The Rosie Project

Top books that I read this past year: - Hillbilly Elegy By JD Vance - Golden Son by Pierce Brown (second book in a trilogy) liked the whole trilogy - Rosie Project/Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion - Graceling by Kristin Cashore - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

The Aeon 14 novels following Tanis Richards[1] have been a consistently good read. The Intrepid Saga and The Orion War series. Haven't ventured into the other offshoots as yet. The Dome Trilogy[2] was also pretty good, as are the Rho Agenda series[3][4][5]. And if you prefer horror to sci-fi, the I Am Not a Serial Killer series[6] was very good overall, although I thought it lost some steam in the last two books. And finally, The Rosie Project[7] was so completely charming I ended up reading it straight through in one night. [1] https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/6426890.M_D_Cooper [2] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25501349-unexpected-rain [3] https://www.goodreads.com/series/61746-the-rho-agenda [4] https://www.goodreads.com/series/142618-the-rho-agenda-incep... (https://www.goodreads.com/series/142618-the-rho-agenda-inception) [5] https://www.goodreads.com/series/175066-rho-agenda-assimilat... (https://www.goodreads.com/series/175066-rho-agenda-assimilation) [6] https://www.goodreads.com/series/49883-john-cleaver [7] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18015965-the-rosie-proje... (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18015965-the-rosie-project)

Several: * "The Elements Of Computing Systems", by Nisan and Schocken Accompanies www.nand2tetris.org and leads you through implementing logic gates, a CPU, Assembler, right up to a functional computer, with the help of simulator software on a PC. Fascinating, but requires 100-200 hours to complete all the exercises. * "The Rosie Project", by Graeme Simsion Easy to read novel about a man searching for a wife, as recommended on Bill Gates' blog * "Island Of The Lost", by Joan Druett A true story of survival after being shipwrecked on a remote island * "River Town", by Peter Hessler The experiences of an English teacher who spent two years working in China