How To Survive A Robot Uprising: TIps On Defending Yourself Against The Coming Rebellion by Daniel H. Wilson

This book is played more or less straight. There’s very little in the way of “jokes”, and what there are are negligible.

There is some real information on the state of robotics today, and what current robots are capable of doing, and thoughts on how to defeat the capabilities.

In the end, I wouldn’t recommend the book. Probably, the same info could be gleaned from looking for robot videos on YouTube.

Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

Stacey got me this for Xmas for no reason whatsoever, except that Carrie Fisher was in Star Wars, The Blues Brothers and When Harry Met Sally, all of which I love.

This book is based on a one-woman show by Ms. Fisher, and it shows. It’s a stand up routine written down; You can feel where the pause-for-laughters were thrown in.

It’s a quick read, with some interesting anecdotes, though none about Sally or Blues Brothers.