The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
I switched to Stephen Fry for this collection. Very happy with his reading of the stories. He does both standard and “character” voices well and is not distracting. 8/10
Roughing It by Mark Twain
A bunch of anecdotes and stories from Twain’s travels in Nevada & other areas in the American West. Quality varies. Much good but some stories fall flat. Verbose writing (as was the style at the time…) 6/10
Asteroids Hunters by Carrie Nugent
Spin off of a Ted talk. Covers hunting for Asteroids (by the author and others) rather than the Asteroids themselves. Nice level of info in a short (2h 14m) book. 7/10
Things You Should Already Know About Dating, You F*cking Idiot by Ben Schwartz & Laura Moses
100 dating tips (roughly in order of use) in 44 minutes. Amusing and useful enough. 7/10
Protector – A Classic of Known Space by Larry Niven
Filling in a spot in Niven’s universe. Better than many of his Known Space stories. Great background on the Pak in Hard Core package. Narrator gave everybody strong Australian accents for some reason. 7/10
The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly
Good book on 12 long term “deep trends” ( filtering, remixing, tracking, etc ) and how they have worked over the last and next few decades (especially in the context of the Internet). Pretty interesting and mostly plausible. 7/10
Caesar’s Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us by Sam Kean
Works it’s way though the gases in & evolution of earth’s atmosphere, their discovery and several interesting asides. Really enjoyed this, would have enjoyed 50% more of it. 9/10
