The Grandmaster: Magnus Carlsen and the Match That Made Chess Great Again by Brin-Jonathan Butler
Not a lot about the match. The author rolls out a bunch of random chess stories and profiles instead. 4/10
The Next American City: The Big Promise of Our Midsize Metros by Mick Cornett
The four-term Mayor of Oklahoma City goes over projects OC and other mid-sized cities implemented to improve their cities & fight back against the large metros. 8/10
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
Apparently a lot of expanded essays but still a lot of interesting stuff in there. The good ones are great and the bad ones are okay. 7/10
Chasing the Demon: A Secret History of the Quest for the Sound Barrier, and the Band of American Aces Who Conquered It by Dan Hampton
Covers some early aircraft and aerodynamics history, then the lives of pilots who would break the sound barrier & then the actual event (or events!). 7/10
