Master and Commander - I just finished reading Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander (sans Russel Crowe on the cover). Excellent read. O’Brian has a descriptive style that could make a pile of dung sound interesting. But this book isn’t for everyone. If you want to read a period novel about the high seas, then this book is for you. The author puts you right on the deck as the canons roar, the hammocks are slung, and the grog served. O’Brian writes about the adventures of Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend, surgeon, and intelligence officer Stephen Maturin during the Napoleonic Wars. The book was written in 1970, but the writing style is just like it is right out of the 19th century. There are a total of 20 books in the Aubrey/Maturin series. That’s a lot of days at sea Matey…