Inspired by the deeply spiritual movie "Into the Wild," which was based on a book by Jon Krakauer, I have a good mind to delve into some other books by the avid outdoorsman.

Today, I picked up an audio copy of "Eiger Dreams." It's a book of short stories about mountain -- and boulder -- climbers and their search for the next, more risky climb. My personal suggestions are "Into Thin Air," "Into the Wild," but so
far I've also liked "Eiger Dreams" and I'm definitely interested in
reading "Under the Banner of Heaven."

Recently, I've been "reading" this somewhat new kind of audio book. They are called Playaways.

I'm not a fan of gift cards, but I just spend one that I feel was perfect for me. With this gift card for $5 at Barnes & Noble and my own $5 pitched in, I purchased a book about important women in Minnesota's history.