I am on the final chapter of Sea of Glory by Nathaniel Philbrick (the story of the first American voyage of discovery). I enjoy his style of historical/biographoical writing. His previous book, Into the Heart Of The Sea was based upon the sinking of the whaleship Essex, which is what Melville based Moby Dick on.

For Christmas, I received a book about researching your own past lives. I am working my way through it, but there are writing exercises involved, so it is a little more interactive than most books I read. I can't wait to find out more of my past!

The most interesting book I have ever read was The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes, about convict transportation to Australia.