I am the daughter of a librarian. I learned to read early and I still read often. My reading tastes are eclectic: history, politics, science, true crime, and fiction. Although I enjoy my "guilty pleasures" like Sue Grafton, Agatha Christie, and foodie porn, I appreciate the chance on Shelfari to talk about histories, biographies and serious...more »

I am the daughter of a librarian. I learned to read early and I still read often. My reading tastes are eclectic: history, politics, science, true crime, and fiction. Although I enjoy my "guilty pleasures" like Sue Grafton, Agatha Christie, and foodie porn, I appreciate the chance on Shelfari to talk about histories, biographies and serious fiction.

I am a considered liberal and a thoughtful secularist. I am fortunate to be living my retirement years in Hawaii, but I'm a life-time, cultural Seattleite. I'm 62 and now that my time isn't taken up with management consulting and local government, it's filled with music, dancing, and the ocean. Oh yes, I'm an Elvis fan. « less