Weekend book buys

While I have consciously stayed off book purchasing new books this year, there are some which come recommended strongly and others which just jump up and asked to be bought

The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif

The 1st book above is a tale of murder, insanity and the making of the Oxford English Dictionary!
The 2nd comes strongly recommended by a bibliophile friend.