I Missed 1

I had 1 more book I should have included in the last post but which I missed: "3001: The Final Odyssey" by Arthur C. Clarke, 1997, 209 pages, 56k words. I'm not sure how I missed this over the years. It is billed as Volume 4 of the "Space Odyssey" series. A quick, easy read. Instead of Dave Bowman, our protagonist is Frank Poole, who somehow survived until 3001, when he is discovered suspended in his craft. It seems like the 2nd or so "really old guy comes back to civilization" I've read lately. He does unbelievably well integrating into the future society. Then it's on to chatting w Dave & HAL & discovering the meaning & purpose of the monoliths. An easy & fun read.