Eubie's notes

One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson

I enjoy Bill Bryson. The feel less like a book than sitting down for an evening of fascinating conversation. His stories about Lindbergh and New York theater in 1927 (the high-water mark before radio and talkies) were the best parts.

Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age by Cory Doctorow

A good introduction to the issues of DRM. It helps you understand the issues, but I didn’t feel capable of deciding on new issues and this is an ever-changing frontier now. I am a big fan of Doctorow and enjoy his writings.

Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court by Sandra Day O’Connor

Interesting facts about the Supreme Court, but that was about the extent of the book. I had no pre-knowledge of the books, and I was expecting more.

Skink–No Surrender by Carl Hiaasen

Hiaasen is a wonderfully funny writer. This is a book aimed at Young Adults. It was good, but his earlier books were funnier and more enjoyable.