I finished a few books these last weeks. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner was recommended to me by the Daily Show and a friend. The book has no consistent theme other than finding interesting correlations that you and I may never consider. The most popular --and contested-- theory is the correlation between the US Supreme Court legalization of abortion in 1970 and the cascading effect it had on crime in the 90s. The basic idea is that legalized abortion prevented "undesirables" from being born who were likely to lead a life of crime. Their absence (or non existence) is hypothesized as the cause for the drop in the crime rate two decades later. The book is a light read and I highly recommend it.

Other books included Digital Fortress and Angels & Demons by Dan Brown. Angels & Demons is the prequel to the immensely famous Da Vinci Code. It even has the same plot. Brown is a great author and knows how to keep a reader reading. I've read all of his books in record time. However, each book has left me with an empty and unsatisfied feeling that I best compare to eating at McDonalds: It's fun to consume but you don't feel so good afterwards.