
Today's post will include two more entries for the nonfiction part of my Dewey challenge. The first is Can I See Your ID? True Stories of False Identities by Chris Barton. The call number for this one is 001.9 BAR. As the title indicates, this book is a collection of true short stories about impostors who pulled off some pretty unbelievable things. In this book, I learned about 10 people who successfully pretended to be someone they were not... apparently, confidence can go a long way in convincing others of your qualifications for a job (such as subway train operator or ship's surgeon) or even your race or gender!

As a devoted iPhone user and Apple fan, I had to read Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different by Karen Blumenthal. Of course, this book will go in the Biography part of my Dewey (if you want to check it out, the call # is B JOB). I suppose this was not really a surprise, but I learned that like many of our "best and brightest" high achievers, Steve Jobs was often a very difficult person to be around. I do thank him, though, for the computer innovations I enjoy (my first home computer purchase was an original Mac back in 1992 when they had 9" monochrome screens- boy,