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Sunday Morning Book Thread - 05-01-2022 ["Perfessor" Squirrel](HT: Peter (my friends call me Pete) Zah) Good morning, Horde! Welcome to the prestigious, internationally acclaimed, stately, and illustrious Sunday Morning Book Thread! The place where all readers are welcome, regardless of whatever guilty pleasure we feel like reading (this has NOT aged well!). Here is where we can discuss, argue, bicker, quibble, consider, debate, confabulate, converse, and jaw about our latest fancy in reading material, even if it's nothing more than Elon Musk's latest trolling on Twitter. As always, pants are required, unless you are wearing these pants...(minifigs not included) So relax, find yourself a warm kitty (or warm puppy--I won't judge) to curl up in your lap, sprinkle powdered sugar over those strawberry-topped Belgian waffles, and crack open a new book. What are YOU reading this fine morning? PIC NOTE Today's pic is courtesy of Peter (my friends call me Pete) Zah. His daughter was trying out the panoramic view on her new phone. You can see the full picture HERE. Peter has quite the man-cave! I'm a little jealous...Here is some of the backstory on this room: Just over 20 years ago, my wife and I purchased a Victorian/Edwardian hotel in a small, rural SE Washington state town. (There's a picture of this building HERE [It's worth checking out this website! -- PS] WHO DIS
(Full Disclosure: I *hate* it when books are mis-shelved! I'm a bit OCD when it comes to arranging books...) BOOKS BY MORONS Longtime Moron reader here, who appreciates your taking over one of my must-read Sunday morning sites! Comment: Jim has written a number of mysteries. Apparently golf courses are quite the hotbeds of murder and intrigue! I used to work at a golf course, but never discovered any dead bodies...Just means they were really well-hidden! His current series is set in the smallest town of the smallest state. I guess that makes the pool of suspects fairly small as well...Nobody saw nuffin'! MORON RECOMMENDATIONS I wanted to tell you about an author named Tom Holland. He is NOT the actor who plays Spiderman in the eleventy-billionth reboot of that unfortunate franchise. The first of Holland's books I read was also his most recent, called Dominion. That book is outstanding, and is about Christianity's influence throughout the world over the last 2,000 years. Holland is also the author of Rubicon about Julius Caesar's fated decision to destroy the Roman Republic; Dynasty, about the Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar, The Shadow of the Sword, about the rise of Islam; and The Forge of Christendom, about Christianity at the year 1,000 AD. I have all of these books, and can say that they are very well-researched and written. He is a fine writer. The best option for original books would be Tacitus or Suetonius. Very lively and readable. Suetonius did The Twelve Caesars, which is a series of imperial biographies that are a fun read (be sure to get the Robert Graves translation). I started Quo Vadis last night, sad to say that I never read it before. The translation is smooth and easy to read, and it has plenty of footnotes to let you know about the terminology and actual Romans mentioned. I would recommend The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius (121 AD), translated by Robert Graves as a good starting point. Also, Gladius by Guy de la Bedoyere. It depends on what you find interesting whether it's the military/government or the daily life of the average citizen. Comment: You may notice a common thread in today's Moron Recommendations. Roman history is quite obviously a passionate subject for many of you. I'm a dabbler, at best, but I do find it interesting. It's hard not to notice the parallels in the collapse of the Roman Empire and our own American nation. Hmmm. It's almost as if the saying, "Those who do not remember history are doomed to repeat it" was a portent or warning for future generations. Rome collapsed over 1,500 years ago, but we still learn from it even today. BTW, for my money, the best Roman historical documentary is the Asterix and Obelix comic book series by Goscinny and Uderzo. More Moron-recommended reading material can be found HERE! That's about all I have for this week. Thank you for all of your kind words regarding my Sunday Morning Book Thread. This is a very special place. You are very special people (in all the best ways!). The kindness, generosity, and wisdom of the Moron Horde knows no bounds. Let's keep reading! If you have any suggestions for improvement, reading recommendations, or writing projects that you'd like to see on the Sunday Morning Book Thread, you can send them to perfessor dot squirrel at-sign gmail dot com. Your feedback is always appreciated! You can also take a virtual tour of OUR library at libib.com/u/perfessorsquirrel. Since I added sections for AoSHQ, I now consider it OUR library, rather than my own personal fiefdom... PREVIOUS SUNDAY MORNING BOOK THREAD - 04-24-22 (hat tip: vmom stabby stabby stabamillion) (NOTE: Do NOT comment on old threads!) (Huggy Squirrel says, "The town librarian did it!") | Recent Comments
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