Books

This will be a work in progress. It seems to be addictive. I have to quit and check my bookshelf.

I am what you call an avid reader. Books, magazines, even Sony's eBook. I should quantify that: maybe 100 books/year?

I'm getting pickier as I get older. Or else authors are not as good or style has changed. But it's hard to find a good book.

I have favorite authors. Somehow I've learned to appreciate their different styles:

• Nevil Shute
  He has a wonderfully gentle style. Always makes me cry
• Tom Clancy
  A true professional storyteller
• John D MacDonald
  Travis McGee is my hero
• Robert B Parker
  Spenser is my hero
• David Weber
  Honor Harrington is my hero
• Robert A Heinlein
• Isaac Asimov
• Arthur C Clark
  The triumvirate
• Ayn Rand
  The only philosopher I can read

I see no point in documenting these with Publisher, ISBN. If you're interested, Google. Amazon has precis.

Best of the Best

• Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand
  John Galt's revenge
• Trustee from the Toolroom by Nevil Shute
  Ever wonder what a trustee does?
• Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
  The best military fiction
• Condominium, John D MacDonald
  His classic
• Catskill Eagle, Robert B Parker
  The best Spenser
• Fountains of Paradise, Arthur C Clark
  Imagineering geo satellites, elevator to space

Worthy of Notice

• Fountainhead, Ayn Rand
  I love Howard Roark's cabins
• Paths of Glory, Jeffrey Archer
  Mallory climbs Everest
• Number of the Beast, Robert A Heinlein
  Delightful fantasy where books come alive
• Apocalypse Troll, David Weber
• One Second Later, William Forstchen
  21st century apocalypse
• Alas Babylon, Pat Frank
  Post apocolyptic masterpiece

Heavy

• History of the World, H G Wells
• Physics, Isaac Asimov
  He gives pronunciations
• Gravitation, Charles Misner, et.al.
• Einstein's Telescope, Evalyn Gates
• Four Colors Suffice, Robin Wilson