Blooming English by Kate Burridge

I LOVED this book. Completely and totally fascinating. Its subtitle - "Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English Language" - pretty much covers what it's about.

The Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad Carhart

Very good. This is not something I would have selected on my own in a million years - who cares about a piano shop in Paris? - but it was selected by a member of my book club so I read it. To my surprise, I really liked it. It introduced me to a couple worlds I've never given any thought to, and it did so with excellent writing and an interesting tale (it's non-fiction). I'm glad I read it.

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

Very good. Gave me some food for thought.