The Innocent: A NovelBy: David BaldacciNarrated by: Ron McLarty, Orlagh CassidyLength: 12 hrs and 14 mins While this book might be a nice divertimenti from my usual fare this last book of my recent novel/pulp kick felt more monotonous than I was expecting. It seemed to cast detailed procedural elements and thrilling sequences in a…
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Novel Facts
The Great Train RobberyBy: Michael CrichtonNarrated by: Michael KitchenLength: 8 hrs and 39 mins This book is an interesting take on historical fiction. It specifically notes the facts and the documentation thereof by citing newspapers and magazine articles of the period. These are interspersed with the fictional telling of a real train robbery. These two…
Thrills on Swiss
The Lions of LucerneBy: Brad ThorNarrated by: Armand SchultzLength: 15 hrs and 23 mins Thrilling the soul while taking the mind on a journey of learning through our world and how it works are a class of books that I find fascinating. While the thrilling elements can carry you through the book, the places and…
Empty Buzz
Steel WorldUndying Mercenaries, Book 1By: B. V. LarsonNarrated by: Mark BoyettLength: 12 hrs and 7 mins The most influential reason I picked up this book was that I was looking for more in the theme of Heinlein’s Starship Troopers. While in that vein it did not rise to the higher thoughts that were contemplated by…
War by Another Name
Starship TroopersBy: Robert A. HeinleinNarrated by: Lloyd JamesLength: 9 hrs and 52 mins I walked into this novel not really knowing what to expect and found a very enjoyable experience. Unlike some sci-fi novels I found that the story and ideas did a very good job of carrying you through. Heinlein’s background in WWII comes…
An Age Indifferent to a Man
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer ChurchillVolume IIAlone 1932-1940By: William ManchesterNarrated by: Richard BrownLength: 36 hrs and 21 mins The essence of never giving up comes to the forefront when you look at Churchill in the interwar years. You see a man who is beset on every side with challenges and has lost much of his…
A Man from a Different Age
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer ChurchillVolume IVisions of Glory 1874-1932By: William ManchesterNarrated by: Frederick DavidsonLength: 41 hrs and 19 mins The Romance of the 19th century was instilled into Winston. It was this vision of a great people that began him on his journey to be the man of the hour. His childhood was one of noble…
Communicating Trust
Children of Ruin (2019)By: Adrian TchaikovskyLength: 15 hrs and 26 mins Tchaikovsky continues the adventure he began in Children of Time and the exploration of communication, natural time travel, and the transcendence of ideas. The characters we are presented with, while familiar are designed to not conform to common human thought processes and conventions. These…
Ideal Introduction
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Basic System Understanding
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Flawed Utopia
Outland (2015) (rereleased 2019)By: Dennis TaylorLength: 10 hrs and 29 mins This is Taylor’s first book originally published in 2015 and re-released in 2019. It is interesting, but not as engaging as his Bobiverse series. His ability to take real technical details from today and interweave them with the technical details of science fiction allows…
Love Your Enemies: Crushing Contempt
Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt (2019)By: Arthur Brooks What is more destructive to a long term relationship anger or contempt? I know the answer I would have given when I started this book and the conclusion I have now is different. Expressed anger is a way of…