Five years of reading an eclectic range of booksÑbiography, history, other nonfiction, fictionÑare summarized in this collection of one hundred eight reviews. From The Life of Samuel Johnson to the story of a pilot who saved her airplane with "one hundred forty-nine souls" aboard; from Anthony Trollope to John Grisham; the year 1000 to the struggle for civil rights; translating the King James Bible to gene editingÑthese reviews introduce the reader to books they may have read and enjoyed and to others they may never have heard of. A collection to sample or read straight through. A few old friends and a few surprisesÑsomething for every book lover.