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At any given time, I am probably reading one book in paper form, another as an audio book, and another on an e-reader. I also keep an anthology or collection in my car, for those long waits. My average rating is between 3 and 4, because I try to seek out good books and authors. One goal is to read all the SF award winners and SF Masterworks. See my profile at Worlds Without End.
Finally, the "social media" info - I am a long-time reader, proud to have completed several summer reading programs as a kid. I recall reading more than 50 books one summer. When I'm not reading, you might find me gaming (board and role play) or working, either as a baseball umpire or with software.
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Thom rated Rapt: mastering attention to transform experience: 4 stars
Rapt: mastering attention to transform experience by Winifred Gallagher
Winifred Gallagher revolutionizes our understanding of attention and the creation of the interested lifeIn Rapt, acclaimed behavioral science writer Winifred …
Thom rated Speaker for the dead: 5 stars
Speaker for the dead by Orson Scott Card (Ender (2))
Ender Wiggin, the hero and scapegoat of mass alien destruction in Ender's Game, receives a chance at redemption in this …
Thom rated The secret of the great pyramid: 5 stars
The secret of the great pyramid by Bob Brier
The ancient story chronicles, step-by-step, how a nation of farmers only recently emerged from the Stone Age could construct one …
Genesis by Bernard Beckett
Set on a remote island in a post-apocalyptic, plague-ridden world, this bold and ingenious thriller questions what it means to …
Waterland by Graham Swift
Waterland is a 1983 novel by Graham Swift. It is considered to be the author's premier novel and was shortlisted …
Thom rated That Hideous Strength: 4 stars
That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis (Space Trilogy, #3)
The third novel in the science-fiction trilogy by C.S. Lewis. This final story is set on Earth, and tells of …
Thom rated Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2): 4 stars
Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2) by C. S. Lewis
Perelandra (also titled Voyage to Venus in a later edition published by Pan Books) is the second book in the …
Thom rated How to Live on Mars: 1 star
Thom rated Crowdsourcing: 4 stars
Crowdsourcing by Jeff Howe
An in-depth analysis of the rapidly growing phenomenon of crowdsourcing reflects on the dramatic economic, cultural, business, and political implications …
Thom rated Fault line: 3 stars
Fault line by Barry Eisler
Silicon Valley: the eccentric inventor of a new encryption application is murdered in an apparent drug deal. Istanbul: a cynical …
Thom rated Out of the Silent Planet: 5 stars
Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis
The first book in Lewis's Space Trilogy, Out of the Silent Planet tells the story of Dr. Elwin Ransom, a …
Thom rated The Man in the High Castle: 4 stars
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
The Man in the High Castle (1962), by Philip K. Dick, is an alternative history novel wherein the Axis Powers …