On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:10:01 -0500, Ignoramus18712
wrote:

Ben Bernanke, Essays on the Great Depression.

http://www.amazon.com/Essays-Great-D...dp/0691118205/

Slightly heavy reading, but still mostly understandable. Many (as in
very many) interesting parallels with our times.
I have an interlibrary loan request in at my local library.

Machine shop secrets

http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Shop-T...dp/0831132272/

This guy has a nice sense of humor.
I got this book and it is well worth the money.