“Well, if you feel like reading about the rise of the Islamic State, that’s what I just finished,” he said. Eve laughed at first, but her face quickly contorted into concern when she realized he was serious. “I just try to know about the world.” He smiled again, this time with a more wistful tint. “I didn’t go to college, which I feel insecure about sometimes. Especially when my kid comes home with math problems that look like Greek to me. So I learn what I can.”