Latest books I’ve read or listened to

I’ve read or listened to a surprising number of books since November, if I take into account that during most of November and December, Malla and I were extremely busy with project work and exams. The amount is in fact 8 audiobooks and 1 physical book;

• The Temporal Void by Peter F. Hamilton
• Sorcery by Terry Pratchett
• The Demon Awakens by R. A. Salvatore
• The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• Sandstorm by James Rollins
• The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill
• The Dreaming Void by Peter F. Hamilton
• Mort by Terry Pratchett

and

• Unleash the Warrior within: Develop the Focus, Discipline, Confidence, and Courage You Need to Achieve Unlimited Goals by Richard J. Machowicz

The “Unleash the Warrior within” book is a part of my “Getting Things Done” (GTD) process/transformation I mentioned in a previous post and I must say that I was a little disappointed by it. Perhaps my expectations were too high because I actually enjoyed reading the book and I’ve already picked out a few points which I’m going to implement as a part of my mental routine. It’s hard for me to explain what’s wrong with it, I guess I was just expecting some magic to happen and it never did. However, as with many of these guidelines, principles and methods, they are not of any use to those who don’t practice them so it remains to be seen whether this book has been useful or not. The next book in line is Your Brain at Work by David Rock which I hope will help me with my distraction issues. I’ll let you know if it’s any good.

The latest audiobooks are mostly by authors which I was unfamiliar with, well basically all of them except for my current favorite, Terry Pratchett. No that is not entirely true, I just rememberd blogging about James Rollins and his Ice Hunt book and how I was looking forward to listening to his Sigma Series. Now I’ve listened to the first book, Sandstorm, and what a disappointment! I almost gave up on it after listening to half of it but I decided to give it a chance and unfortunately the rest of the book wasn’t any better. I actually met a friend of mine a few days ago, the same one which had suggested I should try this author and he said that the series gets better and better so I’m thinking of giving James’ Sigma Series another shot.

R. A. Salvatore, Cormac McCarthy and Peter F. Hamilton on the other hand are making me wish I could put life on pause while I read all their books, twice. Considering the quantity of books, especially by Salvatore, it might take forever! Salvatore writes about human adventures in fantasy land habited by elves, dwarfs and goblins, McCarthy about violence and post-apocalyptic struggles and finally Peter F. Hamilton explores the future in his amazing Sci-Fi saga, the Commonwealth Saga. So good times ahead in the land of literature, but if you have read a book which you think I should read, please let me know, I’m always eager to read good books.