Erin's my new favorite sister!

My sister Erin gave me a book for Christmas this year. We don't usually exchange gifts, and considering that I'd gotten her nothing, this year was no different. It was a her copy of a book that she and her man (the brilliant Todd of Railroad Earth fame) had both enjoyed tremendously, but she couldn't think of anyone else that might like it other than me.
I was in the middle of three other books or whatnots at the time, so I put this one to the side for the time being, vowing to get to it. It's rare that someone gives me books as a gift (I give them often), and I think the kind of book you give someone says a lot about what kind of person you think they are.

The book is Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder (Buy me!) and I've just spent the last 3 hours finishing it.
It's the true account of an Gold Rush era shipwreck and the attempted salvage of the ship's contents in the 1980s. If Tom Clancy novels are you sort of thing, read this book. If you enjoy a good yarn about good people doing great things, read this book. It's a fascinating snapshot of the time of the wreck, a techno-thriller race between rivals, and an informative peek into a revolution in deep sea exploration.
Mind you - I don't like any of these things. At least I didn't think I did.
But I loved this book.
Now I have to email Erin...