I hope London treats you well. It could be neat, especially if somebody else is paying most of your expenses.

My brain is refusing to supply a list of reading suggestions. I've been re-re-rereading The Once and Future King myself, and loving it. But nothing else is coming to mind.

Oh man. Good luck and don't go insane.

Well you know how much I loved my time in the UK, though London was never my favorite. You might be able to avoid the vehicle as driving is probably the slowest way to travel in london, and that includes the method of slithering on your belly like a snake. If you have to travel outside the city a lot though, good luck. As for books, I find that things translated from other languages take a long time to read. I've just started the Inferno myself. "The Prince" and the bible are good time killers. Might I also suggest the Principia Discordia, the Illuminatus Trilogy and the Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy if you haven't already read them. The Principia isn't much of a time killer, or much of a book, but its good to have read it first if you're going to read the other two. This might be a good time to fall in love with Tolkien as well. I hope you'll be able to make some time for me while you're home. Enjoy Britain, try not to offend too many people.

There's definitely a lot of great stuff in the Bible.

Look on the bright side, you get to see the new Doctor Who first?

Wow. Do they usually have you make such major life changes on such short notice?

Won't you have Internet access over there?

This is the first time I've been asked to go on a trip I couldn't return on the weekends from. Of course, if I really made a fuss I could get out of it, but I suspect its a better idea long-term to go on the trip.

Too long for War and Peace, eh? Try the Wheel of Time series =P