Might try a couple of John Ringos from the free Baen library. He has two from the start of a couple of his more popular series (Hymn Before Battle and There Will Be Dragons).

He also moves a lot of detailed technical data around but it almost always comes in solid blocks that you can skip over very easily if it doesn't interest you.

Cripes, just hit up the free library anyway. I mean, it's FREE! (And being Baen, you'll find support for any reader you eventually get as well as getting good looks at most of their publishing authors.)

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(Yea, I've looked at my download shelf from Webscriptions and Subterranean from there and am STILL happy with the book-dollar ratio spent. Curse you Webscriptions! Curse you to Heck! Curse you---oh, a new month is up!)