The exciting feeling of making a difference

This is exciting. We've raised $420 for this challenge so far!

I suppose a lot of people might say that's not much, or it's not a big difference. Just makes me think of the parable about the starfish, and "It makes a difference to this one"

So I'm sending selenite off to talk to his company's HR to see if they'll match donations we make on our own after all the SixApart certificates are in.

Okay, who is this Harry Dresden guy and where do I start

Okay, okay, I'm giving in to the peer pressure here. There's this SF series, about this Harry Dresden guy. I've never read any of it, but I've heard friends being quite excited about it. And there's a TV show? Probably been canceled already, if it was any good. It's the repeated references to a costumed Harry Dresden in the FenCon Cabaret that we missed that have finally driven me over the edge - I don't know what the guy looks like or what the fuss is all about.

So - what are these books? What's the first one I should start with? I'll put in a library request once somebody tells me. joyeuse13, you're up to date on these, aren't you?

(And why am I still up this late when I should be in bed?)