1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created by Charles C. Mann
Mostly covering the Colombian Exchange between the Old and New Worlds. With stories of goods, species and people going in both directions. 4/5
The Late Monsieur Gallet by Georges Simenon
A salesman is found shot dead. Maigret finds he was leading a double life, but to what end and why does the case not make sense? 3/5
The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Robert Iger
Covers his career before CEO up to his original retirement. Lots of interesting stores and some tips for managers. 4/5
A Man’s Head by Georges Simenon
Suspicious a convicted murderer is innocent Maigret arranges his escape and surveillance. One mysterious man directly challenges Maigret to solve the mysterious web of people around the case. 3/5
Dreams of other worlds: The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space Exploration by Chris Impey and Holly Henry
The story of 12 unmanned space missions. Not as detailed as I’d like, around half of each mission’s chapter goes off on tangents but still good. 3/5
The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien by Georges Simenon
An unexpected suicide leads Maigret to a pretentious group of youths and another suicide ten years previous. 3/5
Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes
Covering the 2020 US Presidential primaries and election. Mostly from the Democratic side. Reasonably good but not quite up to the 2008/2012 books. 4/5
My Audiobook Scoring System
- 5/5 = Brilliant, top 5 book of the year
- 4/5 = Above average, strongly recommend
- 3/5 = Average. in the middle 70% of books I read
- 2/5 = Disappointing
- 1/5 = Did not like at all
