book cheat?

Can you read multiple books at once? I wish I could because there are so many books I want to read, but I just can't break the idea that the book I'm reading will suddenly start to become terrible if I start reading two books at once! 

Also, if I'm reading a horrible book, I won't stop. I'll finish it so I can OWN that sucky book!

Both ideas are a total waste of time, but I really don't think I'll ever change. 

On that note, I'm trying to get through my current book so I can start reading this AWESOME book a coworker told me about: Building Stories. 

I want this book so so so bad! It's even more than a book, it's multiple books, newspapers, flipbooks. And the cool this is that you can read any of the books in any oder. It took 10 years to make and takes place in Chicago and Oak Park. If you go to Barnes & Noble, you'll probably see it in the window. Thanks in advance for buying it for me - I hope it's not too heavy when you're wrapping it!