An unpublished work called The Emissary by our friend Peter.  So far, it's pretty good... I think he should publish and see what happens!

every day i'm getting closer to finishing this book

great read with a lot of data 

highly recommended 

do yourself the favor

 Lazy8 wrote: 
this looks very interesting

i get the feeling you may read phil plait

I mean I have it—it's queued up behind



and



...which I keep coming back to so I suppose I'll never really be finished.

 Red_Dragon wrote: 
you seem to be a sagan fan

if you like this type of stuff then you will probably like "bold" and "abundance" by peter diamandis

peace

 Lazy8 wrote: 
 yep, that brain leg coordination thing is not to be underestimated

 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:

Still working on this:

Both really good reads (though I can hear lazy8 ripping into Harari's arguments from here )

Keith Richards - Life. What a great read, what a great man!

For decades the Magistrate has run the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement, ignoring the impending war between the barbarians and the Empire, but a quixotic act of rebellion lands him in jail, branded an enemy of the state. From the author of DUSKLANDS.

It is impossible to say if this story is set in the past, the present, or the future, which creates an interesting effect.

a gift from my lovely wife

I just finished THE ORCHARDIST  Very good read.

The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

 ZM_Herb wrote: 
Oooh, do like a bit of Hiaasen, but only in small doses - his style is a little "full on". Time to give this one a try.
 
In the meantime I've reached G.K. Chesterton in my list of authors I really ought to have read but haven't actually managed to. A loooonnnng list.
 
The good news is that some of his work is free on a kindle.
 

 
Pretty damn good so far.