Simon Winchester, The Man with the Electrified Brain

This is a great example of the Kindle Single format: an interesting, well-written piece of prose that's just the right length for an afternoon's read, for those times when you're not ready to embark on anything longer. That's exactly the position I was in yesterday when I saw The Man with the Electrified Brain listed among new Singles. It's an account of a difficult period in the author's life when he was plagued by intermittent bouts of...something—confusion, disorientation, irrational fears. An interesting subject, and the prose sparkles.