Book list update

Recently finished reading:

The Oasis by Pauline Gedge - second book of a trilogy about ancient Egypt. Mostly just a compelling page-turner, but the author's descriptions of the sights and sounds of ancient life by the Nile are beautiful and vivid. They have the same sun-drenched quality as some of Maxfield Parrish's paintings.

Heaven in a Chip by Bart Kosko - further musings by Kosko on how fuzzy logic either lies at the heart of everything, or should. This book is much less technical than his Fuzzy Thinking, and covers a wide range of social issues, including war, politics and religion.

The Lost Continent by Bill Bryson - sometimes hilarious, sometimes quite bitter, Bryson recounts a driving drip around the USA (touching 38 states, I think) in search of the perfect small town - a mythical place he calls Amalgam.