By Christopher Moore
Been wanting to read this for a while. I've only just started, but it's pretty frickin' funny. :)
by Bash Dibra
Interesting little book about cats, from general heath and feeding to understanding body language and training them.
I really liked some of the stuff in there, especially the more complex training tips. If I had more time, I would totally train my cats to do all kinds of cool stuff!
On the downside, it's a little precious at times and ignores the fact that some cats are insane and some cats are kind of unpleasant. It's definitely got that "the universe is a friendly place, my child" feel to it in spots, which is annoying. Also, he's a bit over-the-top with some health stuff (putting mineral oil drops in a cat's eyes when you bathe it? Good grief! Just don't get soap in the cat's eyes, it's not that hard!).
by Thomas Mauriello
This is a really interesting book. Read it in one sitting while I was home sick. Basically, this guy who teaches forensic science built six one-room dioramas to help his students learn to investigate crime scenes. This book has short stories describing how a good detective would investigate each one. So on the one hand it reads like a series of short mystery stories (set-up, investigation, conclusion - but all from the POV of the detective) but on the other hand it could easily be used as a reference for how this kind of thing works.
Really interesting if you like crime stuff.