Just noticed I didn't post my current book... John Adams by David McCullough. So far it is very well written and engaging. Unfortunately I'm so wrapped up with my work that I have continually been shortening my coffee/read time in the morning... i'm down to less than 30 minutes...

I'm about 100 pages into it - probably the thing I like best is the feel of the book. The small details about oil lamps on the streets and Abagail Adams churning her own butter gives you a sense for what things where like then. Even thought books like Lies My Teacher Told Me seem to indicate that everyone was a fraud-and-evil-yet-history-books-make-them-heros (the FAEYHBMTH syndrome), this book seems somewhat balanced - although obviously a big fan of John Adams.