It's here, and it's everything you could have wanted.

So, at the conclusion of my recent series on Left Behind I asked for suggestions for the next installment of Drek's Book Club. After a fair amount of discussion, and a key veto by my lovely wife, the decision was made to go with Glenn Beck's "novel" The Overton Window. I'll admit, a substantial part of that decision was the offer by one loyal reader to purchase a copy of the damned thing for me. That said, I have no reason to feel guilty, since I've been doing this blog for free for f-ing years. In any case, it seems that Jonas is as good as his word because at the recent ASA annual meeting I received a package via one of my nefarious associates. And there was a note attached to it, too:



But what did the note say? I admit, I was shocked and amazed when I saw what it contained:



For the picture-clicking challenged, the text reads:

To be forwarded to a certain blogger of uncommon bravery and wit, with my compliments.

Sincerest thanks,
Jonas

It's hard to argue with that, because if there is a distribution of wit and bravery, I am definitely uncommonly far out in the left tail.* And, as I'm sure you've already guessed, my next book curse was contained inside this cheerfully wrapped package:



Now, you all have a bit yet before I start blogging this particular gem, since I want to read the thing all the way through before starting a report. But, yes, I have begun my journey through it and, yes, I have formed an initial opinion. What is that opinion? Well, let's just say that from time to time I think I might long for the days when I was reading Left Behind.

Yeah.

So thanks, Jonas, and stay tuned folks! The next book from hell is on the way!


* Zing! I admit, I have a weakness for statistics jokes.