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Over the weekend, I finished Agatha Christie's "Poirot Investigates" on audio. It's a series of 14 short mysteries that take about 30 minutes of listening time each. It was meh. I also finished reading "The Overstory" by Richard Powers. It was an amazing story built around trees and their incredible biology and how humans interact with it. It won the Pulitzer Prize, and is very readable. You have to be willing to commit to a series of back stories followed by a narrative that intertwines them, but I think it's worth it if you do.

I have moved on to "Foundation and Empire" by Isaac Asimov on audio. It's the second of three books in his Foundation trilogy, and I'm trying to finish them before the Apple+ tv adaptation of the series launches this year. I have also started reading in hard copy "Over Sea, Under Stone" by Susan Cooper. It is the first in a 5 book YA series from the 60's-70's called The Dark is Rising.
 
Finished Book-12 of Jordan's Wheel of Time and starting Book-13.

The Gathering Storm was the first in the series that Sanderson was involved with, following Jordan's passing. Whereas Jordan was a detailed world builder, Sanderson comes into his own when it comes to action scenes and character interaction. While this book was a much faster flowing read than the previous ones, Jordan's fantastic groundwork over the previous ones is what made it so enjoyable.
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woodpusher said:
Finished Book-12 of Jordan's Wheel of Time and starting Book-13.

The Gathering Storm was the first in the series that Sanderson was involved with, following Jordan's passing. Whereas Jordan was a detailed world builder, Sanderson comes into his own when it comes to action scenes and character interaction. While this book was a much faster flowing read than the previous ones, Jordan's fantastic groundwork over the previous ones is what made it so enjoyable.
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That’s cool. Any clue if Sanderson going to take up the mantle officially or is he going to help the series end once Jordan’s source material gets used up?
 
GearNoir said:
That’s cool. Any clue if Sanderson going to take up the mantle officially or is he going to help the series end once Jordan’s source material gets used up?
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Sanderson finished the series a while ago, with Book-14 published in 2013 to bring everything to a close. Apparently Jordan had fully written some major portions of this book already and had left copious notes and plot developments. Sanderson used these to (co)write the final three books of the series, so it is Jordan's story in Sanderson's words.

NOTE: I've purchased each book as they came out but real-life got in the way of tackling the series from start-to-finish with each new book, so I stopped reading them circa 2008 or so, kept buying them, and only started in from book-1 (actually, with the prequel) over the past year or so.
 
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I have always loved the James Bond movie series, so a while back, the wife saw a 3 pack of novels for cheap. I finished the first one in that pack recently (License Renewed). Well, since I liked the book series as well, she bought me the first book in the series. I am starting at the beginning with Casino Royale.
 
Anyone who likes Military themed books or more specifically Air Force type books should / needs to check out Dale Brown !! He writes a wonderful series of books.......
Here is the order of books....
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Dale Brown - Book Series In Order

Complete order of Dale Brown books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
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I finished listening to Hunt for Red October. I figured I had to have read it a long time ago, but I don’t think I did. Now I’m listening to Lock In which is swear was the plot in a movie I’ve seen. People that can’t move their bodies and live through the control of humanoid robots?
 
NurseDave said:
You a nerd that enjoys adult beverages?
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Many people think that us nerds don’t know how to have fun. In grad school, we had a bar on campus and we all had accounts and ran tabs. No cash changed hands, and we got a bill at the end of the month. Ours was manned by two Irish bartenders, immaculately dressed in white shirts, slacks and vests.

Me (one Tuesday night): Pat, can you give me a Rusty Nail?
Pat (pouring): Sure, Robert. (He always called me Robert)
Me: Pat, can you make it a double?
Pat: What do you think I’ve been pouring for ya?
Me: *blink* *blink*
Pat: If I poured any more it would overflow.
 
While working my way through the joys of studying chess endgames, I will be re-reading a bunch of my investment books. Today's re-read (for maybe the 10th time or more) was The Wealthy Barber. Even though my copy is from 1989 and many things have changed, it is still a solid basis for how to approach saving getting some financial stability.
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