Two of my favorites are "Fall of Rome" and "Tides of History" by Patrick Wyman. These look at the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the rise of the modern world. Wyman often presents the events through the eyes of composite characters, interpreting things like what the life of a Gothic...
Interesting reading through this thread—I'm surprised by the number of "business is booming" comments, was more expecting "not much has changed" and "we're hurting".
My day job is software development for federal government customers. I switched to working from home about six years ago and am...