Just finished "Life and times of the Thunderbolt Kid" by Bill Bryson. First half was really great, at times I laughed so much people nearby started to move away and hide the sharp objects. Second half it tapered off a bit but still a damn good read. Recommended if you haven't read it yet. It seemed, to me, to really show what it must have been like living in nice, white, middle class America in the '50s.