Thanks to the awesome and generous Qamster, I now have a couple of the books from my wishlist!

As a huge Star Trek fan, I've had my eye on the Ships of the Line hardcover book for quite some time now. You can imagine my uncontrollable shout of excitement when I opened the box from Amazon and saw it. Inside are many, many beautiful, full color pictures of the true stars of the Star Trek universe.

But that's not all! Alistair Horne's book Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 also makes an appearance to help whet my appetite for all things history - especially military history. I'm trying to add to my knowledge of the First World War and this definitely helps. Not only does it take place in one of my favorite places to visit - France - but unbeknownst to me, the book is only the second in Horne's trilogy about the rivalry between France and Germany.

My deepest gratitude to you Qamster - you've sent me to the stars and into the mud and devastation that is Verdun. I hope you have as much fun reading your SS's selections for you as I will reading these books.