On the nightstand

Here's some things I am reading (or have recently read)!

I just finished a series by Jonathan Stroud calld The Bartimaeus Trilogy. It is about a boy who uses magic to summon a demon and together, they solve some mysteries that will save the world as they know it. The first book in the series is The Amulet of Samarkand.

Although this is published towards teens, I found this to be an enjoyable series, though one I admit that I figured out most of what would happen before the eventual end of the series.

Another item on my nightstand is The Illiad and The Odyssey, both by Homer. I'm a little over halfway through the first one and it is pretty interesting. A lot of it is based on Greek mythology/history, which I remember liking a lot when I was younger, so some of the characters are familiar. It is not a very easy read, though.

Something else I've been working on is Herodotus's Histories, which covers the history of the area around Persia. It is an interesting book, but I'm having some difficulty ascertaining what is "fact" with what might be closer to "myth". Several characters have "gone to the oracles" and gotten "prophetic" information. Perhaps there were "oracles", but the lack of them today kind of makes me wonder.

I just finished reading Raving Fans, by Ken Blanchard. I would recommend ANYONE to read this excellent book on customer service. It can help you see that everyone has a customer in some way or another, and it is our job to make them a Raving Fans.

Not much else to report on now, but watch for this section to appear again!