Flash Boys by Michael Lewis
Well written story of how Wall Street firms didn’t even realize high-speed trading existed while they were losing hundreds of millions to traders practicing it, until a couple of guys told them. 8/10
Woodsman: Living in a Wood in the 21st Century by Ben Law
Write-ups about building his house and the area around it along with various descriptions of traditional crafts, his businesses, appearance on TV etc. Seems to balance well. 7/10
Mars Rover Curiosity: An Inside Account from Curiosity’s Chief Engineer by Rob Manning
Interesting stories about the project with the evolution on the landing method, experiments and project problems. A bit on the short side & published soon after landing. 6/10
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes V by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Read by David Timson
The Adventure of the Reigate Squire, The Adventure of Beryl Coronet, The Boscombe Valley Mystery and The Yellow Face. All good stories, although ‘The Yellow Face’ has not aged well. 7/10
The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu
The 2nd book in the Three-Body Trilogy. A bit closer to the hard-core Sci Fi that I like although the author isn’t going for high accuracy. Feels real and kept my interest. 8/10
A History of Britain, Volume 1: At the Edge of the World? 3000 B. C. – A. D. 1603 by Simon Schama
Fairly straight history of Britain. An overview of everything so covers the main points rather than going into details. 7/10
Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail by Jonathan Chait
A little overtaken by events (written before Trump elected). Highlights Obama’s wins that the author feels was overlooked. Okay but should have waited 10 years. 6/10
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes VI by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Stories: The Adventure of the Final Problem, The Adventure of “Gloria Scott”, The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, The Adventure of the Resident Patient. More read by Timson. Good as usual. 7/10
A mix of the missions that never were & dramatic/odd missions 7/10
