If you loved the All Creatures Great and Small books, then you should enjoy The Real James Herriot: a Memoir of My Father, by Jim Wight. Here he is, the veterinarian who has inspired generations of folks, either to read several books (!) or to go into veterinary medicine as a profession. Here is the good (the beautiful country side) and the bad (there were some health issues). Gently and affectionately written by his son, this was just a wonderful read. I had a bit of a struggle at first getting used to the real names, but it didn't take too long to 'get them right'. :-)

Some of the most beautiful songs came out of World War II, some are still popular today, others have vanished (into the mists of time, as they say). The Music of World War II: War Songs and Their Stories by Sheldon Winkler is just what it says it is ... stories about the songs popular during that time. A nice read, but it really needed an index!

Reading Hermit With Dog