. But I hardly buy books anymore. I use the library as much as I can, and for the first time in my life, am actually regularly requesting books I want to read through inter-library loan. (While each township in my county runs its own library system, they're integrated to provide county-wide borrowing.)
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>I got a Nook in April and so far, have only paid (99 cents) for one book. The rest have been either freebies or library.
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I have also been using the library more. When there is a book I want to read I check the library first. The problem is that it is small library first with limited selection. They used to have a good inter-library system with other libes in Lake County but that went away with the local budget cutbacks.

Plus I flirt a little with the librarians and they all smile when I show up. That's worth a trip to the library by itself ;-) The flirtation is minimal and we mostly talk about books. I get some good tips from them and occasionally they get some tips from me. Even a librarian can't read every book.