BORDER'S PATROL

I was at the bookstore today. Usually, when I leave the bookstore, I try to exit with fewer questions than when I enter. Today, however, I almost made a scene.

Would someone like to tell me why Larry the Cable Guy’s book Git-R-Done was on the “Hot Literature” shelf at Border’s right next to Bradbury’s classic Farenheit 451? To go from Bradbury to Hillbilly so suddenly when browsing can cause dain bramage. See? I mean, when the books are placed on the “featured reading” shelf, should they not, at the very least, be separated by a book that acts as some sort of buffer between the two? Something not-quite-fart-joke, but not-quite-serious… Bill Cosby’s Fatherhood, perhaps?

Oh, and while I smack my head against the wall pondering the social implications of Ray Bradbury sharing shelf space with a guy from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, can you recommend a good book to read? Seriously.