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Currently reading about the boom of Netscape. It's interesting to see how big it became in 90s, but by the time the 2010s came around it was nothing more than a shadow of its former self. The briefness of a large company like Netscape makes me wonder how long the current giants of this era like Google or Amazon are going to last before they fade away.

Currently reading about how Kleiner & Perkins, a venture capital firm, got founded. It turns out they are still an active firm that is known as KPCB and it is one of the largest venture capital firms in Silicon Valley and that it has funded many companies including Google, Aol, Amazon, Netscape, and Twitter. I have never heard of this firm but I guess they have lots of money.

Twain's visit to Italy is going smoothly. He visited cities such as Genoa and Pisa, and is now in Milan. Book is getting boring because it is basically a travel journal. In retrospect I'm not sure why I chose this book to read. I only read it now to help me sleep by getting myself bored.

Twain's excursion to France has come to an end. Some of his expectations were fulfilled, and some were not. Twain's dream of getting a shave from a French barber was achieved, but not in the most ideal way. So far in this book, I have not come across any themes. I am fairly certain at least the majority of the book is autobiographical, so it may just simply be a collection of memoirs.

Twain is now in Paris, France. More trivial events happen along his cruise, such as repeatedly stopping in from a silk stores that persuade him and his companions to buy silk. Twain also witnesses a military parade featuring Napolean III.

Mark Twain's cruise has made it through Portugal and Spain, and is in Morocco now. He has had some pretty hilarious experiences in Portugal and Spain, such as witnessing a man panic over spending thousands of foreign currency in a luxurious dinner when 1 thousand of the foreign currency is equivalent to 1 USD. This book has far exceeded my expectations as to what I thought it would be.

Currently in this book, Mark Twain is discussing the day-to-day activities on the cruise. So far, Twain's experience on the boat has been fairly straightforward, and the people on the boat have been entertaining themselves in a variety of ways. These activities include playing music and games and getting seasick.

I realized the beginning pages of the book were just a description of the journey that was about to be taken. The actual writing of the book is much more interesting and enjoyable. It appears the book is about Twain's own experience travelling on a cruise. I look forward to reading more of this book.

This book is pretty boring so far. I am reading it because I found it in my brotherś room. So far it details the an excursion that goes from the U.S. through Europe and into the Holy land through the use of a steamship. I am still unsure of whether or not this book is fiction or non-fiction.

I forgot to track progress through this book, but I started reading Dec. 17th. This book is about an astronaut who gets stranded on Mars after wind forces everyone else to leave, and somehow he must survive.

Tom Joad meets up with the rest of his family, who are making preparations for migrating to California. Casy, the preacher, asks if he can tag along with the family, which they agree to. However, due to Tom being on parole, Tom cannot leave Oklahoma until his parole ends.

Currently in the book, Joad and Casy, the preacher, find that no one is in Joad's childhood home. The book then discusses what happened to many around the time of the dust bowl. The farmers could not afford to pay rent, and had to leave their property.

Currently in the book, a man named Joad has been released from jail for murder. He hitchhikes back to his home, where he meets his former preacher. They catch up on what happened to them.

I have just started the book, so I have not read much. I predict that the book is about a farmer leaving the dust bowl to move to California in pursuit of work. This is because that is what happened in reality, and because the title contains "grapes," which is a crop California grows. Also, the cover depicts what appears to be a farming family.

The author, in an investigation of his own, discovers that there was another killer in the murder case that was not implicated. Despite this, there are still many more murders that have not been solved. This comes after the retelling of how the murder case was solved.