(bringing up an semi-old thread)
Summer is for hunkering down with a good book. My brother, who has a phd in literature and composition, gives me great books to read.
Krakatoa was suprisingly good. If you like history, geology, biology, culture development, and the emergence of modern communication, you will like this book.
Also, my family is reading the 6th Harry Potter book, and we are enjoying it. Our copy currently has 3 bookmarks in it, since three of us are all at different points of the story.
AB