[Artemisia] What 'cha Reading?

[LordBlankney]

Marten is reading the following:

Scientific:    Konig et al, The Auditory Cortex
                   Potts & Hayden, Sex and War (book on the biological basis of human aggression)

Historial:    O'Brian, The Wine Dark Sea (re-reading the Aubrey/Maturin Series) - Historical fiction
                    Caesar, The Conquest of Gaul
                    Parshall & Tully: Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
                    Cleary: Soul of the Samurai

Fiction:      Stephenie Meyer: The Host

I keep books scattered about the house and in my office and if I have some slack time I just dive right in.

Marten




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From: Allen Hall <dukealan at q.com>
To: Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 10:18:20 PM
Subject: [Artemisia] What 'cha Reading?


Hi Everybody,

Been pretty slow here, probably most folks getting ready for Estrella.  I sure have been!

So, here's another topic, what book(s) are your reading?  Or just finished, or planning to read?

I'm in the middle of Edward, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine, by Richard Barber.  It's been a really good book, and approaches the Black Prince's life via his accounts, spending, buying, etc.  A unique approach that gives a pretty good view of him.

Before this, I was reading A World Lit Only By Fire, by William Manchester.  Actually, I wasn't too impressed by it, and didn't feel the need to complete it.  He subscribes to the "everyone was dirty, and couldn't find their way back home if they left", etc.  He also skips around on periods, and makes many of the standard mistakes/myths that others have.  For such a noted author, I was surprised.

Next I'll be reading The Devil's Brood, by Sharon Kay Penman.  I really like her stuff, and am looking forward to this one.

Let's hear what you're reading,

Alan
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