Congratulations to SC1, the winner of last week's giveaway: V.S. Naipaul's "The Masque of Africa." Should be a great read.
This week, I'm making another personal sacrifice, giving away a new book by Bill Bryson, one of my favorite authors. I love his humorous touch, and his book about Australia, "In a Sunburned Country," ranks among the funniest I've ever read.
"At Home" is described by Random House as his bid to "write a history of the world without leaving home. The bathroom provides the occasion for a history of hygiene; the bedroom, sex, death, and sleep; the kitchen, nutrition and the spice trade; and so on, as Bryson shows how each has figured in the evolution of private life. Whatever happens in the world, he demonstrates, ends up in our house, in the paint and the pipes and the pillows and every item of furniture."
For a chance to win the book, leave a comment about what you're reading. And, if possible, add an answer to this Election Day-themed question: What is the best book you've ever read about government or a politician?