I listen to a lot of audiobooks on my way between work and home. Mostly history, some fiction. I am looking for suggestions for books you have enjoyed, and a brief description why. I prefer to stay out of any books that have an overtly political message leaning either way (I use these to keep me awake on my drive home, not drive me crazy about the stupidity around us).
As I am asking for this, I will lead it off. My most recent finished audio book is Dear Reader by Michael Malice. Its an un-official biography about Kim John Un, and provides an interesting first person narrative on why North Korea is the way it is. If you read or listen to it, its kind of a sympathy for the Devil kind of story. I thought it was interesting on how North Korea was created, but it is written from the standpoint of the all seeing, all knowing, always correct leader. If you can get past this part of it, it makes for an interesting perspective. Not much re-readability to me, but did enlighten me as to some of the troubles in the region.
I love science fiction as well (Orson Scott Card, etc). Please, keep any responses as suggestions. I would rather this thread not devolve into a "Hemingway was a communist, but ive never read a book so let me tell you everything about everything discussion". Had a book that had merit and taught you about something, then lets hear about it.
Most recent Previous titles I have read:
Good to Great - About how to take good businesses and make them great (my managers at work read it, I read it to keep an eye on what the latest trend in management may be)
For Whom the Bell Tolls - Loved the song by metallica, no connection to the book. An interesting work of fiction based on historical context. Had never read anything from Hemingway, he was definitely a literary genius. Very vivid writer.
Killing Lincoln- Bill Oreilly - Very interesting read on the process and antagonists, as well as providing additional background to the civil war
Alexander Hamilton- Knew nothing about Hamilton prior to the book. Very complex, but a compelling story as to the birth of the nation, and the strife on all sides. I had naively never considered that the formation of the US was not a unanimous act, nor the divisions that were caused as soon as the ink was dry on the declaration of independence. A wonderful look into the history of factionalism in the US, and an interesting look into the precursor actions into the civil war.
As I am asking for this, I will lead it off. My most recent finished audio book is Dear Reader by Michael Malice. Its an un-official biography about Kim John Un, and provides an interesting first person narrative on why North Korea is the way it is. If you read or listen to it, its kind of a sympathy for the Devil kind of story. I thought it was interesting on how North Korea was created, but it is written from the standpoint of the all seeing, all knowing, always correct leader. If you can get past this part of it, it makes for an interesting perspective. Not much re-readability to me, but did enlighten me as to some of the troubles in the region.
I love science fiction as well (Orson Scott Card, etc). Please, keep any responses as suggestions. I would rather this thread not devolve into a "Hemingway was a communist, but ive never read a book so let me tell you everything about everything discussion". Had a book that had merit and taught you about something, then lets hear about it.
Most recent Previous titles I have read:
Good to Great - About how to take good businesses and make them great (my managers at work read it, I read it to keep an eye on what the latest trend in management may be)
For Whom the Bell Tolls - Loved the song by metallica, no connection to the book. An interesting work of fiction based on historical context. Had never read anything from Hemingway, he was definitely a literary genius. Very vivid writer.
Killing Lincoln- Bill Oreilly - Very interesting read on the process and antagonists, as well as providing additional background to the civil war
Alexander Hamilton- Knew nothing about Hamilton prior to the book. Very complex, but a compelling story as to the birth of the nation, and the strife on all sides. I had naively never considered that the formation of the US was not a unanimous act, nor the divisions that were caused as soon as the ink was dry on the declaration of independence. A wonderful look into the history of factionalism in the US, and an interesting look into the precursor actions into the civil war.
