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All consumed as audiobooks. American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America - Colin Woodard; I learned much about early US h
by wycx 11y ago
All consumed as audiobooks.
American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America - Colin Woodard;
I learned much about early US history.
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman - Jon Krakauer
Find Me - Laura van den Berg
Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel
The Dog Stars - Peter Heller
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing;
I was fortunate enough to read this right before Seveneves, so the references made immediate sense. Endurance looks to be popular on this list/this year. How many were inspired by Seveneves?
Seveneves - Neal Stephenson
The Years of Rice and Salt - Kim Stanley Robinson
Crystal Fire: The Birth of the Information Age - Michael Riordan, Lillian Hoddeson;
I highly recommend this book. Like The Making of the Atomic Bomb, but for the transistor. Lots of background on John Bardeen, William Shockley and Walter Brattain. I was unaware of the great legacy of John Bardeen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bardeen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bardeen
The Making of the Atomic Bomb - Richard Rhodes;
If you have not read this book, read it, just for the summary of discoveries that lead to the atomic bomb.
Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank
The Man Who Ate His Boots: The Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage - Anthony Brandt
The Worst Journey in the World - Apsley Cherry-Garrard
The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen - Stephen R. Bown
I am looking for other books similar to Crystal Fire and The Making of the Atomic Bomb, that cover the history of scientific and technological discoveries. Any recommendations?
- pknerd 11y agoWould you like to share your experience about audio books?
- wycx 11y agoI listen as I drive to and from work (25-30 mins each way) and over lunch (~40 mins). For a little while this year I had a <10 min commute, which was too short to start listening, and thus I missed my longer commute. I did Melbourne-Canberra-Sydney drives a few times this year, but usually mix it up with some podcasts rather than a single 8 hour session. When you start an new audiobook, I find it takes time for me to warm to the narrator. Initially, some narrators can be quite grating, but eventually I get used to them. I find I have to look out for when my mind wanders. The 30 second rewind button gets used a lot, though sometimes when I am still thinking about things from work on my drive home, I need to relisten to the entire 30 mins again. Its as if I paid no attention at all. The same for any driving that is not autopilot driving, e.g. to new places/complex traffic-an audiobook is too distracting so I turn it off. I wish the Audible app would put the 30 second rewind button on the lock screen rather than next/previous track. Having to unlock just to rewind whilst driving sucks. The audible widget does not consistently appear on the lock screen.