The Beat Goes On by Ian Rankin - 29 Detective Inspector Rebus short stories. All of them showing just how clever he is. Some of these I had read before but I found them all enjoyable.
3 stars
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Michelangelo: A Life in Six Masterpieces by Miles J Unger - the story of the artist focusing on what the author feels are his greatest works. A brilliant man with bad people skills fought for the right to make the art he wanted rather than what he was told. A little too much art talk for me (because I don't understand it).
3 stars
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The Explorers: A Story of Fearless Outcasts, Blundering Geniuses, and Impossible Success by Martin Dugard - through the story of Burton and Spekes search for the source of the Nile, the author studies the seven character traits of great explorers. Curiosity, hope, passion, courage, independence, self-discipline, and perseverance. He also writes about the history of exploration itself and other explorers. I will probably read some of his other books.
4 stars
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