Neil Gaiman . American Gods and Neverwhere. And now for something completely different. American Gods was a tv series that was a more than a bit on the weird side.  Gaiman has taken quite an interest in the old Gods and posed questions like what if they were real, never left and now reside beside us or live underground and are somewhat diabolical still. Somewhat tongue in cheek dialogue with pretty good pacing to the stories. Not everyone’s cup of tea but if you liked Lovecraft in days past you may enjoy these tales.  Gaiman has several books along these lines plus a good treatise on Norse mythology.

Valley of Genius. An uncensored history of silicon valley as told by the hackers, founders and freaks who made it boom. Adam Fisher. 2018.  ISBN 9781455559022.  This is my most recent thirty years experienced in the PC technology industry in just about one book. From the magazines we read, through the video games, music, authors, PCs, events and all the stuff around the industry  this author does a terrific job of packing much of  it in.  The format draws you through as the discussion is led by quotes and conversations with exactly these hackers, freaks and founders. I found this very hard to put down as it fills in gaps as well helps explain where many of these people came from, what they did, are doing and went.  If you are at all curious as to how this whole industry grew to where it is, read this book.  Great for a cross country flight.

Sell It Like Serhant. How to sell more, earn more and become the ultimate sales machine.Ryan Serhant. 2018.  ISBN 9780316449571.  The author is completely unknown to me but evidently he is very famous in New York real estate.  Fairly typical rags to selling start story.   IMHO he could be the Zig Ziglar for the Millenial crowd.  His work ethic is to be admired and emulated. His success is due to single mindedness and very hard work. Simple concise text that is a good get out there and go kind of read.

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. Neil DeGrasse Tyson. 2017. ISBN 9780393609394.  Having never read Tyson before I was more than pleasantly surprised at his readable and friendly approach to this subject. You may or may not feel a bit overwhelmed with the flurry of new words ( or just recognizable names) used to give this brief overview, but stay with it and all will be revealed ( using part of the Bible).  I appreciate his humility and humanity that becomes evident in this book. It has whetted my appetite for more of his work.