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Want to read a book just like Capt. Jean-Luc Picard? Sitting in the comfort of your recliner with your laptop on your, well, umm, lap?

Wowio is offering books from Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut and more for you tor read and peruse on your computer. They even have comic books.

Upside, it’s cool.

Downside, you have to have a non-anonymous e-mail address or offer a scan of a student card/license to participate.

I am a fan of free. Free is of the good.

H/T Pop Candy 

Why this young woman isn’t teaching literature is a surprise to me every day.

Gone with the Wind, one of the most misunderstood pieces of work in all of literature, IS The Wizard of Oz. It’s The Wizard of Oz all grown up and set in the South. The theme is the same. Think about it. Dig deeply. L. Frank Baum’s objective for a largely child-based audience of readers was Margaret Mitchell’s basic goal for her older targeted audience of readers. But before I attempt to prove my point, we’ll go over once again what Gone with the Wind is not or what it’s been confused as being.

The rest of the post delves into the differences about the two pieces of work. (Shh, I’ve never read “Gone with the Wind” although Scout makes me want to read it.)

I did like the Carol Burnett skit with her wearing the curtain rod though. Brilliant.