Zodiac: an Eco-Thriller. Neal Stephenson's books are hilarious, witty, exciting. But he's gotten wordy with age (no offense, Neal!), and his recent books have weighed in at a thousand pages or so. Zodiac is concise, fast-paced, and the same smart and funny writing as the rest of his books. Enjoy -- and let us know who befriends this book next!

"Caught" this when I bought it in a bookstore in Raleigh, NC, a few years ago; "released" it to my buddy Aaron in Denver, CO, on 4/14/2005.