In an effort to help people become "better geeks," Wired recommended "9 essential geek books you must read right now," claiming: "If you've read all nine of these, you are one serious, smart geek. If not, you've got some fun ahead of you."
A cliff is not a cliffhanger. John Mullan chose 10 of the best cliffs in literature for the Guardian, from "Gloucester's unsuccessful suicide attempt on Dover cliff in King Lear to Mary-Lou's tumble from a Cornish cliff in The Second Form at Malory Towers."
If cliffs don't offer enough scary altitude for you, then you might want to soar and plummet with Chris Bohjalian, author most recently of The Night Strangers, who shared his "6 favorite books about plane crashes" in the Week.
Play it, Sam. Flavorwire showcased "10 fictional bars we wish we could frequent," noting that "everyone--real or fictional--needs a good neighborhood bar." Two of them are book-to-film bar adaptations: the Hog's Head in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the Green Dragon in The Fellowship of the Ring.
