Flying Finish (1966) by Dick Francis.
The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google (2008) by Nicholas Carr. Carr was on some talk show and sounded interesting. The book, however, doesn't really hold together. Instead of providing further insights into the future of computing-as-utility, the book resorts to cheerleading and [brand] name dropping.
Excession by Iain M. Banks.
Posted by B Rickman at November 7, 2008 10:39 AM