The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood is not the story from any of the movies, as there is no Maid Marian, and while they kind of help the poor, they mainly prank people and keep guys who ran afoul of the law from getting killed. However, the stories are classics, and this version does cover most of the major characters.

The Moving Target by Ross MacDonald is an interesting enough mystery, although it isn't very original. The main character is a sort of philosophical detective, who also describes the breasts of all the women he meets in detail. Even I, perhaps the human least able to predict what will happen in a mystery, saw the ending coming a mile away.

This short introduction to the apocryphal gospels is exactly what it says it is: an introduction. However, the book is detailed enough to allow the reader to get a clear impression of the subject, rather than the hazy feeling of reading a summary.

If you are learning your first language in 2014 and are a beginner, Fluent Forever is super useful. In 2026, it is still pretty useful. Unfortunately, if you are looking for insights for advanced learners, you'll find only a little. Wondering how to keep multiple languages from getting confused in your head? Despite the author talking about how many languages he speaks, he doesn't shed any light on that at all.

The Soul of a New Machine starts out talking about a man going sailing. Then, it drifts on to some other stuff. Eventually, it starts talking about a team that is going to try to build a new computer. Because of the weird way the author went about telling the story, I was never entirely sure what the real topic of the book was, and that is - apparently - what the author was going for.

The Calamitous Bob is fantastic! The characterization! The clever use of a common plot! A main character who isn't a native English speaker!! Interestingly, this book doesn't move at breakneck speed, even though it is quite compelling. I think that's kind of unusual, especially for an action novel.

Beware of Chicken 2 is not surprisingly the sequel to Beware of Chicken, and just like the first installment, it is a wonderful story of people and animals learning about themselves and their world. It is absolutely worth reading.

The Nero Wolfe mysteries, at least the majority, are always really fun to read, and The Silent Speaker is no different with the same characters, who any longtime reader has grown to love.

Crocodile on the Sandbank is as much an enemies to lovers romance as it is a mystery, written - in my opinion - for domineering women to both laugh at and be pleased by themselves.

The War That Ended Peace is a very long book about the events that led up to World War 1, but that length doesn't keep it from being a compelling read that keeps the reader's interest.