Metro: Last Light by 4A Games

Metro: Last Light by 4A Games

I played the first Metro game, Metro 2033, and thought it was pretty good so when I saw Metro: Last light on sale at Steam I decided to give it a try. The Metro games are based on books written by Dmitry Glukhovsky; which I have not read. After playing both of these video games I will probably not read them… It is not my kind of story. I am not really a big fan of the Horror-Survival genre but somehow I have found myself playing a few of them. ...

February 14, 2014 · 2 min · 375 words · Dave Nelson
The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch

The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch

This is book 3 of the Gentleman Bastard Sequence books featuring the exploits of Locke and Jean. I really enjoyed the first 2 books, The Lies of Locke Lamora and Red Seas Under Red Skies, and have been looking forward to the next in the series. In this adventure we learn more about Locke and Sabetha’s history, I really enjoyed that part, for me it deepened Locke’s character and gave insight into his motivations and desires. But the Sabetha character felt kind of flat to me, like she was not as well thought out, or maybe that she was a very simple character when I was hoping for a complex character with a lot of depth and complex reasons for her beliefs and actions. In the dialog Sabetha spends a lot of time talking about being complex, but in action she comes across as being very simple and flat. ...

February 11, 2014 · 2 min · 385 words · Dave Nelson
Your Deceptive Mind by Professor Steven Novella

Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills by Professor Steven Novella

I believe that critical thinking is going to be the most important skill my son will ever have. The ability to think for himself and make good decisions quickly based upon what he knows while being able to change his decisions based upon new information when it is available. [Your Deceptive Mind](http://www.audible.com/pd/Science-Technology/Your-Deceptive-Mind-A-Scientific-Guide-to-Critical-Thinking-Skills-Audiobook/B00D9473WC" title=“Your Deceptive Mind at Audible) is a part of [The Great Courses: Professional](http://www.audible.com/series/ref=a_pd_Scienc_c2__sa?asin=B00DNBDOUG" title=“The Great Courses: Professional Series at Audible) series and is made up of 24 lectures given by Professor Steven Novella. ...

February 4, 2014 · 3 min · 489 words · Dave Nelson
Farcry 3 by Ubisoft

Farcry 3 by Ubisoft

I really enjoyed the first 2 Farcry games and this third installment is the best of them all! According to Steam I spent 68 hours playing through Farcry 3 at the Normal difficulty level and unlike most games it felt like a lot less than that. It felt like I blew right through it even though I completed almost every side quest and collected most of the Runes and Letters. I look forward to playing it through later on a harder difficulty level. ...

January 31, 2014 · 2 min · 335 words · Dave Nelson
Jumper: Griffin’s Story by Steven Gould

Jumper: Griffin’s Story by Steven Gould

[Griffin’s Story](http://www.audible.com/pd/Teens/Jumper-Audiobook/B002V0K9JE/ref=sa_4" title=“Jumper: Griffin’s Story at Audible) is NOT the fourth book in the [Jumper series](http://www.audible.com/series/ref=ml_1_8?asin=B0080JL0NO" title=“The Jumper Series at Audible), nor is it the novelization of the movie, it is a stand-alone story that takes place in the Jumper universe. To be correct it takes place in the Jumper universe as portrayed by the movie and not the one by the 3 books in the series with Davy. ...

January 28, 2014 · 2 min · 330 words · Dave Nelson
Impulse by Steven Gould

Impulse by Steven Gould

[Impulse](http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/Impulse-Audiobook/B00AZ60ATU/ref=sa_3" title=“Impulse at Audible) is the third book in the [Jumper series](http://www.audible.com/series/ref=ml_1_8?asin=B0080JL0NO" title=“The Jumper Series at Audible) and continues 10 years after Reflex ends. Davy and Millie have a teenage daughter named Cent who desperately wants to go to a “normal” high school and be around people her own age. She is around the same age Davy was when he first discovered his abilities and fears for his daughter’s safety, and with everything that happened in the Reflex story, who could blame him. ...

January 21, 2014 · 2 min · 305 words · Dave Nelson
Reflex by Steven Gould

Reflex by Steven Gould

[Reflex](http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/Reflex-Audiobook/B0057YHU0M/ref=sa_2" title=“Reflex at Audible) is the second book in the [Jumper series](http://www.audible.com/series/ref=ml_1_8?asin=B0080JL0NO" title=“The Jumper Series at Audible) by Steven Gould. This story has a split focus. One half of the story follows Davy and what he goes through while held captive by the mysterious bad guys and the other half follows his wife Millie and her… Whoops, almost let some major spoilers go there. This story is as good if not better than the first one. We get to dive more into who Davy has chosen to be as a person and get to know Millie a lot better. A very nice read indeed. ...

January 14, 2014 · 2 min · 289 words · Dave Nelson
Jumper by Steven Gould

Jumper by Steven Gould

I enjoyed the [movie Jumper](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489099/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" title=“Jumper at IMDB) when it came out in 2008, but man did it have some HUGE plot holes. So when I ran out fiction books in my Audible wish list I decided to check the Jumper books out. [Jumper](http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/Jumper-Audiobook/B0058J2F42/ref=sa_1" title=“Jumper at Audible) is the [first book in a series](http://www.audible.com/series/ref=ml_1_8?asin=B0080JL0NO" title=“Jumper Series at Audible) of 3 by Steven Gould. The story in the movie is similar to the story in the series of books, but is not the same story. ...

January 7, 2014 · 2 min · 278 words · Dave Nelson
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

I received this hardcover book from Zappos while on the Zappos Insights Tour. Outliers has been on my reading list for a long time and I am really glad that I finally got around to reading it. There are a lot of great insights in this book and I feel like I learned a lot. My plans for my child’s education have changed significantly because of this book. The information about the differences in learning among children that are taught year-round versus children that take a long summer break makes a lot of sense to me and I now plan on teaching our child year-round. ...

December 31, 2013 · 2 min · 393 words · Dave Nelson
The Other Side of History by Robert Garland

The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World by Robert Garland

I bought this audiobook from Audible and listened to it using the Audible app on my iPhone. I was looking for something non-fiction and stumbled upon The Great Courses on Audible. After browsing around a bit I found The Great Courses: Ancient History which led to “The Other Side of History.” I was intrigued by the idea of learning about the lives of everyday people in medieval times. ...

December 24, 2013 · 3 min · 484 words · Dave Nelson