Originally Posted by
TechDawgMc
Been trying to find some new sources of good SF. Read a couple by Alastair Reynolds (Century Rain not bad, Diamond Dogs pretty bad). Moving Mars by Greg Bear--a good 200 page book crammed into 400 pages of drivel. Hoping some of my other options turn out better.
On the non-fiction side, Jim Collin's newest -- Great By Choice -- is pretty good, not as good as Good to Great, but has some interesting insights. Just read Gordon Wood's Revolutionary Characters: a fabulous treatment of the Founding Fathers. One of the best I've read--which is saying a lot.
On our spring break trip we listened to The Emerald Atlas. It's a kid's book written to appeal to adults like Harry Potter. (we have a 12 year old, which limits our audio choices) It was read by Jim Dale, who also reads the Harry Potter stuff. If you've listened to any of the HP books you know he's fabulous. I suspect he could make Moby Dick interesting, but it made Emerald Atlas pretty good.