The edition I read was published by Vintage in 2001. The original was published in 1958. Our Man in Havana is a story of an Englishman in Havana who is approached to spy for the British government. Needing the extra money, and after deciding to simply fake his reports, the vacuum cleaner salesman starts making up stories for his bosses in London. The trouble is, not only do the British government believe his stories, but so to do other people in the "business". Unfortunate consequences, including an attempt on his life, and the death of three people lead to his being "recalled" to London. Despite the fact that it is known that he faked all of his reports, he is still rewarded with a knighthood. Graham Greene is an author that was recommend to me, and Our Man in Havana is the second of his stories that I've read. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading, even though it isn't the sort of story that I read normally. I wouldn't purchase a copy for myself, though I would probably read it again if I had nothing else to read. Three and a half stars. Mort , by Terry Pratchett, was first published by Victor Gollancz Ltd in Great Britain, 1987. Mort, a young man who seems to be useless at virtually everything, is apprenticed to Death, an anthropomorphic personification, who ushers souls into the next world. A strange combination which is even stranger when it is discovered