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Kudos to the acquisition staff for some of these great reads:
Inspector O series by former western intelligence officer “Thomas Church.” Learn about North Korea through the eyes of an insubordinate, outspoken police inspector in Pyongyang.
Recommended on NPR: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/12/19/143950041/who-is-kim-jong-un-who-really-knows
Packing for Mars: The curious science of life in the void. Funny, irreverent and scientifically accurate exploration of space exploration from the Matchastronaut.com-like psych tests to diapers and sex.
Recommended to me by NPR and Virgin Galactic space tourist! http://www.npr.org/books/titles/137900675/packing-for-mars-the-curious-science-of-life-in-the-void
And one from 2002 that I probably had to evolve the past 10 years to be able to appreciate: Kafka On the Shore .
"http://contemporarylit.about.com/od/fiction/fr/kafkaOnTheShore.htm
Kudos to the acquisition staff for some of these great reads:
Inspector O series. Learn about North Korea through the eyes of an insubordinate, outspoken police inspector in Pyongyang. Recommended on NPR: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/12/19/143950041/who-is-kim-jong-un-who-really-knows
Packing for Mars. Funny, irreverent and scientifically accurate exploration of space exploration from the Matchastronaut.com psych tests to diapers and sex.
Lightning: Historical fiction on Tesla. The man behind the electricity.