Me too. The number, quality, and range of nonfiction and history these days is remarkable; but so many of the authors are preening screwballs.
That's true. One of my favorite authors is Simon Winchester who reads his own books. My favorite way to read now is to listen to audio books while I walk or do housework. But once in a while something slips and I know he's a euroweenie socialist wacko but then fortunately, he returns to recounting obscure history of Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries. So far I've read/listened to Krakatoa, The Meaning of Everything (about the OED) and now The Map that Changed the World about the father of the science of geology, William Smith. All fascinating obscure history. I also have read
Isaac Newton, James Gleick
Unabridged, Audio CD
Publication Date: May 2003